B1 Reading: Nvidia, From a Diner to the Top of the World
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In 1993, three engineers met at a Denny's restaurant in California to a new company. One of them was Jensen Huang, who had worked at a Denny's as a teenager, washing dishes. Their idea was to make computer chips for video games. They called the company Nvidia.
The first years were difficult. Nvidia's first product did not sell well, and the company nearly went . But in 1999 it the GeForce, a powerful graphics card that made games look much more realistic. Gamers loved it, and Nvidia became a well-known .
Then something unexpected happened. Scientists that Nvidia's chips were not only good for games. Because they can do thousands of calculations at the same time, they are perfect for training artificial intelligence (AI). When the AI boom started, big tech companies all wanted Nvidia's chips, and exploded.
Today, most of Nvidia's money comes from chips for AI data centres, huge buildings full of computers. In 2015, the company was worth less than $20 billion. In October 2025, it became the first company in history to be $5 trillion, and at the start of October 2026 it was still the most company in the world, ahead of Apple.
Jensen Huang is still the more than 30 years later. He is famous for always wearing a black leather jacket, and for working extremely hard.
But not everyone is sure that the success will last. Some think the excitement about AI is too big and that Nvidia's share price could fall. Its are also trying to make their own AI chips. Will Nvidia stay at the ? Only time will tell.
The first years were difficult. Nvidia's first product did not sell well, and the company nearly went . But in 1999 it the GeForce, a powerful graphics card that made games look much more realistic. Gamers loved it, and Nvidia became a well-known .
Then something unexpected happened. Scientists that Nvidia's chips were not only good for games. Because they can do thousands of calculations at the same time, they are perfect for training artificial intelligence (AI). When the AI boom started, big tech companies all wanted Nvidia's chips, and exploded.
Today, most of Nvidia's money comes from chips for AI data centres, huge buildings full of computers. In 2015, the company was worth less than $20 billion. In October 2025, it became the first company in history to be $5 trillion, and at the start of October 2026 it was still the most company in the world, ahead of Apple.
Jensen Huang is still the more than 30 years later. He is famous for always wearing a black leather jacket, and for working extremely hard.
But not everyone is sure that the success will last. Some think the excitement about AI is too big and that Nvidia's share price could fall. Its are also trying to make their own AI chips. Will Nvidia stay at the ? Only time will tell.