Summary
Overview
This tech news episode covers several major stories including NVIDIA's accidentally leaked DLSS 5 technology that modders quickly got running on unauthorized hardware, NVIDIA's potential $12.9 billion acquisition of AI platform Hugging Face, a legal victory for Anthropic against Pentagon blacklisting, and various other tech industry updates ranging from Samsung's extreme refresh rate monitors to a laser-based mosquito defense system.
NVIDIA DLSS 5 Leak and Modder Success
NVIDIA's DLSS 5 technology was accidentally leaked after shipping with an early access build of NBA 2K27, and modders immediately began experimenting with it. Within hours, they managed to get the supposedly Blackwell-exclusive feature running on older RTX 4000 series hardware and in games it wasn't designed for. While performance was severely impacted, cutting FPS in half on a 5070 Ti running Control at 4K, the achievement demonstrates that NVIDIA's claims about hardware exclusivity may have been exaggerated for marketing purposes.
- DLSS 5 accidentally leaked through NBA 2K27 early access build
- Modders got DLSS 5 working in Control (2019) within hours of the leak
- Running on 5070 Ti at 4K cut FPS in half due to neural network processing
- Seven different DLSS 5 styles are available including conservative profiles
- Despite NVIDIA's claims of Blackwell exclusivity, modders got DLSS 5 working on RTX 4080
" I guess modders are just unemployed 10x engineers "
" accidentally upscaling Wilt Chamberlain could cause the global population to double "
NVIDIA's Potential Hugging Face Acquisition
NVIDIA is reportedly in talks to acquire Hugging Face, the popular AI model hosting platform, for $12.9 billion. This potential deal has sparked concerns within the AI community about whether the acquisition would compromise Hugging Face's historically neutral position in the ecosystem. Analysts worry the platform could become biased toward models optimized for NVIDIA hardware, which would be strategically valuable as major AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic develop their own chips to reduce dependence on NVIDIA.
- NVIDIA reportedly negotiating $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face
- Neither company has publicly confirmed the deal as of reporting
- Concerns that acquisition could end Hugging Face's neutral platform status
- Deal could favor models optimized for NVIDIA hardware
- Strategic move as OpenAI and Anthropic build their own chips to reduce NVIDIA reliance
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