NVIDIA Releases TensorRT Model Connect in Public Preview: Two Commands from Hugging Face Checkpoint to NativeNEW⭐7

NVIDIA launches TensorRT Model Connect in public preview, converting Hugging Face checkpoints to native C++ inference in two commands with no ONNX step.

Groq Secures $350M to Accelerate Neocloud Strategy⭐9

Groq raises $350M led by Disruptive with Nvidia backing to expand its neocloud AI infrastructure, post-talent deal with Nvidia, aiming to scale data centers.

Nvidia Invests $1.5B in SoftBank-Linked Data Center Developer Behind OpenAI Project⭐7

Nvidia invests $1.5B in SoftBank-linked SB Energy, securing sole compute supplier role at OpenAI's Ports-Pike data center with up to $105B in credit support.

Nvidia's $500B Plan: A Risky Yet Brilliant Move for an Aging GPU Era⭐9

Nvidia's $500B AI plan guarantees GPU value, a risky yet strategic move to create a secondary market for aging chips with major implications.

Self-Supervised Layout Generation to Fix Advanced-Node DRVs (Nvidia, Duke)⭐8

Self-supervised ML from Nvidia and Duke automatically fixes advanced-node DRVs, cutting design rule violations and speeding up physical design closure.

NVIDIA Unveils Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: A 30B Open MoE with 3B Active Parameters and NeMo Switchyard Model Router⭐8

NVIDIA launches Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a 30B open MoE with 3B active params, plus NeMo Switchyard router for faster, efficient AI agents.

General Catalyst Leads $1.1B Investment in Two-Month-Old AI Startup River AI⭐9

General Catalyst leads $1.1B round in two-month-old AI startup River AI, founded by xAI co-founder, to rebuild AI stack for personal assistants.

The Download: The Next Big Thing in LLMs and How AI Academic Research Is Shifting⭐8

New LLM startups tackle transformer limits and AI research shifts, exploring faster architectures and academic evolution.

NVIDIA Releases NemotronLabs VoiceChat 11B: An Open Full-Duplex⭐7

NVIDIA releases NemotronLabs VoiceChat 11B, an open full-duplex speech model with 448ms turn-taking, live tool calling, and barge-in—ideal for research pilots.

Building a Multimodal RAG Pipeline with NVIDIA NeMo Retriever,⭐8

Build a multimodal RAG pipeline using NVIDIA NeMo Retriever, hosted NIMs, LanceDB, reranking, and grounded generation. Step-by-step tutorial included.