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Robotics Firms Are Moving From Demos to Deployment
The emphasis is shifting from spectacle to business utility.
Thomas Reynolds · March 19, 2026
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I let AI guide me through London for a day. Why do I keep being sent underground?
In week three of Rhik Samadder’s diary, our resident AI skeptic let AI give him a tour of London’s best-kept secrets
Charles Dawson · March 19, 2026
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Inside China’s robotics revolution
The long read: How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out
Noah Spencer · March 19, 2026
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Close Brothers banking group to cut 600 jobs and roll out AI ‘at pace’
Specialist lender’s shares plunge after short seller claims it will have to raise provision for car finance scandal
Samuel Bennett · March 17, 2026
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A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried?
Scientists in the US have uploaded a fruit fly to a computer simulation, while an Australian lab has taught neurons on a glass chip to play a 90s video game. How long before we are all living in a sci-fi movie?
Isabella Hayes · March 16, 2026
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This CEO warns that Democratic voters are most at risk from automation | Arwa Mahdawi
Palantir’s CEO says the platforms will have a vast effect on the electoral landscape. Is it a warning or a sales pitch?
Noah Spencer · March 14, 2026
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Wednesday briefing: From missing billions to nonexistent datacentres, inside Britain’s AI drive
In today’s newsletter: Enormous investments in artificial intelligence promised to transform Labour’s growth problems. The reality is much murkier
Charles Dawson · March 11, 2026
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My ‘difficult’ patient made my heart sink. But what happens when doctors are part of the problem? | Ranjana Srivastava
One in six patients is deemed to be dissatisfied and demanding. But to prevent difficult medical problems from being redefined as difficult patients, doctors need help
Olivia Bennett · March 10, 2026
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OpenAI delays ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority
Startup still believes in ‘principle of treating adults like adults, but getting experience right will take more time’
Thomas Reynolds · March 9, 2026
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‘A bold example of inclusion’: meet the woman leading an all-female manufacturing team in India
Engineer and chief problem-solver Samruddhi Yelikar heads up an all-women gas insulated switchgear manufacturing line for Siemens Energy India Limited, helping to make the country’s energy sector more diverse and sustainable
Ryan Mitchell · March 6, 2026
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Experience: I lost my arm – now I’m one of the fastest drummers in the world
One afternoon, I set up my kit and taped a drumstick to my amputated arm
Eric Bennett · March 6, 2026
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Sci-fi surgery as doctor in UK directs robot to remove a prostate in Gibraltar
Briton with cancer operated on by doctor located 1,500 miles away using four-armed robot fitted with 3D camera
Steven Clarke · March 6, 2026
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She helped design Australia’s aged care assessment tool – but now Lynda Henderson is too scared to use it
Exclusive: Member of working group behind questionnaire had no idea it would eventually be underpinned by ‘ridiculously simplistic’ algorithm
Samuel Bennett · March 5, 2026
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‘We can be pioneers’: how art school creators are adapting to the age of AI
At the Royal College of Art, the next generation of artists and designers are being trained not just to use new technologies, but to decide and build the kind of creative future they want
Noah Spencer · March 5, 2026
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Get invested: how to put your money to work supporting your values and interests
If you want to align your principles and passion points with your investments, specialist funds that focus on a particular theme could be the answer you’re looking for
Liam Brooks · March 5, 2026
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A beginner’s guide to investing: how to get started
If you’ve managed to pay down your debts and build up some savings to handle emergencies, perhaps it’s time you considered investing? But where to start?
