# Nvidia last December announced it would acquire SchedMD, giving it control of open-source software.

*genai · news · 2026-04-06 · Reuters*

## Key points

- Nvidia's acquisition of SchedMD gives it control over Slurm, critical for AI and supercomputers.
- Industry insiders are concerned Nvidia may prioritize its own hardware in Slurm's future development.
- Nvidia's previous acquisition of Bright Computing led to optimizations favoring Nvidia hardware.
- Nvidia claims it will maintain Slurm as open-source and support non-Nvidia hardware integration.

**Companies:** Nvidia, SchedMD, Bright Computing
**Countries:** United States, Canada

[Read the full story on Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-acquisition-schedmd-sparks-worry-among-ai-specialists-about-software-2026-04-06/)

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