Ahead of dropping the paid Phantom Liberty expansion next week, CD Projekt Red will release a major update for Cyberpunk 2077 on September 21. The patch will overhaul a lot of the game's systems, switch up the skill trees and make other sweeping changes. There should be a significant visual upgrade for many PC players as well. As of Thursday, Cyberpunk 2077 will be the first game to support DLSS 3.5, the latest version of NVIDIA's upscaling tech. DLSS 3.5 has a feature called Ray Reconstruction, which uses AI to upgrade the ray-traced elements of a game.

Nvidia created its Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology to help improve performance in games when you turn on ultra-strenuous ray traced visuals, all the way back when both ray tracing and DLSS were introduced alongside the GeForce RTX 20-series. DLSS 2 greatly improved the visual quality of upscaled images, while DLSS 3 added AI-generated frames to boost performance even more. Now, Nvidia returns to DLSS's ray tracing roots with DLSS 3.5, introduced today at Gamescom in Germany. While DLSS 3 boosted performance, DLSS 3.5's "Ray Reconstruction" aims to improve the visual quality of upscaled, ray traced games, specifically by turning Nvidia's AI models on a critical process called "denoising." Ray tracing is limited by the number of rays a GPU can "cast" into a given scene, to create the data needed for the realistic lighting effects.

There are just a handful of companies that have surpassed the $1 trillion market cap, including Google parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco, Amazon and Apple. On Tuesday, California-based Nvidia's market cap jumped high enough to be among their ranks. The chipmaker, which makes graphics processing units (GPUs) that help power generative artificial intelligence platforms, has seen its stock price soar as more companies look to expand their AI offerings. Nvidia hit a market cap of $1 trillion Tuesday with shares opening at $405.95, although it eased below that milestone by midday after shares dipped below $404.86. The company's valuation puts it above Facebook parent company Meta, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Elon Musk's Tesla.

NVIDIA is a technology company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system on a chip (SoC) units for the gaming and professional markets. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. NVIDIA's GPUs are widely used in gaming PCs, workstations, and data centers for tasks such as machine learning, data analytics, and scientific simulations. The company also designs and manufactures other products such as Tegra mobile processors, Jetson embedded platform and CUDA parallel computing platform. The company's products are based on its proprietary CUDA architecture, which allows for parallel processing of large amounts of data.

Boasting a guaranteed five-year life cycle, whilst offering twice the bandwidth and FP32 performance over the previous generation, these new MXM GPU cards feature second-generation Ray Tracing Cores, and third-generation Tensor Cores. This improved AI inference capability will help accelerate high-performance edge computing and AI application development in industrial applications including machine automation and machine vision, driver assistance, and public safety systems. MXM GPU cards meet the demands of fanless computing in harsh environments Unlike the standard PCI Express graphics accelerators that populate high-performance computing applications, Advantech's MXM modules are designed specifically to meet harsh environments, with the intention of being integrated into edge systems that have been tested and certified to handle excessive vibration and shock conditions adequately. With its compact size and ruggedised design, the new MXM GPU cards come in the following two form factors. The SKY-MXM-A500, SKY-MXM-A1000 and SKY-MXM-A2000 are MXM 3.1 Type A versions with an 82 x 70mm footprint whilst the SKY-MXM-A4500 is MXM 3.1 Type B version with a larger form factor of 82 x 105mm.

Get3D is a new generative AI model from NVIDIA that can create 3D shapes. The model was recently added to NVIDIA's Omniverse platform. TheSequence is a no-BS (meaning no hype, no news etc) ML-oriented newsletter that takes 5 minutes to read. The goal is to keep you up to date with machine learning advancements in a concise and easy-to-understand format. The new model was recently added to NVIDIA's marquee Omniverse platform.. "NVIDIA's Get3D is a Generative AI Model for 3D Shapes" is published by Jesus Rodriguez.

Developers and teams building avatars and virtual assistants can now register to join the early-access program for NVIDIA Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), a suite of cloud-native AI microservices that make it easier to build and deploy intelligent virtual assistants and digital humans at scale. Omniverse ACE eases avatar development, delivering the AI building blocks necessary to add intelligence and animation to any avatar, built on virtually any engine and deployed on any cloud. These AI assistants can be designed for organizations across industries, enabling organizations to enhance existing workflows and unlock new business opportunities. ACE is one of several generative AI applications that will help creators accelerate the development of 3D worlds and the metaverse. Members who join the program will receive access to the prerelease versions of NVIDIA's AI microservices, as well as the tooling and documentation needed to develop cloud-native AI workflows for interactive avatar applications.

AI chipmaker Nvidia has announced a partnership with Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn to build autonomous vehicle platforms at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2023. Foxconn will manufacture electronic control units (ECUs) for cars based on Nvidia's DRIVE Orin chip and DRIVE Hyperion sensors for self-driving vehicles. The chip is made specifically for computing in connected autonomous vehicles. Nvidia estimates a $300 billion market opportunity in the automobile industry, where it generated $251 million in revenue in the third quarter. Nvidia strives to use its technology to aid Foxconn in overcoming shortcomings like upgrading production and higher costs.

Lenovo believes artificial intelligence will help differentiate its 2023 gaming laptops. Four new models at CES 2023 include the Lenovo LA AI chip, which the company says can dynamically adjust frame rates, increase the maximum heat threshold and boost overall performance. The LA AI chip is in the new Legion Pro 7, 7i, 5 and 5i (the "i" suffix denotes Intel variants) gaming laptops. Lenovo's AI Engine software uses the chip to deploy a "machine learning algorithm to tune system performance optimally." The company says FPS monitoring, higher thermal design power (TDP) and other tweaks boost performance and efficiency over previous generations.

NVIDIA announced that the high-performance GeForce NOW cloud gaming service will be coming to cars. Hyundai Motor Group, one of the world's largest automakers with the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands; BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEVs); and Swedish premium electric vehicle and lifestyle brand Polestar are the first working with NVIDIA to deliver GeForce NOW in their vehicles. Today's announcement expands NVIDIA's vehicle infotainment offerings, which include a suite of products and services that improve the cockpit experience. Recommended AI News: Morse Micro and AzureWave Deliver the World's Smallest Wi-Fi HaLow Module The new GeForce NOW offering can enhance time spent charging or riding in vehicles, as it enables front-seat occupants to stream games while parked, and passengers to game in the back seat if screens are available. "Accelerated computing, AI and connectivity are delivering new levels of automation, safety, convenience and enjoyment to the car," said Ali Kani, vice president of automotive at NVIDIA.