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NVIDIA, MediaTek Expand AI Platform Ties; $3.5B ReportedBusiness — 7hNvidia and MediaTek are expanding a broad collaboration to develop next-generation AI platforms across data centers, edge computing, consumer PCs, and automotive, with MediaTek integrating Nvidia's NVLink Fusion to create custom XPUs for Nvidia’s rack-scale AI infrastructure. Nvidia is backing the expansion with a roughly $3.5 billion convertible-bond investment in MediaTek, as they continue joint development of RTX Spark, DGX Spark, and AI-enabled automotive technologies.

Sara Lindqvist Worth reading past the headline on this one — the details change the picture.

SB Energy Grants OpenAI $5.5B Warrants Pre-IPOTech — 15hOpenAI has been granted warrants valued at about $5.5 billion by SB Energy as part of its existing and planned data-center partnerships with SoftBank, a move tied to SB Energy’s forthcoming IPO aimed at raising roughly $5–7 billion. The arrangement underscores growing, multifaceted ties among OpenAI, SoftBank, and Nvidia in AI infrastructure, with SB Energy positioning data-center capacity to support AI workloads and fund further expansion.

Elena Vasquez Interesting how differently the outlets are framing this. The bias spread says a lot.

52-Week Highs Expand Across SectorsFinance — 3dAcross global markets, a small, energy-heavy set of U.S. Large Caps hit 52-week highs while an outlier, Atlassian, surged, prompting caution on whether price moves reflect durable growth. Separately, skeptical notes on Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple contrast with regional strength in Canada and Turkey, cautions on Russell 2000 components, and guidance to avoid overextended small-cap names like Five9 and ABM Industries.

NVIDIA Posts Record Quarter; Expands AI InfrastructureTech — 6dNvidia stock has endured a seven-session losing streak and is hovering near the 200-day moving average ahead of its fiscal Q2 results, with mixed technical signals as RSI sits near neutral and MACD turns bearish. Analysts expect about $2.09 in EPS on roughly $92 billion in revenue, but the market is focused on whether guidance can justify current optimism about AI infrastructure spending.

James Okafor Anyone else notice only one side of the spectrum is covering this?

IJRAs California Burns Billions To Fail At High-Speed Rail, China Laid Enough Track To Circle America Three TimesParis Apodaca · 6 min · 2h

Nvidia forms PAC to expand Washington lobbying — 4dNvidia is launching an employee-funded political action committee to influence U.S. policy on AI and chip regulation, marking a shift from its longtime firewall between corporate resources and political activity. Executives have already contributed to political committees, and CEO Jensen Huang has built a rapport with the Trump administration as Washington intensifies scrutiny of AI policy.

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Huawei plans more AI pharma partnerships in ChinaBusiness — 4dHuawei is expanding its AI-driven drug discovery push, deepening collaborations with domestic pharmaceutical firms and moving beyond research to drug development and clinical practice using its Ascend and Kunpeng hardware. The effort, highlighted by projects with Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings, aims to accelerate timelines and costs across the development pipeline, even as competitors like Nvidia pace partnerships with global drugmakers.

Nvidia in talks to buy Hugging Face for $13B — 4dNvidia is reportedly buying Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, up from its prior $4.5 billion valuation, signaling a major consolidation in AI infrastructure. The deal follows past investments and a high-profile OpenAI incident that boosted Hugging Face's profile, positioning Nvidia to own the hub that hosts open-source models and datasets.

Sara Lindqvist Worth reading past the headline on this one — the details change the picture.

Asia Regulators Near OTC Derivatives Regime RolloutFinance — Aug 24, 2026Regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore moved closer to implementing major regime updates, including Hong Kong’s OTC derivatives licensing and heightened cybersecurity measures, alongside MAS consultations on widening retail fund types and updated liquidity guidelines. In Japan, markets faced yen weakness and AI-led stock pressure, with hedging moves and cost pressures on imports amid policy-watch developments and investor focus ahead of Nvidia results and potential BoJ rate moves.

