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Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet reveals its plan for tackling Big Tech’s AI chip buildout

TechCrunch · Aug 31, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC

Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips.

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