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Nvidia's $20 Billion Groq Deal: How a 'Reverse Acquihire' Buys Chip Talent Without Triggering Antitrust Review

Nvidia paid roughly $20 billion for a non-exclusive license to Groq's inference chip technology and hired its two top executives, while Groq itself stays a nominally independent company. Here's what was licensed, why the structure matters more than the price tag, and what it signals about how dominant tech companies now avoid merger review.