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  1. From humble beginnings as a university spinoff to an acquisition by the leading global medtech company in its field, Odin Vision has been on an accelerated journey since its founding less than five years ago.

    An alum of the NVIDIA Inception program for cutting-edge startups, Odin Vision builds cloud-connected AI software that helps clinicians detect and characterize areas of concern during endoscopy, a procedure where a tiny camera mounted on a tube is inserted into the gastrointestinal tract.

    Network-connected devices in the endoscopy room capture and stream real-time video data to the cloud, where powerful NVIDIA GPUs run AI inference. The models’ results are then streamed back to the endoscopy room so that clinicians can see the AI insights overlaid on the live video feed with minimal latency.

    The startup was in 2022 acquired by Japanese medtech leader Olympus, which has a 70% global market share in gastrointestinal endoscopic equipment.

    “We believe the acquisition brings us much closer to achieving our vision to revolutionize endoscopy through AI and cloud technology,” said Daniel Toth, cofounder and chief technology officer of Odin Vision. “Our software can reach Olympus’ global customer base, enabling us to bring our solutions to as many patients as possible.”

    Olympus is also collaborating with NVIDIA on Olympus Office Hours, an advisory program that connects Inception startups with the medical device company’s experts, who will offer deep industry expertise and guidance to help the startups build AI solutions in key areas including gastroenterology, urology and surgery.

    Eight leading AI startups have joined the inaugural cohort of the program — which is part of the NVIDIA Inception Alliance for Healthcare, an initiative that brings together medical AI startups with NVIDIA and its healthcare industry partners — to help accelerate their product development and go-to-market goals.

    An Extra Set of AIs for Clinicians

    Around a quarter of precancerous polyps are missed during colonoscopies, a kind of endoscopy procedure that examines the lower digestive tract.

    While some are missed because the endoscope doesn’t capture video footage of every angle, others remain undetected by clinicians. That’s where AI can help provide a second set of eyes to support clinical decision-making.

    Seamless AI integration into the video feeds that medical professionals view during an endoscopy provides an extra data source that can help doctors detect and remove polyps sooner, helping prevent cancer development.

    “Polyps develop slowly, and can take five or 10 years to appear as cancer,” Toth said. “If a clinician can detect and remove them in time, it can help save lives.”

    CADDIE, the company’s AI software for detecting and classifying polyps, has received the CE Mark of regulatory approval in Europe and is deployed across hospitals in the U.K., Spain, Germany, Poland and Italy — with plans for use in the U.S as well.

    Odin Vision also has AI software that has received the CE Mark to assist gastroscopy, where doctors inspect the esophagus for signs of throat cancer.

    Accelerated Inference for Real-Time Insights

    Odin Vision began as a research project by two professors and a Ph.D. student at University College London who were developing AI techniques for polyp detection. In 2019, they teamed with Toth and Odin’s CEO, Peter Mountney, both from Siemens Healthineers, to commercialize their work.

    “NVIDIA GPUs were part of our work from the start — they’ve been essential to train our AI models and were part of our first product prototypes for inference, too,” Toth said. “Since moving to a cloud-based deployment, we’ve begun using the NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for dynamic processing in the cloud.”

    The team uses NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs for accelerated inference — most recently transitioning to NVIDIA L4 GPUs. Adopting NVIDIA Triton Inference Server software and the NVIDIA TensorRT software development kit enabled them to meet the low-latency threshold needed for real-time video-processing AI applications.

    In addition to supporting doctors during specific procedures, Odin Vision plans to develop generative AI models that can automate a first draft of the clinical notes doctors prepare afterward — as well as models that can aggregate data across procedures. These would allow endoscopy teams to review analytics and assess how well a procedure is performed compared to clinical guidelines.

    “Once you get to a point where there are dozens of AI models tracking different elements of these procedures, we can see if a healthcare professional is inspecting a particular area of the digestive tract for only three minutes, when it’s supposed to take six minutes,” Toth said. “The system can provide a nudge to remind the clinician to follow the guidelines.”

    Cloud-Connected Cancer Screening

    Membership in NVIDIA Inception provided the Odin Vision team access to technical expertise from NVIDIA and cloud credits through leading cloud service providers.

