7 h. ago GTC felt more bullish than ever, but Nvidia’s challenges are piling up

Nvidia took San Jose by storm this year, with a record-breaking 25,000 attendees flocking to the San Jose Convention Center and surrounding downtown buildings. Many workshops, talks, and panels were so packed that people had to lean against walls or sit on the floor — and suffer the wrath of organizers shouting commands to get […] © 2025 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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13 h. ago Nvidia thinks AI can solve electrical grid problems caused by AI

The Open Power AI Consortium says it will use domain-specific AI models to tackle problems in the power industry. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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33 h. ago OpenAI research lead Noam Brown thinks AI ‘reasoning’ models could’ve arrived decades ago

Noam Brown, who leads AI reasoning research at OpenAI, says “reasoning” AI models like OpenAI’s o1 could’ve arrived 20 years earlier had researchers “known [the right] approach” and algorithms. “There were various reasons why this research direction was neglected,” Brown said during a panel at Nvidia’s GTC conference in San Jose on Wednesday. “I noticed […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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33 h. ago OpenAI research lead Noam Brown thinks certain AI ‘reasoning’ models could’ve arrived decades ago

Noam Brown, who leads AI reasoning research at OpenAI, says certain forms of “reasoning” AI models could’ve arrived 20 years earlier had researchers “known [the right] approach” and algorithms. “There were various reasons why this research direction was neglected,” Brown said during a panel at Nvidia’s GTC conference in San Jose on Wednesday. “I noticed […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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36 h. ago A key DeepMind robotics researcher left Google and Nvidia has already backed his stealth startup 

Nvidia has invested in a startup founded by a former Google DeepMind senior research scientist who specialized in robotics and AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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55 h. ago Nvidia and Google DeepMind will help power Disney’s cute robots

Nvidia is collaborating with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to develop Newton, a physics engine to simulate robotic movements in real-world settings, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at GTC 2025 on Tuesday. Disney will be among the first to use Newton to power its next-generation entertainment robots, like the Star Wars-inspired BDX droids — one […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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57 h. ago An AI model from over a decade ago sparked Nvidia’s investment in autonomous vehicles

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote Tuesday at the company’s GTC 2025 conference stuck with tradition and was chock full of announcements. But the company also snuck in a little history lesson. During the automotive portion of his speech, Huang referred to AlexNet, a neural network architecture that gained widespread attention in 2012 when it won […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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59 h. ago GM teams up with Nvidia to bring AI to robots, factories, and self

General Motors is turning to Nvidia to help bring AI to the physical world in an expanded collaboration designed to touch every aspect of the automaker’s business, including factories, robots, and self-driving cars.  Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who announced the partnership Tuesday during his keynote at the company’s GTC conference in San Jose, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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59 h. ago Nvidia announces Groot N1, a foundation model for humanoid robotics

Nvidia is releasing what it’s calling an AI foundation model for humanoid robotics. Announced at GTC 2025 in San Jose, the model, dubbed Groot N1, is a “generalist” model, trained on both synthetic and real data. Nvidia claims that Groot N1 features a “dual system architecture” for “thinking fast and slow,” inspired by human cognitive […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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59 h. ago Nvidia debuts Groot N1, a foundation model for humanoid robotics

Nvidia is releasing what it’s calling an AI foundation model for humanoid robotics. Announced at GTC 2025 in San Jose, the model, dubbed Groot N1, is a “generalist” model, trained on both synthetic and real data. Nvidia claims that Groot N1 features a “dual system architecture” for “thinking fast and slow,” inspired by human cognitive […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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59 h. ago Blackwell Ultra, Vera Rubin, and Feynman are Nvidia’s next GPUs

On stage at Nvidia’s GTC 2025 conference in San Jose on Tuesday, CEO Jensen Huang announced a slew of new GPUs coming down the company’s product pipeline over the next few months. Perhaps the most significant is Vera Rubin. Vera Rubin, which is set to be released in the second half of 2026, will feature […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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6 d. ago Report: Trump Considers More Russia Sanctions as EU Eases Theirs

CBS News reported on Thursday that the Trump administration is considering further restrictions on Russian oil, gas, and banking, even as the European Union (EU) prepares to remove several ultra-rich Russian oligarchs from its sanctions list under pressure from Hungary and Slovakia. The post Report: Trump Considers More Russia Sanctions as EU Eases Theirs appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 d. ago Rapper Lil Yachty calls Black Lives Matter a 'scam,' BLM issues blistering response

Rapper Lil Yachty told cooking show host and influencer Quenlin Blackwell that he believes Black Lives Matter is a "scam" after being asked if he donated to the organization.

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8 d. ago How to watch Nvidia GTC 2025, including CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote

GTC, Nvidia’s biggest conference of the year, will return starting Monday in San Jose. If you can’t make it in person, don’t sweat it. TechCrunch will be on the ground covering the major developments. Many of the biggest presentations, talks, and panels will be livestreamed, as well. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to deliver […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 d. ago If you want more happiness in your life, ask yourself this simple question

Gretchen Rubin, host of the Happier podcast, explains the secret to happiness — and why knowing your personality type can help you make better decisions about what can bring you more joy.

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2 w. ago Volkswagen’s cheapest EV ever is the first to use Rivian software

Volkswagen’s ultra-cheap EV called the ID EVERY1 — a small four-door hatchback revealed Wednesday — will be the first to roll out with software and architecture from Rivian, according to a source familiar with the new model. The EV is expected to go into production in 2027 with a starting price of 20,000 euros ($21,500). […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 w. ago Ahead of a possible $4 billion IPO, CoreWeave’s founders already pocketed $488 million

CoreWeave’s initial S-1 document for its upcoming IPO is full of surprises. Backed by Nvidia, CoreWeave runs an AI-specific cloud service from its network of 32 data centers that together have more than 250,000 Nvidia GPUs as of the end of 2024, according to the company. Since then, it has also added a number of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 w. ago Apple updates the Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra options

Apple has launched a new Mac Studio, its desktop computer for professionals who need top-of-the-line performance. The company is trying something new with the Mac Studio as it lets you choose between the M4 Max or the M3 Ultra. The Mac Studio starts at $1,999. Pre-orders open today, and it will be available in Apple […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 w. ago Singapore Silicon Smugglers Raise Questions About Nvidia AI Chip Exports to China

Singapore police arrested three people on Thursday for allegedly smuggling chips from American tech giant Nvidia to China, throwing a spotlight on China’s efforts to obtain advanced components in defiance of export restrictions - and showing just how diligently American companies are working to enforce those restrictions. The post Singapore Silicon Smugglers Raise Questions About Nvidia AI Chip Exports to China appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Chinese buyers are getting Nvidia Blackwell chips despite U.S. export controls

Upholding export controls on semiconductor chips made in the U.S. made chips may be harder than Washington D.C. thinks. Chinese buyers are getting their hands on computing systems with Nvidia’s Blackwell chips through third-party traders located in other regions, the Wall Street Journal reported. Buyers in Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam are buying these resources for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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