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NVIDIA Acquires SchedMD, Sparks Concerns Over Chip Favoritism

4/7/2026

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NVIDIA Corporation has acquired SchedMD, prompting concerns about favoritism toward NVIDIA chips in Slurm management.
Slurm is crucial for AI training and operates on 60% of global supercomputers.
Critics worry NVIDIA may prioritize updates for its technology over competitors such as AMD.
NVIDIA says it will continue to support Slurm as an open-source tool and to advance free software for all users.

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NVIDIA Corporation has acquired SchedMD, prompting concerns about favoritism toward NVIDIA chips in Slurm management.
Slurm is crucial for AI training and operates on 60% of global supercomputers.
Critics worry NVIDIA may prioritize updates for its technology over competitors such as AMD.
NVIDIA says it will continue to support Slurm as an open-source tool and to advance free software for all users.