BBC - Technology (16 minutes ago)
A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (16 minutes ago)
Criminal ecosystem is made up of mostly male native English language speakers aged from 16 to 25Ransomware hacks, data theft, crypto scams and sextortion cover a broad range of cybercrimes carried out by an equally varied list of assailants.But there is also an English-speaking criminal ecosystem carrying out these activities that defies...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (16 minutes ago)
Minister says risk to 'any individual' from cyber-attack is low and that it is still unclear who is responsible The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was hacked in October, a minister has said.Chris Bryant, a trade minister in Keir Starmer's government, told Sky News there was a low risk to "any individual” from the cyber-attack....
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (16 minutes ago)
Decision from state supreme court on deal once worth $56bn and now worth some $139bn overturns ruling that prompted angry Musk backlashElon Musk's controversial $56bn pay package from Tesla was reinstated by the Delaware supreme court on Friday, two years after a lower court struck down the vast compensation deal as "unfathomable”.The reinstated...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (An hour ago)
Analysts see 'global construction frenzy that shows no signs of slowing' amid surge in demand from AI boomA new report finds that investment in the worldwide data center market reached $61bn this year, setting a new record atop the wave of the artificial intelligence boom.The analysis by S&P Global, first reported by CNBC, documented what the...
ReadBBC - Technology (An hour ago)
A study found AI chatbots can persuade us with fake facts. How does this affect politics?
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 hours ago)
Hollywood is betting big on vertical microdramas told in chunks under two minutes. Can a gimmick turn into a new form of entertainment?If you have been anywhere close to the social media blast radius of The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon Prime's breakout YA series on a tortuous teen love triangle, you may be familiar with the plight of Henley and...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (11 hours ago)
Locals band together in David v Goliath battle against facility they say would jack up bills, increase pollution and destroy area's characterA who's who of the nation's most powerful politicians and tech tycoons are forcing through a proposal for a huge datacenter in rural Michigan as locals from across the political spectrum have come out in force...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (13 hours ago)
Study finds dropping an expletive can raise confidence and help people push harder during physically demanding tasksIt may not be in keeping with the festive spirit, but if you find yourself dropping the F-word while wrestling a Christmas tree up a flight of stairs, scientists say you could be on to something. A study has found that swearing can...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (18 hours ago)
US law enforcement officers say Meta and Snapchat routinely delay or reject warrants. The companies disagreeMax Osterman was 18 when he connected with a drug dealer on Snapchat who used the handle skyhigh.303. Max would message him whenever he wanted to buy Percocet, and they would meet. After about a year, and just days after their last exchange,...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (18 hours ago)
From celebrity endorsements to digital fatigue, the once-obsolete white wire has become a fashion statement and a quiet act of opting outWith white-wired headphones endorsed by celebrities including Lily-Rose Depp, Paul Mescal, Bella Hadid and Apple Martin, a growing number of people are breaking away from wireless listening.For inspiration, there...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (20 hours ago)
Organisers of award in honour of late primatologist hope it will inspire and encourage people to take actionEarth might be under pressure, but the Queen guitarist Sir Brian May is hopeful a new award from the science, music and arts festival he co-founded will encourage people to take action.The Starmus Jane Goodall Earth medal will be given in...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (22 hours ago)
Japanese conglomerate raises to 80% its stake in firm that owns the intellectual property created by Charles SchulzBusiness live – latest updatesSony has taken control of Charles Schulz's Peanuts franchise including Snoopy and Charlie Brown in a deal worth C$630m (£340m).The Japanese conglomerate has bought 41% of Peanuts Holdings, which owns...
ReadBBC - Technology (22 hours ago)
The game will be made by Delphi Interactive and released in time for the 2026 World Cup.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A day ago)
OpenAI is the latest to make a political hire as big tech spreads its tentacles around the world. So what's the attraction?George Osborne getting a new job isn't exactly news. Since leaving frontline politics, the former chancellor has served as the chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, edited (not entirely successfully) the Evening...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A day ago)
A family classic reborn in a wide open world, a satirical adventure through teenage life and a mystery puzzler for the ages – our critics on the year's best fun• More on the best culture of 2025Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive; PC, PS5, XboxAn arena warrior on a losing streak takes refuge in a vast forest where she discovers the joy of working in...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A day ago)
When AIs become consistently more capable than humans, life could change in strange ways. It could happen in the next few years, or a little longer. If and when it comes, our domestic routines – trips to the doctor, farming, work and justice systems – could all look very different. Here we take a look at how the era of artificial general...
