Nvidia is acquiring Poolside's "Model Factory" and 109 employees for $6 billion
Nvidia is paying $6 billion for software that builds AI models from the startup Poolside, and it wants to bring on 109 employees.<br /> The article Nvidia is acquiring Poolside's "Model Factory" and 109 employees for $6 billion appeared first on The Decoder. [...]
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