Nvidia weighs a $20 billion bet on Mercor, its own AI data supplier

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) wants to put money into Mercor, a company that it buys training data for AI models from.  The deal could value Mercor at $20 billion, but some experts worry that Nvidia’s “circular financing” could create risks for the financial system. Is Nvidia funding its suppliers?  Nvidia is reportedly in talks to invest...