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James Tapper
Meet AlphaGenome, the AI that could predict your cancer

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Meet AlphaGenome, the AI that could predict your cancer
Barney Macintyre
Could depreciation be the spike that bursts the AI bubble?

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Could depreciation be the spike that bursts the AI bubble?
Patricia Clarke
ChatGPT’s porn rollout raises concerns over safety and ethics

Sun 25 Jan 2026

ChatGPT’s porn rollout raises concerns over safety and ethics
Rachel Sylvester
Martha Lane Fox: It’s gross how tech bros have captured the presidency

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Martha Lane Fox: It’s gross how tech bros have captured the presidency
Barney Macintyre
CEOs sound alarm over AI threat to jobs

Fri 23 Jan 2026

CEOs sound alarm over AI threat to jobs
John Naughton
Guess who the US military just recruited? Private AI

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Guess who the US military just recruited? Private AI
Harriet Meyer
Human intelligence: How to use AI to plan your holiday

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Human intelligence: How to use AI to plan your holiday
Patricia Clarke
Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency
Patricia Clarke
UK laws in response to Grok won’t stop harms

Sat 17 Jan 2026

UK laws in response to Grok won’t stop harms
How US immigration agents track people down

34 mins • S1, E304

How US immigration agents track people down
Matthew Bishop
Insiders nervous as AI set to transform farming and healthcare

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Insiders nervous as AI set to transform farming and healthcare
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Driverless cars compete to rule London streets

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Driverless cars compete to rule London streets
Patricia Clarke
A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images

Sat 10 Jan 2026

A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images
Niamh Rowe
Million-dollar boost for bot farm shows how AI startups are outpacing regulators

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Million-dollar boost for bot farm shows how AI startups are outpacing regulators
Patricia Clarke
AI predictions for 2026

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI predictions for 2026
Will Hutton
In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer

Sat 3 Jan 2026

In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer
Rachel Sylvester
Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics
Spot the AI video

9 mins • S1, E1269

Spot the AI video
Harriet Meyer
Human intelligence: how to let children use artificial intelligence

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Human intelligence: how to let children use artificial intelligence
2026 Predictions

32 mins • S1, E300

2026 Predictions
Matthew Bishop
McKinsey marks centenary with cuts as experts warn of consulting crash

Tue 23 Dec 2025

McKinsey marks centenary with cuts as experts warn of consulting crash
2025’s biggest stories of the year

37 mins • S1, E299

2025’s biggest stories of the year
Terror attack at Bondi Beach

35 mins • S1, E296

Terror attack at Bondi Beach
Matthew Bishop
Oracle bodes ill for AI bubble

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Oracle bodes ill for AI bubble
Jeevan Vasagar
Nicolai Tangen: ‘Even if AI is a bad bubble, it’s allocating capital towards change’

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Nicolai Tangen: ‘Even if AI is a bad bubble, it’s allocating capital towards change’
Matthew Bishop
AI may be the mother of reinvention at Accenture

Sat 6 Dec 2025

AI may be the mother of reinvention at Accenture
John Naughton
How much will ChatGPT pay Apple to become the iPhone’s default AI?

Fri 5 Dec 2025

How much will ChatGPT pay Apple to become the iPhone’s default AI?
Marine Saint
UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution

Thu 4 Dec 2025

UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution
Serena Cesareo
Why Britain is losing its lead in the AI race

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Why Britain is losing its lead in the AI race
The Observer Global AI Index

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The Observer Global AI Index
The UAE is funding AI projects in Africa

7 mins • S1, E1248

The UAE is funding AI projects in Africa
Matthew Bishop
ChatGPT turns three and is still changing the world

Sun 30 Nov 2025

ChatGPT turns three and is still changing the world
John Naughton
Paul McCartney stages a silent protest against AI

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Paul McCartney stages a silent protest against AI
Rutger Bregman
Big tech has our attention and now it wants our affection. We must resist

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Big tech has our attention and now it wants our affection. We must resist
Matthew Bishop
Brussels relaxes AI rules as Trump plays up to tech titans

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Brussels relaxes AI rules as Trump plays up to tech titans
Matthew Bishop
Nvidia eases fears but AI bubble watchers bide their time

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Nvidia eases fears but AI bubble watchers bide their time
Killian Fox
England through the lens of AI

Fri 21 Nov 2025

England through the lens of AI
Matthew Bishop
Walmart’s employment changes stand up to AI

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Walmart’s employment changes stand up to AI
Róisín Lanigan
Thanks to AI, nostalgia is not what it used to be

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Thanks to AI, nostalgia is not what it used to be
John Naughton
Amid a mental health crisis, building AI therapists may be good medicine

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Amid a mental health crisis, building AI therapists may be good medicine
Patricia Clarke
‘I’m sorry Dave’: when AI agents go rogue

Thu 13 Nov 2025

‘I’m sorry Dave’: when AI agents go rogue
Charlotte Mendelson
AI chose our Greek island holiday

Mon 10 Nov 2025

AI chose our Greek island holiday
John Naughton
Would you pay an AI to read your book? Authors may soon not have any choice

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Would you pay an AI to read your book? Authors may soon not have any choice
Matthew Bishop
AI still can’t beat Wikipedia when it comes to integrity

Sun 2 Nov 2025

AI still can’t beat Wikipedia when it comes to integrity
John Naughton
Musk’s war on Wikipedia is a fight for a fact-free future

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Musk’s war on Wikipedia is a fight for a fact-free future
Carolina Unzelte
Brazil’s beloved voice actors are fighting back against AI dubbing

Wed 29 Oct 2025

Brazil’s beloved voice actors are fighting back against AI dubbing
Alastair King
‘It’s time for a new era of scale-up investment to power British growth’

Sun 26 Oct 2025

‘It’s time for a new era of scale-up investment to power British growth’
Melanie Reid
AI can’t care for you

Tue 21 Oct 2025

AI can’t care for you
Barbara Ellen
Tay-Tay’s Ophelia is positively drowning in artistic references

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Tay-Tay’s Ophelia is positively drowning in artistic references
Barney Macintyre
ChatGPT spend stalls as AI ‘bubble’ grows

Sun 19 Oct 2025

ChatGPT spend stalls as AI ‘bubble’ grows
Patricia Clarke
Driverless cars battle to rule London roads

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Driverless cars battle to rule London roads
John Naughton
Is the AI bubble history repeating itself? Ask a chatbot

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Is the AI bubble history repeating itself? Ask a chatbot
Graduates vs. AI

9 mins • S1, E1210

Graduates vs. AI
Barney Macintyre
China’s grip on minerals threatens AI boom in US

Sun 12 Oct 2025

China’s grip on minerals threatens AI boom in US
Matthew Bishop
AI use is creating a great divide

Sat 20 Sept 2025

AI use is creating a great divide
Matthew Bishop
Ellison the Almighty, 81, sets his sights on Oxford

Mon 15 Sept 2025

Ellison the Almighty, 81, sets his sights on Oxford
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Fears as datacentres ‘fail to disclose water usage’

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Fears as datacentres ‘fail to disclose water usage’
Adele Zeynep Walton
Stop AI ‘companions’ destroying young lives

Sat 6 Sept 2025

Stop AI ‘companions’ destroying young lives
Matthew Bishop
Under 25s at greatest risk for current AI job losses

Mon 1 Sept 2025

Under 25s at greatest risk for current AI job losses

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