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NVIDIA’s Rise: From Graphic Cards to AI Supremacy and $3.39 Trillion Valuation

How NVIDIA rose from gaming GPUs to dominate AI and left tech giants like Microsoft and Google in the dust.

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Shiv Mehta
Oct 20, 2024
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What if the most critical piece of technology in our AI-driven future wasn't the cloud, a supercomputer, or even advanced software, but a graphics card? NVIDIA, once just a name associated with gaming GPUs, has become the backbone of artificial intelligence and it's left every other tech giant in its wake.

As of writing on 20th October 2024, NVIDIA reached an unbelievable milestone, surpassing Microsoft and Google, with a staggering valuation of $3.39 trillion. How did a company that started at a diner table outpace the biggest names in tech?

Let’s dive into NVIDIA's meteoric rise, its transformation from gaming to AI, and why it matters for the future.

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