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Your phone won’t be powering Xreal’s upcoming Android XR glasses
- Xreal is working on AR glasses known as Project Aura that will run on Android XR.
- The glasses will come with a puck-like processing device containing a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip.
- These glasses will have the largest screen ever made by the company.
- Xreal revealed new details about the Project Aura glasses at the Augmented World Expo 2025.
- The glasses will not rely on a phone for processing power; instead, they will use a separate, tethered, puck-like device.
- The device demands computational power beyond what a phone can handle.
- Google, Apple, and Meta are not the only companies developing AR glasses.
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Nvidia CEO Rebuts Anthropic CEO’s Dire Prediction of AI Taking Jobs
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang disagrees with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's prediction of AI destroying half of entry-level white-collar jobs and raising unemployment rates.
- Huang believes it is illogical to suggest that AI will take over jobs and that the solution is to open AI development to the world for oversight.
- He argues that AI will change jobs rather than eliminate them, making companies more productive and creating more jobs.
- Huang does not see AI as an existential threat as long as there is monitoring among AI systems.
- He discusses achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the role of large language models (LLMs) in advancing technologies like autonomous driving.
- Nvidia is partnering with Mistral AI to develop AI data centers in Europe to optimize cloud computing services for AI workloads.
- Huang aims to provide financing and chips for Mistral AI's CoreWeave project, which focuses on AI data centers.
- The session concluded with Huang interacting with analysts and journalists, expressing his fear of public speaking.
- Nvidia CEO's views on AI predictions and developments were shared during a private briefing at the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris.
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French President Rallies Behind Mistral-Nvidia Cloud Partnership
- French President Macron, Nvidia CEO Huang, and Mistral CEO Mensch announced a partnership to develop AI cloud services in France.
- The collaboration aims to strengthen France's technological independence with its own AI cloud, data centers, and computing capacity.
- The initiative involves building AI data centers in France using Nvidia chips, transitioning Mistral into an integrated AI cloud provider.
- The partnership supports the vision of national AI sovereignty and the importance of not outsourcing intelligence.
- Nvidia sees this collaboration as a step in building regional AI ecosystems beyond Silicon Valley.
- The project received support from French corporate leaders after President Macron's involvement, emphasizing self-reliance in AI.
- Plans are to manufacture chips in France, aligning with historical French industrial efforts in the technology sector.
- The Mistral-Nvidia partnership signifies a strategic shift towards self-reliance, agility, and cultural sovereignty in the AI industry.
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Microsoft-backed Mistral launches European AI cloud to compete with AWS and Azure
- Mistral AI, a French startup, expands into AI infrastructure in Europe to compete with AWS and Azure, unveiling new reasoning models.
- They launched Mistral Compute, an AI platform with Nvidia, offering an alternative to US-based cloud providers.
- Mistral unveiled Magistral reasoning models with step-by-step logic, in the user's own language, challenging competitors.
- The models, Magistral Small and Medium, showed unexpected abilities like multimodal reasoning and auto web searches.
- Mistral's breakthrough training infrastructure allows continuous model improvement, faster and cheaper than pre-training.
- The Mistral Compute platform will utilize Nvidia's Grace Blackwell chips, aiming at European technological independence.
- Mistral's partnership with Nvidia focuses on AI development, data sovereignty, and reducing the environmental impact of AI models.
- Mistral's move into AI infrastructure challenges cloud computing giants by offering a complete AI platform solution.
- The company aims to address regional AI development needs in Europe and reduce dependence on American technology companies.
- With backing from Microsoft and a raised $1 billion fund, Mistral's ambition is to become a comprehensive AI platform.
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Nvidia & HP Join Hands To Build New Supercomputer In Germany
- Nvidia and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) are partnering with the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Germany to build a new supercomputer named Blue Lion.
- The collaboration aims to advance scientific research in Europe with Blue Lion powered by Nvidia’s next-generation Vera Rubin chips.
- The system combines Nvidia’s new Rubin GPU with Vera, its custom-built CPU, to blend simulation, data processing, and AI seamlessly.
- HPE will use its Cray technology for building Blue Lion, including high-performance storage and interconnect systems.
- The supercomputer will also feature HPE’s fanless direct liquid-cooling system using warm water for efficient cooling.
- Heat generated by the system will be reused to warm nearby buildings, enhancing energy efficiency.
- Blue Lion is expected to deliver 30 times more computing power than LRZ’s current high-performance computer, SuperMUC-NG.
