I’ve seen what Amazon thinks about me – and it revealed a depressing truth | Emma Beddington
From ‘has flat buttocks’ to ‘likes brunettes with muscles’, the retailer’s About You pages offer some remarkable insights into customers’ lives and tastes. Naturally, I rushed to check out mine …There’s been a disturbing development in the surveillance…
Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation | Simon Tisdall
This is no scoffing matter. The accelerating proliferation of advanced nuclear weapons is bringing ‘end times’ closer by the dayHumankind has fearfully and sometimes joyfully anticipated the end of the world ever since it began. The Bible’s Book of…
Parents fear YouTubers are bringing ‘brain rot’ to Netflix. But are kids wising up to ‘slop’?
As streamers poach viral creators to appeal to children, digital whack-a-mole has become a new kind of family challengeExasperated dad Simon Hooper shakes his fist at the camera in a viral video. “We managed to get rid of YouTube in our household six…
UK must not be beholden to foreign AI, says head of Alan Turing Institute
George Williamson says ‘national resilience’ is key focus of ATI amid US and China’s runaway leadership in fieldThe UK must not become dependent on foreign AI systems that can be switched off at short notice and must develop its own versions of the…
The best sunrise alarm clocks in the UK, tried and tested for gentler mornings
Our reviewer sheds some light on the best dawn simulation alarms, from Lumie and Philips to Dreamegg• The best eye masks to help you sleep betterTo wake each day in darkness is a plight you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy, yet that’s what many of us do…
British households would be £5,000 richer if we were more innovative. Let’s unleash our talents | Gordon Brown
We have a deep reservoir of assets, but struggle to turn small companies into global success stories. Innovation needs to be at the heart of government policyGordon Brown was UK prime minister from 2007 to 2010The coming 10 years are almost certain to be…
Tell us: have you been monitored or assessed by AI at work?
We’d like to hear from people who have been monitored or assessed by AI at work and what they thought about the experienceFirms are increasingly using AI to monitor or assess their employees, leading to concerns about workplace surveillance.Instructors…
Lourdes gets a Vegas glow-up at Dublin theatre festival, where canvases are slashed
A musical about a drama group’s pilgrimage and reflections on activist art join an intriguing show about lost languagesIn a Dublin theatre festival programme tackling heavy themes of racism, conflict and prejudice, Lourdes! The Musical (★★★★☆) promises…
UK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Maps
Move expected to make pump pricing more transparent and encourage competition after diesel hits record £2 a litreDrivers will be able to see live petrol prices on Google Maps for the first time from Thursday, in a move that will help motorists shop…
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of FreedomMargaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)…