Chapter 1
The Denny's bet
Chapter 2
The accidental AI revolution
Chapter 3
The trillion-dollar engine
Chapter 4
The geopolitics of silicon
Ch 3 · The trillion-dollar engine
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nic Because mutual funds and retirement accounts track the S&P 500, Nvidia's daily stock fluctuations swing billions of dollars globally.
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Why do Nvidia's daily stock market movements affect everyday people who do not own individual tech stocks?
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Approximately what percentage of the S&P 500 stock index does Nvidia's valuation represent, giving it massive market influence?
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How long did it take for Nvidia to grow from a $1 trillion valuation to a $5 trillion valuation?
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On what date did Nvidia make financial history by first surpassing a $5 trillion market capitalization?
Fun Fact
Grace Hopper's legacy: The H100 chip honoring Grace Hopper has 80 billion transistors, compared to the few thousand in the computers she worked on.
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Approximately how much did a single Nvidia H100 chip cost at the height of the AI hardware shortage?
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Nvidia's highly sought-after H100 GPU architecture is named after which pioneering American computer scientist and Navy rear admiral?
Glossary
gpu (noun)
A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate graphics rendering and perform rapid mathematical calculations. Nvidia sold thirty-six billion dollars of these data-center processors in 2023.
A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate graphics rendering and perform rapid mathematical calculations. Nvidia sold thirty-six billion dollars of these data-center processors in 2023.
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What concept, promoted by Nvidia, argues that nations must build and control their own domestic AI infrastructure?
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Which country announced plans to deploy up to 260,000 Nvidia GPUs to build its national AI infrastructure?