TMTPOST – Nvidia is reportedly planning a multi-million dollar acquisition of Lepton AI, an artificial intelligence startup founded by Jia Yangqing, former Vice President of Alibaba Cloud and renowned AI expert often referred to as the "Father of Caffe." The move signals Nvidia's ambition to move beyond hardware into higher-margin cloud services, leveraging Jia's expertise in AI frameworks and cloud infrastructure. Analysts suggest this could intensify competition in the AI-as-a-service market dominated by hyperscalers.