Sam Altman says AI must do more than cure cancer to win over skeptics: 'We should set our sights higher'

Sam Altman says AI needs to do more than cure cancer to win over skeptics

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DLSS 5 is called 'DLSS Neural Rendering' in the NBA 2K27 graphics options, and I think I smell a rebrand of Nvidia's controversial graphics tech

If you happen to pick up a copy of NBA 2K27, in your eagerness to try out the first official implementation of Nvidia's DLSS 5 AI image tech, you won't find it labelled as such in the settings menu. Instead, it appears as a simple on/off toggle under the label "DLSS Neural Rendering." And while that might seem like a small change, I think it makes a huge amount of difference in terms of public perception.

At $23,500, Would You Hail Britannia In This 1973 Morgan Plus 8? - Jalopnik

Morgan has been building essentially the same car since the company's founding in the late Cenozoic era. That means that today's Nice Price or No Dice Plus 8 could have come from the 1960s or 2000s. Being a '73 means that, even in California, no one will ever need to "smog the Mog." Let's see if its price is an additional enticement.

Newscast - The Undercover Reform Donations Investigation - BBC Sounds

      <p>Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250207-bbc-podcasts-are-now-available-on-the-bbc-website-and-app">Find out how to listen to other BBC stations</a></p><h2>Episode details</h2><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/400x400/p0l7jnbt.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy" /><p>News,·04 Sep 2026,·18 mins</p><h2>The Undercover Reform Donations Investigation</h2>Newscast<p>Available for over a year</p><p>Today, two senior officials have stood down from Reform UK after a Channel 4 News report prompts the party to investigate claims about funding.

Nigel Farage’s senior aide Dan Jukes and Reform’s head of policy James Orr have both stood down pending the outcome of the internal probe. The undercover filming was done by Verbatim Investigations and broadcast by Channel 4 News. Reform UK has denied wrongdoing and Nigel Farage describes the operation as entrapment. The footage appears to show an attempt to secure funding from someone they believed to be a foreign donor. Electoral law prohibits UK political parties from receiving financial contributions from people who can’t vote here. Reform denies any wrongdoing and says it has “been the target of a hoax perpetuated by foreign-funded climate change activists”. Adam and Chris discuss. This episode was recorded at 11.30am on Friday. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing [email protected] or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you’re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Miranda Slade and Nik Sindle. The social producers were Joe Wilkinson and Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Wolverine Legend Hugh Jackman Looks Set to Invest in English Football Team Norwich City, Following Deadpool Star Ryan Reynolds' Success With Wrexham

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine looks set to follow Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool in co-owning an English football team.

Jackman has long been a fan of Norwich City F.C., a second-tier squad from the east of England nicknamed the Canaries, which has spent the last few decades continually on the bubble of achieving top-level success.

Five jailed after Lincolnshire kidnap victim jumped from window

Five people have been jailed after a man jumped from a first-floor window to escape kidnappers.

The victim was lured to a property in Market Rasen in July 2025 because of "personal matters linked to a past relationship breakdown", Lincolnshire Police said.

Scientists reveal the hidden instructions that build the human brain

Before birth, the human brain is assembled through an enormous series of cellular choices. At the center of this process are radial glia, a special type of stem cell that helps create many of the features that distinguish the human brain.

News live: Two more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet floods; Kyrgios accepts one-month ban for cocaine use

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Two Australians found after Nepal-Tibet floods

Two more Australians have been confirmed safe in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods.

The pair, who were previously uncontactable, have been found safe and do not require consular assistance.

Shakira, Romeo Santos, Prince Royce Among Top Winners at Premios Juventud 2026

Shakira, Prince Royce and Romeo Santos were among the top winners at Premios Juventud 2026, broadcast live from the Starlight Amphitheater in Marbella, Spain on Thursday night.

Royce and Santos shared three wins on the back of their collaborative project “Better Late Than Never,” which picked up best tropical album. Their tracks “Dardos” and “Lokita Por Mí” won tropical hit and tropical mix, respectively. Shakira, meanwhile, was named Premios Juventad female artist and won OMG collaboration for “Dai Dai” with Burna Boy as well as best pop song for “Bésame” with Alejandro Sanz. Aitana and Alejandro Fernández also received three awards.

Lindsay Clancy trial tensions flare as judge declines to remove holdout juror

A judge has again told the deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial to keep trying to reach a verdict after a dramatic sixth day of deliberations in a case that has gripped America.