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Nvidia's Blackwell bucks, Huawei's chips, and AI agents: AI news roundup

By Britney Nguyen
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Nvidia reported fiscal third-quarter revenues this week that went beyond Wall Street’s expectations. Guidance for the next quarter, however, left some investors unimpressed, sending the chipmaker’s shares down slightly on Thursday. The company said its highly anticipated Blackwell artificial intelligence chips are in full production and shipping to customers.

Read about this and more in this week’s AI news roundup.

Nvidia is in for larger beats as Blackwell rolls out, analysts say

Despite Nvidia’s (NVDA) modest guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter, analysts are anticipating larger earnings beats on strong demand for its new artificial intelligence platform.

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Nvidia stock continues post-earnings fall after slight recovery

Nvidia’s (NVDA) shares made a slight recovery at the market open on Thursday, before reversing and continuing its fall during the morning.

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Nvidia beat third-quarter expectations as tech world welcomes Blackwell

Nvidia’s (NVDA) fiscal third-quarter revenues beat Wall Street’s expectations for another straight quarter at a record $35.1 billion — up 94% from a year ago.

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Investors want to see a ‘bullish’ Nvidia in its earnings, analyst says

After reporting record earnings for its fiscal second quarter on Aug. 30, Nvidia’s (NVDA) shares tumbled after investors were left unimpressed by its guidance for the fiscal third quarter.

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An AI CEO was arrested for defrauding investors — and allegedly using the money to pay for her wedding

The founder of an AI startup once featured on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list was charged Tuesday with defrauding investors.

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Microsoft has a sneak peek of Nvidia’s hot new AI chips

Another Nvidia (NVDA) customer is ready to launch the chipmaker’s highly-anticipated artificial intelligence platform for its Azure cloud computing service.

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Huawei’s advanced chips are taking a hit from U.S. sanctions

China’s answer to being banned from Nvidia’s (NVDA) artificial intelligence chips is reportedly being stalled by U.S. trade restrictions.

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Nvidia earnings dropped Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expected

Chip design leader Nvidia (NVDA) reported earnings for the fiscal third quarter on Wednesday. Here’s our coverage from earlier in the week on Wall Street’s expectations.

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Move over chatbots, AI agents are the next big thing. What are they?

A future where everyone has an artificial intelligence-powered assistant might not be too far off.

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Marc Benioff is ‘absolutely blown away’ by Google’s new Gemini AI voice assistant

Google’s (GOOGL) new artificial intelligence-powered voice assistant has at least one tech chief as a fan.

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Nvidia had problems with its hot new AI chip ahead of earnings

After facing delays for its new Blackwell artificial intelligence chips, Nvidia (NVDA) reportedly has a new problem — one that has its customers worried.

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The ‘consumer AI revolution’ will be powered by Big Tech’s most familiar products

Big Tech wants to put artificial intelligence in your pocket, your palms, and your home.

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