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Today is Wednesday, October 29th. I'm Julie Morgan.

AI in the skies, a trillion dollar milestone on the ground, and the clock is ticking as the shutdown is set to cut off food aid

for millions of people. Joby Aviation is teaming up with NVIDIA to advance the development of its

super pilot autonomous flight system. The partnership will use NVIDIA's new IGX Thor computer

platform powered by its advanced Blackwell AI chips.

The technology gives Joby's aircraft the ability to process huge amounts of data, make real-time flight decisions, and respond to weather, air traffic, or unexpected events, almost like a human pilot.

It'll even be able to predict maintenance needs

before a problem happens. The flight research lead at Joby said the autonomous systems underdevelopment

at Joby are poised to complement human intelligence by providing speed, precision, and stamina beyond

what a person alone is capable of. Joby Aviation is up

7% in early trading. Sticking with NVIDIA, NVIDIA shares have popped in pre-market action,

putting the chipmaker on track to surpass a $5 trillion market capitalization, a milestone no public company has ever reached.

As of the time of this recording, NVIDIA is up 3.2% at $207.92.

NVIDIA is lifted by President Trump's remarks that he expects to speak with China's

Xi Jinping about the company's flagship Blackwell

AI chip. The stock has rallied nearly 50% year-to-date, adding about $1.6 trillion in market value.

As the government enters the 29th day of the ongoing shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture

announces no new benefits

will be issued next month under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Starting November 1st,

federal food aid will be suspended, impacting millions of Americans, about one in eight people

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