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Amazon is selling the Alienware AW3426DW, a 34-inch curved QD-OLED gaming monitor released a couple months ago, for $742.22, about $50 off its $799.99 list price. The ultrawide QHD panel uses Penta Tandem quantum dots, runs at a 280Hz refresh rate, and supports both Nvidia G-Sync and FreeSync Premium Pro.
Volvo announced it will use Nvidia's autonomous driving technology, including the Hyperion hardware platform and Alpamayo software, to build a Level 2++ system enabling hands-free, point-to-point driving. The system is designed to handle complex urban scenarios like intersections and unprotected turns without direct driver input, and will not initially include lidar.
A startup originally built around AI applications for climate work has received backing from Nvidia, reportedly after deprioritizing its climate-focused mission. The shift in focus preceded or accompanied the investment, according to reporting on the deal.
Nvidia has revised DLSS 5, reducing how intrusive its on-screen indicators are and lowering the performance overhead the feature imposes on games. The upgrade still carries hardware requirements that limit which GPUs can run it, and some visual artifacts in rendered graphics reportedly persist.
NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform pairs a Blackwell GPU with large unified RAM, targeting AI developers who want to run large local models like a 125B-parameter Qwen3.8-Flash-Next variant. NVIDIA says the chips deliver RTX 50-series gaming features including DLSS 5, with performance comparable to an RTX 5070 at 1440p, and a new DLSS Frame Generation mode that pushed Cyberpunk 2077 to 280fps. Being Arm-based, RTX Spark relies on Microsoft's Prism emulator for x86 compatibility, with NVIDIA naming supported titles like Gears of War: E-Day, NBA 2K27 and World of Warcraft: Forever, and says it is working with anti-cheat vendors on multiplayer support.
Nvidia has introduced RTX Spark PCs, compact desktop systems built around its chips, which reviewers note resemble a shift PC makers may follow in laptop design going forward. The devices run on an architecture requiring emulation for some software and are built with AI workloads as a core consideration, rather than an add-on.
Tom's Hardware obtained an early unit of Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra equipped with Nvidia's new RTX Spark Superchip, featuring 20 CPU cores, 6144 CUDA cores, and 128GB of LPDDR5X-9400 RAM. The outlet compared its performance against a 14-inch MacBook Pro with Apple's M5 Max chip, though launch embargoes restricted disclosure of battery life, build quality, and display details until full reviews arrive later.
Nvidia is launching RTX Spark laptops on October 16th, its first major push into Arm-powered Windows PCs since the ill-fated Surface RT. The company says these machines will run existing Windows software including Adobe, Office, Blender, and games with kernel-level anti-cheat, alongside local AI workstation capabilities with up to 128GB of RAM.
Adobe VP Deepa Subramaniam said the company has rearchitected Photoshop, Premiere and Substance 3D Painter to run on NVIDIA's new RTX Spark system-on-chip, which brings local AI processing to Windows laptops and small desktops aimed at creatives. Subramaniam claims the optimized apps run twice as fast on AI-driven tasks and general editing workflows, with improvements including real-time previews in Photoshop, faster rendering and color-grading in Premiere, and quicker texturing and file handling in Substance 3D Painter.
A Washington Post list shows six major tech firms — Apple, Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta — contributed a combined $92 million toward construction of a White House ballroom. Apple and Nvidia each gave $25 million, Google gave $22 million, Microsoft and Palantir each gave $10 million, and Amazon and Meta gave $5 million apiece. Overall, tech and crypto industry donors reportedly provided more than $150 million to the project.
Nvidia released Broadcast 2.3, introducing a beta Eye Contact effect that adjusts a speaker's gaze to simulate eye contact with the camera, plus a new Vignette effect that can be paired with Background Blur for a bokeh-style look. The update also brings enhanced Virtual Background effects usable directly in OBS, Streamlabs and Elgato Camera Hub via updated redistributables. Nvidia says Broadcast's active users have doubled year over year, with over 20 partners integrating its effects and several laptop makers preinstalling it.
Speaking to CNBC at a London media briefing, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company 'absolutely must' cooperate with Chinese AI companies to monitor risks from the technology. He said he already holds dialogues with researchers in China and urged the US and UK to pursue similar engagement.