Nvidia Edges Back into China with H200 Chips – But Sales Remain Zero
Nvidia gets US license for limited H200 AI chip exports to China with 25% duty, but zero revenue so far amid Beijing import uncertainty and rising local rivals.
Nvidia gets US license for limited H200 AI chip exports to China with 25% duty, but zero revenue so far amid Beijing import uncertainty and rising local rivals.
NVIDIA reports record $68.1B Q4 revenue (+73% YoY) and guides $78B for Q1 2027, beating estimates as AI demand surges. Data center hits $62.3B.
AMD seals a huge multi-year agreement with Meta to supply up to $60 billion in AI chips, including 6 gigawatts of powerful GPUs and custom CPUs. The deal boosts AMD's position in the AI race and includes stock options for Meta.
SambaNova Systems launches the powerful SN50 AI chip for fast, efficient "agentic" AI, teams up with Intel for better alternatives to Nvidia GPUs, and secures over $350 million in funding to scale up.
OpenAI scales back its massive compute spending target to ~$600B by 2030 (from earlier $1.4T talk), eyes over $280B revenue, closes in on $100B+ funding round with Nvidia, Amazon, and more.
Google ramps up its challenge to Nvidia by investing in startups like Fluidstack ($100M) and backing data-center partners to expand adoption of its cost-effective TPU AI chips amid supply challenges.