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NVIDIA Unveils Rubin Platform & Open AI Vision at CES | Tech Field Day News Rundown: January 7, 2026
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At CES 2026, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a sweeping vision for the future of AI, led by the Rubin platform—the company’s first extreme-codesigned, six-chip AI architecture designed to dramatically reduce AI computing costs while scaling performance across data centers, enterprises, and devices. NVIDIA also introduced a broad portfolio of open models spanning healthcare, robotics, climate science, and autonomous driving, highlighted by the Alpamayo platform powering AI-defined driving in the upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA. From supercomputers to personal AI agents and physical AI systems, NVIDIA positioned itself as a full-stack AI company driving intelligence into every domain, device, and industry. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown featuring Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke.
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0:27 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown
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25:34 - NVIDIA Unveils Rubin Platform and Open AI Vision at CES 2026
33:40 - The Weeks Ahead
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