Before diving in, let's trace Nvidia's path to $4 trillion. Nvidia has seen its market capitalization surge in a short period of time, advancing from less than $1 trillion back in June 2023. Around that time, Apple and Microsoft outpaced Nvidia by far, as you can see in the chart below.

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Nvidia said it has filed applications to resume selling H20 GPUs in China and has received assurances that licenses will be granted.

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Nvidia's valuation has risen dramatically over the last two years since generative artificial intelligence became a mainstream topic.

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 is a compelling, competitive GPU for 1080p and light 1440p play. The only caveat: Our overclocked Asus test model doesn't quite top AMD's slightly pricier 16GB Radeon RX 9060 XT for gaming.

Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, is trying to balance his company’s interests as the United States and China compete for supremacy in artificial intelligence.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said, during a trip to Beijing this week, that if he were a student today, he'd focus on the physical sciences.