Half a million of us want to donate our data to British science, but it’s languishing unused because of privacy fears

Data supplied to UK Biobank UK is not for sale, it’s not for trivial or suspect use, it’s for the good of humankind, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

ChatGPT may be better than a GP at following depression guidelines – study

Researchers say AI tool has potential to enhance diagnosis and treatment – but without discernible biases

Digital legacy: how to organise your online life for after you die

A will deals with money and possessions but your online accounts and content matter too

My favourite fetish? Diving into the food secrets of strangers

Plain toast or pigs feet, it doesn’t matter: if you are publishing what you eat then you are fulfilling my voyeuristic need

Now even teens are adopting anti-ageing skin routines

For Gen Z, ‘prejuvenation’ is a thing, whereby young women buy youth-preserving products and share advice online but I feel lucky to be getting older

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

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood review – the powerful intimacy of women’s shared stories

Anna Hints follows a group of Estonian women into their secluded cabin, where their communion is almost mystic and no topic is off limits

From spiralisers to cordless irons, I’m a sucker for useless gadgets. Now I want a steamer

I don’t have bedbugs. I may never have bedbugs. So why am I lusting after the kit that would let me zap an infestation?

Group chat ghostings, unrequited crushes and dating your friend’s ex: the teen girl problems being solved by adolescent agony aunts

This summer two 17-year olds started a blog to answer their peers’ most common problems. Then it took on a life of its own…

Escape from the rabbit hole: the conspiracy theorist who abandoned his dangerous beliefs

For 15 years, Brent Lee spent hours each day consuming ‘truther’ content online. Then he logged off. Can he convince his former friends to question their worldview?

‘He was suffering a lot’: the tragic death behind uplifting trans drama 20,000 Species of Bees

The film caused a sensation in Berlin, when its nine-year-old star became the youngest ever winner of the Silver Bear award. We meet its Basque director, who has been compared to Ken Loach for her humanity and compassion

Gillian Keegan plans to ban mobile phones from English schools

Education secretary to issue new guidance in latest Tory attempt to limit phone usage by students

Zinder review – a startling look at swastika-waving gang life in Niger

Aicha Macky’s documentary spends time with the damaged and dangerous men who call themselves after Hitler, and investigates the vicious cycle caused by poverty and lack of education

‘I call it botanarchy’: The Hackney guerrilla gardener bringing power to the people

For author Ellen Miles, planting in public spaces is a radical act that’s about community ownership and belonging

TikTok videos on deadly bodybuilding drugs viewed 89m times by young people in UK

Report into toxic content aimed at young men finds drug use being promoted and risks downplayed