at his best known firm, electric car maker Tesla.

Analyst Dan Ives said the company's earnings and guidance were "a very positive result for Nvidia and the tech world after a Twilight Zone tariff battle".Nvidia was the last major tech firm to report during a strong earnings season for tech companies whose shares have surged in recent weeks.

Changes in global trade policies also loomed large in the company's forecast.New export controls and tariffs have increased the complexity and cost of its supply chain, and may continue to do so, the company said.Nvidia said it planned to increase manufacturing in the United States to help tackle the issue.

Last week, Mr Huang criticised the US rules blocking exports of advanced computing chips to China.The controls were put in place following concerns that chip technology with potential military uses could be deployed by companies loyal to China's communist party.

Mr Huang blasted the policies as a "failure" and said they were backfiring against American companies.

on Wednesday that President Trump was ordering US chip software suppliers to stop selling their products to Chinese chip companies.Mr Huxtable, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has completed the majority of his work from Nodor's Bridgend headquarters for about 25 years, but also travels to Kenya where their darts are mass-produced for the retail market.

The family-run Nodor group, which Red Dragon Darts is part of, moved production of its darts and dartboards to Kenya after it acquired the Winmau brand around 20 years ago.The sisal plant grows naturally in the east African country and is the best material for bristle boards, lowering operating costs.

Nodor opened up its own sales and distribution centre in Dallas, Texas in 2023 and now produces 30,000 sets of darts and 20,000 dartboards a week from its factories in Kenya, and employs 1,000 staff.Mr Huxtable said: "It's always about the technology which goes into the dart for performance enhancement which is the most important for me.