Nvidia surges past $1 trillion valuation amid boom in AI interest

Investing.com -- Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) valuation rose above $1 trillion after the stock jumped by more than 4% on Tuesday, as a frenzy for artificial intelligence has powered a fresh surge in the chipmaking giant.

The move makes California-based Nvidia only the ninth company to ever top the trillion-dollar mark.

Shares were given a further boost on Monday after Chief Executive Jensen Huang unveiled a new supercomputing platform in a bid to take advantage of a recent scramble to harness AI technology. In a speech in Taiwan, Huang said that a "tipping point" had been reached in computing that will allow "everyone" to become a programmer.

The remarks came after a sharp increase in Nvidia shares over the past week made the firm the world’s most valuable semiconductor manufacturer.

The rally was driven in part by a full-year forecast that blew past expectations, which Nvidia said was thanks to rapidly increasing interest in AI development.

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