Nvidia and Bitcoin dodge Trump’s tech tariff effects July 10, 2025 Two of the world’s most-watched assets – Nvidia and Bitcoin – have surged to fresh highs this week, defying growing uncertainty around president Trump’s latest wave of tariff threats aimed squarely at the tech industry. Nvidia on Wednesday became the world’s first company to hit a $4tr (£2.9tr) valuation, cementing its role as the bellwether [...]
The Capitalist: Sexiest Politicians of 2025 List yields shock result June 19, 2025 The sexiest politicians of 2025, Jensen Huang and a day at the races; catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: ‘Praise and promise are useless’ without UK AI infrastructure June 12, 2025 “Praise and promise are completely useless” without AI infrastructure, Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, told City AM when asked about the effusive comments he made on Britain’s AI capabilities just a couple of days prior. At London Tech Week on Monday, the tech heavyweight dubbed ‘AI godfather’ lauded the UK’s AI talent, but flagged a critical lack [...]
Ouch: Three tech firms bail out of the UK in a single day June 10, 2025 The Prime Minister did his best to sound bullish about the future of the UK tech sector yesterday as he opened London Tech Week. Some awkward technical issues with his autocue didn’t put him off his stride as he declared that Britain was “unequivocally, unashamedly and defiantly open for business.” Leaving aside the bizarre idea [...]
London Tech Week day 1: why the world comes to London June 9, 2025 With speakers from Keir Starmer to Jensen Huang, London Tech Week demonstrates the convening power of the capital, says Russ Shaw London Tech Week 2025 is officially underway, with over 30,000 attendees from 125 countries descending on the capital for a week of big ideas, ambitious founders and frontier technologies. As investors, policymakers and global [...]
London Tech Week: Accenture warns of AI divide as Starmer launches tech skills plan June 9, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer may sound like he is making the right noises for the tech sector with his flagship pledge at London Tech Week to train one million students in AI – but new data highlights a stark regional divide has already taken shape. London is rapidly pulling away from the rest of the country [...]
Spear guns, knuckle dusters and machetes: The ‘prohibited items’ at London Tech Week June 9, 2025 London Tech Week 2025 opened with appearances from Sir Keir Starmer and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, but attendees got a bigger surprise from a sign at the door outlining “prohibited items” at the event. City AM has seen a list ranging from spear guns and tear gas to knuckle dusters, nun-chucks and machetes, that looked [...]
London Tech Week: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Keir Starmer unveil AI push June 9, 2025 Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and Keir Starmer unveiled a major AI push at London Tech Week this morning. The two figureheads have unveiled a range of changes to boost Britain’s AI infrastructure, research and industrial capacity, to help the UK become an “AI maker, not an AI taker.” US chip maker Nvidia, a leading player [...]
Nvidia smashes forecasts – but China trade drag looms large May 29, 2025 Nvidia once again beat Wall Street’s lofty expectations last night, reporting nearly $44.1bn in revenue in its first quarter – a staggering 69 per cent jump year on year. But despite a positive set of numbers and a surge in data centre sales, there are still warning lights blinking on the AI chip giant’s dashboard. [...]
Nvidia’s new chip aims to soften tariff blow ahead of key earnings May 26, 2025 Nvidia is moving quickly to protect its position in China with the launch of a new AI chip – a stripped down, cheaper product aimed at dodging tightening US export restrictions and softening the blow of escalating trade tensions. Set to begin mass production as early as next month, the chip will be based on [...]