Nvidia Boosts Buybacks to $235B; SpaceX’s Starship Reaches Orbit; Meta Hires MongoDB CEO


Nvidia ups buybacks by $150B to $235B, SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit, and Meta appoints MongoDB’s CEO to lead a new enterprise AI platform.

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Bloomberg’s segment centers on Nvidia’s decision to increase its share buyback by a record $150 billion, lifting the total repurchase plan to $235 billion, and explains the scale and timing of that move. The clip also highlights SpaceX’s Starship reaching orbit for the first time despite an in-flight engine failure, a dramatic engineering milestone the show replayed. Finally, the segment notes Meta’s hire of MongoDB’s CEO to lead a new enterprise AI push, signaling a fresh bet on selling large-scale AI tools to businesses.