ReadBBC - Technology (A day ago)
When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people".
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 days ago)
The unusual phenomenon is caused by sunlight passing through layers of fogThe skies over parts of Britain turned a soft shade of pink on Wednesday morning as the low sun shone through layers of widespread fog to produce the rare atmospheric treat.Meteorologists at the Met Office said the fog formed when temperatures dropped overnight. They issued a...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 days ago)
Exclusive: UK government's 'naive belief' that Trump is a good faith actor 'could cost UK taxpayer billions', says health select committee chair Ministers and senior MPs have warned that the UK's agreements with Donald Trump are "built on sand” after the Guardian established that the deal to avoid drug tariffs has no underlying text beyond...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 days ago)
ShinyHunters group reportedly behind the hack affecting data of 200m users thought to be from before 2021Hackers have accessed the search history and viewing habits of premium users of Pornhub, one of the world's most popular pornography websites.A gang has reportedly accessed more than 200m data records, including premium members' email addresses,...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 days ago)
Findings mean more than 1 million people could meet NHS criteria for treatment with anti-amyloid drugsOne in 10 people in the UK aged 70 and older could have Alzheimer's-like changes in their brain, according to the clearest, real-world picture of how common the disease's brain changes are in ordinary, older people.The detection of the proteins...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 days ago)
Commons committee monitoring revolving door that gave jobs to George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Tony BlairWhen the billionaire chief executive of AI chipmaker Nvidia threw a party in central London for Donald Trump's state visit in September, the power imbalance between Silicon Valley and British politicians was vividly exposed.Jensen Huang hastened...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 days ago)
Whether your household is in the mood for singing, driving, quizzing or shouting, here are our top choices for homely holiday funMultiplayer hand-to-hand combat games are ridiculously good fun and there are plenty to choose from, including the rather similar Gang Beasts and Party Animals. I've gone for this one, however, which lets everyone pick a...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 days ago)
Vote on Isaacman, private astronaut and Mars missions advocate, passes 67-30 for him to be agency's 15th leaderThe US Senate has confirmed the billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become Donald Trump's Nasa administrator. The confirmation makes an advocate of Mars missions and an ally of the SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, the space agency's 15th...
ReadBBC - Technology (2 days ago)
The Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) says the tech is being used by one in 25 people daily.
ReadBBC - Technology (2 days ago)
It comes after the government was urged to help close the UK tech sector's gender gap in order to meet its ambitious AI goals.
ReadBBC - Technology (2 days ago)
The children's commissioner says children are "crying out" for family time over the festive break.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 days ago)
Exclusive: Lawsuit is the first UK case of its kind, with Ros and Mark Dowey accusing Meta of 'putting profit before our young people'The parents of a 16-year-old who took his own life after he fell victim to a sextortion gang on Instagram are suing Meta for the alleged wrongful death of their son, in the first UK case of its kind.Murray Dowey died...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 days ago)
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist and science educator who has worked on a number of instruments that are revolutionising our view of the cosmos, including the James Webb Space Telescope. This year she will be giving the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, Britain's most prestigious public science lectures, in which she will be...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 days ago)
Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, was shot multiple times at his home, and no details about a suspect or motive have been releasedThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is grieving after the "shocking” shooting death of the director of its plasma science and fusion center, according to officials.Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, was shot multiple times at his...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (3 days ago)
Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder's NCAR would put 'public safety at risk'The Trump administration is breaking up a research center praised as a "crown jewel” of climate research after accusing it of spreading "alarmism” about climate change.Russell Vought, the director of the White House's office and management budget, said...
ReadBBC - Technology (3 days ago)
The companies have been fined in the past over outages leaving customers unable to call emergency services.
