U.S. President Donald Trump met with Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang at the White House on 6 August, according to CNBC and a U.S. administration official cited by Transport Topics. The discussion came as the administration prepares a new package of tariffs targeting imported semiconductors that could be unveiled as early as next week. People familiar with the talks said Huang pressed the president to exclude Nvidia’s Taiwan-built artificial-intelligence chips from the prospective duties. The company, valued at roughly US$4.3 trillion, relies heavily on overseas manufacturing and has argued that additional import levies would raise costs for U.S. data-center operators and slow adoption of generative-AI services. The White House session occurred hours before Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook was expected to announce a US$100 billion commitment to expand domestic manufacturing—part of a broader campaign by technology firms to shape the forthcoming tariff policy. Trump told CNBC this week that the administration wants more chips made in the United States and will address the sector separately from wider trade measures.