    “Cloud credits helped us massively speed up our technology development and deployment, enabling us to release our products to market months earlier than initially planned,” Toth said. “NVIDIA experts also validated our product concept from a technology perspective and provided consultation about GPU and accelerated software optimizations.”

    The team found that a cloud-based solution made it easier to push software updates over the air to deployments across hospital customers.

    “Some AI companies are sending boxes that need to sit in clinical sites and require regular maintenance, which can prevent normal clinical workflows from running smoothly,” Toth said. “With network-connected devices, we can instead update a single server and the changes reach all end users at the same time.”

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  2. Ease into spring with the warm, cozy vibes of Palia, coming to the cloud this GFN Thursday.

    It’s part of six new titles joining the GeForce NOW library of over 1,800 games.

    Welcome Home

    Palia on GeForce NOWBetter together.

    Escape to a cozy world with Palia, a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game from Singularity 6 Corporation. The game, which has made its way onto more than 200,000 wishlists on Steam, has launched in the cloud this week.

    Farm, fish, craft and explore with friendly villagers across a stunning variety of different biomes — from sprawling flower fields to hilly forests and rocky beaches — in the world of Palia. Inhabit the land, furnish a dream home, unravel ancient mysteries and interact with a vibrant online community.

    Get ready for a captivating adventure across devices by streaming Palia from the cloud. GeForce NOW Ultimate and Priority members get faster access to servers and longer gaming sessions over Free members.

    Time to Play

    Millennia on GeForce NOW10,000 years of history, all in the cloud.

    Shape the course of history across 10,000 years in Millennia from Singularity Six and Paradox Interactive. GeForce NOW members can customize their own nations, explore unique combinations of traits and adapt to alternative histories in this captivating journey.

    In addition, members can look for the following:

    • Palia (New release on Steam, March 25)
    • Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles (New release on Steam, March 26)
    • Millennia (New release on Steam, March 26)
    • Outpost: Infinity Siege (New release on Steam, March 26)
    • SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY! (New release on Steam, March 26)
    • Tchia (Steam)

    What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

    if you could live in a video game, which one would it be and why? 🤔

    🌩 NVIDIA GeForce NOW (@NVIDIAGFN) March 27, 2024

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  3. Patch Notes
    Content Updates
    [Item]
    Improved the Equip effects for Teta/Jenna/Xeno/Kidela Ring Equip as follows. 
    • Changed Physical/Magic Defense Penetration effect to be granted from the existing Legendary grade to Divine grade. 
    • Added Melee/Ranged/Magic/Healing Skill Damage increase effects to be granted from Celestial grade.
     
    [Daylight Saving Time]
    We will be adjusting in-game content and event schedules to match the daylight saving time in EU and NA.
    • EU: CET > CEST
      • All in-game content and event schedules will be adjusted on March 31, 2024, at CET 02:00 for EU regions.
    • NA: PST > PDT
      • All in-game content and event schedules will be adjusted on March 28, 2024 maintenance for NA regions.
     
    Bug Fixes
    Added a tooltip to clearly show that the Springtime Gift Box is a time-limited item.

    Improved Tactful Life Enhancement description regarding item recipients.

    Fixed the issue where some quests required discontinued Illustrious and Magnificent equipment.

    You will no longer be able to proceed with the Achievements related to Illustrious and Magnificent Equipment.

    Fixed the issue where the Militia quest dialogue had the wrong boss name.

    The cooldown for Red Dragon Weapon skills will be displayed.

    Fixed the issue where other characters' Powerstone Pet name tags were visible during Stealth when optimization mode was activated or Character Detail option was set to low.

    Fixed the issue where the Full Daru Specialty Preservation Bag was not stored at Trade Pack Storage.

     
    Events
    The Springtime Essence Awakening event has started. (Until Apr. 11th (Thur), 2024 before maintenance) 
    • Players can purchase a "Springtime Essence: Rank 1" from the Marketplace for free (once per account) during the event period.
    • During the event period, 1 "Springtime Essence Growth Scroll" will be sent by mail every 20 min while you are online, depending on conditions.
    • You can use the Springtime Essence Growth Scrolls and 10 Labor to upgrade Springtime Essence and exchange them for various items.
    • Your character needs to be Lv55+ and 6,000+ Equipment Points to participate in this event.

