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From ‘dog fruit’ to darling: India’s avocado boom
Avocado demand in India has surged over the past 15 years, transforming a fruit once dismissed as “dog fruit” into a sought-after crop for farmers, chefs and consumers. Growers such as Sunil Bopaiah of Cottanad Plantations in Kerala say interest took off around 2011 after Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty promoted avocado for skincare, prompting prices…
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Nvidia Extends DLSS 5 to Older GPUs as Performance Concerns Emerge
Nvidia has confirmed to The Verge that its new DLSS 5 AI rendering technology will officially extend to older RTX 40-series graphics cards, reversing an earlier plan to limit the feature to its newest RTX 50-series GPUs at launch. The reversal followed modders successfully porting a leaked version of DLSS 5 to run on a…
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RTE’s ‘The Murder Of Mr. Moonlight’ To Explore Infamous Irish Killing; BBC & Banijay Rights On Board Drama Series
Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ is producing a drama series about the murder of Bobby Ryan, known locally as “Mr. Moonlight,” one of the most closely followed criminal cases in recent Irish history. The series, titled The Murder of Mr. Moonlight, has been pre-bought by the BBC and is being made by Conker Pictures and Samson…
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Defence spending row, rate rise call and Apple’s £2bn tracking lawsuit dominate
Badenoch urges 3% defence spending against Russia while the Bank of England’s Huw Pill pushes for a rate rise; Apple faces a £2bn suit, Ultrahuman raises $70m, Anthropic tightens Claude security, and Netflix unveils The Altruists and Ravenloft.
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The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus
Restaurants are increasingly turning to AI-generated illustrations for their menus, but the results often look subtly “off” — unnaturally smooth, symmetrical and artificial in ways diners struggle to articulate but instinctively notice. Experts say this is because image-generating AI models are trained on huge datasets of existing food imagery, which pushes outputs towards a narrow,…
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The Sci-Fi Classic Christopher Nolan Considers “Pure Cinema,” But Still Doesn’t Understand
Christopher Nolan has spoken about the profound impact Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey had on him as a child, calling the 1968 sci-fi classic “pure cinema” despite admitting he still cannot fully claim to understand it intellectually. The remarks matter because Nolan, now one of cinema’s most acclaimed directors known for complex works such…
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Tesla’s Make-or-Break Cybercab Had a Quiet Debut
Tesla quietly rolled out its driverless Cybercab on public roads in Austin, a subdued launch marked by no livestream, an embargo on attendee posts, and Elon Musk’s absence. The vehicle, a two-seater without a steering wheel or pedals, is central to Tesla’s pitch that it should be valued as an AI robotics company rather than…
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Cisco searched for IOS XR bugs and found so many it rolled them into an update release
Cisco has disclosed three critical-severity vulnerabilities affecting its networking products, prompting a fresh round of security updates. Two of the flaws sit in Cisco IOS XR, the operating system used in the firm’s carrier-grade networking equipment, and were uncovered during what Cisco described as “a comprehensive internal security review.” Their severity means affected organisations, including…
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Nvidia will officially bring DLSS 5 to older GPUs — but won’t give gamers full control
Nvidia has confirmed that its new DLSS 5 AI rendering technology will officially be extended to older RTX 40-series graphics cards, reversing earlier plans to launch it solely on the newer RTX 50-series. The reversal comes after modders had already leaked and adapted DLSS 5 to run on a wide range of GPUs, pushing its…
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Rates warning, defence spending and Bartiromo’s Fox exit lead the bulletin
Huw Pill urges a rate rise over Middle East inflation risks as Badenoch demands 3% defence spending; Apple faces a £2bn tracking lawsuit, Ultrahuman raises $70m, and Mike Dean admits refereeing bias.