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Parents of woman who died of seizure after ChatGPT misguidance sue OpenAI

Bowen Wan was on anti-seizure medication, and chatbot provided her with a tapering schedule to reduce dosage

Investors pull billions in funds from Binance after record $6.3bn hack

Cryptocurrency exchange has begun to allow withdrawals after theft believed to have come from North Korea

National Grid to site biggest substation in UK near planned Teesside datacentre

New electricity generating capacity would enable north-east to attract investment for large-scale AI infrastructure

Forget maxxing your life. 2027 must be the year we relax – and start minning

Maxxing is selfish, desperately try-hard and often futile. Instead of pushing your endeavours to the limit, minning means doing them less, if at all, writes Polly Hudson

Readers reply: with governments asking us to stockpile, can we learn anything from disaster films?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. I wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I wrote back

The novelist receives passionate AI-written emails almost every day – but when he decided to take up one sender’s offer to find him new readers, the story took a darker turn

The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading

A truce has cooled the trade conflict, but neither country has done anything to limit the outbreak of new hostilities

Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack

Cryptocurrency exchange says 90% of losses covered as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitor

Sadiq Khan calls for cap on numbers of robotaxis on London streets

Mayor questions impact on air quality, congestion and jobs as government poised to allow driverless vehicles in capital

Romeo + Juliet at 30: how Baz Luhrmann made teens fall in love with Shakespeare

The maximalist, heart over head adaptation of the romantic tragedy made stars of its leads and became an English teacher’s most trusted weapon for Bard-averse students

Dafne Keen and Harriet Walter on working with Patrick Stewart: ‘I’ve never seen anyone so ecstatic’

The late actor’s co-stars in Logan and Anthony and Cleopatra remember dog impressions, marching band-conducting and a fervent belief in fun

A gift to scammers: why you should probably keep your birthday a secret

Using a fake DOB or leaving the field blank when making an online account can offer protection from identity theft

I’m sick of smug celebrities on the podcast circuit. No wonder there’s a fuss when someone speaks the truth

It was so refreshing to hear Aaron Sorkin admit he was bad at parts of directing after his movie flop. If only others could be as frank, says writer Imogen West-Knights

The best theatre to stream this month: the Gisèle Pelicot trial becomes an all-star play that ‘just floors you’

An unmissable documentary play, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia with luminous Isis Hainsworth and ecstatic dance in a Norwegian museum are among November’s highlights

Disquiet grows in Albanese’s back yard as Grayndler artists unite against ‘insane’ AI proposal

Inner west Sydney seat has long been safely held by the PM – but potential changes to copyright laws are angering its large creative community

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  • Parents of woman who died of seizure after ChatGPT misguidance sue OpenAI
  • Investors pull billions in funds from Binance after record $6.3bn hack
  • National Grid to site biggest substation in UK near planned Teesside datacentre
  • Forget maxxing your life. 2027 must be the year we relax – and start minning
  • Readers reply: with governments asking us to stockpile, can we learn anything from disaster films?
  • Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. I wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I wrote back
  • The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading
  • Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack
  • Sadiq Khan calls for cap on numbers of robotaxis on London streets
  • Romeo + Juliet at 30: how Baz Luhrmann made teens fall in love with Shakespeare
  • Dafne Keen and Harriet Walter on working with Patrick Stewart: ‘I’ve never seen anyone so ecstatic’
  • A gift to scammers: why you should probably keep your birthday a secret
  • I’m sick of smug celebrities on the podcast circuit. No wonder there’s a fuss when someone speaks the truth
  • The best theatre to stream this month: the Gisèle Pelicot trial becomes an all-star play that ‘just floors you’
  • Disquiet grows in Albanese’s back yard as Grayndler artists unite against ‘insane’ AI proposal
  • The secret behind Lula’s win in Brazil may be an ‘army’ – of social media creators
  • ‘We freed Patrick Stewart!’ Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis on breaking in her beloved but very serious co-star
  • Is AI your new wingman? How chatbots are transforming dating
  • The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
  • ‘Never big enough’: inside the booming penis enlargement industry
  • Relying on AI is rotting your brain. But here’s what you can do about it
  • The Guide #267: Robert Pattinson embraced his inner lowlife and became one of the best actors of his era
  • From Wicker to Zelda: Ocarina of Time: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • ‘Apologies for any confusion!’: how to write the perfect passive-aggressive email
  • How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
  • North Korea is likely culprit behind $6.3bn crypto hack, ‘largest heist in history’
  • How do we make new economic ideas a reality? – Aditya Chakrabortty answered your questions
  • How big a deal is the $6.3bn Binance crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe?
  • Billionaire tax: how a union leader’s ‘crazy’ idea became the defining issue of California’s midterms
  • Buy a wind-up radio – and don’t forget the chocolate: survival experts on how to prepare for an emergency

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