Henry Lawson · March 3, 2026
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Venezuelan man says his rose tattoos got him deported to El Salvador’s brutal prison: ‘I thought my life had ended’
Trump administration accused Luis Muñoz Pinto of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang. Now living in Colombia he hopes to clear his name and study engineering in the US
Lucas Hayes · March 3, 2026
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Australians who need care because of age or disability shouldn’t be reduced to an algorithm | Georgia Van Toorn
When we relinquish care to a computer, we put lives at the mercy of a flawed system
Grace Turner · March 2, 2026
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I’m on the Meta Oversight Board. We need AI protections now | Suzanne Nossel
AI is transforming our world. Accepting independent oversight is the least companies can do to protect our rights
Lily Parker · March 2, 2026
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‘The cows beat the shit out of the robots the first day’: the tech revolution designed to improve dairy farming
Automated milking systems are recognised as a more humane solution for both cows and farmers – but they take some getting used to
Grace Turner · February 28, 2026
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Sainsbury’s to cut 300 jobs as it restructures tech team and Argos deliveries
Head office job losses part of plan for more separation between supermarket and Argos businesses
Samuel Bennett · February 27, 2026
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Citizen scientists discover a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’
Volunteer group Citizens of the Reef made the find as part of the Great Reef Census
Olivia Bennett · February 24, 2026
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Tech’s politics push at home and abroad
We report from California’s Silicon Valley, where billionaires pour money into midterms, and the AI Impact summit, where India pushes back on ‘AI monopoly’ held by US and China
Mia Lawson · February 24, 2026
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Go to university! No, get a trade! How can young people survive when all the paths are landmined? | Jason Okundaye
Is it to be a degree and heavy debt when graduate jobs are shrinking? Or forgoing a degree, knowing society still worships them? Confused, angry: who wouldn’t be
Benjamin Parker · February 23, 2026
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UK job vacancies ‘fall to lowest level since pandemic’
Advertised roles dropped 3% last month to 695,000 – first dip below 700,000 since January 2021, job site Adzuna says
Samuel Bennett · February 23, 2026
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China overtakes US as Germany’s top trading partner
Friedrich Merz to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing, with goods worth €251bn traded between two countries in 2025
Sarah Whitman · February 22, 2026
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‘Slow this thing down’: Sanders warns US has no clue about speed and scale of coming AI revolution
After meeting with unspecified tech leaders, senator calls for urgent policy action as companies race to build ever more powerful systems
Sophia Grant · February 21, 2026
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‘It’s survival of the fittest’: the UK kebab chain seeking an edge with robot slicers
German Doner Kebab aims to open at 25 new sites this year with self-service screens and healthy options aimed at gen Z
Grace Turner · February 20, 2026
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White House says Trump wants diplomacy with Iran as US reportedly could be ready for military attack – as it happened
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Samuel Bennett · February 19, 2026
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China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?
Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do
Hannah Collins · February 18, 2026
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Wealthy Americans top ‘golden visa’ surge in New Zealand and applications from China double
US family who were 100th to be granted residency under investor scheme say they want to give back to ‘amazing’ New Zealand
Sophia Grant · February 18, 2026
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‘It’s soul-crushing’: young people battle to find any work in bleak jobs market
Chair of UK government review says dramatic changes in labour market risks putting ‘a generation on the scrapheap’
Charlotte Pierce · February 17, 2026
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‘Economic fighters’: the volunteers helping direct sanctions against Russia
Civil society groups and individuals from around world are working to aid Ukraine by damaging Moscow’s war machine
Aaron Griffin · February 17, 2026
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Sandro Tonali fires Newcastle past 10-man Aston Villa on bad night for officials
Refereeing controversies abounded as Newcastle came from behind to win 3-1 at Aston Villa, though the red card for Marco Bizot was clearcut
Rachel Adams · February 14, 2026
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Commonwealth Bank posts record half-year cash profit as investors pile into housing market
CBA shares surge by 7% after bumper $5.45bn result while data shows owner-occupiers’ share of lending has decreased in tight property market
Chloe Reynolds · February 11, 2026
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‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research