ReadThe Guardian - Science (3 days ago)
A brilliant history of psychiatric ideas suggests we are on the cusp of a transformation in our understanding of severe mental illnessIn 1973, an American psychologist called David Rosenhan published the results of a bold experiment. He'd arranged for eight "pseudo-patients” to attend appointments at psychiatric institutions, where they...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (3 days ago)
Nepenthes khasiana oozes an enticing liquid on the rim of its pitchers that tempts its prey into a deadly trapA carnivorous pitcher plant has recently been found to use a chemical nerve agent to drug its prey and lead them to a deadly end, being consumed in digestive juices at the bottom of the pitcher traps.The pitcher plant Nepenthes khasiana...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (3 days ago)
Exclusive: DNA advances show Roman-era skeleton, once hailed as first black Briton, came from southern EnglandBeachy Head Woman, a Roman-era skeleton once hailed as the earliest known black Briton and who scientists later speculated could be of Cypriot descent, has now been shown to have originated from southern England.The mystery of the...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
With a blend of retro-futurism, moral ambiguity and monster-filled wastelands, Fallout became an unlikely prestige television favourite. Now there is something a bigger, stranger and funnier journey ahead• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe Fallout TV series returns to Prime Video today, and it's fair to say...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
In my six months of looking for work, I've found that from fake ads to AI screening software, the search is more soul-destroying than everAs I apply for yet another job, I look at the company's website for context. I've now read their "what we do” section four or five times, and I have a problem – I can't figure out what they do. There are two...
ReadBBC - Technology (3 days ago)
Under the so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11 process, the main maker of its devices will take ownership of the firm.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
They claim to fix fine lines, blemishes and redness – but which stand up to scrutiny? We asked dermatologists and put them to the test to find out• The best anti-ageing creams, serums and treatmentsLED face masks are booming in popularity – despite being one of the most expensive at-home beauty products ever to hit the market. Many masks are...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
Family members can be sweet and relentless but how can we aid our relatives in the age of new tech and device addiction • Don't get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI don't want to sound dramatic but, a few weeks ago, something happened that has completely changed how I view online material. I fell for AI-generated content. For...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
Keir Starmer's office claims UK still in 'active conversations' about deal for tech industries in both countries to cooperateDowning Street insists the $40bn Tech Prosperity Deal between the US and UK that is on hold is not permanently stalled. The BBC reported on Tuesday evening that the prime minister's office claimed that the UK remains in...
ReadBBC - Technology (3 days ago)
A study found AI chatbots can persuade us with fake facts. How does this affect politics?
ReadBBC - Technology (3 days ago)
Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting".
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
PC, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2; SimogoA suite of iOS classics is lovingly preserved in this collection from the Swedish developer, early standard-setters of the meaningful smartphone gameFifteen years ago in Malmö, Sweden, animator Simon Flesser and programmer Magnus "Gordon” Gardebäck left their jobs at the now-defunct games studio Southend...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
OpenAI seeking to strike latest deal in its efforts to pay for huge spending on datacentresBusiness live – latest updatesAmazon is in talks to invest more than $10bn (£7.5bn) in OpenAI, in the latest funding deal being struck by the startup behind ChatGPT.If it goes ahead, the market valuation of OpenAI could rise above $500bn, according to The...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
AI promises to have far-reaching effects in music-making. While some welcome it as a compositional tool, many have deep concerns. Here are some of your responsesAI-generated music is flooding streaming platforms, and it seems to be here to stay. Last month, three AI songs reached the highest spots on Spotify and Billboard charts. Jorja Smith's...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (3 days ago)
The decision means TikTok now operates under the threat that it could be forced offline with a stroke of Trump's penJudicial opinions allowing the government to suppress speech in the name of national security rarely stand the test of time. But time has been unusually unkind to the US supreme court decision that upheld the law banning TikTok, the...
ReadBBC - Technology (3 days ago)
A study found AI chatbots can persuade us with fake facts. How does this affect politics?
