Nvidia has uploaded the GTC 26 replay, and the embed above should be queued up to the Olaf part. (I met Olaf yesterday!) Right after that, you can help me witness what appears to be an entirely AI-generated music video that attempts to summarize the keynote. It is quite the thing.
The NVIDIA Space-1 Vera Rubin Module is the ticket. CEO Jensen Huang:
We’re working with our partners on a new computer called Vera Ruben Space 1, and it’s going to go out to space and start data centers out in space. Now, of course in space there’s no conduction, there’s no convection, there’s just radiation, and so we have to figure out how to cool these systems out in space. But we’ve got lots of great engineers working on it.
Also see: every other tech billionaire eying the sun’s limitless power and glossing over potential problems. Space!
Nvidia’s also got a whole blog post dedicated to the “real-time neural rendering model that infuses pixels with photoreal lighting and materials.” It’s coming this fall with support from Bethesda, Capcom, Hotta Studio, NetEase, NCSoft, S-Game, Tencent, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Games to start.
The world’s first $5 trillion company (currently 4.47 trillion) is strutting its stuff in San Jose, California. We’re expecting an AI and robot show... but fingers crossed for N1 consumer laptop chips too! Jensen’s keynote starts 11am PT / 2pm ET.
IDC, Omdia, and Gartner agree: the PC market will shrink because of RAMaggedon. Respectively, they’re forecasting 11 percent, 12 percent, and 10 percent declines in 2026, far bigger than previously predicted.
“The sub-$500 entry-level PC segment will disappear by 2028,” Gartner said in late February. Phones will drop similarly. And these forecasts don’t include the impacts of Trump’s war on Iran.
Epic and Google are settling, but the US version of the plan still rests in Judge Donato’s hands. He’s asking for “friend of the court” briefs in early April, meaning it’ll be longer before he makes a decision.
It’s not clear, and Microsoft VP Jason Ronald wouldn’t tell us in person, saying more info about the Game Preservation program is on the way. But his written remarks include the phrase: “we’ll be rolling out new ways to play some of the most iconic games from our past.” What new ways? Well, it appears PC-first development is “compatible with next-gen game preservation.”
