The most innovative computing companies of 2026
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AI Hardware
The most innovative companies in computing this year reflect wide-ranging efforts to build the infrastructure that next-generation AI applications require, and to enable their deployment in virtually any imaginable location or scenario. Nvidia’s GB300 NVL72 platform, an “AI supercomputer” - incorporating GPUs, CPUs, power, cooling and networking components - delivers 50x the reasoning power of prior systems. It is already being deployed by hyperscalers and cloud platforms such as CoreWeave and Microsoft Azure. This year saw a proliferation of data centers to power AI.