Nvidia and Disney have teamed up to develop a new generation of expressive, AI-driven robots inspired by Star Wars, showcased at Nvidia’s annual GTC developer conference on March 18. A droid, named Besh (Blue), waddled onstage alongside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, demonstrating its ability to navigate physical spaces and interact with humans using animations and sensors.
At its annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC), Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduced a range of new products and initiatives aimed at advancing the company’s position in artificial intelligence and robotics. Here is a quick look at everything Nvidia announced, including updates to hardware, software, and partnerships.
OpenAI has signed a five-year, $11.9 billion agreement with CoreWeave, a cloud services provider specialising in AI-focused GPU infrastructure which is backed by Nvidia, according to a recent report by Reuters.
DeepSeek's reliance on NVIDIA chips while highlighting a current dependency also underscores China's determination to overcome it.
DeepSeek's success suggests China might not need Nvidia as much as everyone thought
To maintain its leadership, Nvidia will need to adapt
Shares in Nvidia, whose semiconductors power the AI industry, fell nearly 17 percent on Wall Street, erasing nearly $600 billion of its market value.
Nvidia has voiced strong opposition to a reported plan by the Biden administration to impose new restrictions on AI chip exports. The leading AI chip company has called the policy potentially harmful to the US economy, urging the outgoing president to leave such decisions to the incoming Trump administration, states a report by Reuters.
Nvidia has introduced Cosmos, a platform designed to help developers create and refine advanced AI systems for robotics and autonomous vehicles (AVs). The platform aims to reduce costs and risks associated with building physical AI models by offering tools to generate, process, and test data in simulated environments, according to an official press release by Nvidia.
Nvidia, the chipmaker, announced on 30 December that it has finalised its $700 million acquisition of Run:ai, Israeli AI startup.
Nvidia is also suspected of violating commitments it made in 2020, the statement said, when it acquired Israeli data center firm Mellanox
Nebius Group, an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company, has recently announced that it has raised $700 million in a private funding round led by Nvidia, venture capital firm Accel, and accounts managed by Orbis Investments, according to a recent report by Reuters.
Nvidia has introduced a new generative AI model, Fugatto, capable of generating and transforming audio, music, and voices based on text and audio prompts. The technology targets industries such as music production, film, and video games, offering advanced tools for creating and modifying audio content, as per an official blog post by Nvidia.
Jensen Huang, CEO of AI chip powerhouse Nvidia, received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) during a ceremony held on Saturday.
The US chipmaking giant this week reported record high quarterly revenue on the back of strong AI chip demand, though investors are wary of US-China tensions reheating during a new Trump term.
Nvidia reported quarterly sales of $35.1 billion, some $2 billion more than market expectations.
Nvidia’s highly anticipated Blackwell AI chips are reportedly facing overheating issues, raising concerns about potential delays for customers relying on the technology. According to a report by global news platform The Information, the overheating occurs when the chips are installed in server racks designed to hold up to 72 units.
Facebook and Nvidia are asking the US Supreme Court to dismiss securities fraud lawsuits filed by investors, in cases that could make it harder to hold companies accountable in court. Both tech giants are challenging rulings by a lower court that allowed these lawsuits to move forward, saying the cases don’t meet legal standards.
Nvidia’s stock surged to new heights on Monday, closing at its highest value ever and edging the AI chip giant closer to dethroning Apple as the world’s most valuable company.
