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▶ 0:28 · Memory & Storage · Memory chip shortage drives Nvidia server price hikes
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The Information

Why Nvidia Is Raising Prices

2026-08-24 · 4 company · 10 thematic
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phoebe leu

Covers Nvidia for The Information; broke stories on Nvidia's server price hikes, potential Perplexity investment, and model strategy.

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Nvidia's open-source model strategy aims to expand total addressable compute market
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Nvidia vertically integrates into models to secure long-term GPU demand
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Nvidia's vertical integration deepens with hardware-software co-design via Perplexity partnership
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