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Nvidia is one of the world’s biggest computer chip companies, best known for its line of graphics processing units or GPUs. Although the firm had its start in the world of consumer gaming, in recent years it’s grown into a true tech titan with diverse investments in self-driving cars, cloud computing, supercomputing, and artificial intelligence. The parallel processing power of Nvidia’s GPUs has proven to be particularly good at machine learning tasks, and its chips are in high demand not only from AI researchers but any business with an interest in artificial intelligence. From 2015 onwards, Nvidia’s share price grew sharply, allowing the company to make some key acquisitions, including UK chip designer ARM, which it announced it would purchase in September 2020 for $40 billion. Nvidia was founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, who is currently the firm’s CEO. Known for his leather jackets and upbeat corporate presentations, Huang is a familiar figure to anyone interested in tech.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Google and Nvidia have reportedly raised some flags with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal.

According to Bloomberg sources, they apparently expressed concerns about the megadeal to the FTC, which is suing Microsoft to block the purchase:

Google and Nvidia provided information that backs a key FTC contention — that Microsoft could gain an unfair advantage in the market for cloud, subscription and mobile gaming — according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the process is confidential. In its remarks to the FTC, Nvidia stressed the need for equal and open access to game titles but didn’t directly oppose the acquisition, according to one of the people.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Phenomenal cosmic power, itty bitty living space.

This 14-inch gaming laptop is no lamp, but it’s still mind-warping to consider a mobile version of a massive RTX 4090 graphics card inside this notebook. And yet it’s real, promising AI-enabled DLSS 3 and enhanced ray tracing that will be available starting next month.

Even if pure performance isn’t your goal, Nvidia claims that with its new tech and low-voltage GDDR6 memory, the mobile 4070 can deliver RTX 3080 performance while using one-third as much energy — saving your laptop’s battery.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Not everyone can get an RTX 4080 in the cloud.

Nvidia just announced GeForce Now will soon let you rent the power of an RTX 4080... but not everywhere. The fine print sez it’ll roll out servers in North America and Europe from January to May — but the top-flight GPUs “are not or will not be available in all data centers.”

If you don’t see the words “RTX 4080” in your region on this official status page by May, you may be out of luck.

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Nvidia Broadcast is getting eye contact support.

Nvidia is adding an eye contact feature to its RTX Broadcast app later this month.

The beta feature will automatically change the position of your eyes, so it looks like you’re looking directly at your camera. It looks ideal for content creators or anyone in a meeting reading a script or notes to a camera. The updated RTX Broadcast app will be available for all RTX GPUs in January.

The new eye contact feature for RTX Broadcast.
The new eye contact feature for RTX Broadcast.
Image: Nvidia
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
How to watch Nvidia’s CES 2023 event.

Nvidia is expected to announce its RTX 4070 Ti today, the rebranded version of its “unlaunched” 12GB 4080.

The announcement is rumored to be part of Nvidia’s CES 2023 live event today, which will also include updates on accelerated computing and artificial intelligence. You can tune into Nvidia’s live stream at 11AM ET / 8AM PT in the YouTube stream below.

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
TSMC begins mass production of 3-nanometer chips in Taiwan.

Six months after Samsung reached 3nm production in June, TSMC says its 3nm process tech offers better performance than its 5nm chips found in the latest Pro iPhone, for example, while requiring about 35 percent less power.

For perspective, TSMC’s lauded Arizona fab will start with 4nm chips in 2024, before a second fab comes online in 2026 to produce 3nm chips.

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Did you think the RTX 4090 was huge?

Well, look at what Nvidia could have launched. This is a rumored render of a quad-slot RTX Titan for the 40-series era. It has two 16-pin power connectors and looks absolutely huge.

Previous rumors have suggested Nvidia was planning a Titan-level card with 48GB of GDDR6X memory, but this prototype might never see the light of day.

Look at the size of this unit.
Look at the size of this unit.
Image: Moore’s Law Is Dead (YouTube)
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Sean Hollister
Where to buy Nvidia’s RTX 4080 GPUWhere to buy Nvidia’s RTX 4080 GPU
Alice Jovanée
Nvidia RTX 4080 review: performance, for a price

Nvidia is back with another new 40-series card. The RTX 4080 can deliver impressive 4K gaming compared to the RTX 30-series.

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 power cable investigation unearths two different adapters.

Some RTX 4090 power cables have been melting and Nvidia has been investigating the root cause. While the investigation continues, engineers have revealed there are two manufacturers of the RTX 4090 power adapter and only one is experiencing issues. We’re still waiting on Nvidia to finalize its investigation, but manufacturing variances might explain why only some are seeing the problem.

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Microsoft Flight Simulator gets DLSS 3 this month.

Nvidia is bringing DLSS 3 to more games. Flight Simulator gets the framerate-boosting tech on November 11th, with three more games on the way throughout the month. Nvidia’s DLSS 3 uses frame generation to improve game performance.

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DLSS 3 boosts framerates in Microsoft Flight Simulator
DLSS 3 boosts framerates in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Image: Nvidia
The Polestar 3 is an electric SUV that trades fancy distractions for raw technological prowess

The Swedish-Chinese automaker’s third EV will have 300 miles of range, a starting price of $83,900, and a host of high-powered tech from suppliers like Google, Qualcomm, Luminar, Nvidia, and more

Andrew J. Hawkins
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 cards will go on sale at 9AM ET.

The GPU shortage may be over, but we’ll see how much that applies to the new generation of graphics tech once the first 40-series cards go on sale this morning.

Tom Warren can tell you all about how the RTX 4090 performs (or you can see DLSS 3 in action below), but to get one, try Best Buy for the $1,599 Nvidia Founders Edition, among others, as well as Newegg and B&H Photo.