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28-05-2025
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Jensen Huang Isn't A Powerpoint Fan — Neither Are Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk: Why Slide Decks Don't Cut It For Today's Tech Leaders
Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang's rejection of PowerPoint presentations isn't a quirky habit—it's part of a broader trend among some of the most successful tech leaders who believe slide decks are a barrier to real thinking. What Happened: In "The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant," a book published last year detailing Nvidia's rise, one of the most striking revelations is Huang's near-total ban on PowerPoint, according to DigiTimes Asia, a Taiwanese media outlet. Trending: Maker of the $60,000 foldable home has 3 factory buildings, 600+ houses built, and big plans to solve housing — Instead, Huang prefers whiteboard meetings, which he believes foster sharper, more transparent conversations. As per the book, Huang's team ensures a whiteboard is always available, whether in the office or while traveling. A former Nvidia executive even recalled an instance where the requested board was so large it required five people to bring it into a conference room. At Nvidia headquarters, many conference rooms feature entire whiteboard walls. Huang believes whiteboards prevent employees from hiding behind flashy formatting and force them to engage in live problem-solving, the report noted, citing the book. And he's not alone in this Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs once said, "People who know what they're talking about don't need PowerPoint." He insisted that real conversations—not slide decks—drive decisions, reported Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos also replaced slide decks with written memos. "The narrative structure of a good memo forces better thought," he explained. Attendees in Bezos-led meetings begin by silently reading a multi-page memo before discussing it, allowing for deeper reflection and structured conversation. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has also previously advised leaders to "get out of PowerPoint and just start building." LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner also eliminated presentations, saying, "The meeting can now be exclusively focused on generating a valuable discourse." Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) former CEO Steve Ballmer also found slide presentations inefficient. "You take the listener through your path of discovery... I decided that's not what I want to do anymore," he said. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has also echoed these sentiments during a 2020 interview with the Wall Street Journal, criticizing CEOs who spend too much time on PowerPoint and not enough on product innovation. "Spend less time in conference rooms, less time on PowerPoint and more time just trying to make your product as amazing as possible," Musk stated then. It is important to note that these CEOs are likely referring broadly to slide presentations, regardless of the specific software used to create them. Read Next: Hasbro, MGM, and Skechers trust this AI marketing firm — Invest before it's too late. Deloitte's fastest-growing software company partners with Amazon, Walmart & Target – Many are rushing to grab 4,000 of its pre-IPO shares for just $0.30/share! Photo Courtesy: jamesonwu1972 on Send To MSN: Send to MSN UNLOCKED: 5 NEW TRADES EVERY WEEK. Click now to get top trade ideas daily, plus unlimited access to cutting-edge tools and strategies to gain an edge in the markets. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? This article Jensen Huang Isn't A Powerpoint Fan — Neither Are Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk: Why Slide Decks Don't Cut It For Today's Tech Leaders originally appeared on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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24-04-2025
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Chinese data centers refurbing and selling Nvidia RTX 4090D GPUs due to overcapacity — 48GB models sell for up to $5,500
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Some AI data centers in China are reportedly holding large stocks of China-specific 48GB Nvidia RTX 4090D GPUs, dismantling and refurbishing them, and then reselling them on the market as new cards. DigiTimes Asia reports that a few companies are resorting to letting go of excess computing capacity to generate multiple times the profit compared to renting the GPUs out, which will take them about three to five years to recoup their investment. This move is a sign of how China's AI rush is leading to billions of dollars in idle infrastructure. The report states that an AI data center requires a utilization rate of more than 70% to 75% for it to turn a profit. However, activation rates remain below 20%, meaning a significant amount of capacity is left unused and many GPUs remain idle. To help them stay afloat, a few companies are turning to selling their unused assets to generate some quick cash and pay off the bank loans they used to purchase their hardware. Selling RTX 4090 cards is quite lucrative, too. Currently, these China-specific RTX 4090D GPUs with 48GB of VRAM are priced between CNY20,000 and CNY40,000, or approximately US$2,735 and US$5,470. We're unsure if these cards were used at all, but they still need to be modified if the data center wants to sell them to consumers. Data centers typically convert fan-cooled GPUs into blower-style cards, such as this blower-style RTX 5090D leaked on Bilibili, for improved efficiency when used in multi-GPU systems. However, these are much noisier and provide less cooling when used as a single unit. One surprising aspect is that AI data centers are doing this despite the uncertainty surrounding AI chip supply from the U.S. The White House has recently blocked China-compliant Nvidia H20 and AMD MI308 chips for export to China, and there are also some rumors that the 5090D might also be affected by the ban. In fact, it's rumored that Nvidia has mentioned suspending supplying 5090D chips to its board partners, although it did not mention stopping sales entirely. Despite this, companies are still letting go of excess capacity — likely because they need to cover their financial costs, or they risk going under. Furthermore, as chip technologies advance, companies that use older-generation AI GPUs will no longer be competitive, and they will be forced to sell these cards anyway. Therefore, it probably makes sense for them to release these underutilized assets now and then purchase whatever is available when demand actually arises. Sign in to access your portfolio
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08-03-2025
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Lenovo joins growing China exodus as manufacturers flee US tariffs — OEM moving production lines to India
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. According to a DigiTimes Asia report, Lenovo announced at Tech World India 2025 that it's moving all PC manufacturing inside that country over the next three years and that it's also preparing to do the same for its AI GPU servers in Pondicherry, India. Lenovo has produced 12 million units in India, and it's planning to increase that to nearly 17 million units to meet incoming domestic and international demand. Although it didn't mention tariffs, Lenovo, a Chinese-owned company with five factories in China and one in Mexico, owns 12% of the U.S. laptop market. So, Trump's 20% tariff on China and 25% tariff on Mexico will impact its pricing strategy, making its laptops more expensive than the competition. Lenovo isn't the only company moving out of China to escape Trump's tariffs. ASRock announced in early February that it will move its manufacturing operations to Vietnam and Taiwan. HP made a similar announcement just a few days ago, saying that 90% of products bound for the U.S. will be made outside of the East Asian country by October this year. Even Dell said it's diversifying its supply chain, meaning it will reduce its reliance on Chinese factories to make its products. Aside from the tariffs, the White House's export controls on the latest AI chips also force some PC parts manufacturers to move their operations. PC Partner, the manufacturer behind Zotac, Inno3D, and Manli brands and one of the largest GPU manufacturers in the world, is moving its headquarters to Singapore, with a rumored production shift from China to Indonesia. Other chip companies like Amkor Technology, Hana Micron, and even Intel are pouring billions of dollars into Vietnam to shift their production away from China. The tariffs that the Trump administration is placing on Chinese goods are starting to take effect in the computer industry, with some larger companies announcing investments within the U.S. to move manufacturing within its shores. This includes TSMC, which announced an additional $100 billion in spending on three new fabs, two advanced packaging factories, and an R&D center in its Arizona campus. Trump also announced during his speech to the joint session of Congress that other companies, like Apple and Oracle, are investing hundreds of billions of dollars more because they want to avoid the tariffs that he's placed on Canada, Mexico, and China. However, moving manufacturing inside the U.S. might not be viable for smaller companies. So, they're moving to nations with friendlier ties to the U.S., like India, Taiwan, and Indonesia, that aren't affected by the tariffs. We should note, though, that these moves will likely take years, especially if a particular company does not yet have an existing facility within the region. So, as they wait for their production facilities and supply chains to come online, companies will have no choice but to raise their prices to cover the tariffs the White House has placed on their products.
