At the Nvidia keynote at CES 2025, CEO Jensen Huang didn't waste anytime showing off the new GeForce RTX 50 Series. Huang walked onstage carrying the graphics card to a round of applause.

There were plenty of AI announcements at CES 2025 and while some were charming -- like the robot vacuum that can pick up dirty socks or TVs that can generate recipes -- none of them has the power to transform society like Nvidia.

Nvidia Corp. criticized new chip export restrictions that are expected to be announced soon, saying the White House was trying to undercut the incoming Trump administration by imposing last-minute rules.

The chip maker urged the incumbent president not to 'pre-empt' the Trump administration with a policy to tighten export controls.

KEY TAKEAWAYS In its last days in the White House, the Biden administration reportedly is planning new regulations that could be announced as soon as Friday to further limit the export of artificial intelligence (AI) chips by companies like Nvidia.