In March, a 28-car freight train derailment in Gibbons, Neb., forced Union Pacific to shut down three rail lines, delaying shipments nationwide for up to 48 hours and costing it millions as its rail network slowed down substantially. Fortunately, no one was injured. Duos Technologies, based in Jacksonville, Fla., says its NVIDIA GPU-accelerated AI railcar Read article >

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What’s the difference between art created by Leonardo da Vinci and a knockoff? In the case of the Salvator Mundi, the answer is nearly half a billion dollars. Drawing on a convolutional neural network — a deep learning algorithm that’s led to breakthroughs in the analysis of a vast array of visual imagery — intellectual Read article >

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I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started my internship at NVIDIA. For a journalism student, joining a company full of engineers pioneering the technology behind AI, virtual reality and high-performance computing isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the typical internship. But there are stories to tell. Stories about Read article >

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Congratulations. You’ve made it to another awesome GFN Thursday. This year’s Gamescom was full of announcements for GeForce NOW. We’ve got all of the exciting updates for the future of Dying Light 2 Stay Human streaming on GeForce NOW upon release later this year, as well as Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy coming with support Read article >

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Brad Janzen, a farmer based in Henderson, Neb., with more than 4,000 acres of corn and soybeans, knew he had to do something about herbicide-resistant weeds. Farms everywhere faced the rising costs of switching to new herbicides and the increased soil contamination. “Invasive weed species have inherited the ability to resist herbicides used in row-crop Read article >

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At GE Renewable Energy, CTO Danielle Merfeld and technical leader Arvind Rangarajan are making wind, er, mind-blowing advances throughout renewable energy. Merfeld and Rangarajan spoke with NVIDIA AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz about how the company uses AI and a human-in-the-loop process to make renewable energy more widespread. The AI Podcast · GE’s Danielle Merfeld Read article >

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Software ate the world, now new silicon is taking a seat at the table. Ten years ago venture capitalist Marc Andreessen proclaimed that “software is eating the world.” His once-radical concept — now a truism — is that innovation and corporate value creation lie in software. That led some to believe that hardware matters less. Read article >

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There are nearly a half million acres of greenhouse tomato crops in the world, an area about 35 times the size of Manhattan. In other words, lots of tomatoes. Growing them requires more than soil, water and sunlight. The plants are self-pollinating, but they need a little help getting the pollen to drop onto the Read article >

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This GFN Thursday brings in the highly anticipated magnum opus from SEGA and Amplitude Studios, HUMANKIND, as well as exciting rewards to redeem for members playing Eternal Return. There’s also updates on the newest Fortnite Season 7 game mode, “Impostors,” streaming on GeForce NOW. Plus, there are nine games in total coming to the cloud Read article >

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The tech world this week gets its first look under the hood of the NVIDIA BlueField data processing unit. The chip invented the category of the DPU last year, and it’s already being embraced by cloud services, supercomputers and many OEMs and software partners. Idan Burstein, a principal architect leading our Israel-based BlueField design team, Read article >

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This back-to-school season, many universities are powering on brand new AI supercomputers. Researchers and students working in fields from basic science to liberal arts can’t wait to log on. “They would like to use it right now,” said James Wilgenbusch, director of research computing at the University of Minnesota, speaking of Agate, an accelerated supercomputer Read article >

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When you shop for a car, the first question is what model — a Honda Civic for low-cost commuting, a Chevy Corvette for looking good and moving fast, or maybe a Ford F-150 to tote heavy loads. For the journey to AI, the most transformational technology of our time, the engine you need is a Read article >

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Award-winning research, stunning demos, a sweeping vision for how NVIDIA Omniverse will accelerate the work of millions more professionals, and a new pro RTX GPU were the highlights at this week’s SIGGRAPH pro graphics conference. Kicking off the week, NVIDA’s SIGGRAPH special address featuring Richard Kerris, vice president, Omniverse, and Sanja Fidler, senior director, AI Read article >

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Calling all warriors. It’s a glorious week full of new games. This GFN Thursday comes with the exciting release of the new battle royale NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, as well as the Hello Neighbor franchise as part of the 11 great games joining the GeForce NOW library this week. Plus, the newest Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC has Read article >

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In a turducken of a demo, NVIDIA researchers stuffed four AI models into a serving of digital avatar technology for SIGGRAPH 2021’s Real-Time Live showcase — winning the Best in Show award. The showcase, one of the most anticipated events at the world’s largest computer graphics conference, held virtually this year, celebrates cutting-edge real-time projects Read article >

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With deep learning, amputees can now control their prosthetics by simply thinking through the motion. Jules Anh Tuan Nguyen spoke with NVIDIA AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz about his efforts to allow amputees to control their prosthetic limb — right down to the finger motions — with their minds. The AI Podcast · Jules Anh Read article >

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Immersive 3D design and character creation are going sky high this week at SIGGRAPH, in a demo showcasing NVIDIA CloudXR running on Google Cloud. The clip shows an artist with an untethered VR headset creating a fully rigged character with Masterpiece Studio Pro, which is running remotely in Google Cloud and interactively streamed to the Read article >

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