Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang rose from his first job at Denny's, where the idea for his company was born, to leading a chipmaking giant.

Huang is kicking off the company's AI conference with a two-hour-long keynote later today. Follow our live coverage here.

Shares of quantum computing and artificial intelligence companies rose on Monday, as investors hoped that Nvidia would blow some life back into the beaten-down sectors with new announcements at its annual conference.

Investors can expect Nvidia to provide details on its next-generation of AI-enabling graphics processing units (GPUs), Blackwell Ultra and Rubin. Nvidia is hosting its first Quantum Day at GTC on Thursday,

Nvidia’s GTC developers' conference begins on Monday and CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote speech on Tuesday will be the most eagerly anticipated moment.