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Which coffee chain was founded in London in 1971? The Saturday quiz
The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire tax
How to dress a tech oligarch: The Social Reckoning’s costume designer on Zuckerberg’s style evolution
Penguin Colony review – an Antarctic odyssey of Nazis and Lovecraftian horrors
Israeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say
From Mario to machine guns: how Ubisoft Paris made Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Tactics
OpenAI accuses employee who left for Apple of leaking plans for unreleased device
Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story
Could AI ‘change the stakes’ in the development of bioweapons?
Was this Mark Zuckerberg’s first – and last – taste of Guinness?
Ready player one? Why the games arcade is having a rebirth
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time preview – Link faces his scariest challenge yet: the 4K era
Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research
Tool and target: US law enforcement grapple with AI-enabled terrorism and anti-tech extremism
‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams
OpenAI employee arrested after recording device found in office
AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices
Apple unveils new smart home devices that showcase upgraded Siri AI
Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back
The biggest threat from AI is the sense that we have no say in it. To that I say game on | Peter Lewis
‘Unfinished business’: the people who want their AI chatbots to ‘live on’ after they die
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse review – every fantastical vampire-hunting vision is fulfilled
Apple AirPods 5 review: the best open-fit earbuds yet
IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’
Is Wikipedia ‘deeply biased’? Sandi Toksvig says it is – so she’s backing a rival

‘I’ve become significantly more cautious’: six parents on limiting their kids’ social media and AI use
‘They are the most precious thing in my life. So why would I turn them over to tech companies whose sole motivation is…

AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety
The Microsoft president said AI could be both a ‘tool and a weapon’ that should be regulated urgently. Photograph:…

iPhone 18 Pro Max review: Apple’s biggest, heaviest and longest-lasting superphone
The iPhone 18 Pro Max is Apple's largest and heaviest smartphone, featuring a 6.9-inch screen and a battery that…

OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
David Robinson said AI firms were not ‘being nearly careful enough’ about developing the technology. Photograph: Dado…

US arrests California man for allegedly smuggling $300m worth of computer servers to China
Officials say Lui used his company to buy and send items to China without the licenses required by the Department of…

AI could expose how Georgia voters cast their ballot, researchers warn
Voting machines fill the floor for early voting at State Farm arena in Atlanta on 12 October 2020. Photograph: Brynn…

‘My GCSEs were exhausting’: Patrick McCabe’s success reveals the limits of Send tech
Patrick McCabe used eye-tracking technology to take his GCSEs and has just started his A-levels. Photograph:…

‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash
‘Their consultation was nonexistent’ … Kayla Thompson with members of a group campaigning against the Firmus AI…

‘It could get an orgasm out of a cabbage’: the best vibrators, tested
Intimate toy ownership has been linked to greater satisfaction – not only with sex but also with life. Photograph:…

‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl
Some people have begun to buy secondhand CDs and DVDs from charity shops to wean themselves off subscription services.…

California issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI over rogue agents’ hacking
Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, gestures as he speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles, California,…

Google rolls out new Gemini AI model but restricts access over safety concerns
Photograph: Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenGoogle's AI Mode feature.

Anthropic pushes for opt-out model for Australian content as ABC warns of ‘cannibalisation’ of news
The AI company has been pushing for ‘conditional approval’ for big tech to train its models on Australian copyrighted…

AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted
Both OpenAI’s ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok bots complied with the prompt. But when asked to make the woman look more…

Anika Wells named on Time100 list as one of ‘world’s most influential rising stars’ after social media ban
Australian communications minister Anika Wells has been named to Time magazine's list of the world's most influential…

How AI could ‘supercharge’ election risks across south-east Asia
A collection of AI-generated images, including of Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, fake posts about ethnic…

The best dehumidifiers: 14 favourites to beat damp and cut bills, tested
View image in fullscreenGuardian journalism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an…

How Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil stands out from all other game adaptations
Director Zach Cregger (right) with actor Austin Abrams on the set the new Resident Evil film. Photograph: Dušan…

Gears of War: E-Day review – an alien invasion shouldn’t be this boring
Big shoulder-pads and motor-powered blades are en vogue once again … Marcus in Gears of War E-Day. Photograph: Xbox…

Who’s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone call
‘Shooting the breeze’ … long distance conversations aid decompression. Illustration: Joe Plimmer/Guardian…

OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns
Sam Altman announcing new AI agents named ‘dots’ during OpenAI’s developers conference in San Francisco, California.…

Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’
Smart ring manufacturer Oura Inc has postponed its planned initial public offering due to prevailing market…

RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Robert F Kennedy Jr walks on stage during the Republican National Committee midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on 10…
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