Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Took a Call From Donald Trump in the Middle of an All-Hands
The unexpected interruption came hours before the president wrote a congratulatory post on Truth Social about the company’s most recent earnings report.
Nvidia's all-hands meetings typically see CEO Jensen Huang on stage delivering presentations or answering questions to in-person staff, while remote employees join a live-streamed version of the event. On Thursday, Huang took a call on his mobile phone during the meeting, which staff could hear despite not being able to discern what was being said.
After a brief interruption, Huang quickly returned to the stage and continued the meeting. While Nvidia's spokesperson declined to comment on the incident, social media buzzed with reaction from the president. Trump congratulated Huang on Nvidia's record-breaking quarterly sales and optimistic forecast for the following year. Earlier that day, Nvidia revealed it had created a new employee-funded political action committee to donate to federal candidates as AI policy debates intensify.
Meanwhile, Nvidia was reportedly in private discussions to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face, potentially valued at over $13 billion. This acquisition would likely require approval from US antitrust regulators, adding another layer of interest to the political landscape surrounding the company.
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