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2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
On August 21, 2026, BMO Capital began coverage of 12 semiconductor and quantum computing stocks, including NVIDIA, Micron Technology, and D-Wave Quantum. Among them, 10 stocks were initiated with an 'Outperform' rating, while two received a 'Market Perform' rating. This move reflects BMO's optimisti
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
Since reaching an all-time high in mid-May, NVIDIA's stock has experienced significant volatility amid concerns over an AI bubble, competitive pressures, and worries about circular financing deals with customers. With its Q2 earnings report approaching, the company has an opportunity to stabilize ma
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2026-08-21
Nvidia has made a minority investment in Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a private data center developer, to support the development of infrastructure for AI-powered data center projects across the U.S. The collaboration aims to help Cloverleaf build data center sites while leveraging Nvidia's DSX platfo
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
NVIDIA's Agentic Variation Operators (AVO) has achieved a breakthrough in autonomous agent systems, scoring 100% on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark, demonstrating its capability in long-horizon autonomous tasks. AVO is a general-purpose coding agent system that inspects and edits code, runs commands, consul
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
As AI agents grow more capable and operate over longer horizons, embedding security and trust into their applications becomes critical. NVIDIA's developer perspective explores how security should be positioned within the emerging AI agent stack, emphasizing the role of each layer and the importance
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
NVIDIA is reportedly considering acquiring South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions, marking another strategic move in its expansion of artificial intelligence computing capabilities. Rebellions specializes in neural processing units for data centers, focusing on AI inference workloads, and has raise
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
In a market rattled by a surge in the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to 4.65%, which sits at the 92.8th percentile over the past year, NVIDIA and Micron Technology’s recent earnings reports have drawn significant investor attention. While NVIDIA supplies AI accelerators and networking infrastructure, M
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
NVIDIA has agreed to pay $6 billion for software licensing and staff from startup Poolside, while investing $1 billion in the remaining company, which is valued at $12 billion pre-money. This deal follows a pattern previously used with Groq and Enfabrica, allowing large tech firms to acquire talent
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
NVIDIA has denied a report claiming it plans to ship Groq-based language processing units (LPUs) to China by the end of 2026, despite earlier claims of pre-orders and product development. The company clarified that no LPU sales are currently active in China, nor is there a China-specific variant in
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
IREN has successfully passed its biggest AI test, marking a significant transformation from a Bitcoin mining company to an artificial intelligence infrastructure provider. The company's breakthrough comes with strong backing from Microsoft and NVIDIA, both of which have invested billions. IREN has d
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC reduced its NVIDIA stake by 6.1% in Q2, selling 42,772 shares, while still holding 653,354 shares worth approximately $130.7 million, representing 7.3% of its portfolio. Despite this reduction, NVIDIA remains the fund’s largest holding. Analysts remain broadly bullis
2026-08-21
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2026-08-21
According to The Information, Nvidia plans to begin shipping a China-specific AI chip by year-end. This chip, a version of Nvidia's language processing unit, incorporates technology licensed from Groq and works alongside Nvidia's graphics processors to accelerate AI chatbot responses. While complian
2026-08-20
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2026-08-20
Stanley Druckenmiller, one of the most closely watched investors in modern financial history, is known for his early identification of macroeconomic shifts. However, even legends make mistakes. He admitted to selling NVIDIA at a key moment as a 'big mistake,' as the stock continued to rise after his