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NVIDIA folds DGX Cloud into its engineering arm to focus on internal R&D. Is the AI "arms dealer" quitting the cloud war to protect its chip monopoly?
MIT and NVIDIA unveil FoundationMotion, an automated system that enables AI to master complex video motion, outperforming Gemini in autonomous driving scenes.
NVIDIA pays $20B to license Groq's LPU tech and hires founder Jonathan Ross, neutralizing a top inference rival while dodging antitrust blocks.
TSMC’s 2nm is fully booked! Samsung’s Taylor, Texas fab aims to steal the lead in 2026 as AMD, Google, and Tesla seek an American-made 2nm alternative.
NVIDIA patches critical 9.8 severity flaws in Isaac Launchable (CVE-2025-33222) that allow RCE via hard-coded credentials. Upgrade to v1.1 now!
OpenAI eyes a $10B+ investment from Amazon, but the deal requires a major shift: switching from NVIDIA GPUs to Amazon’s custom Trainium AI chips.
NVIDIA issued a Critical (CVSS 9.0) patch for Isaac Lab and the NeMo Framework, fixing flaws that allow code execution and data tampering in AI models.
The Trump administration launches "Tech Force" to recruit 1,000 elite engineers for two-year terms, partnering with tech giants (Apple, NVIDIA) to upgrade federal AI infrastructure.
NVIDIA acquires Slurm maintainer SchedMD to control GPU scheduling, and launches Nemotron 3 (Mamba-Transformer hybrid) to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem moat.
Intel is reportedly nearing a deal to buy AI chip startup SambaNova for around $1.6B, a sharp drop from its $5B valuation, for strategic boost to its inference capabilities.
In a major policy reversal, the U.S. will allow NVIDIA to export its H200 AI chips to China—but only with a mandatory 25% fee paid to the U.S. government.
AWS CEO Andy Jassy confirms Trainium AI chip revenue hit multi-billions. Over 1M units power 100K enterprises, driven by superior price-performance over GPUs.
AWS launched AI Factories, deploying its full AI stack (NVIDIA/Trainium) into customer data centers to create private AWS regions for compliance and data sovereignty.
NVIDIA announced a $2B equity investment in Synopsys to expand their partnership, integrating Agentic AI and accelerated computing into chip design, automotive, and aerospace engineering.
Apple and NVIDIA are fiercely competing for TSMC's next-gen A16/A14 capacity. To mitigate risk, Apple is exploring using Intel's 18AP process for entry-level M-series chips.
NVIDIA patches 14 flaws in DGX Spark, including a critical SROOT bug (CVSS 9.3) allowing total system takeover. Update to OTA0 immediately.
AMD formally notified partners that GPU prices will rise by at least 10% starting in 2026. Soaring GDDR memory chip costs and AI market focus are blamed for the hike.
NVIDIA patches two high-severity code injection flaws (CVE-2025-33183/4) in Isaac-GROOT, risking code execution & privilege escalation in robotics.
NVIDIA's Q3 revenue hit a record $57B, up 62% YoY, as CEO Jensen Huang declares the AI boom is not a bubble but its "true ascent." Shares surge 5%.
Microsoft is investing $10B in Anthropic (and NVIDIA $5B), fueling fears of an AI bubble. Anthropic committed to buying $30B in Azure cloud capacity in the process.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the first Blackwell wafer produced at TSMC's Arizona fab. The move, a landmark for the US supply chain, signals volume production of the next-gen AI chip in America.