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Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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Nvidia's Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discuss one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Directly affected

  • NVDA Nvidia

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Big tech moves with chip-supply risk

  • NXTT NEXT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING INC

    GA selected NXTT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, next. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Nvidia's Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discuss one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Source: TechCrunch

The price since 18 Sep 2026: Nvidia (NVDA) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026,” Nvidia (NVDA) is -4.48%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a -3.59% difference versus the market.

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Official trades in Nvidia (NVDA) around 18 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Nvidia (NVDA)

Companies tied to this story

  • NVDA Nvidia

    In “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026,” Nvidia (NVDA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names NVIDIA CORPORATION in the headline; GA resolved that company to NVDA

  • NXTT Next Technology Holding

    For “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026,” Next Technology Holding (NXTT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected NXTT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, next. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SUPX SuperX AI Technology

    For “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026,” SuperX AI Technology (SUPX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SUPX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ABAT American Battery Technology

    For “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026,” American Battery Technology (ABAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ACM Aecom

    In “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026,” Aecom (ACM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ACM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.” Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BBAI BigBear.ai Holdings

    In “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026,” BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BBAI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Nvidia (NVDA)

The 18 Sep 2026 story “Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026” names Nvidia (NVDA) because of this story.

The link for Nvidia (NVDA) is this: The reported development directly names NVIDIA CORPORATION in the headline; GA resolved that company to NVDA

Also listed, Next Technology Holding (NXTT): GA selected NXTT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, next. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Nvidia (NVDA)

NVDA traded between 212.87 and 243.34 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 217.09. NXTT traded between 4.82 and 6.83 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 5.12. SUPX traded between 6.15 and 7.09 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 6.72.

What the saved facts support for Nvidia (NVDA)

46 out of 100

“Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.

Not investment advice. Figures come from saved prices, filings, and the reasons on file. A move after a story is not proof the story caused it.