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On August 5, 2026, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that SpaceX will build its AI infrastructure exclusively on Nvidia,...
On August 5, 2026, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that SpaceX will build its AI infrastructure exclusively on Nvidia, calling the Vera Rubin architecture "the best AI computer." This is a major design win for Nvidia's next-generation Rubin platform, extending its reach beyond cloud datacenters into aerospace.
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On August 5, 2026, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that SpaceX will build its AI infrastructure exclusively on Nvidia, calling the Vera Rubin architecture "the best AI computer." This is a major design win for Nvidia's next-generation Rubin platform, extending its reach beyond cloud datacenters into aerospace. Tom's Hardware reported that the optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 will be launched into space next year, signaling early, credible adoption of the Rubin NVL72 system. CNBC covered the market reaction, noting Nvidia shares climbed nearly 4% and that the endorsement reinforces Nvidia's leadership in AI infrastructure even as hyperscalers invest in custom chips. MarketWatch also highlighted the stock's positive response to the high-profile endorsement.
This win strengthens Nvidia's roadmap visibility and could accelerate Rubin-related orders, benefiting TSMC as the manufacturer. It also applies competitive pressure on AMD and other accelerator vendors.
What the sources said
- "Elon Musk says SpaceX will exclusively use Nvidia GPUs 'because they are the best' — says optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 will be launched into space next year" (Tom's Hardware)
- "SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company will build its artificial intelligence infrastructure 'exclusively on Nvidia' because it believes the Vera Rubin architecture is 'the best AI computer.'" (CNBC)
- "Nvidia's stock is basking in the glow of a high-profile endorsement" (MarketWatch)
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“Query: large language model inference gpu datacenter Authors: Mohammad Siavashi, Mariano Scazzariello, Gerald Q. Maguire, Dejan Kostic, Marco Chiesa Citations: 0 Large Language Model (LLM) inference is rapidly becoming a core datacenter service, yet current serving...”
“Query: large language model inference gpu datacenter Authors: VG Jithin, PS Ditto Citations: 0 The proliferation of GPU-accelerated workloads, particularly in artificial intelligence and large language model (LLM) inference, has created unprecedented demand for efficient GPU...”
“Query: large language model inference gpu datacenter Authors: Sicheng Zhou, Rohan Basu Roy Citations: 1 Large language model (LLM) inference consumes substantial datacenter energy and produces both carbon emissions and criteria pollutants (PM2.5, SO2, NOx). These...”
“Query: large language model inference gpu datacenter Authors: Sicheng Zhou, Rohan Basu Roy Citations: 1 Large language model (LLM) inference consumes substantial datacenter energy and produces both carbon emissions and criteria pollutants (PM2.5, SO2, NOx). These...”
“Query: large language model inference gpu datacenter Authors: Sicheng Zhou, Rohan Basu Roy Citations: 0 Large language model (LLM) inference consumes substantial datacenter energy and produces both carbon emissions and criteria pollutants (PM2.5, SO2, NOx). These...”
“Query: large language model inference gpu datacenter Authors: Giacomo Brunetta, V. Sastry, Xingfu Wu, Valerie Taylor, Michael E. Papka Citations: 0 Serving large language models (LLMs) is highly resource-intensive and requires specialized hardware acceleration. While GPUs...”
“Nvidia is reportedly seeking a Chinese base-station maker to combine its AI computing platform with wireless network equipment for 6G systems aimed at overseas markets, according to people in the communications supply chain. The report said...”
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“Polymarket top market 'Will NVIDIA be the largest company in the world by market cap on August 31?': YES=85.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'China arranges for permanent Iran peace deal in exchange for Nvidia chips': YES=1.01%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will NVIDIA (NVDA) close higher on August 31?': YES=62.98%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Tesla overtake NVIDIA in market cap before 2030?': YES=15.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia (NVDA) close at or above $250 by September 30, 2026?': YES=33.28%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia close the day in Green today? (March 16)': YES=54.88%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Nvidia H100 compute prices above 3.50 on 11/6 at 12:00pm EST?': YES=3.48%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will NVIDIA announce that "Vera Rubin" GPUs have begun shipping to customers by the end of Q2 2026?': YES=7.04%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia be the most valuable public company in the world at the end of 2028?': YES=53.42%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia resume selling its top GPUs to China by April 1, 2027?': YES=11.08%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Nvidia shares to hit new all-time-high in 2026?': YES=96.96%”
“Manifold consensus on '3. China’s AI chip sector make significant strides, planting seeds for eventual decline on Nvidia [See full title!]': YES=74.92%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Jensen Huang cease to be CEO of Nvidia before the end of 2026?': YES=9.84%”
“Manifold consensus on '[ACX 2026] Will Nvidia's stock price close below $100 on any day in 2026?': YES=7.04%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia have the highest market cap at the end of 2026?': YES=55.82%”
“Manifold consensus on 'NVIDIA allowed to sell B30A to China by 2027?': YES=19.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will NVIDIA release an RTX 5080 Ti?': YES=8.47%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will any China-domestic AI chip reach ≥80% of NVIDIA H100 perf on a public benchmark before 2026-12-31?': YES=18.07%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia NVDA stock drop more than 50% from its peak at any point by the end of 2026?': YES=8.90%”
“Manifold consensus on 'A plane carrying NVIDIA AI chips for delivery is shot down or crashes under suspicious circumstances by mid 2027': YES=8.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will a serious competitor to NVIDIA in the AI chip space emerge before EOY 2027?': YES=72.90%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will the purchase of 3k NVIDIA H100 chips through Saudi's KAUST lead to a functional form of generative AI by June 2024?': YES=14.86%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC exceed Nvidia in market capitalization at any point before 2032?': YES=36.95%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia announce an intention to acquire a controlling stake in TSMC by the end of 2024?': YES=5.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will NVDA own >1% of OpenAI's Public Benefit Corp at EOY 2026?': YES=76.10%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will China develop domestic GPU with comparable performance to NVIDIA H100 by 2026?': YES=24.55%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia still retain over 50% market share of PC gamer GPU usage by 2030': YES=61.92%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Nvidia launch an RTX 5090 Ti, Titan, or equivalent flagship GPU before 2028?': YES=46.00%”
“<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1vgiyox/chips_and_cheese_nvidias_vera_whitepaper_has_a/"> <img alt="Chips and Cheese: "NVIDIA's Vera Whitepaper Has a Thread Loose"" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/8h4i-re9OENaS3VmHdch_ckYDYbd7EDRgY1TpNUPw58.jpeg?w”
- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-spacex-will-exclusively-use-nvidia-gpus-because-they-are-the-best-says-optimized-vera-rubin-nvl72-will-be-launched-into-space-next-year
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/frore-claims-its-liquidjet-can-drop-nvidia-rubin-gpu-temperatures-by-10-c-can-also-boost-performance-by-15-percent-as-hyperscalers-eye-using-delidded-gpus-in-production-environments
“NVIDIA’s Vera Whitepaper Has a Thread Loose Hello you fine Internet folks, NVIDIA has published a 45-page whitepaper explaining Vera, its first server CPU built around the company’s own Olympus core. On paper, Vera is a...”
- https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-and-partners-build-in-america-for-america/
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- https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nvidias-stock-is-basking-in-the-glow-of-a-high-profile-endorsement-b7c48e7b?mod=mw_rss_topstories
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