Jensen Huang founded accelerated computing company Nvidia ( NVDA -0.02%) in 1993, and has served as the CEO and president ever since. Nvidia has achieved many breakthroughs under his leadership, but the invention of the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999 was particularly momentous.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang kicked off this year’s CES consumer electronics trade show with a slew of AI announcements, in a blockbuster address that had analysts calling the chipmaker's stock a "top pick" on its AI leadership.

Shares of quantum-computing companies that skyrocketed in 2024 collapsed by double digits Wednesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said practical uses for quantum computing were more than a decade away.

There may be more in store for the processor Nvidia co-developed with MediaTek for its Project Digits AI supercomputer.

Quantum computing stocks have soared over the past few months. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently commented that the technology is likely still decades away from being useful, sending quantum computing stocks plunging.