By Kirsten Ripper
Publication Date: 2026-10-20 18:10:00
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Shortly before the investment summit in Berlin, Nvidia boss Jensen Huang delivered a slap in the face to Germany. It pained him, he said, to see how far this economically advanced country had fallen behind. And the 63-year-old CEO of the world’s most valuable company offered what he sees as sidelined Germany one piece of advice: “Just get to work!” (in German: “Macht euch einfach an die Arbeit!”)
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Yet Jensen Huang apparently still believes in Germany. During a fireside chat with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, an important AI deal was agreed, according to media reports. As first reported by Handelsblatt, the federal government plans to contribute a nine-figure sum to the partnership.
The combination of German engineering expertise and state-of-the-art AI technology is intended to give Germany’s business location lasting strength, Merz and Huang stressed.
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