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Cryptocurrency’s biggest Pac spent more than $10m for their candidates, only to be defeated by those who are anti-crypto
Letter: Dr Simon Williams says the UK is trying to build a quantum ecosystem while hollowing out the academic pipeline that produces the talent
Fed officials expected to lower capital requirements for banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase by 4.8%
Hungarian PM is continuing to block the funding, which the EU says is urgently needed for military aid and support for Ukraine
Uefa hopes to follow in the Premier League’s footsteps and trial a new direct-to-consumer streaming service for Champions League matches in the next TV rights cycle
Day 2 of our Guardian analysis of more than a million Epstein emails exposes the child sex offender’s deep relationships with more high-profile figures
$800-a-day position involves exposing a chatbot’s inconsistencies as it forgets, fudges or hallucinates
Taith programme, set up after UK’s post-Brexit withdrawal from Erasmus+, faces uncertain future over funding
Driverless ‘robotaxis’ will be accepting fares in Britain’s biggest city by the end of next year. Can they deal with London’s medieval roads, hordes of pedestrians and errant ebikers? I got in the passenger seat to find out
Thousands of police prepare to deploy to South Korea’s capital ahead of K-pop’s most anticipated comeback
Corporation welcomes three-year settlement as it continues to push for government to take on all of service’s costs
Sergey Brin gives $25m on top of $20m he’s already given to Super Pac trying to block state’s proposed 5% wealth tax
Emanuel Fabian says his routine report became focus of wager with $23m at stake on online prediction platform
Sky News Arabia has been accused of broadcasting propaganda and whitewashing genocide in Sudan
The author of Finding the Mother Tree is back with an inspiring call to the next generation of ecologists
As the hit travelogue about the worlds beneath us becomes a film, its maker takes us on a voyage through Las Vegas storm drains and the caves of Yucatán – via Goatchurch Cavern in the bowels of Somerset
Senate Democrats sent counteroffer on Monday aimed at resolving budget standoff
Chancellor says Brexit may have cost 8% of UK GDP in wide-ranging Mais lecture at Bayes Business School in London which also called for AI push
Pakistani strike on Afghan capital kills 400 people, who burned in their beds or were crushed by collapsing walls
US businessman-turned-playwright Aaron Loeb combines medical tech concepts with knotty dilemmas and Mamet-esque dialogue
Fearing that extreme weather threatened its epic breaks, Oriente Salvaje is piloting the first surf insurance policy to protect livelihoods and ecosystems
A number of mid-ranking Premier League clubs want a percentage of the biggest teams’ Uefa revenue to to help fund a financial settlement with the EFL
Writer whose ‘anti-Bond’ hero in his 1962 novel The Ipcress File had a seismic impact on spy fiction
Liz Kendall announces £1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and business
John Cornyn and Greg Casar debate TSA agent pay outside Austin airport as partial shutdown enters second month
Other lives : Health food shop pioneer who established his first store in Scunthorpe during the late 1950s
The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forward
As the US birthrate has declined dramatically, schools are becoming emptier and districts are getting less public funding
Ex-French president, who was jailed last year for criminal conspiracy, to be tried at Paris appeal court on four counts
National Secular Society to launch court action after failure to investigate alleged breaches of academic freedom laws
From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high
Exceptionally rare ‘fee’ to be paid by investors who took control of US operations from Chinese parent company
The war is deeply unpopular, and the spike in oil prices will mean long-term high prices across the board for Americans
Mood among some in Iran shifts from hope of being rescued to dismay at destruction of infrastructure, culture and lives
Missiles were launched from an area near the capital Pyongyang, according to South Korea’s military
Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article praising Louise Casey’s speech on social care funding
More than 1,000 Australian tech jobs have recently been cut, with companies citing AI productivity gains. But that’s not the full story, experts say
From violent collision contests to celebrity-backed offshoots, spin-off sports are finding captive audiences. Their spectacle masks something more sinister
Democratic senator John Fetterman breaks with party in support of reopening department but vote fails 51-46
Cross-party committee says service is ‘jewel in crown of UK’s soft power’ but is diminished by poor governance
Blake Miguez, 44, not criminally charged over allegation reported to local police but never disclosed to public
A second-half header from Ollie Watkins gave Villa a one-goal lead going into next week’s second leg
First message in the name of new supreme leader says Iran will continue oil blockade; richest Australians take bulk of CGT discount, report says
Elahi, a former political prisoner writing under a pseudonym, details a sleepless night in the Iranian capital
Letters: Hugh Sheppard , Michael Thorn and William Ward respond to an article by Polly Toynbee on the future of the broadcaster
European Commission says it will suspend €2m grant if organisers of arts festival go ahead with proposals
Chief executive of Acoss, who commissioned the study says ‘it’s clear this tax break funnels billions into the wealthiest parts of our country’
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds
After stories of René Redzepi’s abuse of staff resurfaced, protests and sponsorship cancellations eclipsed the restaurant’s pop-up
Journal reported that cryptocurrency exchange shut down internal investigation into transactions with network funding terror groups
The rumours of action on the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are louder than before any budget this century. But is the PM up to the task?
Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS
Corporate employees said Amazon’s race to roll out AI is leading to surveillance, slop and ‘more work for everyone’.
The FCA should bring in new rules to protect investment trusts from overaggressive activist investors trying to take control
Letters: Prof Ngaire Woods and Aziz Magid respond to the government’s decision to halt study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan
A billionaire is funding a sustainable development project on the west African island that makes the local population stewards of its future
Multimillionaire begins case against FCA ban over handling of investigation into sexual misconduct claims
Entrepreneur Tayo Adebisi has turned her small retail startup into a major operation selling to overseas markets. It’s all thanks to a winning combination of determination, expertise – and some invaluable encouragement
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This sappy and ill-conceived tale about an architect, his autistic son and a lifesize toy bear suffers from sanctimonious religious messaging and dreadful dialogue
To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine could ease the climate crisis
Twin tunnels should be open but lead contractor wants out, blaming sinkholes and a ‘reverse fault’. The NSW government insists ‘there is a technical solution available’
Merger to take drone firm public is latest business move by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr as father is in White House
Now’s the perfect time to sort your outdoor space, and we’ve got the whole thing covered with our roundup of the best online nurseries. Plus, gardening pros reveal their go-to kit
Exclusive: Rented datacentres and unrealised supercomputer site raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’
Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO’s pay
Torrential downpours hit Kenyan capital city which has poor drainage systems
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Letter: Jane Logan pays tribute to her late husband’s lifelong passion for classifying organisms
Funding cuts, US political pressure and bureaucratic delays have left thousands of Haitians facing prolonged uncertainty in Tapachula
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Entire Daly River town evacuated as Bureau of Meteorology warns river levels expected to rise in coming week
In a park overlooking the city, I ran into a group of young people chatting and joking. As the bombs fall, fragments of life remain, writes an anonymous Tehran resident
People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would die
Exclusive: Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May
Axel Springer, owner of Bild and Die Welt, agrees all-cash deal for one of UK’s oldest newspapers
National Capital Planning Commission cites ‘large amount of public input’, with a majority opposing the plan
Announcing the InterPositive deal, the actor says he was moved from being scared of the technology to embracing it
The former NSW premier and Australian foreign minister on losing the love of his life, and figuring out how to go on
Residents of Lebanese capital fled in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets, while Tehran continues to launch retaliatory attacks. Plus, why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?
The bombing of Iran is deeply unpopular. Despite the Tories’ urgings, Keir Starmer must not further embroil the UK in this disaster, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
In his touring show, Acaster introduces a new alter ego, adding even more layers to his material, along with some trenchant political gags
The Swedish flight tracking tool, spun out of a price comparison portal, is tracking the travel chaos sparked by the US-Israel war on Iran in real time
Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues to launch retaliatory attacks
Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military’s use of company’s AI
Conflict continues to spread beyond Iran with order to southern suburbs of Lebanese capital; Australian team finds possum and glider thought extinct
Brief letters: Marie von Clausewitz | Guardian readers | Dog days | Capital gains
The 114-page document backs licence fee but suggests its funding model is being tested to breaking point
As number of cases climbs past 1,000, experts say CDC is not taking obvious steps amid funding cuts
Royal College of Art graduates are using their creative training to build companies – from life-saving medical devices to award-winning design studios – thanks to mentorship, seed funding and a culture that encourages founders to think big and take risks
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
Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, with more opting for cosmetic procedures than ever. What is behind this sudden and significant shift?
As thousands more students head to private schools, advocates hope new government funding deals might draw families back to public sector
US defense secretary confirms US submarine sank Iranian warship; clerics in Tehran close to choosing Khamenei successor
Letters: Charlotte Lyddon and Rob Newton respond to a letter writer who said we need to bring in Dutch expertise to stop the endless cycle of flooding in Britain
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