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Today is Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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Nvidia's 2027 Robotaxi Service 🚖
Nvidia $NVDA ( ▲ 1.0% ) is planning to test a robotaxi service as soon as 2027, pushing the limits of its artificial intelligence capabilities into the growing self-driving car field.
Details: On Monday at the CES Conference, Nvidia announced that its global DRIVE Hyperion ecosystem has expanded to include more suppliers.
Quote: “We imagine that someday, a billion cars on the road will all be autonomous. Every single car will have autonomous vehicle capability, every single car will be AI-powered.” - CEO Jensen Huang.
Bigger Picture: Nvidia won’t be building its own fleet primarily. Instead, the plan is to provide the core AI computing platforms that power autonomous vehicle development for partners such as Mercedes-Benz.
Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Nvidia’s 2027 robotaxi plans are a modest positive for long‑term investors, but the impact is strategic option value rather than near‑term earnings upside.
It reinforces Nvidia’s positioning as a platform for autonomy instead of just an AI training hardware vendor.
However, robotaxis are highly uncertain. Technical, regulatory, safety, and public acceptance risks could delay or cap deployments.
Final Thoughts: Investors weren’t too impressed by the news on Monday, as the stock ticked down 0.069% in after-hours trading.
Notables
Notable Earnings Today: AAR (NYSE: AIR), AngioDynamics (Nasdaq: ANGO), Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG).
Notable IPOs Today: Black Spade Acquisition III Co (Nasdaq: BIII).
Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.
Notable Economic Events Today: S&P Global Services PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), S&P Global Composite PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (4:30 p.m. ET).
Zeta Global's OpenAI Deal
Shares of the AI marketing cloud platform Zeta Global $ZETA ( ▼ 2.69% ) jumped 10.56% in after-hours trading on Monday after announcing a new partnership with ChatGPT developer OpenAI.
Details: OpenAI will power the conversational capabilities and agentic applications behind Zeta’s Athena platform, which is used for enterprise marketing. Announced at the CES Conference on Monday, OpenAI’s models will support Athena’s next phase of development.
Quote: “We’ve formed many partnerships throughout Zeta’s history, but none will be more instrumental than the one we are embarking on with OpenAI.” - CEO David A. Steinberg.
Final Thoughts: The OpenAI partnership is a big deal for Zeta. The stock is up 14% in the past year.
Microchip Boosts Sales Numbers
Semiconductor company Microchip Technology $MCHP ( ▼ 1.24% ) jumped 3.19% in after-hours trading on Monday after raising its financial outlook.
Financials: The company now expects net sales for the most recent quarter to be about $1.185 billion, well above the previous estimate of $1.149 billion.
Final Thoughts: It’s more good news for investors. The stock is up 15% in the past year.
Trends to Watch
Gassed Up: Vistra Buying US Gas-Power Fleet for $4 Billion to Deepen AI Bet (Bloomberg)
Highest Jump in Weeks: XRP's 9% surge leads crypto as bitcoin climbs to 6-week high near $95,000 (CoinDesk)
This Might Take A While: Crypto market structure bill could be delayed to 2027, with implementation in 2029, TD Cowen says (The Block)
Predicting Controversy: $30,000 Maduro bet sparks debate over insider trading in prediction markets (Axios)
The AI Wars: Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT (CNBC)
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