Month: September 2022
Nvidia unveils Drive Thor, one chip to rule all software-defined vehicles
Nvidia is gearing up to deliver Drive Thor, its next-generation automotive-grade chip that the company claims will be able to unify a wide-range of in-car technology from automated driving features and driver monitoring systems to streaming Netflix in the back for the kiddos. Thor, which goes into production in 2025, is notable not just because it’s … Read more
Deals PSA: Today’s the last day to buy Vampire Survivors on Steam for just $2.99
The slow-burn of escalating on-screen chaos in Vampire Survivors is part of its beauty. Also, the sound of the gem pickups is incredibly satisfying. | Image: Poncle If you play games on PC or own a Steam Deck, the time is now to pick up Vampire Survivors. The indie megahit is inching very close to … Read more
Apple quietly bankrolled a lobbying group for app developers
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge One of Washington’s loudest tech groups, The App Association (ACT), says it proudly represents thousands of app developers across the world. But according to a new report from Bloomberg on Monday, the group receives more than half of its funding from Apple. The report paints Apple and the … Read more
Nintendo is ending support for account logins via Facebook and Twitter
Nintendo is ending support for account logins through Facebook and Twitter on October 25, the company announced on Tuesday. After that date, players won’t be able to sign in or create a new Nintendo Account using a Facebook or Twitter account. Nintendo says players will still be able to log on or create a new … Read more
Enjin co-founder: Here’s a roadmap for replacing shadowbans in the metaverse
Instead of using moderators to shadowban users à la Twitter, the metaverse could offer a mechanism operable across blockchains incentivizing us to police fellow users ourselves.
China will expand CBDC trials to most populous province: Report
PBoC deputy governor Fan Yifei said expanding e-CNY trials to the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan would happen “at a proper time.”
Nvidia shows off DLSS 3, the new version of its impressive upscaling tech
The claimed performance improvement of DLSS 3 in Cyberpunk 2077. | Image: Nvidia During today’s launch of its RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 cards, Nvidia has given an early look at the next version of its Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) upscaling technology. Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says DLSS 3 can boost performance by up … Read more
Nasdaq lanzará un servicio de custodia de criptomonedas para clientes institucionales
El exchange dijo que está abierto a trabajar con empresas de criptomonedas.
Nvidia launches new services for training large language models
As interest around large AI models — particularly large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s GPT-3 — grows, Nvidia is looking to cash in with new fully managed, cloud-powered services geared toward enterprise software developers. Today at the company’s fall 2022 GTC conference, Nvidia announced the NeMo LLM Service and BioNeMo LLM Service, which ostensibly make … Read more
This US political site has started using AI to illustrate its articles
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Bulwark, a US political news and analysis site, has quietly started using AI to help illustrate its articles. It’s not the first time we’ve seen a publication use machine learning art generators in this way, but it is, to this reporter’s knowledge, the first time said publication … Read more
Tesla extends FSD access amid regulator scrutiny
Tesla is extending access to its advanced driver assistance system, Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta version 10.69.2.2, to 160,000 owners in the U.S. and Canada, according to a tweet Monday from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Around 100,000 Tesla owners currently have access to the controversial driver assist system, which, for a price tag of $15,000, promises … Read more
GM will sell 175,000 electric vehicles to Hertz over the next five years
The Chevy Equinox EV will likely be among the vehicles purchased by Hertz. | Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge General Motors is teaming up with Hertz to expand the number of electric vehicles available on the rental car company’s platform. GM announced it will sell 175,000 EVs to Hertz over the next five … Read more
The original Portal is getting a free ray-tracing update in November
This is a triumph. I’m making a note here; “Huge success” | Nvidia At Nvidia’s September event, where it announced the new RTX 4080 and 4090 graphics cards, it also showed off an upcoming mod for the original Portal on PC that injects gorgeous, ray-traced visuals into the game. It’ll be available for free to … Read more
Enact Systems connects solar installers and customers for more efficient energy use
There are about three million solar installations in the United States per year, but that process is costly and often lacks transparency. Pleasanton, Ca.-based Enact Systems wants to increase collaboration between installers and end-users with two-sided software. One side lets salespeople remotely design, price and sell solar systems, and the other enables their customers to … Read more
Crypto market dumps after Ethereum Merge, why? Watch The Market Report
On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the crypto market is dumping after the Ethereum Merge and the top headlines in the crypto space.
Nvidia debuts new products for robotics developers, including Jetson Orin Nano
Amid the festivities at its fall 2022 GTC conference, Nvidia took the wraps off new robotics-related hardware and services aimed at companies developing and testing machines across industries like manufacturing. Isaac Sim, Nvidia’s robotics simulation platform, will soon be available in the cloud, the company said. And Nvidia’s Jetson lineup of system-on-modules is expanding with … Read more
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LibreOffice begins charging Mac App Store users $8.99
LibreOffice, the popular open source document processing suite, has begun charging users who download the software through the Mac App Store a one-time fee of $8.99. First spotted by The Register, it’s an unexpected step for The Document Foundation — the organization behind LibreOffice — which since its inception has made all versions of LibreOffice … Read more
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Bitcoin’s Pre-Fed Weakness Has Chart Analysts Focused on Support at $18.3K
The majority of longs initiated in the past three months are underwater, according to one research firm. So, a break below $18,300 could see those longs exit the market, putting downward pressure on prices.
EA is making a single-player Iron Man game
A promotional image for the new Iron Man game. | Image: EA EA is teaming up with Marvel to make a new single-player Iron Man game, EA announced on Tuesday. The game is being developed by Motive Studio, which is working on the upcoming Dead Space remake. EA is describing this new Iron Man title … Read more
Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022
The crypto industry seemed to age several decades over the past bull run, maturing in some places while barreling ahead in ambitious new pursuits, including DeFi, NFTs and web3. And while scams continued to proliferate and hacker heists became a weekly occurrence, the space onboarded an onslaught of retail investors and fostered feverish excitement among … Read more
4 employment law mistakes startups can stop making today
Kristen Corpion Contributor Share on Twitter Kristen Corpion is the founder of CORPlaw, a Miami-based law firm serving fast-growing technology companies and entrepreneurs as fractional general counsel. More posts by this contributor All my apes gone: Legal disputes at the intersection of IP and NFTs When should an early-stage startup hire a full-time lawyer? As … Read more
Krafton shows off a ‘concept trailer’ for its ambitious fantasy epic
Image: Krafton Krafton, the company behind PUBG, is hoping to build a medium-spanning epic with its adaptation of the Korean fantasy novel The Bird That Drinks Tears. It’s still early days, but the company has released a “concept trailer” for the project designed to give a sense of what players and viewers can expect. The … Read more
DeFi Platform Maple Finance Aims to Help Struggling Bitcoin Miners With $300M Lending Pool
The DeFi platform is launching its first fully-collateralized industry-specific lending pool as bitcoin miners are struggling to raise capital.
Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs
Nvidia is officially announcing its RTX 40-series GPUs today. After months of rumors and some recent teasing from Nvidia, the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 are now both official. The RTX 4090 arrives on October 12th priced at $1,599, with the RTX 4080 priced starting at $899 and available in November. Both are powered by … Read more
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