geopolitics

Executives have long been talking about seeing “green shoots,” only for activity to slow down because of macroeconomic factors, such as geopolitics and tariffs.

"We are not interested in the geopolitics. We remain outside."

This makes its chips a critical commodity in the AI boom and has propelled it to the forefront of global geopolitics.

“In the end our job is not to solve geopolitics,” he said.

Friends and former colleagues said they’d never heard him discuss American foreign policy or show an interest in geopolitics.