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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spent two days in Tokyo, securing deals for a national AI factory, partnerships with Japan's top robotics companies, and agreements with chip-material suppliers. The visit underscores Japan's push for sovereign AI and physical AI infrastructure, with Tokyo committing up to 1 trillion yen over five years.
The latest episode of The Vergecast explores Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's vision for AI-powered laptops, Apple's rumored smart glasses, and the first week of the show's new daily format. The hosts discuss whether consumers actually want the AI-heavy PC experience Big Tech is pushing.
Nvidia's Q1 revenue beat estimates at $81.62 billion, but CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the Vera chip as a $200 billion market opportunity beyond the $1 trillion from Blackwell and Rubin. Vera revenue is expected to hit $20 billion by fiscal year end, though Huang warned of supply constraints through the Vera Rubin lifecycle. The chip positions Nvidia against hyperscaler custom silicon and Intel/AMD in the inference race.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One in Alaska with President Trump for a trip to Beijing after a last-minute invitation. Trump called Huang on Tuesday morning following reports of his absence from the business leaders list. Huang has pushed for a year to sell AI chips to China amid ongoing tensions over such sales.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed fears of AI displacing workers during a talk hosted by the Milken Institute. He argued that AI generates jobs on an industrial scale and offers the US a chance to re-industrialize through new factories. Huang criticized doomer predictions and noted that task automation does not eliminate entire roles.