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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Meets European Leaders at GTC Berlin
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met European leaders at GTC Berlin and announced new AI rack products to speed up data center deployment.
Key points
- Kazakhstan declared 2026 the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence to develop its digital economy.
- Nvidia and TCV invested in an extension of a Series B funding round for AI video startup Higgsfield.
- The planned Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz has 300 megawatts of power capacity with plans to expand to 1 gigawatt.
Why it matters. Kazakhstan's push for multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure and data center expansion could position the country as a primary computing hub serving Europe.
Jensen Huang visited European leaders including Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz during a tour ending at the GTC in Berlin on October 21, 2026. He introduced a shipping container product housing seven Vera Rubin AI racks to accelerate data center deployment. Huang told CNBC that capital scarcity exists despite high demand, while Goldman Sachs estimates AI capital spending could reach $7.6 trillion by 2031.
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