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President Trump threatened to break up Nvidia, didn't even know what it was — 'What the hell is Nvidia? I've never heard of it before'


Trump made the admission during a speech to launch his new AI Action Plan

During a speech to mark the unveiling of his new AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump revealed that he suggested simply breaking up Nvidia, despite appearing to have never heard of the company or its CEO, Jensen Huang. Despite the provisions for the proliferation of AI tech built by the likes of Nvidia, the document also alludes to the expansion of export controls and additional bans on component subsystems used in semiconductor manufacturing. Stephen is Tom's Hardware's News Editor with almost a decade of industry experience covering technology, having worked at TechRadar, iMore, and even Apple over the years.

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