By Hadas Gold, CNN

(CNN) — Tech giant Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company and the poster child of the AI boom, is banking its future on the rise of AI agents.

The company on Monday announced a slew of software and hardware updates to encourage the development of AI agents, or AI assistants that can perform tasks for users. Among the most significant announcements is a set of tools for AI helpers based on OpenClaw, the buzzy agent platform that’s been the talk of Silicon Valley in recent weeks. Nvidia also announced new computing racks designed to power agents, shifting its strategy’s primary focus from graphics processing units.

Clad in his signature black leather jacket, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made the flurry of announcements in San Jose at the chipmaker’s annual GTC conference, which attracts tens of thousands of attendees and has been dubbed the “super bowl” of AI.

Nvidia’s announcements are important because so many major companies rely on its systems to train and power their AI services. This means the chip giant’s new products often reflect the technologies for companies across the AI industry.

Nvidia announced software tools to help companies make AI agents, including models and a blueprint for creating custom specialized assistants. It’s also launching a set of resources for creating agents on OpenClaw that adds privacy and security controls, which is crucial considering the popular agent has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts.

Nvidia said its resources help OpenClaw agents access the systems and files without compromising security or privacy. Huang said they’ve worked directly with OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger, who was recently hired by OpenAI.

Huang said OpenClaw is the “operating system for personal AI” and likened it to the importance of the Mac and Window operating systems.

“OpenClaw is the number one. It is the most popular open-source project in the history of humanity, and it did so in just a few weeks,” Huang said.

Nvidia also unveiled updates to its new computing platform, Vera Rubin, which it said comprised seven chips that are now in full production. That includes a new central computing rack made up of central processing units (CPUs) rather than the graphics processing units (GPUs) Nvidia has been known for. CPUs are ideal for running the types of computing processes needed to power AI agents.

The company is also integrating a non-Nvidia processor into its systems: New high speed “language processing units” (LPUs) from American AI company Groq. Nvidia struck a $20 billion deal with Groq in November.

Unlike AI chatbots that respond to questions and prompts, AI agents can autonomously complete tasks like building websites, creating marketing pitches and sending emails. AI agents are currently Nvidia’s biggest focus area, largely driven by the popularity of OpenClaw and Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork agents.

“Every company in the world today needs to have an OpenClaw strategy, an agentic system strategy. This is the new computer,” Huang said. “This is as big of a deal as HTML, as big of a deal as Linux.”

Nvidia is attempting to future-proof its technology in other ways as well. It’s launching a space module for Vera Rubin, aiming to bring its latest tech to data centers in space. It’s become an increasing area of interest among tech giants as they scramble for real estate to construct data centers. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have both talked about using space to help power data centers and energy-hungry AI systems.

“Nvidia is now focused beyond just computing with a major focus on the future of networking in this new world of AI,” said Wedbush analyst Dan Ives ahead of Nvidia

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – In compliance with an executive order issued late last week, Sable Offshore has restarted oil production in Santa Barbara County.

On Friday, the Trump Administration shared publicly that it compelled the Houston-based energy company to restart oil production, including the use of onshore pipelines shuttered since a massive oil spill in 2015, in Santa Barbara County.

"Even in these unprecedented times, this abuse of executive power would be staggering," shared Environmental Defense Center's Chief Counsel Linda Krop regarding the Justice Department's memorandum defending Friday's order from the Trump Administration. "The federal administration is threatening to prop up a company that has flouted the law and failed to make necessary repairs identified by state regulators. Restarting this defective pipeline without following any state or federal safety laws would directly threaten our environment, our economic security, and the health and safety of Californians."

According to the Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, the federal government issued the order to restart production under the authority of the Defense Production Act of 1950 and delegated to the Energy Secretary by Executive Order 13603 "National Defense Resources Preparedness".

"By delegation [through Executive Order 13603], section 101(a) [of the Defense Production Act of 1950] authorizes the Secretary [of Energy] to require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders and to allocate materials, services, and facilities, as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense with respect to all forms of energy," stated a Defense Production Act Order signed by Secretary of Energy Wright on March 13, 2026.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a slip opinion that argued the President, or a designated person, can order Sable Offshore, the company seeking to restart oil production since purchasing local oil production infrastructure collectively called the Santa Ynez Unit from ExxonMobil in February of 2024, to begin oil production immediately -skirting federal, state, and local regulatory authority- for national security purposes.

"Sable is directed to immediately commence performance under contracts or orders for services, including contracts or orders hereinafter entered into or sought, for hydrocarbon transportation capacity in the SYPS [Santa Ynes Pipeline System] from the point of production in the SYU through the SYPS, including transportation service activities at the onshore facilities in Las Flores Canyon, C

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – In compliance with an executive order issued late last week, Sable Offshore has restarted oil production in Santa Barbara County.

On Friday, the Trump Administration shared publicly that it compelled the Houston-based energy company to restart oil production, including the use of onshore pipelines shuttered since a massive oil spill in 2015, in Santa Barbara County.

"Even in these unprecedented times, this abuse of executive power would be staggering," shared Environmental Defense Center's Chief Counsel Linda Krop regarding the Justice Department's memorandum defending Friday's order from the Trump Administration. "The federal administration is threatening to prop up a company that has flouted the law and failed to make necessary repairs identified by state regulators. Restarting this defective pipeline without following any state or federal safety laws would directly threaten our environment, our economic security, and the health and safety of Californians."

According to the Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, the federal government issued the order to restart production under the authority of the Defense Production Act of 1950 and delegated to the Energy Secretary by Executive Order 13603 "National Defense Resources Preparedness".

"By delegation [through Executive Order 13603], section 101(a) [of the Defense Production Act of 1950] authorizes the Secretary [of Energy] to require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders and to allocate materials, services, and facilities, as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense with respect to all forms of energy," stated a Defense Production Act Order signed by Secretary of Energy Wright on March 13, 2026.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a slip opinion that argued the President, or a designated person, can order Sable Offshore, the company seeking to restart oil production since purchasing local oil production infrastructure collectively called the Santa Ynez Unit from ExxonMobil in February of 2024, to begin oil production immediately -skirting federal, state, and local regulatory authority- for national security purposes.

"Sable is directed to immediately commence performance under contracts or orders for services, including contracts or orders hereinafter entered into or sought, for hydrocarbon transportation capacity in the SYPS [Santa Ynes Pipeline System] from the point of production in the SYU through the SYPS, including transportation service activities at the onshore facilities in Las Flores Canyon, C

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