{
  "id": 19081259,
  "title": "Jensen Huang’s journey: From Taiwan to washing dishes at Denny's to founding AI chip giant Nvidia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/jensen-huangs-journey-from-taiwan-to-washing-dishes-at-dennys-to",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-09T03:26:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/jensen-huang-s-journey-from-taiwan-to-washing-dishes-at-dennys-to-founding-ai-chip-giant-nvidia-101794188868387.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jensen Huang, the founder of AI chip giant Nvidia, had a humble beginning. Born in Taiwan in 1963, he immigrated to the United States with his family in search of better opportunities. Huang's early life was marked by challenges; after moving to Tacoma, Washington, he faced bullying in a boarding school and struggled with limited English skills. Despite these obstacles, Huang persevered and earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University. While working at major semiconductor companies, he met his future wife and co-founder, Chris Malachowsky. In 1993, the trio, including Huang's friend Curtis Priem, co-founded Nvidia in a Denny's restaurant in San Jose, California. Their startup began with just $40,000 and initially focused on graphics technology for video games. Facing financial struggles, Huang's leadership and strategic decisions, including cost-cutting and investing in new chip designs, helped Nvidia survive a major setback when Microsoft announced its graphics software would support alternative processing. Nvidia's GPUs became crucial for artificial intelligence development, leading to the company's global success and Huang's transformation into a prominent technology figure.",
  "summary": "Here's a look at Jensen Huang’s rise from a difficult childhood in Taiwan, first job at a US diner to building one of the most renowned technology companies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "China reportedly recruited AI exec to spy on Jensen Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/china-reportedly-recruited-ai-exec-to-spy-on-jensen-huang",
        "published": "2026-11-06T23:00:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}