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The Company Behind the A.I. Boom

December 29, 2025·23 min·5-min readnarrativetechnology
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NVIDIA, under the leadership of Jensen Huang, has become the cornerstone of the AI revolution, not through software but through hardware innovation that enabled modern artificial intelligence. The company’s dominance is reshaping global technology, geopolitics, and labor, with profound im

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Stephen Witt

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David RemnickStephen WittJensen HuangGeoffrey HintonFei-Fei Li

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The Thinking Machineby Stephen Witt

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NVIDIATaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation

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Artificial IntelligenceFuture Of WorkGeopoliticsLong Form JournalismMachine LearningSemiconductorsTech News

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