- The supercomputer is aimed at researchers working on areas such as climate research, turbulence studies, physics research, and machine learning.
- Scientists across Europe are set to access Blue Lion in early 2027, part of a European strategy to compete in supercomputing.
- The collaboration signifies a major advancement in enhancing research capabilities and technological infrastructure.
- The partnership between Nvidia, HPE, and LRZ highlights the importance of innovation and collaboration in advancing scientific exploration.
- This project is aligned with broader European efforts to stay competitive in supercomputing against the United States.
- The Blue Lion supercomputer is a crucial step toward enhancing computational capabilities and supporting groundbreaking research.
- The system's integration of cutting-edge GPU and CPU technologies underlines a significant leap in high-performance computing.
- Blue Lion's energy-efficient design and heat reuse system demonstrate a commitment to sustainable computing practices.
- The project aims to empower researchers with advanced computational resources to drive discoveries across a range of scientific disciplines.
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Meow Wolf and Niantic Spatial explore expansion of multimedia art with AR
- Meow Wolf partners with Niantic Spatial to explore multimedia art through augmented reality.
- The collaboration aims to bring Meow Wolf's immersive worlds beyond physical exhibitions into AR using Niantic's VPS.
- Niantic Spatial sold games like Pokemon Go to Scopely for $3.5 billion but retained Ingress and its geospatial technology.
- The partnership starts with a closed beta at Meow Wolf's Convergence Station in Denver to blend real-world discovery with in-exhibition storytelling.
- The collaboration may evolve into a multiplayer platform for art exploration, storylines, and spatial challenges.
- Features may include AR portals, quests, show moments, and community worldbuilding in Meow Wolf's Universe.
- The project aims to allow participants to engage with Meow Wolf content in real-world settings and within exhibition spaces.
- Niantic Spatial's COO sees Meow Wolf's narrative universe as ideal for geospatial AR integration.
- The official unveiling of the collaboration will happen during Niantic Spatial CTO's keynote at Augmented World Expo on June 11.
- Meow Wolf is renowned for creating immersive experiences like House Of Eternal Return and Omega Mart.
- Meow Wolf's upcoming locations include Los Angeles in 2026 and New York City, continuing its imaginative journey.
- The company collaborates with visionary artists and is committed to engaging visitors through discovery and play.
- Meow Wolf aims to blur the lines between reality and fantasy, leading in themed entertainment and human imagination.
- As a B-Corporation, Meow Wolf invites all to explore its mind-bending realms of creativity.
- The partnership explores the potential of combining Meow Wolf's immersive storytelling with Niantic's AR technology for engaging art experiences.
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NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.14 Fixed 575 Driver Support (Ubuntu PPA)
- NVIDIA VA-API driver version 0.0.14 has been released with improved compatibility and fixes for NVIDIA users.
- The driver enables hardware acceleration for Firefox video playback by using NVDEC as a backend implementation.
- It requires NVIDIA devices with 470 and 500+ driver series and supports decoding for various video codecs like AV1, H.264, HEVC, VP8, VP9, MPEG-2, and VC-1.
- The latest release, 0.0.14, has enhanced compatibility with the 545.29 and recent 575 drivers, fixing chroma errors, decoding issues, rendering problems, and crashes.
- The driver can be installed on various Linux distributions, but the version in Debian/Ubuntu repositories is outdated.
- Note that the driver does not work on Optimus laptops currently.
- For the most recent version, users can download the source tarball or utilize an unofficial PPA for Ubuntu.
- To install the driver via the PPA, users need to add the repository, update, and install the driver using terminal commands.
- After installation, configuring Firefox and setting up environment variables is necessary to enable hardware acceleration.
- Instructions for uninstalling the driver and removing the PPA repository are also provided.
- The NVIDIA VA-API driver allows Linux users to leverage hardware acceleration for better video playback performance in Firefox.
- However, users need to ensure compatibility with their NVIDIA devices and follow the installation and configuration steps carefully.
- The driver package may not work on Optimus laptops, and installation via the unofficial PPA is recommended for the latest version on Ubuntu systems.
- Users can benefit from improved video decoding for a range of codecs with the latest NVIDIA VA-API driver release.
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Jensen Huang dismisses Anthropic CEO's claim that AI will eliminate jobs: 'He thinks AI is so scary, but only they should do it'
- Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang disagrees with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's warning that AI could eliminate half of entry-level white-collar jobs.
- Huang dismissed Amodei's claim about AI causing unemployment and believes AI will replace some jobs but also create new opportunities.
