AI has been all about GPUs. That's changing fast.

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Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Nvidia Live at CES 2026 ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 5, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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The biggest — and weirdest —tech coming out of the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, from robots to AI pets

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A split image of a robot and an AI pet

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Welcome to the new, sorta socialist era of American capitalism

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An eagle playing chess.

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This is the first story in Business Insider's new series "The Future of Capitalism." The series looks at ways Americans' confidence in capitalism has been eroding, and what related changes in our economy mean for your work and wealth.

Nvidia staffer called Microsoft's cooling system for Blackwell GPUs 'wasteful,' internal email shows

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Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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The startup taking direct aim at Nvidia's AI iron grip

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Modular cofounder and CEO Chris Lattner
Modular cofounder and CEO Chris Lattner

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Trump gives Nvidia the green light to sell its H200 chips in China

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Jensen Huang and President Donald Trump in suits and ties.
Jensen Huang

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The US is taking a stake in a chip startup led by Intel's ousted CEO

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Pat Gelsinger
The US is taking an equity stake in a chip startup led by Intel's former CEO Pat Gelsinger as it tries to reclaim leadership in the semiconductor race.

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Nvidia: Happy for you, Google, but we're still better

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has overseen a rocky month for the company.

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Startups find Amazon's AI chips 'less competitive' than Nvidia GPUs, internal document shows

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AWS CEO Matt Garman
AWS CEO Matt Garman

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang turns up the heat on his warnings about the US-China tech race

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang name-dropped six startups playing in the AI agent space.

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