Nintendo Switch 2 Hands-On: Bigger Screen, Faster Chip Live Up to the Hype
Despite the hype and a $150 increase over the launch price for the original, the second-generation system manages to impress with faster performance, improved graphics, more comfortable ergonomics and enough tweaks throughout to make this feel like a distinctly new machine.
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Noted AI researcher and adjunct professor of AI at Stanford University, Andrew Ng, published a revolutionary research paper in 2009 that detailed the potential application of GPUs in machine learning, an earlier branch of AI. Word spread quickly, and these chips became the gold standard for processing these early, yet cutting-edge, algorithms, controlling 95% of the GPU market for machine learning. This early dominance of the market positioned Nvidia for the AI advancements to come. When generative AI made a splash back in early 2023, it was only natural that data scientists and researchers would turn to GPUs to facilitate the latest advancements in AI. The magnitude of the processing involved means that most generative AI takes place in data centers and the cloud, and Nvidia dominates the space, controlling an estimated 92% of the data center GPU market, according to IoT Analytics. The demand for data centers is experiencing explosive growth, and that trend is expected to continue over the coming decade. Data center spending is expected to balloon from $392 billion in 2025 to nearly $1.7 trillion by 2035, according to Cube Research. Given the ongoing data center buildout and Nvidia's dominant position as the de facto standard for AI processing, the company is well positioned for an AI-centric future. In recent months, all eyes have been on Nvidia's decelerating growth rate. However, it was unreasonable to expect the company to continue its triple-digit year-over-year run indefinitely, and Nvidia's current growth still runs circles around the competition. During its fiscal 2026 first quarter (ended April 27), the company generated record revenue of $44.1 billion, which soared 69% year over year. 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