Nicholas Turner · February 10, 2026
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Morgan McSweeney resigns and says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson – as it happened
McSweeney resigns as PM’s top aide after Mandelson revelations as Starmer appoints new acting joint chiefs of staff
Samuel Bennett · February 8, 2026
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Waymo is trying to seduce me. But another option is staring us in the face | Dave Schilling
I understand the appeal of avoiding all human contact. Still, good old-fashioned taxis have so much to offer
Chloe Reynolds · February 7, 2026
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Bob Woodward says he is ‘crushed’ by Washington Post layoffs
Watergate reporter says colleagues and readers ‘deserve more’ after newspaper lays off hundreds of workers
Lily Parker · February 6, 2026
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Dow Jones hits 50,000 milestone amid tech gains and hopes of lower interest rates
Although tech stocks and cryptocurrencies suffered recent falls, investors largely shrugged off geopolitical tensions
Emma Dawson · February 6, 2026
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Paul Ayris obituary
Other lives : Library leader at UCL committed to the movement for open science
James Whitaker · February 6, 2026
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Hail our new robot overlords! Amazon warehouse tour offers glimpse of future
At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets
Ryan Mitchell · February 6, 2026
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Minister defends long delays to UK military spending plan
Luke Pollard says plan expected last autumn is ‘a bigger task than many people outside defence realise’
Olivia Bennett · February 5, 2026
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Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says
‘Mid-career’ female workers also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation
Grace Turner · February 4, 2026
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‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’
Victoria Bennett · February 3, 2026
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What is Moltbook? The strange new social media site for AI bots
A bit like Reddit for artificial intelligence, Moltbook allows AI agents – bots built by humans – to post and interact with each other. People are allowed as observers only
Ethan Marshall · February 2, 2026
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The Silicon Glen legacy: why the semiconductor industry is thriving in Scotland
A pioneering Scottish company has become a global leader in manufacturing silicon carbide devices, but its success can be traced back to the nation’s high-tech boom in the 1960s
Andrew Collins · January 30, 2026
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SpaceX reportedly mulling Tesla merger or tie-up with Elon Musk’s xAI firm
Rocket company examining feasibility of both options before potential $1.5tn stock market flotation, report says
Ryan Mitchell · January 30, 2026
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Footage shows altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed | First Thing
New video shows the Minneapolis ICU nurse being tackled by federal agents in a previous confrontation. Plus, is this the end of gentle parenting?
Oliver Grant · January 29, 2026
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Afternoon Update: protests planned for Isaac Herzog’s visit; Tesla pivots to robotics; and Paul Dano breaks silence on Tarantino
Anthony Albanese says he welcomes Herzog’s visit and that ‘this country needs to come together’ to build social cohesion
Rachel Adams · January 29, 2026
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Tesla discontinues Model X and S vehicles as Elon Musk pivots to robotics
High hopes for Optimus robot help company beat forecasts despite yearly revenue decline and flailing car business
Chloe Reynolds · January 28, 2026
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Tories withdraw ‘mental health’ briefing about Suella Braverman after former Tory home secretary joins Reform – UK politics live
Her defection means there are now eight Reform MPs in the Commons
Oliver Grant · January 26, 2026
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More than a quarter of Britons say they fear losing jobs to AI in next five years
Survey reveals ‘mismatched AI expectations’ between views of employers and staff over impact on careers
Ava Sullivan · January 25, 2026
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AI needs to augment rather than replace humans or the workplace is doomed | Heather Stewart
Tech could lose its social acceptance unless it makes people’s lives better – and trade unions want an urgent conversation
Amelia Scott · January 25, 2026
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Davos: Trump launches his ‘board of peace’ as Kushner presents Gaza ‘master plan’ – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos
Charles Dawson · January 22, 2026
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Nationals meet after three frontbenchers resign – as it happened
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Chloe Reynolds · January 21, 2026
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Is this man the future of music – or its executioner? AI evangelist Mikey Shulman says he’s making pop, not slop
Worth a staggering $2.45bn, Suno is an AI music company that can create a track with just a few prompts. Why is its CEO happy to see it called ‘the Ozempic of the music industry’?
