TLDRocket
12 October 2026
The day’s biggest thread runs through the AI infrastructure layer: who owns the models, and who sells the compute. Nvidia is reportedly weighing an acquisition of open-weight model shop Reflection AI—or at least a bigger stake—via a deal that could land within weeks, according to the Financial Times. The motivation is simple: Nvidia has been selling the training and inference engine, and now it wants a stronger grip on the model supply chain too. That same compute gravity showed up in the CPU world, where Sequoia-backed Nuvacore is said to be seeking a roughly $2.5B valuation despite having no product yet, with a first WarpCore benchmark expected to decide whether a CPU-first bet can meet AI data-centre demand.
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