Sovereign AI sounds independent until you notice everything still runs on NVIDIA

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Governments around the world are pushing sovereign AI initiatives to reduce dependence on foreign cloud providers and protect national data. There is just one awkward problem though. Nearly all of this supposedly independent AI infrastructure still runs on NVIDIA hardware and software. As countries build AI factories across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the global AI race increasingly looks less diversified and more dependent on a single American company.

Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark and local AI ambitions

Surface Laptop Ultra

Microsoft has officially unveiled Surface Laptop Ultra, a high-end AI-focused Windows laptop powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark. With up to 128GB unified memory, CUDA support, and the ability to run massive local AI models, Microsoft is clearly betting big on the future of on-device artificial intelligence.