- He criticized Amodei's prediction, stating that AI development should be open and transparent like medical research for safety and responsibility.
- Huang emphasized that AI is not that expensive and stated that AI has changed his job.
- Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar also contradicted Amodei, mentioning that AI will create more opportunities for fresh graduates by enabling faster upskilling.
- While some CEOs are optimistic about AI's impact on jobs, there is evidence of disruption in roles with exposure to AI.
- Job postings for positions like IT specialists and data engineers have declined since January 2023.
- Anthropic did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
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Nvidia and Perplexity to Facilitate Sovereign AI Models in Europe and Middle East
- Nvidia and Perplexity have partnered to facilitate the deployment of sovereign artificial intelligence models in Europe and the Middle East.
- The project aims to deploy AI models reflecting local languages and cultures, with data stored locally.
- The first European models are expected to be launched later this year.
- Nvidia's technology and partners will provide the AI infrastructure for the project.
- About a dozen model builders and AI consortiums are collaborating with Nvidia to optimize their AI models.
- The initiative will build an AI ecosystem in Europe for local development and service of intelligence.
- Perplexity will integrate sovereign European AI models into its answer engine.
- The models aim to deliver locally-optimized, culturally-aware AI to users while supporting Europe's digital sovereignty initiatives.
- These models will incorporate European languages, cultural contexts, and local knowledge.
- Nvidia is working to reduce its dependency on Big Tech by selling AI to national governments, corporations, and challengers to major tech companies.
- In March, European technology companies urged the European Commission to establish a sovereign infrastructure fund for cutting-edge technologies.
- The coalition highlighted the need for greater control over critical digital infrastructure in Europe.
- Nvidia's strategy includes attracting customers beyond Silicon Valley through sovereign AI deals.
- Perplexity views this initiative as the beginning of a new era in AI, enabling global platforms to integrate locally-optimized intelligence seamlessly.
- The partnership seeks to provide insights that incorporate local languages and cultural knowledge while keeping data in Europe.
- The move represents an important step towards advancing AI capabilities in Europe and the Middle East.
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Nintendo Switch 2 vs Steam Deck GPU battle - which handheld has better graphics?
- The debate between Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam Deck GPU capabilities is ongoing on social media.
- The article's author owns both handhelds and appreciates them for different reasons.
- Benchmarking the Switch 2 GPU is challenging.
- A comparison of the GPUs in the two devices is presented to predict performance.
- The focus is on the AMD GPU in the Steam Deck and the new Nvidia GPU in the Switch 2.
- The article refrains from declaring a superior handheld, emphasizing preferences and gaming choices.
- Comparative analysis is provided to offer insights into the graphical performance.
- The inner workings of the GPUs are explored to understand their capabilities.
- The article appears on PCGAMESN's platform.
- Related content on the site includes reviews of Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Radeon RX 9070 XT, and the best gaming CPU.
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Dataiku Unveils Enterprise-Grade Blueprint to Accelerate Agentic AI in Financial Services Built with NVIDIA
- Dataiku introduces FSI Blueprint for deploying AI systems in financial services, in collaboration with NVIDIA.
- The blueprint combines Dataiku's Universal AI Platform with NVIDIA's accelerated computing for scalability and governance.
- It is part of NVIDIA's Enterprise AI Factory design, facilitating secure and scalable AI infrastructure deployment.
- AI agents in banking automate manual tasks, increasing productivity while meeting regulatory requirements.
- The FSI Blueprint leverages Dataiku LLM Mesh, NVIDIA NIMmicroservices, NeMo, and GPU-accelerated infrastructure.
- It enables solutions for fraud detection, customer service, risk analysis, and operations automation in financial institutions.
- Financial institutions can deploy trusted AI agents with controllable costs and observable performance using the blueprint.
- Dataiku LLM Mesh integrates with NVIDIA NIM for simplified model deployment in financial environments.
- Dataiku LLM Guard Services offer oversight features like Cost Guard and Quality Guard for model governance.
- The collaboration between Dataiku and NVIDIA aims to drive agentic AI innovation in regulated industries like finance, life sciences, and energy.
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Praise be, my visionOS 26 persona is significantly less cursed!
- The writer's Slack avatar, based on their Vision Pro persona, was notably cursed with unmoving hair and an awkward pose, but appeared uniform with others' avatars.
- At WWDC keynote, Apple introduced visionOS 26 with enhanced floating avatars, leading to positive expectations.
