Nvidia has agreed to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, which is planning an initial public offering as soon as this year.

If money were not a factor, a Google software engineer says custom chips, like those from Broadcom , would always be his default selection to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence models. "I am a hundred percent using a custom chip of some sort if resources are not a constraint and I need to move fast and get as much training as possible,

The Trump administration gave the green light to Nvidia to sell the chips late last year for a 25% cut of revenues. America's AI chip leader Nvidia is getting closer to being able to sell more chips in China.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has privately played down the likelihood the original deal will be finalized, although the two companies will continue to have a close collaboration.

ASML is the only company in the world that makes extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, which are crucial for manufacturing advanced AI chips

See how much Nvidia paid in 2025, with some software engineers earning over $400,000. Salary data shows pay ranges across nearly 2,000 roles.

The rivals made billions of dollars in the business over the past year, showing other companies that Nvidia isn’t the only game in town.

These three chipmakers will profit from the AI boom.