Nvidia and Jensen Huang took over CES 2025 with the RTX 50-series debut, but the hardware is a vehicle for AI ambitions.

Throughout the current AI boom, quantum computing companies have quietly been making advancements, offering previews as to what the next phase of technology could look like. Huang

Jensen Huang founded accelerated computing company Nvidia ( NVDA -0.02%) in 1993, and has served as the CEO and president ever since. Nvidia has achieved many breakthroughs under his leadership, but the invention of the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999 was particularly momentous.

CEO Alan Baratz wants to correct the record after comments from Nvidia boss Jensen Huang appeared to dramatically impact share prices for D-Wave and other companies. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may have thrown cold water on the quantum computing sector this week,

D-Wave Quantum’s CEO Alan Baratz recently took aim at Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, declaring him “dead wrong” regarding the timeline for quantum computers to achieve commercial viability. Huang, during a conference,

Quantum stocks started falling during afternoon trading on Friday, despite an uptick earlier in the day. Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) shares were down 7%, Rigetti (NASDAQ:RGTI) -4.5%, Aqrqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) -9% and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) -1%.

Quantum computing stocks plummet after NVIDIA's CEO states practical quantum computers are 15-30 years away, impacting investor sentiment.