SoftBank enters the rent-a-GPU race as America looks for support for AI training

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **SoftBank enters the rent-a-GPU race as America looks for support for AI training** (the_register) - [Read more](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/02/softbank-enters-the-rent-a-gpu-race-as-america-looks-for-support-for-ai-training/5265998) - **Build with DeepSeek V4 Using NVIDIA Blackwell and GPU-Accelerated Endpoints** (nvidia_dev) - [Read more](https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/build-with-deepseek-v4-using-nvidia-blackwell-and-gpu-accelerated-endpoints/) - **Nvidia announces new AI chip for personal computers - BBC** (google_gpu) - [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWkFVX3lxTFBGOUR1ZWt4cjBrc2hua05UUThBNFkzRVFyYUZ5NU9uRzFjQjlJWmZBX2ZESk43eUNzSURoN041QUhSWGM4ZXBLRVhKVmV6UXlWcUkyTE9UVUVzdw?oc=5) - **Together AI taps Rumble for Nvidia Blackwell GPU capacity - Data Center Dynamics** (google_nvidia) - [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxOdlB3S0xOTURaTUxJbkJ0U2ZmcGdfdndsMHlhQVJ4V3pUUW5fMlBkT1ZFdWZRVzBWcmg1TWtBVzRZUlVlMXVxc3JqdTRXNG5NdS1fR3ZRLXhuWUxrOWtIMU50Tm51VDVRSjRUaGVwTzh3VHQtRkI1dXprME4tTEhON0JrVHp5QWU4a19abHA1dGkycm5UQ1o5eGhCQW8yR0lNdWtv?oc=5) - **US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China - Reuters** (google_gpu) - [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxPbURTRGdXd0FJdXdDeHdxbHFpdWdiSUZ4eG0tZ1E1UmVOSHpZbnpiNEhweC1HclNuZkt1bmd2RVowVnRvZnliTjktcGNkb3JENmRXTVJqN3lXTWNnWE5zWjV4R0dqU050Z2p2ZnJxb1N1ZTlhci0tUndRbFNPdVctOVFNM2pWcUtNZExrSFV6cjhhV2VLSGtQWTRLbTNxZjdtNFJjVTQzS0YtOXNFQWllVUJrS2dGSkxpTG4w?oc=5) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*