Generative AI in Gaming Is Here, but Facing Pushback from Gamers – and DevelopersThis past week, Nvidia unveiled its new graphics upscaling technology, DLSS 5, with a new feature that gave in-game character models AI makeovers. Their drastically different appearances, which made them look like the "yassified" style popular in cheap mobile games, drew a public backlash -- not just out of...

Basant, Pakistan's famous but deadly kite festival, returns after 19-year banCaroline DaviesPakistan correspondent, LahoreGetty ImagesIn the streets of Lahore there are hints that the kite flying festival, Basant, has returned. Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when you look up in the walled city's narrow streets to a stretch of...

The shopping experience at Kith is designed to work in two very different but connected environments: online and in-store. Both offer access to the same brand identity, but the way customers interact with products, space, and storytelling changes significantly. Kith has mastered the balance between digital convenience and physical immersion, ensuring that no matter where customers shop,...

Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9 Rivian has finally revealed that the first customers of the company’s new R2 SUV will get their vehicles on June 9. The automaker has spent the last few months ramping up its efforts to release the R2, which is more affordable and aimed at a larger market than its current R1 lineup. The new SUV will initially be available in a trim that starts...

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say FILE - CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by President Donald Trump, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2026....