Greenfield Plans $3M Tax Increment Bonds Public Hearing — 6dThe City of Greenfield plans a public hearing on issuing up to $3 million in tax increment bonds to finance a Kroger-backed Riverfront project, while the USEA American Eventing Championships begin with dressage at the Kentucky Horse Park. Nvidia AI chip prices are forecast to rise about 17%, a Xiamen disinfection company case is under investigation for using dichlorvos, and Asian markets closed higher as investors weighed U.S.–Iran tensions and Malaysia's stock index movements.

On X · @FCBarcelonaFC Barcelona Marks Andreas Christensen’s 100th Appearance for the ClubThe post celebrating Andreas Christensen's 100th game for FC Barcelona has received mostly skeptical and critical reactions due to his injury history, with only a minority offering straightforward congratulations.1,390 likes · 24m

Oil drop steadies Wall Street as yields ease — 6dOil prices fell again, easing inflation fears and helping Wall Street bid up major indices as bond yields declined, with the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all rising and Nvidia among AI-stock leaders lifting sentiment. The broad move was supported by a drag on energy prices and bets that lower rates could sustain reflation-friendly growth.

Wall Street Edges Higher, Yields Fall — 6dUS equities climbed as technology and semiconductor shares led a broad rally ahead of Nvidia's earnings, with investors weighing softer yields, inflation data, and near-term policy signals from Jackson Hole. While Nvidia and peers underpinned the AI-driven rally, pockets of weakness like Dick's Sporting Goods and certain retailers tempered gains as markets monitor earnings and macro data.

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European shares steady amid Iran sanctions uncertainty — Aug 23, 2026European stocks hovered with little direction as investors weighed U.S. sanctions on Iran, Nvidia earnings, and Jackson Hole speeches, while energy shares were mixed and travel and leisure showed resilience. Markets are also eyeing central-bank policy paths, inflation signals, and geopolitical tensions that could influence oil and tech equities.

Nvidia Raises AI-Server Prices, Licenses Poolside Tech — Aug 21, 2026Nxvidia’s quarterly results, alongside the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole gathering, are poised to steer markets as yields rise and AI-related optimism clashes with uncertainty about the policy path. Investors await fresh signals on inflation, interest rates, and whether the AI-driven equity rally can withstand higher borrowing costs and evolving guidance from the Fed.

Taiwan Indicts Nine Over AI Server Exports — Aug 24, 2026Taiwan prosecutors indicted nine individuals, including Nvidia and Super Micro employees, for illegally exporting AI servers to China using forged documents and routing via Indonesia, Japan, and Hong Kong, with about 50 servers seized and valued at over $15 million. This case underscores the ongoing crackdown on U.S. export controls since 2022 targeting Nvidia-powered hardware, and marks Taiwan's first formal criminal action on AI server smuggling.

IJRBurglar With Uzi Chose Wrong House To Raid. It Didn’t End Well For Him.Harold Hutchison · 2 min · 3h

Asian Stocks Slip Ahead of Jackson Hole — Aug 24, 2026Asian shares slipped as investors brace for the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium and the release of the July PCE inflation data, with rising bond yields and Middle East tensions weighing on risk assets. The week centers on AI-related earnings and policy signals, as Nvidia and Alibaba movements and fluctuating oil prices shape market expectations.

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Nvidia in talks to back Perplexity at $30B+ — Aug 24, 2026Nvidia is in talks to invest in Perplexity in a funding round valued at over $30 billion, with the deal expected to raise several billion and reflect strong demand for AI tools. Perplexity’s ARR has surpassed $750 million, and the startup plans to go public in 2028, supported by major backers including Nvidia and Jeff Bezos.

Brazil Plans 2.3-Billion-Real AI Supercomputers in Two Sites — Aug 20, 2026Brazil is investing about 2.3 billion reais ($444 million) to build two AI supercomputers, splitting the funds between Huawei/iFlytek in Rio de Janeiro and a Nvidia-led project in Rio Grande do Norte to diversify suppliers and boost technological autonomy. The funding, drawn from the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development, aims to strengthen data sovereignty and balance ties with the US and China by pursuing both Chinese and American technology partnerships.

