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Jensen Huang's Nvidia jacket fetches $960K at charity auction

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's distinctive leather jacket, authenticated as worn at a Foxconn Tech Day event, sold for $960,000 at a Sotheby's charity auction. This price significantly exceeded the initial estimate of $40,000 to $60,000, driven by the current AI boom and Huang's association with Nvidia. The substantial proceeds from the sale will benefit the Edge Institute, a non-profit organization supporting future innovators. AI

RANK_REASON This is a charity auction of a celebrity's personal item, not a core AI industry event.

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Jensen Huang's Nvidia jacket fetches $960K at charity auction

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s trademark leather jacket raises nearly $1 Million at charity auction — bidding makes $60,000 valuation look like pocket change

    ‘The Jensen Jacket’ achieved a hammer price of $960,000 this weekend.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 One of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's leather jackets has fetched an auction price of $960,000: 'It has become a symbol for the vision at the forefront of the AI r

    🎮 One of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's leather jackets has fetched an auction price of $960,000: 'It has become a symbol for the vision at the forefront of the AI revolution' And now I have it I'm going to frame it and stick it up on my wall. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: ht…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/one-of-nvidia-ceo-jensen-hu…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s trademark leather jacket raises nearly $1 Million at charity auction — bidding makes $60,000 valuation look like pocket change ‘The Je

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s trademark leather jacket raises nearly $1 Million at charity auction — bidding makes $60,000 valuation look like pocket change ‘The Jensen Jacket’ achieved a hammer price of $960,000 this weekend. https://www. tomshardware.com/peripherals/w earable-tech/…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huan…

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