Watch NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang ship the opening key...

Computex 2025 is about to kick off, and the cavalcade of bulletins concerning the newest chips, laptops, gaming gadgets and extra from main manufacturers has already begun. The occasion in Taiwan will kick off Sunday night time (US time) with a keynote on the Taipei Music Middle from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. There might be a livestream for anybody not attending in individual, so you possibly can watch alongside proper right here (see NVIDIA YouTube stream embedded beneath).

Huang’s keynote is scheduled for 11PM ET/ 8PM PT on Could 18 (11AM on Could 19 in Taiwan Time), and we are able to anticipate to listen to all concerning the firm’s developments in the AI space. It’ll be adopted that very same day by a keynote from Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon. Computex this 12 months will, maybe unsurprisingly, focus closely on AI, with the general theme being “AI Subsequent.” It’ll additionally spotlight merchandise in three classes: AI & Robotics, Subsequent-Gen Tech and Future Mobility.

For Huang, the Computex keynote is a return residence: He was born in Taiwan earlier than ultimately emigrating to the US, the place he was instrumental in co-founding NVIDIA and guiding it to its present domination within the AI house. His look additionally caps off a busy week that noticed him balancing the more and more difficult diplomatic aspect of the AI panorama. After collaborating in President Trump‘s tour of Center East nations — throughout which NVIDIA inked deals with Saudi and UAE-linked tech firms to promote its AI chips — NVIDIA downplayed its reported expansion plans in China.

An estimated 1,400 exhibitors might be in attendance at Computex, including ASUS, Acer and AMD, all of which have beforehand made big announcements at the annual expo. In truth, as of Friday (Could 16), Acer has already gotten a bounce on the others by making some bulletins for the present, together with the brand new Swift Edge AI laptop and five gaming monitors. Our senior reviewer Sam Rutherford has additionally managed to get his hands on the new Acer Predator Triton 14 AI, and he preferred it a lot he known as it his new “most anticipated gaming laptop computer of the 12 months.”

Computex 2025 will run from Could 20 to Could 23, and we anticipate much more PC information within the subsequent few days.

Replace, Could 18, 6:22PM ET: Added further background data on Jensen Huang and NVIDIA China information.

Replace, Could 15, 1:50PM ET: Added YouTube embed, and particulars on Jensen Huang’s latest travels.

Replace, Could 16, 4:45PM ET: Added particulars on Acer’s Computex bulletins, which had been unveiled in the present day.

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