What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

“A lot of checks” Business leaders who had high hopes for the second Trump administration hadn’t signed up for the turmoil of his trade war. President Trump’s deals-focused visit to Saudi Arabia is more of what they had in mind. Leaving aside questions of how many of the multibillion-dollar agreements …

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Nvidia Is Hosting the Super Bowl of A.I.

Nvidia Is Hosting the Super Bowl of A.I.

In 2009, when Nvidia held its first developer conference, the event was something of a science fair. Dozens of academics filled a San Jose, Calif., hotel decorated with white poster boards of computer research. Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, roamed the floor like a judge. This year, Nvidia’s developer …

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Microsoft and Nvidia Take a Quieter Approach to Trump

Microsoft and Nvidia Take a Quieter Approach to Trump

Friday afternoon last week, Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the chipmaker Nvidia, slipped into the White House to meet President Trump for the first time. There was no fanfare, and he left without a single public photo taken of the two. Two weeks earlier, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, …

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Nvidia Bets Big on Robots and More

Nvidia Bets Big on Robots and More

Nvidia’s next target Heading into 2025, Nvidia was facing tough questions about whether the chipmaker central to the artificial intelligence boom could sustain its astronomical market run. Based on the company’s presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday — which featured fresh offerings for robotics and autos, and a …

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