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3. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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On January 26, 2026, according to Reuters, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) significantly strengthened the case for faster, more efficient weather forecasting by releasing three open-source artificial intelligence models. These models are a part of NVIDIA’s broader strategy to expand its open-source AI software ecosystem beyond conventional compute workloads.

The models were unveiled at the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Houston. NVIDIA plans to move away from costly and time-intensive physics-based simulations, replacing them with AI-driven alternatives that deliver faster results while keeping affordability in check.

According to management, a significant commercial use case is insurance, where firms are increasingly using large-scale simulations to assess the risks posed by extreme weather events such as hurricanes and floods. Insurance companies can now run large-scale simulations with thousands of scenarios, thanks to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)’s AI models, which can run up to 1,000 times faster once trained.

Historically, high computational costs have been associated with the preparation of detailed ensemble forecasts. Featuring models for 15-day weather forecasts, short-term severe-storm prediction, and multi-sensor data integration, NVIDIA’s Earth-2 suite is expected to expand potential applications in commercial risk modeling and climate science.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) focuses on developing graphics processors and artificial intelligence platforms for use in gaming, data centers, networking, automotive systems, and advanced simulation and computing applications worldwide.