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No GPU Upgrade Needed as Upscaling and Tweaks Lift FPS
Engadget details how to boost FPS on older GPUs with DLSS, FSR, frame generation and settings optimization without upgrading.
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AI
Vicor Launches Third Case Against 20 Firms Over AI Power Delivery
Vicor seeks 337 probe of 20 firms over vertical power patents, explaining tech, licensing business and settlement outlook
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Stripe, NVIDIA Buy AI Middle Layer in Race for Control
Stripe's OpenRouter deal and NVIDIA's Hugging Face deal show AI capital shifting from model capability to control of distribution and routing.
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What Is CUDA? How It Works and How It Compares to ROCm, ZLUDA
Explaining CUDA's architecture and toolkit, its differences from AMD's ROCm and the ZLUDA compatibility layer, and how to choose.
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NVIDIA GPUs Pack 10-40 RISC-V Cores for Control Tasks
Each NVIDIA GPU includes 10-40 RISC-V cores for non-graphics control. Explaining the transition from Falcon.
AI
The Truth Behind the AI Doomsday Debate: A Power Play by Five Men
The slowdown vs. acceleration clash is about profit, not ethics. Unpacking five men's motives and safety contradictions.
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US AI Leaders Call for Development Slowdown, Trump Opposes
Anthropic's CEO proposed a global slowdown in AI development, backed by Altman and others. Trump and Huang opposed it.
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AMD Expands Rust Across Entire GPU Stack, Forms Elite Team
AMD forms elite team to expand Rust across its entire GPU stack, from firmware to drivers and compilers, as NVIDIA makes similar moves.
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DLSS Unlocked Brings DLSS 5 and Multi-Frame Generation to Older RTX Cards
Integrated mod DLSS Unlocked enables DLSS 5 and multi-frame generation on older RTX cards, aiming for up to 6x boost with FSR 3.1.
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Linux 7.3-rc2 Released with Hybrid CPU Improvements and Numerous Fixes
Linux 7.3-rc2 released with hybrid CPU scheduling and Nouveau Blackwell display fixes, heading toward stable in late October.
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Nouveau Merges Blackwell Display Fixes into Linux 7.3-rc2
Nouveau merges Blackwell GPU display fixes into Linux 7.3-rc2, addressing GSP and HDMI issues and advancing HDMI 2.1 support.
AI
NVIDIA Announces $12.9 Billion Acquisition of Hugging Face
NVIDIA to acquire Hugging Face for about $12.9 billion, pledging to keep it open and reshaping AI development.
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RTX 5090 Surges to $5,000 as All Blackwell Models See Price Hikes
RTX 5090 hits $5,000 in North America, 2.5x its MSRP and over double in Europe. All Blackwell models average 60% price surge.
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Build a Local LLM with Tesla V100, 32GB VRAM for $266
An enthusiast acquired a noisy Nvidia Tesla V100 SXM2 for $266 and combined it with an RTX 4080 to build a local LLM inference environment with 32GB VRAM. Successfully runs a 27B parameter model at 32 tokens per second.
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Google Develops New AI Chip "Frozen v2" to Boost Gemini Efficiency
Google is developing a new chip, "Frozen v2," for its LLM "Gemini," aiming for 6–10x efficiency gains over existing AI chips, with a 2028 launch planned. Shares rose 3% amid investor optimism.
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The Environmental Impact of GPUs: Evaluating Their True Value Amid Rising AI Demand
The environmental consequences of GPUs driving the AI boom are under scrutiny, including power and water consumption, and e-waste issues.
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Visits Japan, Signs Three Major Agreements to Transform Japanese Industries
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visited Japan to finalize three major agreements with Japanese industries and semiconductor suppliers: a national AI factory, robotics collaboration, and chip material supply.
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U.S. Grants ZTE Permission to Import H200 AI Chips Amid China Semiconductor Restrictions
The U.S. government has permitted Chinese telecom giant ZTE to purchase Nvidia's H200 AI chips. While ZTE now joins companies like Alibaba and Tencent in gaining access to the Hopper generation chips, the practical impact will largely depend on China's domestic procurement policies.
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China's PCB Industry: Supplying 60% of the World and Its Deep Ties to AI Servers
China produces about 60% of the world's PCBs. Demand for high-grade boards for AI servers is surging, with some companies seeing revenues skyrocket due to NVIDIA orders. Robust ecosystems and accumulated expertise are key to their competitive edge.
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RTX 3060 12GB Relaunched at $329.99: MSI Ventus 2X OC
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12GB OC is back on sale for $329.99 at Newegg. Its 12GB VRAM is ideal for modern gaming and running local AI models, making it a notable restock in the GPU-starved market.
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Real2Sim: A Revolutionary Replacement for Sim2Real by NVIDIA and Fei-Fei Li's New System
NVIDIA GEAR and Fei-Fei Li's team have developed SimFoundry, which can automatically generate robot simulation environments from real-world videos, enabling nearly infinite training data through object swapping and task generation.
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The Wave of In-House AI Chip Development Challenges NVIDIA's Dominance
Major tech companies like OpenAI, Google, Apple, and SpaceX are diving into in-house AI chip development. Analyzing the shift from reliance on single suppliers and its impact on the industry, including OpenAI’s collaboration with Broadcom on the "Jalapeño."
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Tesla Files Trademark for Modular AI Data Center "Megapod"
Tesla has filed a trademark for "Megapod," a modular hardware solution for AI data centers that integrates servers, networking, and cooling systems into a turnkey package. It may compete with NVIDIA's rack-scale systems.
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NVK Vulkan Driver Integrates DLSS Support Code into Mesa 26.2
The open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver "NVK" has merged DLSS support code into Mesa 26.2-devel, enabling DLSS execution on NVIDIA GPUs.