CEO Jensen Huang keynote Blackwell Vera Rubin

At Nvidia’s annual developer conference on Monday, CEO Jensen Huang took the stage to a packed house and said he expects purchase orders between Blackwell and Vera Rubin to reach $1 trillion through 2027. Last year, the company had projections for a $500 billion revenue opportunity between the two chip technologies. Following Nvidia’s earnings report…

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Who pays for AI’s electricity? Data centers spark debate over rising power costs

Advocacy groups and community members protest laws surrounding data centers while outside the Texas Capitol in Austin Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Austin American-statesman/hearst Newspapers | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images The companies racing to build the massive infrastructure needed for the artificial intelligence boom are facing growing backlash over electricity costs, as households and policymakers question…

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