Plants or bookcases as backdrop on video call really do impress, study finds

Durham University researchers also found novelty backgrounds lowered perceptions of trust and competency

The Creator review – vast and exhilarating sci-fi actioner rages against the AI machine

Director Gareth Edwards draws together the many strands of our current AI debate with tremendous boldness, conjuring up an intriguing and stimulating spectacle

No 10 worried AI could be used to create advanced weapons that escape human control

At global summit in UK, Rishi Sunak will highlight risk of criminals and terrorists using technology to make bioweapons

Building in zero gravity: the race to create factories in space

Tech companies see big benefits in making drugs, harvesting stem cells and growing crystals in ‘off-Earth’ conditions

A Roman solution to Raac’s ruin – is self-healing concrete the answer?

After recent building failures, researchers are looking to ancient materials for inspiration in creating more durable materials that repair themselves

What makes Elon Musk tick? I spent months following the same people as him to find out who fuels his curious worldview

Tucker Carlson, Greta Thunberg, Covid sceptics, military historians, the royal family … What would my time immersed in the Twitter/X owner’s feed reveal about the richest man in the world?

Team behind AI program AlphaFold win Lasker science prize

Award for work on shapes of proteins raises prospect of AI research earning a Nobel for first time

Google DeepMind AI tool assesses DNA mutations for harm potential

AlphaMissense’s predictions could help speed up research and diagnosis of rare disorders

Elon Musk is a lesson in the dangers of unchecked corporate leaders

When rich people convince themselves that they’re rich because they’re smart – instead of lucky and ruthless – they misapply their talents to areas beyond their expertise

Battle of the AIs: rival tech teams clash over who painted ‘Raphael’ in UK gallery

Two studies use artificial intelligence to analyse ‘old master’ painting and return opposite verdicts

The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman review – a tech tsunami

The co-founder of DeepMind issues a terrifying warning about AI and synthetic biology – but how seriously should we take it?

What does rejoining EU’s Horizon scheme mean for UK research and innovation?

Scientists relieved they can once again apply for funding from world’s largest such programme after three-year hiatus

How to take a good photograph of the full moon on your phone or camera

Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of photographing the moon

How to stay cool without air con – and help take some heat off the planet

Research suggests UK homes are uniquely unprepared to cope with rising global temperatures – but there are greener solutions to uncomfortable heat than air conditioning

One scientist can be wrong. But deny the scientific consensus at your peril

In sniping at ‘failures’ on Covid, the former MI6 chief is reinforcing a false message