Rumor: Nvidia to pay $6B for Poolside tech to challenge DeepSeek and Kimi
DeryaTR_ · x · 2026-08-23
Unverified reports suggest Nvidia is making a major move into open-weight AI by backing Poolside. The rumored deal involves Nvidia paying $6 billion to license Poolside's technology and bringing over 100 employees onto its Nemotron team. The goal is to build a U.S. challenger to DeepSeek and Kimi with frontier-level performance.
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