What’s New Today: NVIDIA’s AI chip sales jumped 56% to $46.7 billion, boosting its valuation to $4 trillion.
Fast-Track Insights: Female-led EnsiliTech secured £4.5 million to expand its vaccine tech that eliminates cold-chain storage.
Here’s a quick rundown of the biggest tech headlines making waves today. Let's dive into the top stories, from NVIDIA’s record AI chip sales to EnsiliTech’s breakthrough in vaccine stabilization.
NVIDIA reported a stellar quarter, with AI-chip and data-center revenue rising 56% to $46.7 billion, surpassing projections and helping it reach a $4 trillion valuation. The company forecasted $54 billion for the next quarter and anticipates a significant build-out of AI infrastructure ahead. Yet investor caution persists, as growth is slowing and comparisons to a tech bubble swirl amid uncertain future momentum.
EnsiliTech, a female-led biotech company founded in Bristol, has raised £4.5 million in seed funding to expand its silica-based “ensilication” platform, which stabilizes vaccines and biologics at temperatures of up to 50 °C without the need for refrigeration. The funding will support the scale-up of manufacturing, hiring new personnel, and validation for pharmaceutical integration. The innovation aims to reduce cold-chain dependency, minimize waste, and facilitate global deployment.
Recent college graduates who are "AI-native" - meaning highly familiar with AI - are commanding six- and even seven-figure salaries right out of school. Databricks has tripled its early-career hiring and reports some under-25 hires making up to US $1 million. Scale AI offers a base pay of around $200,000, while Roblox pays machine-learning engineers with minimal experience over $200,000 annually.
In 2025, AI is automating routine roles such as data entry clerks, telemarketers, cashiers, and drivers—replacing these tasks swiftly. At the same time, demand is rising for AI-centric careers: AI Engineers, Data Scientists, Cybersecurity Analysts, and AI Ethics Specialists are in high demand to design, interpret, protect, and oversee AI systems.
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw a spike in institutional demand, with $219 million flowing into Bitcoin ETFs and $444 million into Ethereum. Bullish technical signals now point toward a breakout, potentially pushing Bitcoin past $116,850 and beyond $120,900. Institutions appear to be positioning for long-term upside, fueling speculation of a future move all the way to $1 million.