The Render Network (@rendernetwork): Expanding the Render Community: RenderCon 2025 - Hollywood, California

Expanding the Render Community: RenderCon 2025 - Hollywood, California The excitement for RenderCon 2025 continues to build. The event will feature the latest advancements in DePIN, insights from AI Scouts, and opportunities to hear and connect with major thought leaders from the Render Network community, AI, and Crypto space. Save the Date: RenderCon 2025 will take place on April 3, 2025. Tickets are available now: https://https://lu.ma/rendercon. Challenge for Artists: Got an idea or an animation for “RenderCon?” Tag us and we’ll showcase your work as part of the excitement  leading up to the conference. RTX 5000 Series Preview This week https://x.com/julesurbach shared a preview of collaborations with NVIDIA to optimize Blackwell architecture for Octane and https://x.com/rendernetwork. NVIDIA's RTX 5090 might also become the first GPU to break the ~2000 barrier on OTOY's #OctaneBench with overclocking, setting a new standard for rendering… 🐦 https://x.com/i/status/1882382687849365557 A Game Changing Week for AI It might have been one of the biggest weeks in the field of AI to date, here is a sampling of game changing news in the industry Operator is a research preview of OpenAI’s AI agent that navigates its own browser to perform tasks on your behalf. 🐦 https://x.com/i/status/1882509286439637448 Project Stargate announced: a $500 billion AI venture announced by Trump along with OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, Microsoft and others promises to transform the U.S. AI infrastructure (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-announces-private-sector-ai-infrastructure-investment) The background created using TheWorldLabs (https://x.com/ehuanglu/status/1882722264204050715?s=46&t=g1-X4LSLggP6cHtR8yF_SA) -  an image to 3D world AI generator Tencent unveiled Hunyuan3D-2, its latest 3D AI model (https://x.com/EHuanglu/status/1881641699761668406)that allows users to generate detailed 3D models and even animate them Meta is improving its popular smart glasses and exploring innovative wearables like watches and camera-equipped earbuds (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/meta-hardware-plans-oakley-and-ar-like-glasses-apple-watch-and-airpods-rivals?srnd=undefined) - whatever that means... Neutrally Deepseek launches showing game changing efficiency gains in model training (https://x.com/pmarca/status/1882719769851474108) In a world where AI makes creative expression more accessible, digital provenance matters now more than ever. 🐦 https://x.com/i/status/1881796887298408730 Introducing Spell: A new model to generate immersive 3D worlds 🐦 https://x.com/i/status/1882133739867877392 Community 🖼️ https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1882955643427926016/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/RyrJ45_CE5X1bJiq.mp4?tag=12 Grant recipient Alex Pearce https://x.com/lightsailvr gives us a look at City plates through his camera (filmed on his iPhone) - rendered with the power of the Render Network. 🐦 https://x.com/i/status/1882084609032102147 Dutch artist https://x.com/warbb_art, a user of the Render Network, was asked by Coldplay to create the art and visuals for their new album Moon Music. His latest piece, “Aetherna” and his previous one, “One World,” were both brought to life using Render. Virtuals expands to Solana, launching a Meteora Pool, creating a SOL reserve, supporting builders with grants, and hosting an AI hackathon to drive innovation and empower creators. 🐦 https://x.com/i/status/1883107553183162507 Will you be attending Render Con this year? 🐦 https://x.com/i/status/1881391195970269342 Details on speakers, talks, and more coming soon… In the meantime, get the scoop on the conference here: https://https://lu.ma/rendercon.