Sources: Poolside struck a non-exclusive $6B licensing deal with Nvidia, plus a $1B investment at a $12B pre-money valuation; 109 staffers get Nvidia job offers (Newcomer)

Poolside secured a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia worth $6 billion and received a $1 billion investment that values the startup at $12 billion pre-money, while 109 of its employees were offered positions at Nvidia. Meanwhile, CBRE reported that New York City now hosts 394,300 tech jobs, overtaking the Bay Area’s 375,730, and Samsung announced a shareholder-return program of $65.1 billion to $79.5 billion for 2026.