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James Tapper
The DNA detective who helps crack family mysteries

Sun 5 Apr 2026

The DNA detective who helps crack family mysteries
John Naughton
Ten metaphors for AI

Fri 3 Apr 2026

Ten metaphors for AI
Tim Adams
Music and a large language model: 40 years on from David Cope and Emmy

Mon 30 Mar 2026

Music and a large language model: 40 years on from David Cope and Emmy
Simon Barnes
The return of the ‘birds of heaven’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

The return of the ‘birds of heaven’
James Tapper
‘Lethal hyperactivation’ may be key to making cancer cells go pop

Sun 29 Mar 2026

‘Lethal hyperactivation’ may be key to making cancer cells go pop
James Tapper
OpenAI whistleblower warns of tech ‘gambling with minds’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

OpenAI whistleblower warns of tech ‘gambling with minds’
Patricia Clarke
AI chatbots are the ‘wild west’ for violence against women and girls

Tue 24 Mar 2026

AI chatbots are the ‘wild west’ for violence against women and girls
Alexi Mostrous
Can AI write a Booker prize-winning novel?

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Can AI write a Booker prize-winning novel?
Patricia Clarke
Lawsuits allege AI chatbots are inciting users to violence

Tue 17 Mar 2026

Lawsuits allege AI chatbots are inciting users to violence
Tim Adams
How Musk’s young ‘Doge’ recruits used AI to dismantle humanities grants

Mon 16 Mar 2026

How Musk’s young ‘Doge’ recruits used AI to dismantle humanities grants
Patricia Clarke
AI is inventing academic articles – and scholars are citing them

Tue 10 Mar 2026

AI is inventing academic articles – and scholars are citing them
Giles Whittell
Elon Musk chooses the moon

Mon 9 Mar 2026

Elon Musk chooses the moon
Samra Turajlić
Offer scientists stability or the UK’s health and economy will get poorer

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Offer scientists stability or the UK’s health and economy will get poorer
Róisín Lanigan
The rise and fall of Twitter

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The rise and fall of Twitter
Luke Kennard
How we learned to love the man in the black bag

Sun 1 Mar 2026

How we learned to love the man in the black bag
James Tapper
The maestros using new technologies to transform science

Fri 27 Feb 2026

The maestros using new technologies to transform science
Patricia Clarke
Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system

Tue 24 Feb 2026

Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system
Marion Coutts
The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room

Sun 15 Feb 2026

The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room
Alexi Mostrous
I told a chatbot I was a teenager. Here’s the toxic dating advice it gave me

Thu 5 Feb 2026

I told a chatbot I was a teenager. Here’s the toxic dating advice it gave me

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