IBM Surges as Nvidia Enters the Consumer PC Chip Market

IBM surged more than 12% in premarket trading as investors bought into its cloud, hybrid infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise AI strategy.

Nvidia unveiled RTX Spark, a consumer PC chip set to power Microsoft’s latest Surface laptops.

The move extends Nvidia’s AI hardware push beyond data centers into personal computing.

Together, the developments highlight how AI is driving both enterprise software demand and a new wave of AI-enabled PCs.