Brianna Ghey case should prompt parents to monitor internet use, says detective
Detective who oversaw investigation into teenage killers calls on parents to sharpen up internet awareness skills
I’ll never stop blogging: it’s an itch I have to scratch – and I don’t care if it’s an outdated format
Even if nobody reads them, I’ll always be drawn to the freedom blogs offer. I can ramble about any subject I choose, says music journalist Simon Reynolds
Techscape: The biggest tech stories of 2023 – from cyber warfare to AI’s ‘existential risk’
Crypto’s crown slipped, an AI godfather spoke out and Apple entered the stuttering VR market – the stories that really mattered this year
I was shocked: my husband was using AI to write our children’s bedtime stories
I was impressed as his stories grew ever more inventive and responsive to our kids’ demands. Then I learned his secret
AI expert warns against telling your secrets to chatbots such as ChatGPT
Prof Mike Wooldridge will address looming questions around AI in this year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures
Chinese dancing frog goes viral doing the worm
‘Frog seller’ trend sparks debate on intellectual property amid concerns over copyright infringement
Poetry sales boom as Instagram and Facebook take work to new audiences
Writing and reading poems is no longer a minority pastime as verse overlaps with self-help genre and classics are revisited
The real Santa’s face: ID software sorts Father Christmas from his stand-ins
The man in red’s distinct visage emerges by algorithm, proving not any old bearded man looks like him
Facial recognition helps fight serious crime, but for minor UK offences it should be off limits
With the right safeguards in place, the police’s use of AI can make us safer without violating our privacy
Why AI is a disaster for the climate
Amid all the hysteria about ChatGPT and co, one thing is being missed: how energy-intensive the technology is
The 10 biggest science stories of 2023 – chosen by scientists
From insight into our human ancestry and breakthroughs on the moon to a flourishing of AI and terrifying new developments in the climate, it was a year of scientific drama
James Dyson criticises Tories for not ‘going for growth’ after fall in GDP
Inventor defends economic policies of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss that sent economy crashing
Lemon Bottle jab goes viral with claims to dissolve fat – but doctors question safety
TikTok posts for product watched 81.5m times, but experts say evidence of long-term safety and effectiveness is lacking
If you were given a Google Street View image of anywhere on Earth, could you identify the location?
The competitors at the GeoGuessr World Cup can do just that. The clues are in brick houses, distinctive trousers and unusual telegraph poles
A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised
Despite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills