AI reearchers and data scientists. Nvidia also announced Project DIGITS — a desktop AI supercomputer with the company’s latest Blackwell AI chip starting at $3,000 — to enable AI researchers and data scientists to work on AI models without tapping “Nvidia’s cutting-edge AI chips housed in data centers,” the Journal reported.

Nvidia traded slightly higher after Jensen Huang's CES keynote. Traders are eyeing key economic data later in the week.

Nvidia stock closed at a new record Monday as global chip stocks picked up momentum and investors prepared to hear from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The chip giant's stock added 3.4% to $149.43, its first record close since November.

Nvidia sells graphics processing units (GPUs) that provide computing power for various uses. More than two decades ago, the main function was to support PC gaming. But what has put the business on the map in recent years has been its GPUs that enable training AI models in massive data centers, now representing the bulk of the chipmaker's sales.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled new gaming graphics cards at the CES tech trade show in Las Vegas but didn’t offer details on its next-generation AI chips.