Nvidia’s (NVDA) licensing deal with chip startup Groq (GROQ.PVT) shows how the tech giant is leveraging its massive cash pile to sustain its preeminence in the AI market. Nvidia this week said it struck a non-exclusive deal with Groq to license its technology and hired the startup’s founder and CEO Jonathan Ross, its president, and other employees. CNBC reported the agreement to be worth $20 billion, marking Nvidia’s largest-ever deal. (The company declined a request for comment on the figure.) Bernstei ...

Good morning and welcome to opening bid. I'm Yao Finance executive editor Brian Sazi. I hope Santa brought you all the presents you wanted for Christmas.And luckily for you, I'm here in Santa's place with a few more important presents to hand out. Context on a stock market ripping to new highs into year end. But first, here's what's on my mind right now.Nvidia has made its largest acquisition ever, buying assets from 9-year-old AI chip startup Grock, for roughly uh $20 billion. Grock was just valued at $6.9 ...