At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dropped some epic news: their next-gen AI chips, codenamed Vera Rubin, are now in full production! 🤖⚡ These bad boys promise up to 5x the AI horsepower of the last generation, meaning faster chatbots and slicker AI apps across the board.
The Vera Rubin platform combines six custom Nvidia chips into a flagship server packed with 72 graphics units and 36 cutting-edge CPUs. Even cooler? You can link them into "pods" stacking over 1,000 Rubin chips—ideal for AI startups from Bangalore to Jakarta tackling massive data loads.
One neat trick: Rubin chips use a proprietary data format that boosts token-generation efficiency by 10x. (Tokens are the building blocks of AI language systems—think of them as smart "words" that power chatbots.) Huang says they achieved this leap with just 1.6× more transistors, thanks to some clever engineering magic.
But Nvidia isn’t just flexing on performance. They also rolled out "context memory storage," a new layer of tech that helps chatbots keep long convos snappy and coherent. No more AI that forgets your last message mid-chat!
On the networking front, Nvidia unveiled next-gen switches using co-packaged optics—a fancy way to link thousands of machines with lightning-fast connections. This tech goes head-to-head with offerings from Broadcom and Cisco Systems.
Early adopters will include cloud outfits like CoreWeave, with heavyweights such as Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, and Alphabet expected to jump on board later this year. That means more compute power at your fingertips, whether you’re building the next big AI startup in Manila or innovating at a Jakarta e-commerce firm.
Huang also showcased Alpamayo, Nvidia’s open-source software for self-driving cars. It helps vehicles decide their route and leaves a clear data trail for engineers to audit. Source code and training data are public, so you can see exactly how the system works—key for building trust in autonomous tech 🚗💡.
Last but not least, Nvidia’s recent acquisition of talent and tech from startup Groq gives them fresh firepower to expand their chip lineup. While Google’s custom AI chips are hot on Nvidia’s heels, Huang is confident this deal won’t shake their core biz but will spark new innovations.
All in all, 2026 is shaping up to be the year AI gets even faster, more affordable, and more accessible across South and Southeast Asia. Whether you’re a developer in Chennai or a digital creator in Ho Chi Minh City, get ready to tap into some serious AI muscle! 💪🌏
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Nvidia CEO Huang says next generation of chips in full production
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