Nvidia, the global leader in AI chip design, is reportedly deepening its partnership with Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s top semiconductor manufacturers, to advance cutting-edge chip manufacturing.

Samsung Electronics Co. and Nvidia Corp. will take minority stakes in Skild AI Inc. as they seek to bolster their work in the emerging consumer robotics industry.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discusses the AI technology battle with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal, saying the U.S. risks losing out to China if it cuts off access to Chinese AI researchers.

Asked whether the US will lift export controls after trade talks with China in London this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNN’s Anna Stewart in Paris: “I’m not counting on it but, if it happens, then it will be a great bonus. I’ve told all of our investors and shareholders that, going forward, our forecasts will not include the China market.”

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced several AI infrastructure partnerships throughout Europe at GTC Paris on Wednesday

Wearing his signature biker jacket and mobbed by fans for selfies, the Nvidia CEO cut the figure of a tech rockstar as he took the stage at VivaTech in Paris. “AI is the greatest equalizer of people the world has ever created,” Huang said, kicking off one of Europe’s biggest technology industry fairs.

CRN rounds up AMD’s biggest announcements at its Advancing AI event on Thursday, including its forthcoming Instinct MI350 GPUs, the MI400 series coming next year and the MI500 series landing in 2027.