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (4 days ago)
Liz Kendall faces pressure from campaigners as she tells parliament there is no clear consensus on issue A campaign fronted by popstars including Elton John and Dua Lipa to protect artists' works from being mined to train AI models without consent has received a boost after almost every respondent to a government consultation backed their...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (4 days ago)
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad trafficThis past March, when Google began rolling out its AI Mode search capability, it began offering AI-generated recipes. The recipes were not all that intelligent. The AI had taken elements of similar recipes from multiple creators...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (4 days ago)
The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message: they could exit the medical system and take back their power by free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly cost her her life. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by the Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy OsborneListen to the full series from...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (4 days ago)
In today's newsletter: As species across the world struggle to keep pace with global warming, how do we report the rare glimmers of hope without downplaying the accelerating ecological crisis?Good morning. Amid the constant drumbeat of bleak news about the planet's environment and the accelerating climate emergency, the occasional bright...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (4 days ago)
Health secretary wrote to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, urging her to 'take heat and ideology' out of debateThe health secretary, Wes Streeting, has called on the Conservatives to maintain the cross-party consensus on gender identity services built before the last election in a letter to Kemi Badenoch.Streeting wrote to opposition leader on...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (4 days ago)
The oil and gas industry must be legally bound to cut methane emissions. With climate tipping points approaching, time is running out • Mia Mottley is the prime minister of BarbadosThe timing is brutal. Just as the world celebrates the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris climate agreement this month, new evidence shows that the world is...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (4 days ago)
We all know eating too much sugar is bad for our health – but would we be better off replacing it with artificial sweetener? It's a question Science Weekly listener Marion posed recently and, as Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample, the answer is complicated. She explains what the science says about sugar v sweeteners with the help of Prof Havovi...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (4 days ago)
First new treatments for sexually transmitted disease in decades approved by US Food and Drug Administration as number of cases worldwide surge to 82mThe first new treatments for gonorrhoea in decades could be a "huge turning point” in efforts to combat the rise of superbug strains of the bacteria, researchers have said.Gonorrhoea is on the rise...
ReadBBC - Technology (4 days ago)
The child was trying to watch Diary of a Wimpy Kid - but a film with "strong sex and sex references" played instead.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (4 days ago)
Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting backThe sign outside Tom Hermes's farmyard in Perkins Township in Ohio, a short drive south of the shores of Lake Erie, proudly claims that his family have farmed the land here since 1900. Today, he raises 130 head of cattle and grows corn,...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (4 days ago)
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pondThe US has paused its promised multi-billion-pound investment into British tech over trade disagreements, marking a serious setback in US-UK relations.The £31bn "tech prosperity deal”, hailed by Keir Starmer as "a generational stepchange...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (4 days ago)
Companies such as Udio, Suno and Klay will let you use AI to make new music based on existing artists' work. It could mean more royalties – but many are worriedThis was the year that AI-generated music went from jokey curiosity to mainstream force. Velvet Sundown, a wholly AI act, generated millions of streams; AI-created tracks topped Spotify's...
ReadBBC - Technology (4 days ago)
The $1bn deal will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters on ChatGPT and Sora.
ReadBBC - Technology (5 days ago)
California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (5 days ago)
Rachel Reeves wants to protect consumers by bringing digital money and assets into the 'regulatory perimeter'Cryptocurrencies will be regulated in a similar way to other financial products under legislation coming into force in 2027.The Treasury is drawing up rules that will require crypto companies to meet a set of standards overseen by the...
ReadBBC - Technology (5 days ago)
A deal to sell TikTok has remained elusive, despite earlier claims that a deal was done.
ReadThe Guardian - Science (5 days ago)
It would be absurd to claim the UK has suddenly become a life-sciences leader thanks to the new pricing and tariffs pactThat's gratitude, eh? It's not even a fortnight since the government agreed to raise the prices the NHS pays for new medicines and here comes the boss of GSK, Britain's second largest pharma firm, to extol the virtues of doing...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (5 days ago)
There are apparently breakthroughs on the way for those with sleep disorders – which sent me down a rabbit hole of research...I met a guy in pharmaceuticals who told me about a bunch of cool breakthroughs in sleep meds: mainly, we may be on the brink of a new Wegovy, but in this case it's a drug to cure narcolepsy. I suggested the two things are...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (5 days ago)
An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous positionProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghYou might be feeling stressed out seeing the headlines about "super flu” and comparing the current winter health challenges with 2020 and...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (5 days ago)
Synthetic fabrics, particularly from fast fashion retailers, can be treated with a range of hazardous chemicals which can cause an allergic reaction. If you think this is happened to you, we'd like to hear from youHave you suffered any personal health repercussions you suspect may have been caused by your fashion purchases?Research has shown that...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (5 days ago)
Winter solstice marks moment when Earth's north pole is tilted as far away from the sun as possibleAstronomical winter begins this week for the northern hemisphere, with the winter solstice taking place on 21 December. This is the shortest day of the year, and therefore the longest night. It has been greeted with many cultural celebrations through...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (5 days ago)
He rewrote the rule book with Rockstar then left it all behind. Now Dan Houser is back with a storytelling-focused studio to take on AI-obsessed tech bros and Mexican beauty queensThere are only a handful of video game makers who have had as profound an effect on the industry as Dan Houser. The co-founder of Rockstar Games, and its lead writer,...
