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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.
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Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time
Wikimedia Foundation employees have voted to unionise for the first time, giving nearly 700 staff across 39 countries a formal way to challenge management as the non-profit behind Wikipedia grapples with rising AI competition and falling volunteer engagement. The move follows a decade of intermittent discussion but is the first time workers have taken it…
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Audacity’s new look is finally here, along with its largest feature update in years
Audacity has released Version 4.0, its biggest update since Version 3.0 five years ago, adding a colourful dark mode and significantly expanded editing tools to the free, open-source audio editor. The Muse Group developers have tried to balance a substantial visual and functional overhaul with continuity for existing users, offering a classic-look option during setup…
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Defence Spending Standoff: UK Opposition Demands 3% Military Boost as Government Cuts Troops
Kemi Badenoch has set out how a Conservative government would fund a rise in defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, proposing to reintroduce the two-child benefit cap and cut disability benefits to pay for it. The Tory leader warned that Britain could be at war with Russia within four years and accused Prime…
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5 Best Video Doorbell Cameras (2026): Subscription-Free, Video, and More
WIRED has updated its buying guide to the best video doorbell cameras for 2026, testing subscription-free and subscription-based models to help buyers choose between them. The guide’s current top pick is Google’s third-generation Nest Doorbell (wired), praised for its design, wider field of view and reliable performance, though several alternative models are also recommended depending…
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Kemi Badenoch demands 3% defence spending as BoE economist urges rate rise
Badenoch cites Russian threat while the Bank of England’s Huw Pill warns rates must rise to curb Middle East-driven inflation; Apple faces a £2bn tracking lawsuit, Ultrahuman lands $70m, Maria Bartiromo exits Fox, and Netflix unveils its FTX drama The Altruists.
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Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient
A patient at Massachusetts General Hospital has lived with a genetically modified pig kidney for 285 days without needing dialysis, setting a new record for the longest a human has survived with a transplanted pig organ. The milestone, reported by biotech firm eGenesis, underscores growing evidence that gene-edited pig kidneys could ease the severe shortage…
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Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
Two reports allege that US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally ordered the deletion of two measles deaths from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s public data, even though CDC staff had already reviewed and accepted that the deaths were measles-related. Reuters reported that Kennedy instructed new CDC director Erica Schwartz to remove…
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Stryker Vision app completes first hip surgery using Apple headset
Medical technology firm Stryker has announced that its SportSuite Vision app for the Apple Vision Pro was used in a hip arthroscopy at Duke Health, the first real-world procedure using the software. The milestone offers a glimpse of a niche but genuinely useful application for Apple’s mixed-reality headset, which has struggled to find a mainstream…