Nvidia H200 shipments enter China, ByteDance Tencent receive — Aug 19, 2026Nvidia’s H200 AI chips are arriving in mainland China in small batches, with ByteDance and Tencent each receiving about 10,000 units under a regime that allows up to 100,000 per Chinese buyer. Beijing is balancing demand for high-performance AI computing with a push to bolster domestic semiconductor capabilities, permitting shipments to Hong Kong and encouraging resumption of orders through partners like Lenovo while Nvidia works to clear inventory.

Nvidia, Banks to Mobilize $500B AI Infrastructure — Aug 8, 2026Nvidia remains the dominant AI platform with a powerful data-center and networking moat, while Broadcom is emerging as a credible challenger through custom AI accelerators and AI networking, supported by strong AI-revenue trajectories and high-profile deals like OpenAI. Investors are weighing concerns about financing-driven demand versus durable growth as Nvidia pursues strategic bets such as Safe Superintelligence and expansion into AI base stations, potentially widening opportunities for domestic suppliers.

On X · @ReshadRahmanBarcelona to Register Dominik Livaković Immediately as Second-Choice GoalkeeperThe post claims that Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livaković will be officially registered by FC Barcelona this summer as the backup keeper. It has gained positive traction among Barça fans due to the resolution of goalkeeper depth issues.1,919 likes · 25m

NVIDIA Expands Nemotron, Introduces Switchyard Router — Aug 10, 2026Nvidia unveiled Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a lightweight open-source 30B MoE model that can run on a single GPU and is designed for fast, customizable local AI agents and task-specific use cases, with open weights enabling fine-tuning. The company also open-sourced cuFile APIs and the supporting storage stack to streamline direct GPU access in AI pipelines, reflecting its broader open AI strategy and push toward AI factories as CEO Jensen Huang defends open models.

IBM-Together AI to Build Inference Cluster — Aug 11, 2026IBM and NVIDIA are expanding AI infrastructure on IBM Cloud with HGX B300 systems powered by Blackwell Ultra GPUs, integrated with Red Hat OpenShift and watsonx for governed hybrid-cloud workflows, and IBM targets serverless GPU access in 2026. In a parallel push, IBM and Together AI announced a $240 million multi-year agreement to deploy a large-scale inference cluster on IBM Cloud using HGX B300 and Spectrum-X networking, aiming for open-source model inference with substantially higher throughput and availability in early 2027.

River AI Raises $1.1B for Open-Weight AI Full Stack — Aug 11, 2026River AI has raised about $1.1 billion in seed and Series A funding led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC, with strategic investment from NVIDIA and AMD Ventures, and is aiming to create AI that belongs to users rather than labs. Its River API enables LoRA fine-tuning and reinforcement learning on frontier open-weight models, allowing developers to train and deploy personal, continually improving AI while highlighting a multi-billion-dollar valuation in coverage of the round.

Microsoft Targets Maia 300, Over 1 Million Units — Aug 10, 2026Microsoft is accelerating its Maia 300 AI chip, aiming to mass-produce with TSMC for delivery in 2027 and to persuade cloud customers like Anthropic to adopt it, signaling a push to reduce dependence on Nvidia. Despite earlier delays, Maia 200 is already deployed in data centers and Maia 300 remains in design with a potential public unveiling soon as Microsoft expands its in-house accelerator lineup.

Blackstone, Partners Near $500B AI Infrastructure Financing — Aug 10, 2026A coalition including Blackstone, BlackRock, NVIDIA, Apollo, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR is launching multi-firm AI infrastructure financing platforms to mobilize over $500 billion in capital for data centers, chips, and power worldwide, underscoring a major shift in how AI buildouts are funded. The development is driving investor interest and stock activity in Blackstone and related firms, with earnings signals and institutional moves shaping the ongoing momentum in the AI infrastructure theme.

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