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A fruit dish greater than its parts

A fruit dish greater than its parts

Published by Sam Flores

Good things take time. Haste makes waste. Go the extra mile. Did you too grow up on platitudes such as these? Sayings designed to instill the value of hard work and dedication? Funny how these catchphrases stick. Trite little verbal tidbits repeated by parents, grandparents, mentors and coaches burrow into your psyche and weave their way into an entire philosophy on how to live life. They certainly did in my case. In fact, they lodged so firmly that I could use a lesson or two in not trying so hard. I bring my striving attitude to the kitchen and have sworn my allegiance to paying attention to details and putting in the time required. Proficiency comes with practice, and experience has taught me that the more time and effort I put into something, the better that something (usually) is. However, on days when life throws so many curveballs my way as to steal my time and stymie my motivation to soldier through making dinner after arriving home later than planned, all that work-ethic hoo-ha goes …

A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried? | Games

A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried? | Games

Published by Sam Flores

It sounds like the opening of a sci-fi film, but US scientists recently uploaded a copy of the brain of a living fly into a simulation. In San Francisco, biotechnology company Eon Systems created a virtual insect that knew how to walk, fly, groom and feed in its virtual environment. Researchers in Australia, meanwhile, have taught a petri dish containing 200,000 human brain cells to play the iconic 90s shooter Doom. One experiment has pushed a brain into a computer; the other has plugged a computer into brain cells. Both stories have been hailed as scientific breakthroughs, but have also sparked inevitable fears about the prospects of lab-grown humans and digital clones. Should we be concerned? It was Australian startup Cortical Labs in Melbourne that taught a dish of lab-grown neurons to play Pong in 2022. Now it has built what it describes as “the world’s first code-deployable biological computer”, running on living human tissue rather than silicon chips, which is happily playing the 1993 shooter Doom. double quotation mark At first it didn’t know …

Famed chef reveals 70 dish menu for this Sunday’s Oscars after-party

Famed chef reveals 70 dish menu for this Sunday’s Oscars after-party

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free Culinary maestro Wolfgang Puck orchestrated a lavish feast of over 70 dishes for Hollywood’s elite at Sunday’s Governors Ball, the exclusive after-party following the Academy Awards ceremony. Puck and his dedicated team, marking their 32nd year at the helm of the official post-Oscars celebration’s culinary offerings, curated a menu designed to tantalise the palates of 1,500 A-listers with tastes from across the globe. Among the innovative additions were a live izakaya station, offering Japanese-style pub fare, and an Italian gelato machine serving freshly churned ice cream. These complemented perennial favourites that consistently grace the menu. “Comfort food is always the people’s favourite food, like our chicken pot pie, smoked salmon pizza, our macaroni and cheese or the mini Wagyu burgers,” Puck revealed at a preview event earlier in the week. He admitted that attempts at excessive innovation didn’t always yield results. “I did some parties …

Dish TV Owner EchoStar Q4, 2025 Earnings, Pay-TV Subscriber Loss

Dish TV Owner EchoStar Q4, 2025 Earnings, Pay-TV Subscriber Loss

Published by Daniella Wilson

Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar reported a net pay-TV subscriber drop of approximately 168,000 in the fourth quarter, compared to a decrease of approximately 253,000 in the year-ago period. The company ended the year 2025 with 7.00 million pay-TV subscribers, including 5.02 million Dish TV subscribers and 1.98 million Sling TV subscribers. The company lost 636,000 Dish TV subs in all of 2025, down from a loss of 785,000 in 2024. The firm also recorded a loss of 167,000 Sling TV subs in 2025, a swing from a 37,000 gain in 2024. The decrease in net Dish TV subscriber losses “primarily resulted from a lower Dish TV churn rate, partially offset by lower gross new Dish TV subscriber activations,” EchoStar said in a regulatory filing. “The change in net Sling TV subscribers was primarily related to lower Sling TV subscriber activations, partially offset by lower Sling TV subscriber disconnects in 2025 due to our emphasis on acquiring higher quality subscribers.” The filing added: “We continue to experience increased competition, including competition from other subscription video on-demand and live-linear OTT service …

We’re getting closer to growing a brain in a lab dish

We’re getting closer to growing a brain in a lab dish

Published by skeptic

Most brain organoids lack blood cells, limiting their use Imago/Alamy A tiny version of the developing cerebral cortex – a brain region involved in thinking, memory and problem-solving – has been grown in a lab dish, with a system of blood vessels that closely resembles the real thing. This clump of cells is one of the most detailed brain organoids created to date, and will deepen our understanding of the brain. Brain organoids, sometimes called “mini-brains”, are typically grown in lab dishes by bathing stem cells in a mixture of chemical cues, which coax them to form balls of cells. Since they were first created in 2013, these cerebral structures – which resemble fetal or newborn brains – have provided fresh insights into conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and dementia. But organoids have one big flaw: they typically start dying after a few months. That’s because, while full-sized brains are equipped with a network of blood vessels to transport oxygen and nutrients, brain organoids can absorb these only from the dish in which they are …

