Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang invited to Senate hearing on China AI chips

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is being invited to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on June 11 as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sharpens her focus on the chipmaker’s China sales, export controls and role at the center of the global AI boom. “Appearing as a witness will give you an opportunity to testify about NVIDIA’s views on U.S. export control laws and regulations and NVIDIA’s business in China,” Warren wrote in a letter first obtained by CNBC. She asked Huang to confirm his attendance by Monday. Nvidia’s chips power many of the data centers behind advanced AI models, making the…