Recent advancements in AI chips have been exemplified by Cloudera's partnership with NVIDIA, which introduces native GPU acceleration for Apache Spark 4.1 within Cloudera Data Engineering. This integration, facilitated by the NVIDIA CUDA-X library cuDF, promises up to fourfold faster processing on NVIDIA GPUs compared to traditional CPUs, without necessitating code alterations. The collaboration aims to accelerate data preparation workflows, thereby reducing cloud compute costs across hybrid environments while maintaining enterprise-level security and governance. This development signifies an important step in optimizing the infrastructure costs and efficiency of AI data processing.

• NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) last closed at $216.85 down 0.3%.

Elsewhere in the market, Shanghai Biren Technology (SEHK:6082) was a standout up 6.9% and ending trading at HK$37.74. Meanwhile, GlobalWafers (TPEX:6488) lagged, down 6.2% to end the day at NT$931.00.

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• Micron Technology (NasdaqGS:MU) closed at $974.33 up 4%. On Thursday, the company unveiled Micron Research Labs, a $10 billion U.S.-based research institution focused on advancing critical memory and computing technologies.
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• "Cloudera Teams With NVIDIA to Lower Cloud Compute Spend and Accelerate Apache Spark Pipelines" from Cloudera, Inc. on GlobeNewswire (published 20 August 2026)

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