Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers remarks subsequent to U.S. President Donald Trump at an ‘Investing in America’ occasion in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump on the White Home on Thursday, CNBC’s Megan Cassella reported.
The assembly comes as Nvidia rose barely on Thursday, changing into the primary firm to shut a buying and selling day with a market cap over $4 trillion, beating Apple and Microsoft to the symbolic milestone. Nvidia touched the mark briefly on Wednesday throughout buying and selling.
Trump praised Nvidia inventory in a social media put up Thursday morning.
“NVIDIA IS UP 47% SINCE TRUMP TARIFFS. USA is taking in A whole bunch of Billions of {Dollars} in Tariffs,” Trump posted on Fact Social. “COUNTRY IS NOW ‘BACK.'”
An Nvidia consultant declined to remark, and it was unclear what the assembly is about, however Nvidia has been grappling with export controls on its synthetic intelligence chips carried out by the Trump administration in April for nationwide safety causes.
On the time, the U.S. authorities advised Nvidia that its previously-approved H20 processor — meant completely for the Chinese language market — would require an export license. Huang beforehand advised traders that requirement successfully lower off Nvidia’s gross sales to China with “no grace interval.” The AI chipmaker mentioned that it could miss $8 billion in deliberate orders for the chip within the firm’s July quarter.
“The $50 billion China market is successfully closed to U.S. trade,” Huang advised traders on an earnings name in Could.
Nvidia additionally faces one other potential restriction on AI chip exports after the Trump administration cancelled a deliberate rule by former President Joe Biden referred to as the “AI diffusion rule.” The Trump administration promised newer, easier restrictions later this 12 months on which international locations may obtain Nvidia’s know-how.