
NVIDIA Ships Vera CPU to Labs, Claims $200B Market
NVIDIA delivered first Vera CPUs to Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX on May 17-19 as Q1 FY2027 earnings hit $81.6B, with $20B in standalone Vera CPU orders on the books for 2026.
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NVIDIA delivered first Vera CPUs to Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX on May 17-19 as Q1 FY2027 earnings hit $81.6B, with $20B in standalone Vera CPU orders on the books for 2026.

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