Why 2024 will be the year of ‘curated chaos’
Fashion is abandoning prim and perfect for a look that feels disorderly and real. But can we really believe this vision of simulated authenticity?
The biting feminist satire of Reductress: ‘Comedy shows what we know deep down to be true’
Staff are younger, and topics range from the climate crisis to #MeToo. After a decade, the magazine is as sharp as ever
How one of the world’s oldest newspapers is using AI to reinvent journalism
Berrow’s Worcester Journal is one of several papers owned by the UK’s second biggest regional news publisher to hire ‘AI-assisted’ reporters
The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms
Empiricism, algorithms and smartphones are out – astrology, art and a life lived fiercely offline are in
Best podcasts of the week: Kick off 2024 with a self-help show free from ‘delusional positivity’
In this week’s newsletter: Artist and activist Scottee cues you up for a healthier year with Self Help. Plus: five of the best podcasts hosted by families
TikTok’s data collection being scrutinised by Australia’s privacy watchdog
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launches inquiry into platform’s use of marketing pixels to track people’s online habits
New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
Lawsuit says companies gave NYT content ‘particular emphasis’ and ‘seek to free-ride’ on paper’s investment in its journalism
New York Times accuses ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft of copyright infringement – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as news publisher says AI tools use its content without permission
Sam McGowan: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The comedian and pioneering Twitter user’s list includes every gay icon under the sun: Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan and French Marge Simpson
Amazon Prime Video streaming content to include ‘limited advertisements’
Customers will be given option to pay more for ad-free service in UK, Germany and US from early next year
Landfills and liquidation sales: what happens to the purchases you return?
This year, US consumers returned 20% of the items they ordered online, and the waste and environmental cost is high
Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026, says transport secretary
Mark Harper says vehicles can improve road safety and personal freedom, as autonomous cars face increased scrutiny
Brawny billionaires, pumped-up politicians: why powerful men are challenging each other to fights
Musk and Zuck challenged each other to a fight; the former House speaker allegedly shoved a colleague. It was a bumper year for male insecurity
Hackers steal customer data from Europe’s largest parking app operator
Owner of RingGo and ParkMobile says data including parts of credit card numbers taken in cyber-attack
‘Drama magnet’: Elon Musk’s biggest headlines of 2023
From cage fighting to rebranding Twitter: it was another controversial year for the multibillionaire