Trump's Greenland considerations, Nvidia's China demand, xAI's latest funding round and more in Morning Squawk
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Group 1: Semiconductor Industry - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reported "very high" demand for H200 artificial intelligence chips in China, with production restarted and export licenses being finalized with the U.S. government [2][3] - H200 sales are expected to be in addition to Nvidia's previously shared $500 billion two-year forecast, with the Chinese market potentially worth $50 billion annually [3] Group 2: Media and Entertainment - Warner Bros. Discovery's board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid, citing it as "inferior" to Netflix's $72 billion deal [5][6] - The board emphasized the compelling value and clear path to closing of the Netflix deal, providing protections for shareholders [6] Group 3: Technology and AI - xAI, led by Elon Musk, raised $20 billion in a funding round, exceeding its $15 billion target, with investments from Nvidia, Cisco, Fidelity, and Baron Capital Group [7] - xAI operates the social platform X and has faced regulatory scrutiny due to issues with its Grok chatbot, but secured a contract with the Department of Defense for its AI agents platform [8]