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NVIDIA CEO Tops Glassdoor’s 2026 List of Best CEOs

Glassdoor named Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as the top executive in its 2026 workplace rankings, reporting a 99 percent employee approval rating. The ranking was compiled from anonymous staff feedback submitted across United States companies between May 2025 and May 2026.

NVIDIA AI Factory Compute Is Becoming an Investable Asset Class

NVIDIA announced partnerships with institutional investment firms to facilitate third-party capital funding for AI data center deployments. The company outlined sustained commercial utilization and cloud rental price trends across its enterprise accelerator hardware, covering multiple product generations.

“reported B200 cloud rates spanning approximately $5.30 to $7.05 per GPU-hour.” — NVIDIA

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Why Scaling AI Compute Performance Requires a New Power Architecture

NVIDIA is introducing power infrastructure architectures centered on direct current 800 VDC distribution to improve energy efficiency in high-density data centers. Developed alongside industry partners through the Open Compute Project, the roadmap features hybrid-compatible power racks scheduled for late 2026 and multi-megawatt row power centers targeted for 2027.

Apple Arcade levels up with Block Blast!+ and Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+

Apple has expanded its Apple Arcade subscription catalog with two additional puzzle games. The new releases consist of Block Blast+ and Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+.

NVIDIA and Local AI Community Fuel Open Source Models and Intelligent Agents

NVIDIA detailed local AI agent software integration and performance across its hardware platforms. In benchmark testing on an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K testbed, a single GeForce RTX 5090 achieved 131 tokens per second running the 27-billion-parameter Qwen3.8 model with multi-token prediction. Support for local execution of these models spans DGX systems and RTX-series graphics cards.

“Optimized with multi-token prediction, Qwen3.8-27B reaches 131 tokens per second on a single GeForce RTX 5090 with MTP” — NVIDIA

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NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and NeMo Switchyard Deliver Faster, Smarter, More Efficient Agentic AI

NVIDIA has introduced Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a 30-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts model intended for specialized multi-agent workflows. The company also announced NeMo Switchyard, an open-source routing library designed to direct queries across various AI models. The model is deployable across local client hardware, workstations, data centers, and cloud infrastructure.

“The model delivers up to 4x faster output speed, leading to 30% faster agentic task completion compared with other models in its class.” — NVIDIA

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Intel Announces Upsize and Pricing of $20 Billion Common Stock Offering

Intel established the terms for a major public offering of its common stock, setting the price at $95 per share for over 210 million shares. The transaction also includes a 30-day option allowing underwriters to acquire up to roughly 31.6 million additional shares.

“Intel priced the underwritten public offering of 210,526,315 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $95 per share.” — Intel

Intel Gamer Days 2026 Kicking Off with AAA Gaming Bundle & Partnerships

Intel has launched its 2026 Gamer Days promotional campaign. The event features partner collaborations, retail promotions, and gaming software bundles scheduled to run from August 10 through September 13.

“Intel retail bundle running August 10th through September 13th.” — Intel

Apple, MLB announce September “Friday Night Baseball” schedule

Apple and Major League Baseball have released the September broadcast lineup for Friday Night Baseball. The weekly streaming schedule covers regular season games throughout the month.

Intel Announces Proposed $15 Billion Common Stock Offering

Intel has announced plans for an underwritten public offering of common stock totaling $15 billion. The company stated that the capital initiative comes amid sustained demand for artificial intelligence compute, advanced packaging technologies, and foundry services.

“Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) today announced a $15 billion underwritten public offering of common stock.” — Intel