The Chip Whisperer
From Face-Off: The U.S. vs China by Airwave Media
January 20, 2026 · 53 min · Season 3 · Episode 8
About this episode
The episode explores Jensen Huang's influence in the AI sector and his role as a power broker between the U.S. and China.
Jensen Huang built the company that powers the AI revolution—and he's playing both Washington and Beijing. The Taiwan-born Nvidia CEO holds the keys to artificial intelligence. But whose side is he really on? Inside the rise of tech's most important power broker. Guest: Tripp Mickle New York Times Tech Reporter Book Recommendations The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip by Stephen Witt. After Steve by Tripp Mickle Face-Off: The U.S. vs. China is produced in partnership with Rowhome Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Tripp Mickle
Topics covered
- AI revolution
- technology
- U.S.-China relations
- Nvidia
- Jensen Huang
- power brokers
Keywords
- Jensen Huang
- Nvidia
- AI
- U.S.-China
- Tripp Mickle
- technology
- microchip
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nvidia, New York Times, Rowhome Productions
Books & works: The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip, After Steve
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