Artificial Intelligence Jul 23, 2026 China Rewrites the ‘Soft Power’ Playbook for the A.I. Age China is seeking global influence and good will with its open, low-cost artificial intelligence software. China Rewrites the ‘Soft Power’ Playbook for the A.I. Age China is seeking global influence and good will with its open, low-cost artificial intelligence software. See more
UK news Jul 24, 2026 Deep-strike drones and damselflies: photos of the day – Friday The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading... Deep-strike drones and damselflies: photos of the day – Friday The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading... Share
OpenAI Jul 24, 2026 Be skeptical of OpenAI’s rogue hacker agent story | John Thickstun If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that?On 14 February 2019, OpenAI announced a la... Be skeptical of OpenAI’s rogue hacker agent story | John Thickstun If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that?On 14 February 2019, OpenAI announced a la... Share
Film Jul 24, 2026 Prince William? David Cameron? JD Vance? Celebrities brace – and Staines celebrates – ahead of new Ali G film Sacha Baron Cohen’s doofus voice-of-yoof has been making fresh mischief with new film Who Iz I? But who will he catch out this time? And what does his fictio... Prince William? David Cameron? JD Vance? Celebrities brace – and Staines celebrates – ahead of new Ali G film Sacha Baron Cohen’s doofus voice-of-yoof has been making fresh mischief with new film Who Iz I? But who will he catch out this time? And what does his fictio... Share
ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Jul 24, 2026 Texas nun detained by ICE speaks out for first time: ‘It was very heartbreaking for me’ Sister Leticia Ugboaja says she went into a cold sweat as ICE officers approached her in McAllen on her way to church A nun who was taken into immigration cu... Texas nun detained by ICE speaks out for first time: ‘It was very heartbreaking for me’ Sister Leticia Ugboaja says she went into a cold sweat as ICE officers approached her in McAllen on her way to church A nun who was taken into immigration cu... Share
Airbus Jul 24, 2026 Burnham urged to award £2.4bn military satellite contract to Airbus over US rival Unite union leader says giving Skynet 6 WSS contract to Lockheed Martin would be a ‘massive mistake’Business live – latest updatesOne of the Labour party’s b... Burnham urged to award £2.4bn military satellite contract to Airbus over US rival Unite union leader says giving Skynet 6 WSS contract to Lockheed Martin would be a ‘massive mistake’Business live – latest updatesOne of the Labour party’s b... Share
China Jul 24, 2026 China Wields Its Rare Earth Leverage Over Europe With New Export Controls Beijing banned shipments of important supplies to 14 companies on the cutting edge of chemicals processing, electric motors and defense. China Wields Its Rare Earth Leverage Over Europe With New Export Controls Beijing banned shipments of important supplies to 14 companies on the cutting edge of chemicals processing, electric motors and defense. Share
Homelessness Jul 24, 2026 ‘It’s generations of decline’: can Andy Burnham really end rough sleeping? Outreach workers on the frontline of England’s homelessness crisis react to PM’s flagship policy pledgeUK politics live – latest updatesIt is close to midnig... ‘It’s generations of decline’: can Andy Burnham really end rough sleeping? Outreach workers on the frontline of England’s homelessness crisis react to PM’s flagship policy pledgeUK politics live – latest updatesIt is close to midnig... Share
Cocktails Jul 24, 2026 Cocktail of the week: DakaDaka’s qvevri – recipe | The good mixer Orange wine and mezcal mingle in this smoky, Georgian-inspired drinkA smoky, refreshing highball inspired by Georgia’s amber wines and qvevri winemaking trad... Cocktail of the week: DakaDaka’s qvevri – recipe | The good mixer Orange wine and mezcal mingle in this smoky, Georgian-inspired drinkA smoky, refreshing highball inspired by Georgia’s amber wines and qvevri winemaking trad... Share
Games Jul 24, 2026 ‘An anthem for the co-dependent’: Bad Magpie’s corvid carnage with a side of existential angst Going by the mantra, if you want to make someone laugh, make them cry first, the game’s developers have created a lonely magpie who fills the void by wreakin... ‘An anthem for the co-dependent’: Bad Magpie’s corvid carnage with a side of existential angst Going by the mantra, if you want to make someone laugh, make them cry first, the game’s developers have created a lonely magpie who fills the void by wreakin... Share
Film Jul 24, 2026 If Deadpool wants to be a true Marvel superhero, is it time he grew up and stopped joking around? Ryan Reynolds’ sarcastic superhero is rumoured to be in Avengers: Doomsday – but how is he going to fit in the MCU proper when he spent all of his previous f... If Deadpool wants to be a true Marvel superhero, is it time he grew up and stopped joking around? Ryan Reynolds’ sarcastic superhero is rumoured to be in Avengers: Doomsday – but how is he going to fit in the MCU proper when he spent all of his previous f... Share
Ireland Jul 24, 2026 Woman and man arrested in Ireland after police intercept ‘highly sophisticated’ bomb Detectives targeting dissident republicans stopped a vehicle containing explosives near CarrickmacrossTwo people have been arrested after police in Ireland t... Woman and man arrested in Ireland after police intercept ‘highly sophisticated’ bomb Detectives targeting dissident republicans stopped a vehicle containing explosives near CarrickmacrossTwo people have been arrested after police in Ireland t... Share
AI (artificial intelligence) Jul 24, 2026 Should you use AI for a task? Here’s a simple way to decide | Bruce Schneier Sometimes, what matters isn’t your output but what you put into the process. Think of it like work v the gymI teach public policy at the Harvard Kennedy Scho... Should you use AI for a task? Here’s a simple way to decide | Bruce Schneier Sometimes, what matters isn’t your output but what you put into the process. Think of it like work v the gymI teach public policy at the Harvard Kennedy Scho... Share
