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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.

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  1. 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.

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

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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

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

  8. 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.

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

  10. 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!

  11. 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.

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

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

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

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

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