ReadBBC - Technology (5 days ago)
The French-made role-playing game is named game of the year on a night of prizes and announcements.
ReadBBC - Technology (5 days ago)
UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (5 days ago)
Every prize at the The Game Awards from the Peacock theater in Los Angeleshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/technologyClair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNERDeath Stranding 2: On the Beach Donkey Kong Bananza Hades II Hollow Knight: Silksong Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (5 days ago)
Outside the lavish event, workers called out the 'greed' in the industry that has left games 'being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money'It's the night of the 2025 Game Awards, a major industry event where the best games of the year are crowned and major publishers reveal forthcoming projects. In the shadow of the Peacock theater in...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (5 days ago)
As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expertThis week it was reported that students could soon be sitting their end-of-year exams on laptops after pupils complained of hand fatigue, saying their muscles "are not strong...
ReadBBC - Technology (5 days ago)
In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions.
ReadBBC - Technology (5 days ago)
TripZapp founder Rory Okoli wants to make it simple for tourists to book and pay for African travel.
ReadBBC - Technology (5 days ago)
The cloud computing giant's revenue miss renews questions about its financial health.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (5 days ago)
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study findsYouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos have amassed more than a billion views this year, as opportunists attempt to use AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK.More than 150 channels have been...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (5 days ago)
The new Bluey game is the first made in Australia, the first to involve creator Joe Brumm and the first to respect the kids playing itGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailBluey embodies the talent, heart and character of Australia's creative industries. But unfortunately, until now, the beloved franchise's video games had a track record...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (6 days ago)
Battery-powered leaf blowers from Ryobi, Ego and Stihl quickly clean up leaves with no gas, no smell, and dramatically less noiseIn the UK? The best leaf blowers: 10 favourites to speed up raking – plus smart ways to reuse your fallen leavesSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsElectric leaf blowers...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (6 days ago)
Analysts say benefits could be felt in under-resourced rural hospitals but warn against AI as a cost-cutting measureFor states to receive certain funding stipulated in the Trump administration's "big, beautiful” bill, they must meet three of 10 criteria – including integrating more artificial intelligence (AI) technology in healthcare settings...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (6 days ago)
A letter to the king has added a royal flourish to life at Rothera Research Station, where mail remains a vital link to the worldIt might be traditional to write to Father Christmas with a gift list, but when Kirsten Shaw wanted a new postbox for staff at the UK's Rothera Research Station in Antarctica, she wrote to the king.The request has...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (6 days ago)
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThe dramatic chipmunk, distracted boyfriend, the raccoon with the candy floss or "success kid”, what is – or was – the absolute top, world-beating, best-ever internet meme?...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (6 days ago)
From athletes such as Tristan Thompson to artists such as Iggy Azalea, celebrities have returned to hawking cryptoFollowing the numbers suggests Tristan Thompson is nearing the end of his basketball career. While the 6ft 9in center once regularly played more than 80 games in a regular season, he's hit new career lows, appearing just 40 times on...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (6 days ago)
The PM's social media sortie has not been a total embarrassment, which may be a shame for himThe scene opens on the interior of an aeroplane.A suited man in a luxurious seat looks pensively out the window, his face partially obscured, his chin delicately resting on his hand. Continue reading...
ReadBBC - Technology (6 days ago)
Shops, restaurants and even the local council in Lugano now accept the cryptocurrency.
ReadBBC - Technology (6 days ago)
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
California governor says order pushes 'grift and corruption' instead of innovation just hours after president's dictumThe ink was barely dry on Donald Trump's artificial intelligence executive order when Gavin Newsom came out swinging. Just hours after the order went public Thursday evening, the California governor issued a statement saying the...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Psychiatry professor theorizes that the difference is related to how the substances interact with areas of the brainA recent review of alternative treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) indicates that psychedelic treatments show promise for the disorder while cannabis does not.Dr Michael Van Ameringen, a psychiatry professor at McMaster...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
Parents and experts say gaming poses many of the same risks for kids as social media, and want them included.
