VentureBeat January 31, 2025
Nvidia confirmed that its CEO Jensen Huang met with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss U.S. technology and AI leadership.
“We appreciated the opportunity to meet with President Trump and discuss semiconductors and AI policy. Jensen and the president discussed the importance of strengthening U.S. technology and AI leadership,” said an Nvidia spokesperson.
The meeting took place today and it coincidentally is happening a day before Trump promised to impose a bunch of tariffs on products including semiconductor chips.
Earlier this week, Trump called for tariffs on foreign computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals from places like Taiwan in the near future.
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