Unlike other tech leaders and companies such as Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Apple, Nvidia has not donated to Trump’s inauguration. Huang has also avoided direct engagement with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, contrasting with the actions of other tech executives like Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai. Nvidia controls a significant portion of the AI chip market and is keen on policies that bolster American leadership in technology.
Key takeaways:
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, opting to celebrate the Lunar New Year with employees and their families instead.
- Huang plans to congratulate the Trump administration when they take office and has discussed increasing production of Nvidia’s AI chips with TSMC’s chairman.
- Nvidia criticized a new AI framework by the Biden administration and praised the regulatory environment of the first Trump administration.
- Unlike other tech companies and executives, Nvidia has not donated to Trump’s inauguration or engaged directly with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.