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
The errors included getting dialogue wrong and incorrectly claiming a scene was set 100 years earlier than it was.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
President Nayib Bukele entrusting chatbot known for calling itself 'MechaHitler' to create 'AI-powered' curriculaElon Musk is partnering with the government of El Salvador to bring his artificial intelligence company's chatbot, Grok, to more than 1 million students across the country, according to a Thursday announcement by xAI. Over the next two...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
Platform fighting world-leading ban on grounds it contravenes implied freedom of political communication in constitutionWill Australia's social media ban survive a high court challenge?Reddit has filed a challenge against Australia's under-16s social media ban in the high court, lodging its case two days after implementing age restrictions on its...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
It started with a goat. Now – via a degree for developers and an incubator for startups – the tiny city is churning out world-famous video game hits. What is the secret of its success?On 26 March 2014, a trailer for a video game appeared on YouTube. The first thing the viewer sees is a closeup of a goat lying on the ground, its tongue out, its...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won nine awards, including game of the year, while newly announced games at the show include the next project from Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian StudiosThe Game Awards 2025: the full list of winnersAt the Los Angeles' Peacock theater last night, The Game Awards broadcast its annual mix of prize presentations and...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights.
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
The survey found people in the UK spent on average four hours and 30 minutes online every day in 2025
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
The media company is investing $1bn in OpenAI – and allowing its characters to be used in generated videosUsers of OpenAI's video generation app will soon be able to see their own faces alongside characters from Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars and Disney's animated films, according to a joint announcement from the startup and Disney on Thursday. Perhaps...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
An all-new Croft adventure, Tomb Raider Catalyst, will be released in 2027 – and a remake of the action heroine's first adventure arrives next yearAfter a long break for Lara Croft, a couple of fresh Tomb Raider adventures are on their way. They will be the first new games in the series since 2018, and both will be published by Amazon.Announced...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Scientists say bears in southern Greenland differ genetically to those in the north, suggesting they could adjustChanges in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers, in a study thought to be the first time a statistically significant link has been found between rising temperatures and...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
It is a significant turnaround for the tech giant after its first attempt - Google Glass - was pulled in 2015.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
As shoppers ask ChatGPT for inspiration, brands scramble to ensure their products appeal to the bots calling the shotsConsumer test drive: can AI do your Xmas gift shopping for you?Christmas shopping – some love it, to others it's a chore, and this year for the first time many of us will outsource the annual task of coming up with gift ideas to...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Northern resident killer whales appear to use dolphins as 'scouts', in a surprising cooperative hunting strategyOrcas and dolphins have been spotted for the first time working as a team to hunt salmon off the coast of British Columbia, according to a new study which suggests a cooperative relationship between the two predators.The research,...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
With NHS and No 10 advice differing, we look at best practice for flu prevention and protectionAn NHS leader has said people who are unwell with flu "must” wear a mask in public. A UK government official has said if you need to go out while sick, you should only "consider” wearing a mask.So what is the official advice, how serious is the threat...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
A far cry from hand-scrawled letters to Santa, on graphic design platform Canva users have created a whopping 1.4m Christmas wishlist presentationsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwas three weeks before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for my 13-year-old daughter, who emerged from her lair with a...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
The work of surgeon and artist Joseph Maclise is the focus of a show at the Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds It is an image of an unnamed black man with his eyes closed and his innards exposed. Drawn with care and precision, the image may be the only anatomical drawing of a black body made during the Victorian age.Now it is part of a new...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
The Guardian's science editor, Ian Sample, sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a study investigating the link between social media use in children and rising rates of ADHD diagnosis. Also on the agenda is groundbreaking evidence that humans were starting fires 350,000 years earlier...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Study on skull of Altamura Man could be blow to adaptation theories about Neanderthals and their extinctionOne sign of a really cold day is the sharp sting of freezing air in your nose. It was believed that the noses of Neanderthals were better adapted to breathing the cold air of the Ice Age and that when the climate became warmer they were...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
What started as Guillaume Broche's personal project has been nominated for 12 Game awards, sold more than 2m copies and been praised by Emmanuel Macron as a 'shining example of French audacity'The record-breaking 12 nominations at the Game awards this year was beyond the wildest dreams of Guillaume Broche when he first began inking out Clair...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
