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Once the AI bubble pops, we’ll all suffer. Could that be better than letting it grow unabated?

The world will be pushed into a recession, but perhaps we can build something more promising from the pieces

Nothing Ear 3 review: good-looking earbuds with ‘Super Mic’ party trick

Great sound, decent noise cancelling and solid battery life with a novel Talk button that turns the case into a microphone

‘Your new website sucks’: Bureau of Meteorology redesign is lightning rod for heated criticism

It was designed to be clean and clear, but upset users are calling the national weather forecaster’s new site confusing, clunky and ‘really bad’

Tesla reports steep drop in profits despite US rush to buy electric vehicles

Carmaker exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with more than $26bn in revenue, but saw a 37% drop in profits

OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges

Adam Raine’s suicide at 16 years old was ‘predictable result of deliberate design choices’ by OpenAI, his family says

I thought I hated working out until I tried this fitness app

Future Fitness bottles the best parts of a personal trainer in the convenience of an app – here’s why it’s worth the $199 a month

Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI

Originality.ai scans 558 titles in herbal remedies section between January and September

Google hails breakthrough as quantum computer surpasses ability of supercomputers

Algorithm performed task beyond capability of classical computers, although experts say real-world application still years away

‘Two pairs aren’t enough’: the things our Filter experts swear by when they’re off duty

From last-a-lifetime socks to coffee beans, here are the everyday items our writers use and love when they’re relaxing, exercising, cooking and parenting

‘A force of nature who took no prisoners’: a tribute to Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki

The driving force behind Team Ninja was a game development samurai who almost always won his battles

iPhone 17 review: the Apple smartphone to get this year

Standard iPhone levels up to Pro models with big screen upgrade, double the storage and more top features than ever

Harry and Meghan join AI pioneers in call for ban on superintelligent systems

Nobel laureates also sign letter saying ASI technology should be barred until there is consensus that it can be developed ‘safely’

‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’

The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned – and could it help end loneliness?

Elon Musk feuds with US transportation chief in social media posts: ‘2 digit IQ’

SpaceX owner said Sean Duffy was ‘trying to kill Nasa’ after acting head said agency would reopen contracts for Artemis mission

ChatGPT Atlas: OpenAI launches web browser centered around its chatbot

Company’s AI-powered browser built around marquee bot is designed to provide more personalized web experience

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  • ‘In stories like this, the data and the methodology are key’: when private equity meets public service journalism
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  • Bipartisan bill fails to protect US consumers from datacenters’ true costs, critics warn
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  • NHS to use AI on its app to direct patients to appropriate services
  • Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy
  • Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up
  • OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
  • Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project
  • As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles?
  • ‘There’s excitement in the air’: how America fell back in love with indie cinemas
  • How AI is changing language
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  • Burning flags, busty blondes and bison skulls: 48 photographs that capture America at 250
  • AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps
  • The Guardian view on how culture is taking on tech: the ultimate handheld device
  • UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
  • Americans disgusted at Trump earning $1bn from crypto as president: ‘Obviously a grift’
  • Man charged with manslaughter over Tesla crash originally blamed on car’s self-driving mode
  • UK parents: share your views on guidance to not put photos of children on public display
  • Supergirl is a box office catastrophe. How can Marvel and DC save the superhero movie?
  • What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment, I tried to imagine

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