Nicholas Turner · January 19, 2026
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Afraid to take vacation? The problem isn’t your boss – it’s how you work
Many people use their vacation time each year. These people take ownership of their jobs, and make sure they get them done
Thomas Reynolds · January 19, 2026
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AI will transform the ‘human job’ and enhance skills, says science minister
Patrick Vallance says robots would take away ‘repetitive’ tasks, but Sadiq Khan warns AI will usher in ‘new era of mass unemployment’
Mia Lawson · January 16, 2026
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Aside from creepy surveillance, what are ‘consumer-ready’ service robots actually for? | Samantha Floreani
For A$30k you could have a remote employee see inside your home via a walking, talking machine with a chilling blank face. Count me out
Lily Parker · January 16, 2026
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Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs
In Mansion House speech, mayor will talk of opportunities technology offers but highlight mass unemployment risk
David Foster · January 15, 2026
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It’s the governance of AI that matters, not its ‘personhood’ | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to Prof Virginia Dignum’s letter on consciousness and safety
Liam Brooks · January 13, 2026
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China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller
Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidies
James Whitaker · January 2, 2026
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FTSE 100 hits 10,000 point milestone for first time, after best year of gains since 2009 – as it happened
The UK’s blue-chip stock index briefly rallied above the 10,000 milestone, before falling back slightly
Andrew Collins · January 2, 2026
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Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026
Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year ahead
Olivia Bennett · December 30, 2025
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Online school and junior tennis: freedom, focus – and a quiet cost
Elite junior tennis players are flocking to online schools. The model offers flexibility and focus – but raises deeper questions about growth, pressure and childhood
Chloe Reynolds · December 30, 2025
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Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 expected to resume on Tuesday
Marine robotics firm to renew its search more than decade after plane disappeared with 239 people onboard
Jonathan Pierce · December 29, 2025
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The mystery of flight MH370: will a new search find the missing airliner after more than a decade?
In 2014 the Malaysian Airlines jet vanished over the Indian Ocean. Now the team that located Shackleton’s Endurance is looking again with the latest undersea robots
David Foster · December 29, 2025
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Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham: Premier League – as it happened
Archie Gray scored his first senior goal as Spurs toughed out a much-needed London derby win
Brandon Scott · December 28, 2025
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Labour must learn lessons from history as automation hits jobs market | Richard Partington
Productivity is up in retail and other low-paying sectors as tech replaces relatively expensive humans
Justin Morales · December 28, 2025
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Tesla’s EU sales slump continues as Chinese rivals thrive
Elon Musk’s brand sold 12,130 new cars across the EU last month, down from 18,430 in November 2024
Michael Carter · December 23, 2025
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The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and could devastate European industry
James Whitaker · December 23, 2025
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What will your life look like in 2035?
When AIs become consistently more capable than humans, life could change in strange ways. Here we look at how the era of artificial general intelligence might feel
Victoria Bennett · December 19, 2025
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Fallout season two review – this postapocalyptic thriller is absolutely hilarious
The video game-derived thriller series should be terrifying, but it’s often side-splitting. Its second outing adds excellent guest spots from Justin Theroux, Kumail Nanjiani and Macaulay Culkin
Liam Brooks · December 17, 2025
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Covid inquiry: Rishi Sunak says the government was advised against moving ‘too early’ on Covid decisions – as it happened
Former chancellor and PM faces questions on the economic response to the pandemic
Grace Turner · December 15, 2025
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Why universal basic income still can’t meet the challenges of an AI economy
Andrew Yang’s revived pitch suits the automation debate, but UBI can’t fix inequalities concentrated tech wealth drives
Emma Dawson · December 15, 2025
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Roomba maker iRobot bought by Chinese supplier after filing for bankruptcy
US-listed company, whose profits have been in decline since the pandemic, will be taken over by Picea
Michael Carter · December 15, 2025
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Strictly Come Dancing: semi-final results – as it happened
After the surviving four couples tackled two routines apiece, the semi-final results came in. But who would progress to the grand final? Who would face the year’s climactic dance-off? And who would fall at the last hurdle?
