The Guardian view on podcasts: intimate conversation is now going to the masses
Editorial: A media disruptor that started life as a source of bespoke entertainment has found its way back into the communal space through live performance
Microsoft completes $69bn deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard
Completion of sale follows regulator’s decision to allow it after competition concerns were addressed
Caroline Ellison’s testimony against Sam Bankman-Fried: five key takeaways
The former Alameda CEO offered stunning testimony against her ex-boyfriend and failed crypto mogul being tried for fraud
Africa’s ‘optimist-in-chief’ on the continent’s renaissance: ‘Don’t just believe me, believe the data’
In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank, says the outlook is good for a continent with the workers of the future and the best investment opportunities
Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads
Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used differently from competitors
From tanghulu to boy dinner: TikTok’s hottest autumn food trends
What’s everyone eating up right now? Here are the novelties getting stomachs rumbling and eyeballs rolling
Sam Bankman-Fried accused of scoffing and laughing as ex-girlfriend testified
Judge asks Bankman-Fried’s lawyer to ‘have a word with him’ after prosecutors complain of possible intimidation
‘Your argument just confuses me’: judge questions Montana TikTok ban
Federal judge seems to side with ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation that ban is unenforceable and unconstitutional
Incredibly smart or incredibly stupid? What we learned from using ChatGPT for a year
As the tool becomes less of a curiosity and more a part of daily life, fans are finding clever uses – and discovering limitations
Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned by Vesuvius
University of Kentucky challenged computer scientists to reveal contents of carbonised papyrus, a ‘potential treasure trove for historians’
Bankman-Fried’s lawyers cast Caroline Ellison as architect of FTX collapse
Defense team suggests Ellison let heartbreak impede business communications on third day of her testimony
Boss of world’s largest cinema chain victim of catfish blackmail plot
Adam Aron duped into sending explicit photos to ‘Mia’, fake ballet dancer created by US woman who pleaded guilty to cyberstalking
James Dyson’s holding company paid £1.2bn dividend in 2022
Payout takes total extracted by pro-Brexit tycoon from technology group to £4bn over past five years
Algorithms are hiring and firing us now – but tougher EU laws could protect workers
The rise of management by AI raises urgent questions about data and big tech. We need new legislation to tackle it, says innovation economist Francesca Bria
Under cover of a shoplifting panic, the Tories are pushing through a shocking expansion of facial recognition
This widespread use in shops would be a sudden and dramatic increase of government and police surveillance powers , writes Akiko Hart from Liberty