Jensen Huang took a call from Trump, and showed off something else, too
- ID
- 24463
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 15 Sep 2026, 9:50 AM
- Fetched
- 15 Sep 2026, 9:26 PM
- Provider
- TechCrunch
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/jensen-huang-took-a-call-from-trump-and-showed-off-something-else-too/
- Source URL
- https://techcrunch.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 3.5
- Created
- 15 Sep 2026, 9:29 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developerssaas_founders
What happened
At the All-In conference in L.A., Jensen Huang took a live on-stage call from Trump using an unreleased Apple foldable phone (priced at $1,999, hitting stores in five weeks). Trump and Huang appeared to align on downplaying AI safety concerns, with Trump calling AI panic a 'hoax' and arguing the tech is 'bigger than the internet.' The article also notes that Apple now runs part of Apple Intelligence on Nvidia hardware, a decade after Apple stopped using Nvidia chips in its devices.
Why it matters
The only concrete builder-relevant signal is the Apple-Nvidia reconnection: Apple Intelligence now partially runs on Nvidia hardware after a decade-long break. If you build or deploy AI features targeting Apple's ecosystem, this suggests Nvidia's infrastructure is becoming harder to sidestep even in Apple's walled garden. The Trump-Huang AI safety exchange is political theater with no actionable takeaway for builders.
Discussion angle
Does Apple running Apple Intelligence on Nvidia chips change anything for developers building AI features on Apple platforms, or is this just backend infrastructure noise?