Nvidia reportedly licensing Poolside tech for $6B to challenge DeepSeek, Kimi
gnukeith · x · 2026-08-23
Reports suggest Nvidia is making one of its biggest open-weight AI moves yet, paying $6 billion to license Poolside’s technology and build a U.S. challenger to DeepSeek and Kimi.
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