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Occult objects, a dead dynasty and a mobile bookshop: ten cosy new video games for autumn
From shopkeeping sims to daring dating, here are the best games to snuggle up with as …
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Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee
My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fig…
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Reading the post-riot posts: how we traced far-right radicalisation across 51,000 Facebook messages
Tracing profiles of those charged with online offences in summer 2024 helped us map a …
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‘To them, ageing is a technical problem that can, and will, be fixed’: how the rich and powerful plan to live for ever
When Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were caught on mic talking about living for ever, i…
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Zuckerberg hailed AI ‘superintelligence’. Then his smart glasses failed on stage | Matthew Cantor
The Meta CEO fumbled a demo of his AI Ray-Bans, giving us hope that the robots might b…
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Amazon to pay $2.5bn to settle FTC lawsuit over Prime ‘subscription traps’
US regulator said company enrolled millions of customers into service without consent …
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Murdoch’s TikTok? Trump offers allies another lever of media control
Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including …
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Garden Reflexxx: the 10 funniest things we have ever seen (on the internet)
The film-making duo share their list of online essentials. It’s mostly women on the ve…
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Oi Vay: the German remote-driving company that hopes to make private car ownership redundant
Europe has been slow to embrace robotaxis but Germany will allow remote-controlled ren…
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Adviser to UK minister claimed AI firms would never have to compensate creatives
Exclusive: Kirsty Innes made statement in now-deleted post on X seven months before ta…
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Australia may have to choose between a Chinese TikTok and one owned by Trump’s billionaire backers
Expert raises concerns about what US TikTok deal could mean for News Corp’s ‘worrying …
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Google experiences deja vu as second monopoly trial begins in US
Firm faces another dismantling attempt over allegations of illegal monopoly over digit…
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UK startup Wayve begins testing self-driving tech in Nissan cars on Tokyo’s streets
London-based AI pioneer in talks to receive $500m investment from Nvidia as it funds i…
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Sexy dinosaurs, hot tigers and handsome … boats? Welcome to Chuck Tingle’s world of weird erotica
With hundreds of self-published books and one Hugo nomination, Tingle has become a bel…
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From zero to neo-Nazis: what under-16s may see under Australia’s social media ban, simply by not logging in
Guardian Australia test finds scrolling shortform videos while logged out of YouTube a…
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‘We’re here to help’: how Ofcom is urging porn sites to follow the Online Safety Act
Amid the feathered dancers at an adult industry event, regulators with clipboards have…
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Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x review: does the new multi-styler justify its hefty price tag? I put it to the test
Dyson’s upgraded Airwrap promises faster results and smarter tech. Here’s what it gets…
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Chatbot site depicting child sexual abuse images raises fears over misuse of AI
Child safety watchdog calls for child protection guidelines to be built into AI models…
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Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order bannin…
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Ignore all the smart home gimmicks. These five devices actually make life easier
Skip the wifi oven and Alexa toothbrush – these time-tested smart devices are must-hav…
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British AI startup beats humans in international forecasting competition
ManticAI ranked eighth in the Metaculus Cup, leaving some believing bots’ prediction s…
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Inside the Jaguar Land Rover hack: stalled smart factories, outsourced cybersecurity and supply chain woes
Being a carmaker where ‘everything is connected’ has left JLR unable to isolate its pl…
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The best LED face masks, tested: eight light therapy devices that are worth the hype
They claim to fix fine lines, blemishes and redness – but which stand up to scrutiny? …
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Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military
The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their wo…
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Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think
The phenomenal response to an article we published on this question led to detailed co…
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Memes and nihilistic in-jokes: the online world of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer
A growing number of shooters are in conversation with their digital communities, which…
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Trump celebrates TikTok deal as Beijing suggests US app would use China’s algorithm
Comments from Chinese official in Madrid have raised questions over who could control …
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To understand how AI will reconfigure humanity, try this German fairytale | Clemens J Setz
Artificial intelligence will replace creativity with something closer to magical wishi…
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‘I have to do it’: Why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China
In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket t…
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‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy
The cuddly chatbot Grem is designed to ‘learn’ your child’s personality, while every c…
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iOS 26 release: everything you need to know about Apple’s Liquid Glass updates
iPhone upgrade joined by watchOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 Tahoe, adding a new look a…
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Musk’s Grok AI bot falsely suggests police misrepresented footage of far-right rally in London
Met forced to rebut misinformation amplified by X users as Musk accused of inciting vi…
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Google Pixel 10 Pro review: one of the very best smaller phones
Top-spec cameras, cutting edge AI, great software and stunning screen squeezed into a …
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Tinseltown takeover: how Harry Potter fanfic has become Hollywood’s hottest property
What once seemed a pretty fringe subculture of hobbyists riffing on stories that got t…
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How to use ChatGPT at university without cheating: ‘Now it’s more like a study partner’
The ubiquitous AI tool has a divisive effect on educators with some seeing it a boon a…
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Password1: how scammers exploit variations of your logins
From avoiding recycling a password, even part of it, to two-step verification, steps t…
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‘It’s going to be a life skill’: educators discuss the impact of AI on university education
Artificial intelligence is changing how students learn and the world they’ll graduate …
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‘Extreme nausea’: Are EVs causing car sickness – and what can be done?
