New York Times - Small Business

Mr. Huang championed start-ups, with Nvidia holding $48 billion worth of stakes in 229 private companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, at the end of July.Jensen Huang’s resignation on Thursday as chief executive of Nvidia has investors and start-up founders nervous that they have lost a powerful ally.

The A.I. company’s pricing would make it one of the biggest ever public listings. It comes at a volatile moment amid fears that the A.I. boom may not be sustainable.Anthropic’s listing is the first time public market investors have the chance to invest in an A.I. company.

As chips became essential components for A.I., executives like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang saw their personal wealth and profiles soar in a way the industry has not experienced before.Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang at the company’s annual conference in San Jose in March.

When there is A.I. to build, who has time for romance? Techies are going out less and expecting more on each date — including a family health history.Fresh off a long relationship and wanting to keep things low-key, Amanda Chung, 25, said most of the men she had met in San Francisco wanted something serious “even if they aren’t ready for it yet.”

Investors in big cities are quietly consuming small businesses all over the country.