David Foster · December 14, 2025
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Experts urge caution as Trump’s big bill incentivizes AI in healthcare
Analysts say benefits could be felt in under-resourced rural hospitals but warn against AI as a cost-cutting measure
Kevin Sullivan · December 14, 2025
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Most people aren’t fretting about an AI bubble. What they fear is mass layoffs | Steven Greenhouse
Artificial intelligence could make income inequality even worse and create a new underclass. Governments and society must take action
Henry Lawson · December 12, 2025
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Nick Clegg takes role at London-based venture capitalists Hiro Capital
Former deputy prime minister, who left Meta this year, to be joined by Facebook-owner’s chief AI scientist
Chloe Reynolds · December 10, 2025
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A robot walks into a bar: can a Melbourne researcher get AI to do comedy?
Machines can be funny when they mistakenly bump into things – but standup is a tough gig even for humans
Hannah Collins · December 7, 2025
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UK politics: Your Party’s Sultana suggests ‘electoral alliances’ could help stop Farage – as it happened
Sultana says Labour party has ‘left the scene’ as she says she ‘gets on really well’ with Greens’ Polanski
Natalie Brooks · December 7, 2025
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‘Nightmare scenario for disabled people’: NDIS overhaul risks lives, advocates say
Sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans are generated criticised amid fears they amount to ‘robo-planning’
Natalie Brooks · December 3, 2025
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 search to resume 11 years after jet went missing
Malaysian transport ministry says robotics company Ocean Infinity will restart search operation on 30 December
Ava Sullivan · December 3, 2025
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‘Addiction to secrecy’: opposition and crossbench slam Labor’s ‘undemocratic’ changes to FoI – including charging fees
The proposed changes, which the government claims are needed to combat AI-generated requests, would also reduce what documents can be released
Grace Turner · December 3, 2025
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AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now | Bernie Sanders
Despite the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress, the media and within the general population. That has got to change
Steven Clarke · December 2, 2025
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‘Nature’s original engineers’: scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi
Unique properties of fungi have led to groundbreaking innovations in recent years, from nappies to electronics
Lily Parker · November 29, 2025
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The best robot vacuums in the UK to keep your home clean and dust free, tested
Our writer trialled the most powerful robot vacuums – some of which even mop your floors – and these are the ones he rates
Lauren Mitchell · November 26, 2025
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The Guardian view on the carer’s allowance scandal: Liz Sayce’s review is a step towards fixing a broken system | Editorial
Editorial: The DWP’s punitive approach to benefit overpayments has caused unnecessary suffering
Natalie Brooks · November 25, 2025
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‘It’s like arguing with robots’: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks
Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém
Natalie Brooks · November 21, 2025
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Ocado shares fall 17% after US partner announces warehouse closures
Online grocer had a deal with Kroger to build 20 customer fulfilment centres but three of the sites are to close
Oliver Grant · November 19, 2025
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TikTok to give users power to reduce amount of AI content on their feeds
Platform reveals it hosts more than 1bn AI videos as it starts testing over next few weeks before global rollout
Hannah Collins · November 19, 2025
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Ocado’s share price is back where it started. Are its robots just too fancy?
Delivery company struggling to convince US chain Kroger, its most important customer, of the virtues of automation
Charlotte Pierce · November 18, 2025
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FTSE 100 in biggest drop since April as stock market sell-off continues – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares fall across Asia and bitcoin hits a seven-month low
Emma Dawson · November 18, 2025
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‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
Alexander Reed · November 18, 2025
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Rule Breakers review – rousingly feelgood real life story of Afghan girls’ robotics team
This story of emancipated young women escaping draconian social strictures brims with enthusiasm and features a cameo from Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Isabella Hayes · November 17, 2025
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AI, Covid and taxes: what is behind steep rise in youth unemployment?
