Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he understands the concerns about "AI slop" with DLSS 5 but insists the feature preserves a game's underlying geometry and artistic intent. "I think their perspective makes sense, " said Huang during a recent appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast. "And I could see where they're coming from because I don't love AI slop myself. You know, all of the AI-generated content increasingly looks similar, and they're all beautiful... so I'm empathic toward what they're thinking. That's just not what DLSS 5 is trying to do." Tom's Hardware reports: Although Huang is striking a more conciliatory tone, much of his response is similar to what we heard at GTC [where Huang said gamers were "completely wrong."] The artist determines the geometry, we are completely truthful to the geometry... so every single frame, it enhances, but it doesn't change anything." There was some confusion about how DLSS 5 worked when it was first announced, and although the inner workings of it still aren't clear on a technical level, Huang has said that it isn't a general-purpose generative AI model. He describes it as "content-controlled generative AI." On the other end of the spectrum, Huang also said that it isn't a post-processing filter. The technical details of DLSS 5 live somewhere between that space, and we likely won't know them until later this year when the feature is set to release.

"The question about enhancing, DLSS 5... in the future, you could even prompt it. You know, I want it to be a toon shader. I want it to look like this, kind of. You could even give it an example and it would generate in the style of that, all consistent with the artistry, the style, the intent of the artist," Huang continued. "All of that is done for the artist so they can create something that is more beautiful but still in the style that they want." Although the talking points about DLSS 5 remain unchanged, it seems that Huang has at least heard the criticism. "I think that they got the impression that the games are going to come out the way the games are... and then we're going to post-process it. That's not what DLSS is intended to do."

Huang also made assertions that DLSS is "integrated" with the artist, and suggested that it would put the power of generative AI in the hands of artists working in game development [...]. Although DLSS 5 looks like it's doing a lot, Huang said that it's just another tool, not an essential feature. "The gamers might also appreciate that, in the last couple of years, we introduced skin shaders to game developers, and many of those games have skin shaders that include sub-surface scattering that makes skin look more skin-like... [DLSS 5] is just one more tool. They can decide what to use," Huang ended the conversation about DLSS 5. Immediately after, without missing a beat, he said 1993's Doom was the most influential video game ever made.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced (PDF) a bill on Monday that could prevent prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket from allowing users to wager money on sports events or play casino-style games. This bipartisan bill would not apply to FanDuel and DraftKings, which are subject to state-by-state gambling laws, rather than federal ones. "Sports prediction contracts are sports bets -- just with a different name. And yet, these contracts are currently offered in all fifty states in clear violation of state and federal law," Schiff said in a statement.

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are regulated under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which is why Schiff and Curtis are able to address them under federal jurisdiction, rather than leaving them to state-regulated sportsbooks. But these senators argue that there isn't much of a difference in practice between betting on sports via federally or state-regulated apps. Kalshi's Super Bowl trading volume, for instance, reached over $1 billion this year -- a 2700% increase year-over-year. "Too many young people in Utah are getting exposed to addictive sports betting and casino-style gaming contracts that belong under state control, not under federal regulators," Curtis said in a statement. The report notes that Kalshi is temporarily banned in Nevada and is facing criminal charges in Arizona. "Kalshi may brand itself as a 'prediction market,' but what it's actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law," Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement last week.

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Wing is expanding its drone delivery service to the San Francisco Bay Area. "The drone delivery startup has been rapidly expanding to metro areas across the US, but is now targeting the tech-friendly Silicon Valley region," reports Engadget. From the report: Going back to its inaugural deliveries, Wing ferried office supplies across Google's Mountain View campus in the Bay Area with its automated drones. It was still a startup out of Google's X, The Moonshot Factory incubator at the time, but early users were already asking for home delivery services, according to Wing. Now, Wing's latest delivery drones can deliver groceries, food, or whatever else fits in a small package weighing up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less to Bay Area residents. Earlier this year, Wing expanded its service to an additional 150 Walmart stores across the U.S. Service began recently in Atlanta and Charlotte, and it's coming soon to Los Angeles, Houston, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Miami and other major U.S. cities to be announced later. "By 2027, Walmart and Wing say they'll have a network of more than 270 drone delivery locations nationwide."

