Nvidia unveils flagship AI chip, the B200, aiming to extend dominance

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Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang on Monday kicked off his company’s annual developer conference with a slew of announcements designed to keep the chip maker in a dominant position in the artificial-intelligence industry. On a hockey arena stage in the heart of Silicon Valley, Huang introduced Nvidia’s latest chip, which is 30 times speedier at some tasks than its predecessor. He also detailed a new set of software tools to help developers sell AI models more easily to companies that use technology from Nvidia, whose customers include most of the world’s biggest technology firms. Advertisement Nvidia’s chip and software announcements...