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Smartphone Launches and AI Upgrades
The tech industry is gearing up for a busy month with multiple smartphone launches, including the Poco F9 Pro and Ultra. Nvidia's DLSS 5, a controversial AI rendering technology, will also be released this week.
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The Verge
We're not even half a day into September, and two new smartphones have already launched: the Poco F9 Pro and F9 Ultra. We're expecting more this week, as the IFA trade show kicks off in Berlin, before we get new iPhones a week after that. And that's only the beginning of what promises to be […
2026-09-01 13:00 UTC
The Verge
Nvidia is officially launching DLSS 5 this week, following a divisive announcement in March where we likened the AI upscaling tech to a "real-time generative AI filter for video games" and "motion smoothing for video games, but worse." DLSS 5 will officially be available on RTX 50-series desktop and
2026-09-01 13:00 UTC
The Verge
Nvidia knows that DLSS 5 left a bad first impression. In March, many gamers took one look at Resident Evil Requiem protagonist Grace Ashcroft's DLSS 5-ified face and declared it AI slop. So this week, the company's re-introducing its controversial "neural rendering" with firm messaging about how it
2026-09-01 13:00 UTC