foundation models
Coverage of foundation models in the Nexus archive.
- China’s tech firms turn the global AI boom into opportunity amid fierce rivalry at home
Chinese tech companies are expanding globally through cloud-based software and foundation models amid a global AI spending surge and domestic competition. Customs data from the first half of 2026 shows a 96% year-on-year increase in integrated-circuit exports to US$177.3 billion.
- STAT+: Bristol Myers Squibb becomes latest company to claim it’s building pharma’s largest NVIDIA AI supercomputer
Bristol Myers Squibb is assembling the largest NVIDIA AI supercomputer in the life sciences industry, following a trend among pharma companies. The company expanded its computing power to develop foundation models for drug candidate interactions in areas like oncology and neurodegeneration.
- The 12-month window
AI startups are currently thriving in categories not yet occupied by foundation models, but this window is expected to close as these models expand into those areas. The situation is acknowledged with humor, suggesting inevitability.