Last year’s employer NICs increase and a weak economy are adding to tricky conditions for young people
Christopher Anderson · November 15, 2025
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AI firm claims it stopped Chinese state-sponsored cyber-attack campaign
Anthropic says financial firms and government agencies were attacked ‘largely without human intervention’
Steven Clarke · November 14, 2025
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review – hallucinogenic romp through dystopia is stupidly pleasurable
With a deafening onslaught of massive shootout set-pieces in exotic locations, an evolving campaign mode and excellent multiplayer offerings, this maximalist instalment of crazed carnage is a hoot
Charles Dawson · November 14, 2025
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UK firms can win a significant chunk of the AI chip market | John Browne
Britain’s legacy in chip design is world-class, and we could supply up to 5% of global demand if we get our act together
Ethan Marshall · November 13, 2025
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Government using machine learning to help create draft plans for NDIS participants, documents reveal
Exclusive: NDIA defines machine learning as a subset of AI that uses algorithms to learn from data and make decisions or predictions
Isabella Hayes · November 12, 2025
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Australian government could explore using AI for cabinet submissions despite security concerns
Finance minister Katy Gallagher says the public service is building its own artificial intelligence program and spruiks productivity benefits
Emma Dawson · November 12, 2025
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Tech shares slide after SoftBank sells Nvidia stake; UK interest rate cut expected in December – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Ryan Mitchell · November 11, 2025
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Next day delivery, no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going
Nova Poshta connects frontline cities to the capital, and to millions of refugees across Europe, delivering everything from home comforts to house moving boxes, even under fire
Alexander Reed · November 11, 2025
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What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
Ava Sullivan · November 9, 2025
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Cornell University settles with Trump administration to restore $250m in funds
Upstate New York institution is the fifth university under government investigation to bow to White House demands
James Whitaker · November 7, 2025
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How Tesla shareholders put Elon Musk on path to be world’s first trillionaire
A staggering compensation package has been approved – but what does Musk have to do to reap the full rewards?
Zachary Hughes · November 7, 2025
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Tesla shareholders approve $1tn pay package for Elon Musk
Chants of ‘Elon’ erupt after compensation plan approved despite opposition from several high-profile investors
Alexander Reed · November 6, 2025
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Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’
System rewards soldiers who achieve strikes with points that can be used to buy more weapons in an online store
Charles Dawson · November 3, 2025
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University finances and the elephant in the senior common room | Letter
Letter: The marketisation of higher education, like the marketisation of other public services, has been an abject failure, writes Avi Shankar
Benjamin Parker · October 29, 2025
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Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Run by multiple departments and hundreds of private companies, advocates warn errors will continue to rock a system ‘in crisis’
Noah Spencer · October 24, 2025
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Heed warnings from Wolmar on robotaxis | Brief letters
Brief letters: Driverless cabs | Able-bodied and disabled | George, Stourbridge’s station cat | Marina Abramović show | Nominative determinism
Emma Dawson · October 16, 2025
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AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable | Van Badham
Despite the relentless insistence of tech’s grifters, AI is not industrially inevitable – or even sustainable. Which is why it is time to push back
Zachary Hughes · October 16, 2025
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Michael Barnes obituary
Documentary maker whose programmes for the BBC’s Horizon series focused on those suffering injustice and discrimination
Charlotte Pierce · October 10, 2025
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Entry-level workers face AI ‘job-pocalypse’; US probes Tesla’s self-driving system – as it happened
Business leaders are prioritising automation through AI to fill skills gaps, rather than training junior employees, survey finds
David Foster · October 9, 2025
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Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says
British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce costs
Jonathan Pierce · October 9, 2025
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We research AI election threats. Here’s what we need to prepare for | Samuel Woolley and Dean Jackson
Artificial intelligence endangers democracy – but it’s less about specific deepfakes and more about a bigger transformation
Nicholas Turner · October 9, 2025
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The Co-op’s all-singing, all-dancing delivery robots | Letter
Letters: Nell Steele recalls escorting a robot across a pedestrian crossing and watching another singing Baby Shark
Aaron Griffin · October 8, 2025
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‘Impressive for a robot’: home care chatbots among AI tools being embraced by Australia’s health system
From GPs using the technology to record consultations to AI ‘detectives’ finding brain lesions on scans, experts say it’s only the beginning
Lauren Mitchell · October 3, 2025