Netflix uses AI effects for first time to cut costs
Netflix says it has used visual effects created by generative artificial intelligence (AI) in one…
How to pick the right fertiliser for all your different plants
“For the vast majority of plants, a balanced, all-purpose fertiliser will be fine” Shutterstock/Encierro Wander into any garden centre and you will find a wall of fertilisers, where colourful bottles promise perfect results for everything from lawns and roses to tree ferns and Japanese acers. But do home gardeners really need them? Let’s look at…
“Sweetwater” short film explores new AI narratives
Michael Keaton Douglas: “The whole AI of it all was interesting to me, and then it got more interesting as we discussed things throughout filming… It’s not at all science fiction anymore. The one thing I wanted to do, and I think we did, was say, okay, but how does that apply to human emotion?…
Rising seas will threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050, landmark climate report warns
EPA Australians are already living with the consequences of climate change One and a half million Australians living in coastal areas are at risk from rising sea levels by 2050, a landmark climate report has warned. Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment predicted more frequent and severe climate hazards like floods, cyclones, heatwaves, droughts and…
Chimps ‘lager a day’ in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory
Elizabeth Dawson and Helen BriggsBBC climate and science team Aleksey Maro Understanding more about the diet of wild chimps could help explain human attraction to alcohol Wild chimpanzees have been found to consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager’s alcohol a day from eating ripened fruit, scientists say. They say this is evidence humans…
Dome-headed dinosaur from Mongolia is the oldest ever found
Artist’s reconstruction of the pachycephalosaur Zavacephale rinpoche Masaya Hattori A dome-headed dinosaur found in Mongolia had a serious weapon on top of its skull, a mouth full of no-nonsense teeth and cartoon-like giant eye sockets. The new species, named Zavacephale rinpoche, lived about 108 million years ago in the early Cretaceous and is a member…
LVMH executives appointed to leadership roles at Paris FC
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 17, 2025 The Arnault family is drawing on LVMH’s executive ranks to bolster the management of Paris FC, the Parisian football club in which it acquired a 52.4% majority stake in November 2024. Agache, the family holding company chaired by Antoine Arnault, has announced the appointment of two…
Gemini wins International Collegiate Programming Contest gold
An advanced version of Gemini 2.5 Deep Think has achieved gold-medal level performance at the 2025 International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals. This milestone builds on our gold-medal win at the International Mathematical Olympiad in July, underscoring Gemini’s world class capabilities in abstract problem solving. In this year’s ICPC competition, Gemini was able to…
Craigavon and Daisy Hill hospitals among those affected by IT issues
Jessica LawrenceBBC News NI BBC Elaine Agnew has had her operation cancelled which she has been waiting nearly a year for “Significant” IT issues at services across the Southern Health Trust will continue into Thursday with the majority of planned surgery and out-patient hospital appointments being cancelled. A major incident is still ongoing at sites,…
Interparfums ends Rochas’s fashion business
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 17, 2025 Rochas draws the curtain on its ready-to-wear collections. Interparfums, which has owned the renowned Parisian brand since 2015 and develops its fragrances, is discontinuing Rochas’s fashion line, which it brought in-house in 2023. The collections have been overseen by Italian designer Alessandro Vigilante since 2024. Rochas,…
What Could the Health-Related Provisions in the Reconciliation Law Mean for Older Adults?
Editorial Note: This brief was updated on September 17, 2025 to reflect language in the final bill enacted July 4, 2025. On July 4, President Trump signed into law the budget reconciliation bill, previously known as “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The law includes several policy changes that could have significant implications for the health…
