Tech titans have descended on Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). At the highly anticipated keynote speech by Nvidia's Jensen Huang, the Taiwan-born CEO unveiled the latest series of graphics cards, joining a list of product announcements by other chip designers including AMD and Intel.
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00:00Doors have opened in Vegas for one of the largest technology shows in the U.S., CES,
00:08or the Consumer Electronics Show.
00:10On display are the latest gadgets in automotives to robotics like this electronic pet and this
00:17robotic exercise chair.
00:22The biggest buzzword, though, is still AI.
00:25To keep up with this major demand for computing, leading chip designers have rolled out a slew
00:31of new semiconductors.
00:32California-based AMD unveiled a new roster of processors for laptops, desktops and gaming
00:39handhelds.
00:41Intel, too, has come out with a new lineup of chips in its first expo since the shock
00:46resignation of its CEO Pat Gelsinger last month.
00:50Interim CEO Michelle Johnston-Holthaus said the firm's new chips are more power-efficient
00:56thanks to AI.
00:59Arguably the most highly-anticipated product reveal came from NVIDIA, its Taiwan-born celebrity
01:05CEO Jensen Huang showcasing the company's new RTX 50 series graphic cards.
01:14It doubles the performance of its previous generation, marking a breakthrough for challenges
01:19like real-time rendering of video game graphics driven by AI.
01:25NVIDIA's also packing their computing power into thin, light laptops.
01:31So can you imagine, you get this incredible graphics card here, Blackwell, we're gonna
01:35shrink it and put it in there.
01:37Does that make any sense?
01:39Huang's keynote comes off the back of NVIDIA's stock closing at a record high, bringing the
01:44company's valuation to US$3.66 trillion.
01:50Shares of chipmakers across the board have surged, riding on the promise of strong AI-led
01:55demand.
01:56That includes Taiwan's TSMC, whose shares beat its standing record from the previous
02:02day, closing around US$35 on Taiwan's exchange TAIX.
02:09The Vegas trade show comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes
02:14office, and concerns around his campaign pledges to slap widespread tariffs on imports
02:20from US trading partners are echoing within the show halls.
02:25While tariffs are a negotiating tool for him and will have some difficult, even terrorizing
02:30moments for the business community and American consumers, innovation in the world will be
02:34better off if the best people in the world can be allowed to create products and trade
02:40with each other.
02:42Economic innovation is moving faster than ever, and though CES is keeping an upbeat
02:47tone focused on the gadgets, uncertainty lies ahead for the sector, with the threat of new
02:52government policies that could cost businesses billions.
02:57Devon Tsai and Joyce Sun, for Taiwan Plus.