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- Blackberry shares surged following an expanded collaboration with Nvidia's IGX Thor platform. The partnership focuses on integrating Blackberry's QNX software to enhance safety features in AI applications across industrial automation, medical technologies, and robotics. While positive for Blackberry, the broader market impact on US equities is limited, primarily benefiting specific tech sectors involved in AI and autonomous systems.
Investing.com-- BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB) shares rose sharply on Monday after the company’s QNX division announced a deeper collaboration with NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) for edge-case artificial intelligence systems.
Blackberry jumped 13.2% in Monday’s session, and added another 3.6% in aftermarket trade.
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The company said QNX– its software division– had entered a deeper collaboration with Nvidia’s IGX Thor computing platform to build safety features for AI applications in industrial automation, medical technologies, and robotics.
Monday’s announcement builds on a mid-2025 collaboration between Blackberry’s QNX and Nvidia for autonomous vehicle safety systems.
QNX is a real-time, safety certified operating system developed by Blackberry, and is used for safety functions in automobiles, medical devices, and industrial applications. The OS is one of Blackberry’s core units, especially after its smartphone business collapsed in the 2010s.
The software has potential applications in physical AI such as autonomous vehicles and robotics.