Buying the Zombies, Run! studio wasn't part of my plan, but our post-apocalypse game has a story that makes people feel seen• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereA few days ago, I clicked a button on my phone to send funds to a company in Singapore and so took ownership of the video game I co-created and am lead...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
Nvidia had been at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between the US and China in recent months.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and deliveryIn early September, a woman, nine months pregnant, walked into the emergency obstetrics unit of a Colorado hospital. Though the labor and delivery staff caring for her expected her to have a smooth delivery, her case presented complications...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Stargazers will be able to see potentially dozens of meteors an hour, with the peak on Sunday night Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThey're bright, they're plentiful and the Geminids – which make up what's regarded as one of the best annual meteor showers to witness – are about to reach their peak viewing time.The...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Space agency is investigating after Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the weekendNasa has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade, though the US space agency said it was trying to re-establish a communications link.Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
AI helps jobseekers to apply for hundreds of roles, meanwhile employers use AI to filter them.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
From Crocs to indestructible wallets, we rounded up the best guy-approved gifts they won't know how they lived withoutThe 15 US gifts to give the women in your lifeSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsWhether you have been together for years, just made it official, or maybe you're just shopping for...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
Experts warn of dangers as England and Wales study shows 13- to 17-year-olds consulting AI amid long waiting lists for servicesIt was after one friend was shot and another stabbed, both fatally, that Shan asked ChatGPT for help. She had tried conventional mental health services but "chat”, as she came to know her AI "friend”, felt safer, less...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Scientists have developed algorithms that give predictive scores for a host of physical and mental traitsUK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and healthThe Guardian has learned that couples undergoing IVF in the UK are exploiting an apparent legal loophole to rank their embryos based on genetic predictions...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believedHumans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk.It is known that humans used natural fire more than 1m years ago,...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
We asked you to share your views on your children's use of social media and how the ban is affecting your family. Here is what you told usFor some parents, social media sucks up their children's time and steals them away from family life, instilling mental health issues along the way. For others, it provides their children with an essential line to...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
The EU regulator had fined the social media platform over its "deceptive" blue tick badges.
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
The planned deal would cement Netflix in its position as the world's biggest subscription streaming service.
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
The media regulator Ofcom said AVS Group Ltd had started age checks on some of its porn websites.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
PC, PS5, Switch 2; Sam Eng/Devolver DigitalAn exquisitely fluid game of tricks, grinds and manuals is framed by a story that uncovers the poignancy of the infamously painful pastimeSkateboarding video games live and die by their vibe. The original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater titles were anarchic, arcade fun while the recent return of EA's beloved Skate...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
First-century luxury vessel matches description by the Greek historian Strabo, who visited city around 29-25BC An ancient Egyptian pleasure boat that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria, to the excitement of archaeologists.With its palaces, temples and the 130 metre-high...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Human beings in 7th place out of 35 species on monogamy scale, according to a study by Cambridge UniversityHumans are playing in the premier league of monogamous mammals, according to a new ranking of animals by their reproductive habits, but we may need a new manager to beat the beavers.In the study from University of Cambridge, humans ranked 7th...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
European Commission to assess whether Gemini owner is putting rival companies at a disadvantageBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has opened an investigation to assess whether Google is breaching European competition rules in its use of online content from publishers and YouTube creators for artificial intelligence.The European Commission said...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
Teenagers affected by Australia's under-16 social media ban showed the BBC what happened when they tried to access their accounts.
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Reports say space exploration company has begun talks about stock market listing that could raise more than $25bnBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk's space exploration company SpaceX is preparing to list on the stock market next year in a move that could raise more than $25bn (£19bn) and value the business at more than $1tn, according to...
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
A popular streamer tells us about the downsides of making online content.
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
India, which is an emerging AI and cloud infrastructure hub, has witnessed a surge of global tech investment recently.