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 24-03-2026 01:15 CET

In één oogopslag:
• 9.2°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 8.4°C / Max 11.8°C | Kans op neerslag 2%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 8.4°C, Max 11.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1014.4 hPa ↘️ -5.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 41.8 km/u (11.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 226°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 9.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 222°
• 03:00: 9.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 220°
• 04:00: 9.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.8 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 227°
• 05:00: 8.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 221°
• 06:00: 8.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.7 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°
• 07:00: 8.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 224°
• 08:00: 8.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↗ 225°
• 09:00: 9.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°
• 10:00: 9.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 23.4 km/u (6.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 232°
• 11:00: 10.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 24.8 km/u (6.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 237°
• 12:00: 10.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1016.5 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 25.9 km/u (7.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 233°
• 13:00: 11.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 27.4 km/u (7.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 232°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• woensdag 25 maart: Min 3.4°C, Max 10.6°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 9.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 78%, 🧭 1003.1 hPa ↘️ -11.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 43.9 km/u (12.2 m/s), richting: → 271°
• donderdag 26 maart: Min 3.2°C, Max 7.3°C (Lichte sneeuw) ❄️, Neerslag 1.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 59%, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ↗️ +14.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 25.4 km/u (7.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 332°
• vrijdag 27 maart: Min 1.8°C, Max 10.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 19%, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ↗️ +4.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.4 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°
• zaterdag 28 maart: Min 4.1°C, Max 9.1°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 32%, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ↘️ -3.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.5 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 309°
• zondag 29 maart: Min 4.6°C, Max 10.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 11%, 🧭 1027.6 hPa ↗️ +9.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 318°
• maandag 30 maart: Min 6.3°C, Max 11.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 31%, 🧭 1027.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.0 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: → 264°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 9.2°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 6.4°C (-2.8°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 214°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 25.9 km/h (7.2 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 83%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1019.9 hPa ↘️ -1.1 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 13.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:35 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 19:01

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 80 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 30.9 μg/m³
• PM10: 34.4 μg/m³

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Tehran denied negotiations that delayed US strikes and Trump was vague on the details, but talks signal renewed push for peace from regional powers

There have been so many abortive rounds of diplomacy between the US and Iran – the latest appearing to be led by Pakistan after Washington has burned through many other regional mediators – that it was hardly a surprise that President Trump’s claims of “very good” talks with Tehran initially provoked disbelief – especially after Iran denied that any negotiations were taking place at all.

Nonetheless, standing beside Air Force One, Trump did his best to sell the sudden detente with little detail as a US ultimatum to bomb Iran’s power plants loomed unless Tehran opened up the strait of Hormuz. It was lost on few that the sudden about-face came just hours before US markets were to open for what promised to be another punishing round of trading on Monday.

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DEN HAAG (ANP) - Nederland was ook vorig jaar een van de innovatiekoplopers als het gaat om octrooiaanvragen in Europa. Dat meldt het Europees Octrooibureau (EOB). Nederlandse bedrijven en uitvinders hebben 7006 Europese octrooien aangevraagd. Dat komt neer op 388 aanvragen per miljoen inwoners. Daarmee staat Nederland per inwoner wereldwijd in de top vijf.

In totaal werden vorig jaar een recordaantal van 201.974 octrooiaanvragen ingediend bij het EOB. Dat is een lichte stijging vergeleken met een jaar eerder. De meeste aanvragen kwamen uit de Verenigde Staten, Duitsland, China, Japan, Zuid-Korea, Frankrijk en Zwitserland. Daarna komt Nederland in die ranglijst, waarmee we dus na Duitsland en Frankrijk het EU-land met de meeste aanvragen zijn.

De belangrijkste sector voor Nederlandse patentaanvragen is medische technologie. Zorgtechnologieconcern Philips bleef dan ook de grootste Nederlandse speler met 1289 aanvragen. Verlichtingsbedrijf Signify, chipproducent NXP Semiconductors, chipmachinemaker ASML, gezondheids- en voedingsbedrijf dsm-firmenich en onderzoeksinstituut TNO staan ook in de top tien van Nederlandse aanvragers.

ASML

Als wordt gekeken naar regio's, dan komen de meeste patentaanvragen uit Noord-Brabant. Dat komt omdat ASML is gevestigd in het Brabantse Veldhoven en Philips en Signify veel onderzoeksactiviteiten in Eindhoven hebben. Volgens het EOB kwamen er uit Noord-Brabant 3616 aanvragen, dat is meer dan de helft van alle Nederlandse aanvragen. Gelderland liet de sterkste groei zien: van 440 aanvragen in 2024 naar 798 in 2025.

Noord-Brabant stond daarmee ook vijfde op de ranglijst van EU-regio's bij het EOB en tiende wereldwijd. Eindhoven stond derde in de Europese stedenranglijst van het bureau, alleen München en Parijs telden meer octrooiaanvragen.