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Dispatches from Cannes: What is worth creating?

Fri 26 Jun 2026

Dispatches from Cannes: What is worth creating?
John Naughton
What links AI and JMW Turner? Let me paint a picture for you...

Fri 26 Jun 2026

What links AI and JMW Turner? Let me paint a picture for you...
Dispatch from Cannes: How AI is changing the culture of creativity

Thu 25 Jun 2026

Dispatch from Cannes: How AI is changing the culture of creativity
John Naughton
‘Muskism’ is a new word to ask an AI about – but don’t expect to get a neutral answer

Fri 19 Jun 2026

‘Muskism’ is a new word to ask an AI about – but don’t expect to get a neutral answer
John Naughton
Online child safety is not just a tech problem – it’s a political one

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Online child safety is not just a tech problem – it’s a political one
John Naughton
Uber’s budget-blowing geeks are making the drive for AI a costlier fare than it planned

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Uber’s budget-blowing geeks are making the drive for AI a costlier fare than it planned
James Tapper
Drones used to reseed area of Peak District hit by ash dieback

Sun 31 May 2026

Drones used to reseed area of Peak District hit by ash dieback
Matthew Bishop
Earth to investors: would you buy a ticket to Elon Musk’s $2tn SpaceX lottery?

Sun 24 May 2026

Earth to investors: would you buy a ticket to Elon Musk’s $2tn SpaceX lottery?
John Naughton
Ukraine has taught us that drones are the new machine guns

Fri 22 May 2026

Ukraine has taught us that drones are the new machine guns
Patricia Clarke
‘An experiment on kids without safety tests’: the rise of AI toys

Fri 15 May 2026

‘An experiment on kids without safety tests’: the rise of AI toys
Andrew Anthony
In the Pluto planetary debate, scientists are still worlds apart

Sat 9 May 2026

In the Pluto planetary debate, scientists are still worlds apart
James Tapper
The prize that could make ‘talking to the animals’ a reality

Sat 9 May 2026

The prize that could make ‘talking to the animals’ a reality
Patricia Clarke
Passing the buck: how AI caused a harrowing month for a small charity

Fri 8 May 2026

Passing the buck: how AI caused a harrowing month for a small charity
James Tapper
How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s bees

Sun 3 May 2026

How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s bees
Patricia Clarke
Billionaire-backed startup convenes ‘AI juries’ to take aim at journalists

Sun 3 May 2026

Billionaire-backed startup convenes ‘AI juries’ to take aim at journalists
Evan Moffitt
Down and out at the Tesla Diner

Wed 22 Apr 2026

Down and out at the Tesla Diner
James Tapper
Planning of the apes: chimps use military tactics to attack rivals

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Planning of the apes: chimps use military tactics to attack rivals
Lily Isaacs
Sam Altman is becoming a leading man in this AI-anxious world

Tue 14 Apr 2026

Sam Altman is becoming a leading man in this AI-anxious world
James Tapper
Artemis II crew soon to lose contact in most perilous leg of lunar voyage

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Artemis II crew soon to lose contact in most perilous leg of lunar voyage
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
James Tapper
Scientists create mini-stomachs to test drugs

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Scientists create mini-stomachs to test drugs
Robin McKie
Do we still need astronauts?

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Do we still need astronauts?
Patricia Clarke
AI predictions for 2026

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI predictions for 2026
Saul Klein
UK tech is a reason to celebrate in 2025

Thu 18 Dec 2025

UK tech is a reason to celebrate in 2025
Emily H Wilson
Man discovers fire... in Thetford

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Man discovers fire... in Thetford
Kate Finnigan
Gifts for tech enthusiasts

Tue 2 Dec 2025

Gifts for tech enthusiasts
Vanessa Drevenakova
Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove
James Tapper
The ‘digital bridge’ that could help the paralysed walk again

Fri 28 Nov 2025

The ‘digital bridge’ that could help the paralysed walk again
John Naughton
Meta fought the law and the law didn’t win

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Meta fought the law and the law didn’t win
Matthew Cobb
Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA
Laura Spinney
Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages
Patricia Clarke
Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings
Elle Hunt
Is it really possible to supercharge your willpower?

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Is it really possible to supercharge your willpower?
Zachary Karabell
In a digital world, the use of outdated stats simply doesn’t add up

Sun 21 Sept 2025

In a digital world, the use of outdated stats simply doesn’t add up
Rowan Moore
Why Churchill’s birthplace lies at the heart of UK energy battle

Sun 21 Sept 2025

Why Churchill’s birthplace lies at the heart of UK energy battle
James Tapper
New satellites will give 30-minute warning of solar storm emergencies

Sat 20 Sept 2025

New satellites will give 30-minute warning of solar storm emergencies
James Tapper
Botanists unlock the Chilean medical marvel that Charles Darwin missed

Mon 15 Sept 2025

Botanists unlock the Chilean medical marvel that Charles Darwin missed
James Tapper
Martian ‘rock spots’ breathe new life into Nasa mission

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Martian ‘rock spots’ breathe new life into Nasa mission
Patricia Clarke
The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever

Sun 7 Sept 2025

The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever
Simon Barnes
Why we should all mourn the slender-billed curlew

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Why we should all mourn the slender-billed curlew
The black market for weight loss drugs

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The black market for weight loss drugs

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