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NVIDIA forms Nemotron Coalition with AI labs to build open model on DGX Cloud
Bay Area Times
March 17, 2026
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- NVIDIA forms Nemotron Coalition with AI labs to build open model
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1. NVIDIA forms Nemotron Coalition with AI labs to build open model on DGX Cloud
Coalition members will contribute data, evaluations, and domain expertise to the open model.
TBD: the amount of compute available to the coalition.
NVIDIA has forecast $1T+ in AI chip sales by 2027, up from a prior $500B projection by 2026
Compute demand has increased 1M× in the past two years, CEO Jensen Huang said.
NVIDIA plans to push deeper into CPUs and introduced new semiconductors from Groq.
NVIDIA’s Groq 3 LPX inference rack debuted with 256 LPUs and 128GB of on-chip RAM.
H2 2026: availability.
Space-1 Vera Rubin for orbital data centers was announced, with up to 25× more AI compute than H100.
NVIDIA stock closed +2% on Mon. following the announcements.
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3. OpenAI said to cut side projects, focus on coding, enterprise push
Coming weeks: changes expected as Fidji Simo reportedly told staff leaders, including Sam Altman, are reviewing areas to cut.
“Betting on a series of startups” is how Altman previously described OpenAI.
Anthropic’s success should serve as a “wake-up call,” Simo told staff.
Separately, OpenAI is said to be in advanced talks with TPG, Advent to form a JV to distribute its enterprise tools.
4. SEC said to propose ending quarterly reporting, allow semiannual results
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