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Nvidia CEO urges German manufacturers to adopt AI, saying digital…
Huang spoke alongside Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, where Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom are building an industrial AI cloud; German firms still worry about U.S. data access.
Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on this story, from The Pile-On at 6:13 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Japan Today's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Japan Today: “Nvidia CEO urges German manufacturers to adopt AI, saying digital tech won't replace heavy industry”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 6:13 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Gloria Vance, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Nvidia, CEO, AI.
- BBN covered this story before: Amazon takes its biggest shot yet at Nvidia with TorchNeuron (October 19).
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What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNvidia chief Jensen Huang told Germany's carmakers and machine builders to adopt AI fast, speaking Monday in Berlin alongside Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe said electrons will never replace atoms.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is wonderful news!

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHundreds of small companies get a brand new tool, and I think that is a win for everybody in the room.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe AP reports European firms worry that sensitive data on U.S.-owned servers could be exposed to U.S. legal demands.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe fix comes from a U.S. company, and they call it sovereign.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish, because this is a trust-building moment.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNvidia and Deutsche Telekom are building an industrial AI cloud in Germany, ten thousand Blackwell chips in the first phase, and that is a very warm handshake.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA handshake from the company whose country the worry is about.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut Jensen also said to import the technology and not export Germany's culture, values or knowledge. That's respect!

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe said, "You don't have another chance." I put that on a vision board once. Gloria, I'll make you one.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVera, I have watched governments fall. I don't need a board.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGermany gets the chips, Nvidia gets the customers, and nobody leaves empty-handed!

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGermany asked for a lock, and was sold a very trustworthy key.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBrock, I hear the jet stream is also U.S.-owned. Is it sovereign?
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