Phil Bellamy’s daughters refuse to ride in his electric car without travel sickness ta…
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US government sues Uber, alleging discrimination against disabled passengers
Justice department in lawsuit accuses company drivers of routinely refusing to serve p…
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‘It used to weigh me down’: UK readers on why they do or don’t carry a wallet
With research suggesting fewer than half of adults carry a wallet, four people reveal …
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Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution
A country plagued by power cuts has become the first to ban imports of petrol and dies…
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MP3 players are making a comeback – I tested 15 to find the best
Ditch the subscriptions and algorithms of the music streamers with our pick of the bes…
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Larry Ellison: Oracle co-founder who overtook Musk as world’s richest person
Tycoon who briefly surpassed Elon Musk is a friend of Trump, owner of Hawaii island an…
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Snapchat allows drug dealers to operate openly on platform, finds Danish study
Social media platform accused of failing to filter out obvious usernames such as ‘coke…
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EA Sports FC 26 preview – new play styles aim to tackle Fifa challenge
After a lacklustre response to the 2025 edition, the game has gone all out to engage p…
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Skip Apple’s new iPhone – five tips to make your old phone feel new again
A few inexpensive upgrades can totally reinvigorate your old iPhone, and you can get e…
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Cronos: The New Dawn review – survival horror is dead on arrival
PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch 2; Bloober Team An intriguing setup sees an unnamed protagonist …
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Hollow Knight: Silksong has caused bedlam in the gaming world – and the hype is justified
In this week’s newsletter: the long-awaited release from the three-person Team Cherry …
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How to Save the Internet by Nick Clegg review – spinning Silicon Valley
Instead of recognising that social media harms mental health and democracy, the former…
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The women in love with AI chatbots: ‘I vowed to him that I wouldn’t leave him’
Experts are concerned about people emotionally depending on AI, but these women say th…
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Powering change: UK battery firms aim to unlock the way to net zero
Companies using different technologies for long-duration storage seek funding as count…
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Apple to debut new, thinner iPhone at ‘awe-dropping’ annual product event
Company also planning to reveal Apple Watch series 11 and update to AirPods earbuds E…
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‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds
A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, …
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I got a robot massage and lived to tell the tale
Can one really relax while being prodded by large robotic arms? I am alone in a dimly…
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When maps go wrong: from the Great North Run to a phantom Aldi
Erroneously putting map of Sunderland on medals for Tyneside event is latest in long l…
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Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says
Nate Soares says case of US teenager Adam Raine highlights danger of unintended conseq…
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‘The Mother Teresa of Aussie supermarkets’: meet the woman cataloguing grocery deals on TikTok
In the combat zone of the supermarket duopoly, Tennilles_deals is our protector, guidi…
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AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit
Settlement could be pivotal after authors claimed company took pirated copies of their…
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Meet your descendants – and your future self! A trip to Venice film festival’s extended reality island
A flourishing lineup of immersive storytelling experiments are taking visitors into no…
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Tesla offers Elon Musk a trillion-dollar pay package
CEO will have to increase the value of his electric car company from just over $1tn to…
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Hollow Knight: Silksong launch crashes online gaming stores
Steam, the Nintendo eShop and Playstation Store among those that crashed on Friday, un…
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Roblox to extend age checks in attempt to curb adults talking with children
Company says changes to gaming platform will root out ‘bad actors’ after child safety …
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Britain’s illegal e-bike boom: desperation, delivery drivers – and unthinkable danger
E-bikes can legally travel at 15.5mph. But the fastest the police have seized was capa…
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Trump fortune balloons by billions after family firm’s crypto token starts trading
World Liberty Financial’s digital token $WLFI fell in price on first day, a year after…
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Meet the revenge quitters: why people are ditching their jobs - and refusing to go quietly
From marching bands to TikTok takedowns, employees are resigning in spectacular fashio…
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Little Problems – a cute detective game with no violence or victims
Shanghai-based developer Posh Cat Studio focused on the satisfying thrill of solving l…
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Mythmatch – taking on ancient Greek tech bros to rebuild a broken world
Low-budget puzzle game is also about building communities and challenging capitalism –…
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Spy cameras: are you being watched? – podcast
With tiny cameras disguised as everyday objects freely available, Anna Moore looks at…
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