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  4. From designing dream cars to customizing clothing, 3D product configurators are ringing in a new era of hyper-personalization that will benefit retailers and consumers.

    Developers are delivering innovative virtual product experiences and automated personalization using Universal Scene Description (aka OpenUSD), NVIDIA RTX technologies from NVIDIA Omniverse software development kits (SDKs) and application programming interfaces (APIs), and generative AI from NVIDIA Edify models.

    Together, these technologies enable developers to create configurator applications that deliver physically accurate, photoreal digital twins of products, revolutionizing the way brands personalize buyer journeys at unprecedented scale.

    For example, Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXCITE brand is adopting Omniverse Cloud APIs to enable interoperability with generative AI services, such as Shutterstock’s Edify3D or Edify 360, directly inside its web-based application.

    By using NVIDIA Edify-powered models, trained by Shutterstock, Dassault Systèmes can generate stunning 3D environments from text prompts to instantly personalize scenes representing physically accurate products. And with Omniverse APIs, the company can supercharge the web-based app with real-time ray-traced rendering.

    Many other developers are also building 3D product configurator software and solutions with NVIDIA Omniverse SDKs and APIs.

    CGI studio Katana has developed a content creation application, COATCreate, used by manufacturers such as Nissan, that allows marketing assets to be staged and created faster with product digital twins. COATCreate also enables users to view and customize the digital twin while wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset, unlocking real-time ray-traced extended reality experiences.

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    Brickland, another CGI studio, is developing real-time virtual experiences that allow users to customize clothing by choosing from predefined parameters such as color and material. Through their Digitex initiative, Brickland is expanding into digital textures and allowing consumers to visualize and interact with extreme levels of detail in their 3D assets thanks to RTX real-time rendering

    Configit connected its powerful configurator logic tool Configit Ace to Omniverse and OpenUSD by streamlining the management of the complex rules system behind the creation of configurators and combining it with the rendering capabilities of Omniverse and RTX. This allows for rapid creation of articulated product configurators and enables the configurator developers to power real-time ray-traced rendering in their solutions.

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    WPP has developed a content engine that harnesses OpenUSD and AI to enable creative teams to produce high-quality commercial content faster, more efficiently and at scale while remaining aligned with a client’s brand.

    Media.Monks has developed an AI-centric professional managed service that leverages Omniverse called Monks.Flow, which helps brands virtually explore different customizable product designs and unlock scale and hyper-personalization across any customer journey.

    Accenture Song, the world’s largest tech-powered creative group, is using Omniverse SDKs to generate marketing content for Defender vehicles. Using it with the Edify-powered generative AI microservice, Accenture Song is enabling the creation of cinematic 3D environments via conversational prompts.

    Product Digital Twins in the Era of Industrial Digitalization

    Forecasts indicate that consumer purchases, including high-value items like vehicles and luxury goods, will increasingly take place online in the coming decade. 3D product digital twins and automated personalization with generative AI serve as invaluable tools for brands to showcase their products and enhance customer engagement in the changing retail landscape.

    3D configurators provide tangible benefits for businesses, including increased average selling prices, reduced return rates and stronger brand loyalty. Once a digital twin is built, it can serve many purposes and be updated to meet shifting consumer preferences with minimal time, cost and effort.

    Creating a 3D Product Configurator

    The process of creating a 3D product configurator begins with harnessing OpenUSD’s powerful composition engine and interoperability. These features enable developers to create dynamic, interactive experiences that accurately reflect the nuances of each product.

    Teams can also integrate generative AI technologies into OpenUSD-based product configurators using NVIDIA Omniverse APIs to enhance the realism and customization options available to users. By leveraging AI, configurators can intelligently adapt to user inputs, offering personalized recommendations and dynamically adjusting product configurations in real time. And with NVIDIA Graphics Delivery Network , high-quality, real-time viewports can be embedded into web applications so consumers can browse products in full fidelity, on nearly any device.

    The possibilities for 3D product configurators are virtually limitless, applicable across a wide range of industries and use cases.

    To start, get NVIDIA Omniverse and follow along with a tutorial series.

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