A Wall Street Journal investigation published Monday details how Nvidia has become the AI industry’s most powerful financier, investing tens of billions in the same startups and cloud providers that buy its GPUs.How The Flywheel WorksNvidia invested roughly $800 million in open-source AI startup Reflection, anchoring a $2 billion funding round. Most of that cash flows right back to Nvidia through GPU purchases. One large Reflection investor called the company “a business arm” of Nvidia. At a recruiting even ...

This story was originally published on Healthcare Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Healthcare Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: CVS Health has reached a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission in the agency’s sweeping case against major pharmacy benefit managers for allegedly inflating the cost of U.S. insulin. The proposed consent agreement was disclosed Monday in a joint motion from the FTC and CVS for the company’s subsidiaries, PBM Caremark and group p ...

By Daniella Parra Vinson & Elkins said it opened its first continental European office in Brussels, led by antitrust partner May Lyn Yuen strengthening the firm’s ability to handle complex cross-border competition matters, including merger control, antitrust investigations and regulatory issues. “May Lyn is highly recommended by some of our top clients and also highly endorsed by our partners who have worked with her in the past,” said Partner Hill Wellford, co-head of the Vinson & Elkins’ Antitrust group ...

来源：环球网 据悉，英伟达与 Groq 的这项授权协议于 2025 年底完成，此次合作是英伟达对 AI 领域热门企业的又一 次投资布局，也为其产品引入了一项新技术。根据协议，英伟达获得 Groq 技术的非排他性授权，同时 吸纳了 Groq 包括 CEO 乔纳森・罗斯在内的部分高管。尽管 Groq 仍以独立公司形式运营，其云业务也 保持独立运作，但该公司大部分软件工程师和硬件设计师已加入英伟达。 按照美国联邦反垄断法相关规定，企业大多数收购交易均需提交反垄断审查，而 Groq 并未将此次与英 伟达的许可协议提交审查。事实上，这类通过授权及人才收购协议规避反垄断审查的行为，在科技行业 并非个例，近年来亚马逊、微软、谷歌等科技巨头均曾与创业公司达成类似交易。 值得注意的是，美国联邦贸易委员会已关注到此类市场行为，该机构主席安德鲁・弗格森在今年 1 月就 曾表示，联邦贸易委员会正在对这类交易展开审查。（纯钧） 【环球网科技综合报道】3月21日消息，据Binance报道，英伟达公司与人工智能创业公司 Groq 达成的 200 亿美元授权协议，引发美国政界关注，两名民主党参议员已对该交易展开调查，核心质疑其涉嫌通 过不当 ...

Nexstar, which owns KTLA-TV Channel 5 in Los Angeles, this week received FCC approval to grow to 265 stations. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times) California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta is asking a judge to unravel Nexstar Media Group's $6.2-billion acquisition of rival TV station owner Tegna — the latest in a flurry of merger twists. Nexstar announced late Thursday that it had consummated the Tegna takeover — despite a lawsuit that Bonta and seven other Democratic state attorneys general had filed in federal cour ...

“You’re a coward. And a clown.” The threats and bare-knuckle tactics of MAGA’s most powerful antitrust fixer. https://t.co/LCNLt8QPbG ...

Senators In their letter, the senators wrote, “We are concerned that this takeover could stifle competition, further entrenching Nvidia’s dominance in the The senators are asking for the specific terms of the Groq deal, in addition to whether it was structured to avoid antitrust review. A Nvidia spokesperson said in a statement that the company “did not acquire Groq, which continues to be a separate and independent business.”“Nvidia purchased a non-exclusive license to Groq’s IP and hired engineering talent ...

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(Bloomberg) -- Live Nation Entertainment Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Rapino told a New York jury that his multi-million-dollar compensation is tied in part to his “solving the DOJ problem” — a reference to the threat posed by government antitrust enforcers who want to break up the company. About 90% of Rapino’s pay comes from a cash bonus and stock grant, the CEO acknowledged Thursday during testimony at an antitrust trial in federal court. Live Nation’s board bases those payouts on whether certain ...

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino told a jury that his multi-million-dollar compensation is tied in part to his “solving the DOJ problem” — a reference to the threat posed by government antitrust enforcers https://t.co/NxR9YG0QtS ...