Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time
Other projects include developing tools to help visually impaired people navigate video games
Author Archives: Richard Hartley
‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal
Following a failed relationship in my 40s, solitude is tempting. But I’m not giving up on finding love, warts and all
‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’
In her work as an online safety campaigner, the baroness and Bridget Jones director has seen things she can never unsee – and she’s furious at the tech overlords doing nothing to stop the abuse
‘A movie for everyone, not just Drag Race fans’: stars of drag comedy Stop! That! Train! on making the summer’s funniest film
Director Adam Shankman and drag queen actors explain putting a brilliantly madcap twist on Airplane! style parody
The Guide #246: Does World Cup fever leave you in a cold sweat? Here’s how to escape the footie
Are you indifferent to office sweepstakes and bored by endless stats? Fear not – there’s a bounty of film, TV and music being released this summer to take your mind off the on-pitch action
UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?
These young people recognise dangers of ‘addictive’ social media but have differing views on a total crackdown
From Olivia Rodrigo to The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
The multiple Grammy-winner muses tunefully on love’s ups and downs, while Peter Mullan stars as a local historian in a new comedy drama
‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace
The philanthropist always saw Epstein for who he really was – despite his meetings with her then husband Bill Gates. Now carving out a life on her own terms, she explains why she’s focused on the fight for women’s health
The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone
After a week of violence and discord, this is clear: some politicians know images supersede inconvenient facts. And Labour has no good response, says Guardian Opinion assistant editor Jason Okundaye
Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
Data analytics company loses on 22 out of 23 counts in lawsuit disputing how Swiss government rejected firm’s services
How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?
He’s now the world’s first trillionaire, after his rocket and AI company broke IPO records on its way to a $2.1tn valuation
Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – as it happened
One economist says Musk’s world-first level of extreme wealth highlights massive economic disparities and could have profound effects on society
SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
Initial public offering for aerospace and AI company made Musk the world’s first trillionaire as share prices jumped
Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’
Unidentified officer removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK
The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply
The economic principles taught in school aren’t as relevant as hype, connections and total, arbitrary control