Sam Altman and Jensen Huang are among business leaders attending a White House state dinner for Xi Jinping next week; a source says Tim Cook will also attend (Bloomberg)

Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Tim Cook are among business leaders set to attend a White House state dinner for Xi Jinping next week. According to Bloomberg, a source confirmed that Apple Inc. Executive Chairman Tim Cook, OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will be in attendance.

Jensen Huang has made recent statements about China's technological development. He believes China will develop its own advanced lithography systems in three or four years, or by 2030, as reported by Tom's Hardware. Huang also expressed optimism about China's AI industry, suggesting it is right behind American frontier labs.

Huang has also commented on the future of software, agreeing with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff that the end of software is not nigh, as reported by TechRadar. Additionally, Huang appeared to side with former US President Trump when he pushed back on tech CEOs' warnings about the risks of rapid AI advancement, according to CNBC Technology.

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