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Strange things afoot at Computex as Jensen Huang goes full Tony Stark

Strange things afoot at Computex as Jensen Huang goes full Tony Stark

Update: 2024-06-07
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The tech world has been gathering in Taipei for the annual extravaganza that is Computex and all the chip makers have been strutting their stuff - one in particular.

Nvidia didn't even book a spot at the show and instead host its own keynote where Jensen Huang, just crowned CEO of the world's second most valuable corporation, reflected on a stellar year and told us what's coming down the line. He then, rather bizarrely, wondered off to sign a young lady's chest.

Such shenanigans weren't seen from other CEO. A fired-up Pat Gelsinger touted Intel's return to form and bought a new chip along with him. AMD, Qualcomm and Arm were also showing off the fruits of their labor and what OEMs have done with them. You can see the full discussion below and the squid discussed is here - although the image may haunt your dreams.



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Strange things afoot at Computex as Jensen Huang goes full Tony Stark

Strange things afoot at Computex as Jensen Huang goes full Tony Stark

Simon Sharwood, Chris Williams, Iain Thomson, Tobias Mann