- The new avatar creation process remains similar, resulting in significantly improved avatars with more details like hair texture, eyelashes, and skin texture.
- While some uncanniness remains, such as limited expressiveness in the upper face and stiffness in some microexpressions, overall hair now looks more natural.
- Notable improvements include capturing details like nose contour makeup and enhancing side profiles, as experienced during a FaceTime call.
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This PC manufacturer just accidentally leaked the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 specs
- The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 specs have been leaked on a PC and laptop manufacturer's storefront.
- The leak adds to previous rumors about the upcoming gaming GPU.
- Nvidia has not officially announced the RTX 5050 yet.
- The leaked specs pertain to the laptop version of the RTX 5050.
- Speculations suggest that both desktop and laptop versions will share similar core specs.
- The leak reveals details about CUDA cores, memory configuration, boost, and base clock speeds.
- It is indicated that the desktop and laptop versions will have similar core configurations.
- This leak offers insight into the unannounced Nvidia GPU, though awaiting official confirmation.
- The leak hints at imminent release of the RTX 5050.
- The article discusses the leaked specs exclusively.
- The leak potentially provides valuable information for gaming enthusiasts and tech followers.
- Given the detailed nature of the leak, consumers may anticipate the performance of the RTX 5050.
- This news highlights ongoing interest and anticipation surrounding new GPU releases.
- The leaked information may impact consumer purchasing decisions in the GPU market.
- Tech enthusiasts may find this leak significant in understanding Nvidia's upcoming offerings.
- The leak suggests that Nvidia's RTX 5050 is highly anticipated within the gaming community.
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Maingear launches Ultima 18 gaming laptop with ‘extreme performance’
- Maingear has launched its most powerful laptop, the 18-inch Ultima 18, boasting desktop-like specs developed in collaboration with Clevo.
- The Ultima 18 features a 4K@200Hz G-Sync display, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 mobile GPU, housed in a metal chassis.
- It is Maingear's first laptop to support modern dual-channel DDR5 memory, PCIe Gen5 SSDs, dual Thunderbolt 5 ports, and Wi-Fi 7, ensuring top-tier performance.
- The laptop promises power, efficiency, and immersive visuals for demanding workloads and graphics-rich games, offering an elite gaming and creator experience.
- The 18.0-inch 4K display with 200Hz refresh rate, G-Sync support, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut provides vibrant images and tear-free gameplay.
- Powered by Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor and up to Nvidia RTX 5090/5080 mobile GPUs, Ultima 18 supports up to 192GB of DDR5 memory and four M.2 NVMe SSDs.
- The laptop includes features like Control Center for performance customization, Nvidia Advanced Optimus for graphics switching, and ample connectivity options.
- Ultima 18, despite its extreme performance, includes a large battery, a compact 330W charger, USB-C charging support, and a customizable RGB keyboard.
- It also features a 5-point audio system, a 5MP Windows Hello camera, and runs on Windows 11 with zero bloatware, offering a premium experience for gamers.
- Ultima 18 is available now for $3,600 on Maingear's website, offering pre-configured and customizable models with lifetime support.
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JFrog and NVIDIA Launch Secure Framework for Sovereign AI Deployment
- JFrog and NVIDIA introduce a joint solution for deploying AI systems with a focus on data, infrastructure, and compliance frameworks.
- The integration combines JFrog’s secure software supply chain platform with NVIDIA’s Enterprise AI Factory validated design.
- The partnership emphasizes building sovereign AI systems that operate independently without relying on external providers, crucial for regulated sectors like healthcare, defense, automotive, and finance.
- The focus on secure AI development is heightened as malicious actors target open-source software repositories, with recent discoveries of malicious packages like chimaera-sandbox-extensions.
- JFrog continuously monitors open-source repositories to detect potential threats and reports any malicious packages to repository maintainers.
- The JFrog–NVIDIA framework aims to enhance the software supply chain security across the AI lifecycle by supporting versioning, scanning for vulnerabilities, and enforcing policies.
- JFrog uses its Xray component to scan containerized NVIDIA AI models for known vulnerabilities, malicious packages, and license compliance issues.
- The solution also supports air-gapped and on-premise environments, allowing enterprises to maintain control over their AI infrastructure and data.
- Compliance is embedded into the platform, ensuring AI artefacts pass security, legal, and quality checks before advancing through development stages.
- By aligning their platforms, JFrog and NVIDIA aim to provide enterprises with an integrated solution for managing AI lifecycles at scale with a focus on transparency, control, and supply chain security.
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