How to be a neighbor, one dish at a time

How to be a neighbor, one dish at a time

Published by Sam Flores

There’s a particular awkwardness to modern neighborliness. We live stacked on top of one another—sharing walls, elevators, package rooms — yet often remain total strangers, bound only by the mutual recognition of each other’s dogs or preferred laundry times. Because it seems, somewhere along the way, “being neighborly” acquired the same emotional weight as “hosting a dinner party”: high effort, high expectation and therefore perpetually postponed. We tell ourselves we’ll introduce ourselves properly someday. We wave instead. We nod. We smile. We pretend not to notice how long someone’s delivery has been sitting in the lobby. And yet, when the ice finally breaks, it’s almost always over food. A loaf. A jar. A container passed hand to hand with a quick smile and a promise to return it someday. Food does what small talk so often can’t: it lowers the stakes, signals goodwill, and creates a tiny bridge where there was previously just a hallway. What follows is a collection of low-pressure ways to make that hello feel natural — ideas for welcoming someone new, reconnecting with neighbors after time has …

Curry dish alert as shoppers told of ‘possible health risk’

Curry dish alert as shoppers told of ‘possible health risk’

Published by Sam Flores

A curry product has been pulled from shelves due to a labelling blunder that poses a potential threat to certain shoppers. The Food Standards Agency has announced that Swarna Spice Ltd is withdrawing Praveen Kumar Vegetable Korma after it emerged the dish contains nuts – specifically almond, cashew and pistachio – which aren’t disclosed on the packaging. The product in question is Praveen Kumar Vegetable Korma, sold in 350g portions. Customers should check for batch code 49081225 and a use-by date of September 8, 2026. According to the FSA: “Swarna Spice Ltd is recalling the above product from customers and has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice which explains to customers the reason for the recall and how to return the product. “If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to any of the allergens listed above, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for …

Dish Sues Disney in Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Bundling, Fubo Buy

Dish Sues Disney in Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Bundling, Fubo Buy

Published by Daniella Wilson

Dish Network has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Disney in an escalating legal battle over Sling TV‘s first-of-its-kind short-term offerings, which allow users to sign up for as little as one day at a fraction of the full monthly subscription cost. The case opens another front in clashes relating to the legality of bundling and could present a threat to programmers whose business models are dependent on restraining distributors’ ability to package channels and subscription periods. Sling TV’s short-term pass offerings and the resulting legal drama reflects ongoing tension in content distribution. The rigid content licensing models Disney contends Dish is bound by run up against the on-demand experience viewers expect. And Dish — looking beyond today’s subscription model ecosystem — recognizes there’s demand for pay-as-you-want content access. It’s been framing its fight against Disney as one for consumers, a case that challenges the old guard’s pricing playbook. It has said it’s putting “control back in the hands of subscribers” amid a shift “toward competition that puts consumer value ahead of monopolistic control.” Beyond that, …

12 investors dish on what 2026 will bring for climate tech

12 investors dish on what 2026 will bring for climate tech

Published by skeptic

This was supposed to be the year that climate tech died. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have done their best to dismantle the Biden administration’s hallmark industrial and climate policies. Even the European Union has begun to ease off its most aggressive goals. And yet, as the year closes, the receipts provide a different view of climate and clean energy investing in the U.S. and Europe. Instead of tanking, venture bets in the sector remained essentially flat relative to 2024, according to CTVC, far from the slide some had expected. That resiliency is due in part to continued threat of climate change. Perhaps a bigger contributing factor is that many climate technologies have become either cheaper or better than the fossil fuel alternatives — or are on the cusp of being so. The incredible cost reductions of solar, wind, and batteries continue to fill climate tech’s sails. Not every new technology will follow the same path. But it does provide evidence that fossil fuels aren’t invincible and ample opportunities to fund companies providing …

Pro Chefs Dish: These 20 Kitchen Tools Are a Total Waste of Money

Pro Chefs Dish: These 20 Kitchen Tools Are a Total Waste of Money

Published by skeptic

Having the right tools to slice, roast, simmer and serve your next recipe is key. Make dinner with cookware that heats unevenly or a knife with bad balance and you’re already behind. Nobody knows the importance of reliable kitchen hardware better than career chefs, and these culinary pros can spot a gimmick from a mile away. So then, which tools and gadgets deserve a spot in your cupboards and drawers? I asked a handful of professional chefs, and they didn’t hold back. A common thread among these kitchen masters is their favor for basics — prioritizing classic multipurpose kitchen tools over one-trick ponies.  Consider herb strippers or meat shredders: the job these tools are designed to do can be accomplished just as well, or better, with a staple kitchen tool you already have. While some kitchen gadgets are underrated, many are simply not worth the space they occupy. To separate the essential from the superfluous or downright useless, I asked culinary pros to share the tools they swear by and the gadgets they’d skip. Their advice will help you …