Nvidia news
On September 12, 2026, NVIDIA announced a $7 billion contract with the United Kingdom's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to construct the "Isambard--AI 2" supercomputer. The system will integrate 40,000 "Vera Rubin" GPUs to support national research initiatives in climate modeling and drug discovery. This partnership reinforces NVIDIA's "Sovereign AI" initiative, focusing on localized high--performance computing infrastructure.