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Nvidia’s Power Play: From Robotaxis to Palantir Partnerships


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Alex and Morgan open today’s Tech Article Report with a quick market and weather check—the Dow Jones and S&P 500 saw modest daily gains, while Bitcoin slipped slightly amid broader market cooling. Across the U.S., unsettled fall weather continues, with heavy rain in the Pacific Northwest and early snow flurries in parts of the Rockies. From there, the hosts shift into the week’s big story: Nvidia’s widening influence across the global AI landscape.

Nvidia and Uber Team Up for 100,000 Robotaxis

The first headline takes us to the road—literally. Uber has announced a sweeping plan to deploy 100,000 autonomous Level 4 robotaxis by 2027, powered by Nvidia’s DRIVE AGX Hyperion 10 platform. The collaboration signals Uber’s most ambitious bet yet on AI-driven mobility, with a parallel effort underway with Chinese startup Momenta to launch similar tests in Germany in 2026. Morgan remarks that this could finally make “waiting for your Uber driver” a thing of the past—unless, of course, your car’s still downloading an update. Alex adds that Nvidia is quietly becoming the connective tissue for nearly every next-gen transportation innovation.

Palantir and Nvidia Join Forces in Enterprise AI

Next, the duo discusses the newly announced Palantir–Nvidia partnership, which integrates Nvidia’s AI chips and software stack directly into Palantir’s platforms to supercharge analytics for logistics, defense, and enterprise planning. Both companies’ CEOs hailed the collaboration as a leap forward in AI-assisted decision-making, especially for complex, data-heavy operations. Alex calls it “AI infrastructure meets operational intelligence,” while Morgan jokes that this partnership might give corporate strategy teams their first actual crystal ball.

Jensen Huang’s Balancing Act

The final segment examines Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s caution about isolating China from the global AI supply chain. While the company confirmed new U.S. Department of Energy partnerships and the domestic production of its Blackwell GPUs in Arizona, Huang emphasized that cutting off China entirely could destabilize innovation and global collaboration. Alex and Morgan note that Nvidia’s tightrope walk between U.S. policy and international business reflects just how geopolitically intertwined the AI race has become.

Recap and Close

From Uber’s driverless dreams to Palantir’s AI integration and Nvidia’s global balancing act, today’s stories capture the company’s commanding position at the crossroads of innovation, infrastructure, and international diplomacy.

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Connecting the DotsBy Matt Williams