Modal to use Nvidia Vera CPUs, citing double throughput over Intel

• Nvidia's Vera CPUs showed double throughput in preliminary tests by Modal.
• Modal plans to use Vera CPUs for its AI sandboxes, moving away from x86 chips.
• The results of the tests have not been independently verified.
• Nvidia aims to capitalize on the growing significance of CPUs in agentic AI.
• This marks a significant design win for Nvidia in the AI market.