ReadBBC - Technology (A week ago)
The new law requires tech platforms to ensure that Australians aged under 16 don't hold accounts.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
If search interest holds, glitchy glam, cool blue, aliencore and gummy bear aesthetics are among the vibes set to rock the creative world next yearNext year, we'll mostly be indulging in maximalist circus decor, working on our poetcore, hunting for the ethereal or eating cabbage in a bid for "individuality and self-preservation”, according to...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environmentScientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (A week ago)
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under banHow is Australia's social media ban affecting you and your family?The social media ban explained: everything you need to knowAustralia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (A week ago)
The answer to today's engineering challengeEarlier today I asked you to reinvent a component of the sixteenth century Dutch sawmill, which – according to a new book – was the world's first industrial machine. You can read that post here, along with some great BTL discussion about the world's greatest inventions. (Spoon or spear? Plough or...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 weeks ago)
From nascent policy idea in one state to passing federal parliament in just days, it has been a whirlwind journey for the world-first legislation that will take effect from 10 DecemberAustralia's world-first social media ban beginsAustralian social media ban explained: everything you need to knowHow is Australia's social media ban affecting you and...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 weeks ago)
Conservationist who devoted his life to the study and preservation of the African elephantThe British scientist Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who has died aged 83, became the world's leading authority on the behaviour of African elephants and played a vital part in ensuring their conservation.His efforts to save the African elephant began in 1965 when, as...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 weeks ago)
Three crew members left the International Space Station and landed back on Earth after 245 days in space.The cosmonaut and station commander, Sergey Ryzhikov, handed over a symbolic key to the Nasa astronaut Mike Fincke during a change of command ceremony onboard the station.The spacecraft landed at 8.04am Moscow time near the Kazakh city of...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 weeks ago)
At this time of year when stress levels are high, we can find ourselves being sent over the edge by frustrating post office queues, infuriating traffic jams and tension-filled family occasions. But what's the best way to release our anger and find peace and calm this festive season? To find out, Ian Sample hears from science correspondent Nicola...
ReadBBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)
It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer "appropriate compensation" to web publishers.
ReadBBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)
The European Commission says the social media site is opening its users up to scams and impersonations.
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 weeks ago)
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscapeIt is not likely to be a hefty volume because the vast majority of the material has been lost in the mists of time. But the remnants of a language spoken in parts of the UK and Ireland 2,000 years ago are being collected for what is being...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 weeks ago)
Platform to introduce age-prediction model analysing users but argued to eSafety commissioner it was a source of information not a social media platformFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReddit will comply with Australia's under-16s social media ban, due to begin on...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 weeks ago)
How far will tech firm Palantir go to 'save the West'? With Michael Steinberger and Johana BhuiyanWhy do some consider Palantir the world's 'scariest company' and who is its chief executive, Alex Karp?Michael Steinberger, the author of The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir and the Rise of the Surveillance State, describes Karp's origin...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 weeks ago)
Gen Z are the first generation to have grown up with social media, they were the earliest adopters, and therefore the first to suffer its harms. Now they are fighting backLate one night in April 2020, towards the start of the Covid lockdowns, Shanley Clémot McLaren was scrolling on her phone when she noticed a Snapchat post by her 16-year-old...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 weeks ago)
Virus caught by person who travelled to Asia combines more severe form of mpox with less virulent typeHealth officials have identified a new variant of mpox in England after a person who recently travelled to Asia was tested for the virus.Genome sequencing showed that the virus was a "recombinant” form containing elements of two types of mpox...
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 weeks ago)
British fertility clinics raise scientific and ethical objections over patients sending embryos' genetic data abroad for analysisWhat is polygenic embryo screening in IVF and does it work?Couples undergoing IVF in the UK are exploiting an apparent legal loophole to rank their embryos based on genetic predictions of IQ, height and health, the...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 weeks ago)
As the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing insteadAustralia social media ban explained: everything you need to knowGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia's world-first social media ban for under-16s will...
ReadBBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)
Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 weeks ago)
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a 'disaster'A single person claims to have authored 113 academic papers on artificial intelligence this year, 89 of which will be presented this week at one of the world's leading conferences on AI and machine learning, which has raised questions...
ReadBBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)
The regulator tells the BBC it has been emailing AVS Group Ltd without reply since July.
ReadThe Guardian - Science (2 weeks ago)
You saw it here firstUPDATE: Read the solution hereThere are many contenders for "world's greatest invention.” The wheel. The printing press. The steam engine.According to a new book, however, that title should go to the mechanised sawmill invented by Dutchman Cornelis Corneliszoon in 1593. Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Technology (2 weeks ago)
Study of 8,300 US children suggests social media may be contributing to a rise in ADHD diagnosesIncreased use of social media by children damages their concentration levels and may be contributing to an increase in cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a study.The peer-reviewed report monitored the development of more than...
Read