Nvidia's latest coup: All of Taiwan on its software

Nvidia co-founder and chief executive Jensen Huang kicked off the annual Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday with several announcements showcasing how its technology is being deployed across the island nation. The sum total of the announcements is nothing less than Taiwan being a giant engine of Nvidia software. 

Nvidia is "building accelerated computing and AI infrastructure in Taiwan," the company said in a pre-briefing with media on Friday. 

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The announcements are in keeping with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's focus on the rise of "sovereign AI," where nation states build local computing resources for AI in order to have greater control over artificial intelligence and security.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's largest contract chip maker, and Nvidia's manufacturing partner for most of its chips ...