Nvidia Launches AI Chip That’s Basically Six Blackwells in a Midlife Crisis
KEY POINTS
- •On January 5, 2026 at CES in Las Vegas, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduced the Vera Rubin chip architecture.
- •Rubin, named after astronomer Vera Rubin, claims over triple the speed and five times faster AI inference than the Blackwell chip.
- •Major partners like Amazon Web Services, OpenAI, and Mercedes-Benz plan to deploy Rubin-powered systems throughout 2026.
At CES 2026 in the neon wasteland of Las Vegas, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Vera Rubin architecture, named after the astronomer who awkwardly discovered dark matter because not even cosmic mysteries can escape tech branding. Launched way ahead of its late-2026 target, Rubin crams six chips into one AI supercomputer, promising triple Blackwell chip speeds and five times faster inference, making AI infrastructure demands look like a toddler’s tantrum. Partners like Amazon Web Services, OpenAI, and Anthropic are already lined up like kids for a new toy. Meanwhile, Huang claims $3–4 trillion might flood AI hardware in five years—because when the machines rise, they’ll need an outrageously expensive playground. Bonus points: Huang’s hubris also unveiled Alpamayo AI for Mercedes autonomous cars hitting roads Q1 2026, where 'sorry' allegedly won’t cut if your 4,000-pound robot rolls into a traffic jam. Meanwhile, Boston Dynamics signed a deal to make Atlas the friendly robot that replaces your least favorite coworker, empowered by Google’s Gemini AI. Welcome to the shiny spectacle of 2026 tech boasting more buzzwords than a hipster conference.
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Nvidia’s Vera Rubin chip smashes speed records like a caffeinated octopus building six AI brains in one; meanwhile your laptop still freezes opening email attachments.
CES 2026: Because what’s the point of AI supercomputers that triple speed if your toaster still can't connect to Wi-Fi?
They say Nvidia’s chip is six processors in one. Meanwhile my smartphone feels lucky to run a single app without crashing.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/6/2026 | Author: Katherine Li
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