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Glossary

Plain-English explainers on the people, products, laws, and concepts that come up in our coverage. Updated as new terms become unavoidable.

Blackwell #

Blackwell is the GPU architecture behind Nvidia's B200, GB200, and Blackwell 300 chips that now drive most of its data-center revenue. Here is what is in it and why it matters.

Hardware & Devices · By Maya Iverson

CLARITY Act #

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would split crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC and define when a token is a security. Here is what it actually does.

Policy & Regulation · By Nadia Rao

Frontier Model #

"Frontier model" is the term governments and labs use for the largest, most capable AI models. Here is the working definition and why the line keeps moving.

AI & ML · By Maya Iverson

Hyperscaler #

A hyperscaler is one of the handful of cloud providers operating at a scale that reshapes markets just by their purchasing decisions. Here is who they are and why their capex matters.

Big Tech · By Sam Whitaker