Why NVIDIA matters
NVIDIA reported revenue of $96.2 billion for the quarter ended July 26, 2026, up 106% year over year, with data center revenue of $89.0 billion, and guided to about $108 billion for the next quarter. On September 3, 2026 it agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, its second-largest deal after the December 2025 Groq asset purchase. NVIDIA committed to keep the platform open, with closing expected in the first half of 2027.
The numberAgreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion on Sept 3, 2026; Q2 FY27 revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106%
North Carolina connection
NVIDIA has an engineering office in Durham, NC.
On The Agentic 80
Listed under Frontier labs and platforms. The model makers whose agent products set the pace for everyone else.
On The All Things AI 100
Listed under Chips, compute, and AI clouds. The silicon and the data centers everything else runs on.
Quick answers
- What does NVIDIA do?
- Designs the GPUs and networking that train and run AI, plus NIM microservices, NeMo, and agent blueprints. NVIDIA reported revenue of $96.2 billion for the quarter ended July 26, 2026, up 106% year over year, with data center revenue of $89.0 billion, and guided to about $108 billion for the next quarter.
- What AI capabilities does NVIDIA offer?
- NVIDIA sells GPUs, systems, and software customers use to train and serve AI models. NVIDIA AI Enterprise bundles supported frameworks for production use. NIM microservices package models as deployable APIs. NeMo covers customization, retrieval, and safety checks. The NeMo Agent Toolkit and NIM Agent Blueprints help teams assemble and test agents. CUDA, TensorRT, and Triton Inference Server speed training and inference on NVIDIA hardware.
- Why is NVIDIA on The Agentic 80?
- NVIDIA is listed under Frontier labs and platforms. The model makers whose agent products set the pace for everyone else. Agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion on Sept 3, 2026; Q2 FY27 revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106%.
- Why is NVIDIA on The All Things AI 100?
- NVIDIA is listed under Chips, compute, and AI clouds. The silicon and the data centers everything else runs on. Agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion on Sept 3, 2026; Q2 FY27 revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106%.
- Where is NVIDIA based, and who owns it?
- NVIDIA is based in Santa Clara, CA, was founded in 1993 and is public (NASDAQ: NVDA).