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‘A neoliberal nightmare’: my ride on the Vegas Loop – Elon Musk’s answer to traffic jams‘A neoliberal nightmare’: my ride on the Vegas Loop – Elon Musk’s answer to traffic jams

Ten years ago, after complaining that traffic was ‘driving him nuts’, Musk’s Boring Company began building underground tunnels to ease congestion on the roads. Did he overpromise and underdeliver? It’s another blindingly bright day in Las Vegas but I’m 30ft underground and strapped in for a rocket ride to the ...

‘Addiction is proof there is a devil. Recovery is proof there is a God’: Irish rockers Bleech 9:3 on struggle, sobriety and their stunning debut‘Addiction is proof there is a devil. Recovery is proof there is a God’: Irish rockers Bleech 9:3 on struggle, sobriety and their stunning debut

After two friends sponsored each other in Alcoholics Anonymous, they started making music. As they gear up for a summer of 40 festivals, the band tell their harrowing yet uplifting story On stage in a Camden pub, Barry Quinlan, frontman of Irish rockers Bleech 9:3, shares the intensity of Joy ...

Okra up north: how a forgotten heirloom travelled the African diaspora to TorontoOkra up north: how a forgotten heirloom travelled the African diaspora to Toronto

Okra holds a special place in many African-descended communities, and a Canadian farmer with Jamaican roots is growing a very old variety When Nicole Austin was growing up in Oshawa, Canada, her Jamaican family couldn’t find the foods they enjoyed back on the island. No callaloo, garden eggs or okra. ...

Will it take a ‘Chernobyl-scale disaster’ for us to regulate AI? | Stuart RussellWill it take a ‘Chernobyl-scale disaster’ for us to regulate AI? | Stuart Russell

Unsafe AI systems are leading to cyber weapons of mass destruction Stuart Russell is a computer scientist known for his contributions to AI and a new Guardian US columnist The AI company Anthropic has been making major headlines recently. Its trillion-dollar IPO plan and its blood feud with secretary of ...

‘You only have one brain’: The money coach who says your mental health is key to wealth‘You only have one brain’: The money coach who says your mental health is key to wealth

After years of anxiety and burnout, finance expert Shang Saavedra says the path to financial freedom may start with your therapist Shang Saavedra was an immigrant family’s dream: She earned stellar grades and made her way to Harvard. Upon graduation she was making six figures, living frugally and investing at ...

Real estate event in London ‘advertised sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements’Real estate event in London ‘advertised sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements’

Pamphlets from event featured projects in West Bank and East Jerusalem despite previous denials by organisers An Israeli real estate event in north London appears to have advertised the sale of land in Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, despite previous denials that illegal settlement properties ...

Middle East crisis live: Trump warns US will ‘go back to shooting’ if Iran ‘don’t behave’, as G7 leaders call for Lebanon ceasefireMiddle East crisis live: Trump warns US will ‘go back to shooting’ if Iran ‘don’t behave’, as G7 leaders call for Lebanon ceasefire

US president says the deal is ‘not final’ and backs leaders calls for wider talks on Tehran’s missile programme Trump backs G7 leaders’ call for wider talks on Iranian missile programme Analysis: Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship? Trump also addressed media reports of a leaked US-Iran deal (see ...

Middle East crisis live: Iran threatens ‘harsh response’ if Israel fails to cease attacks in LebanonMiddle East crisis live: Iran threatens ‘harsh response’ if Israel fails to cease attacks in Lebanon

Israel’s continued military operation in southern Lebanon puts at risk the agreement reached between Iran and the US on Sunday Full report: Iran says peace deal dependent on Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon Analysis: Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship? The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has described the US-Iran ...

Trump backs G7 leaders’ call for wider talks on Iranian missile programmeTrump backs G7 leaders’ call for wider talks on Iranian missile programme

Joint statement welcomes Trump’s deal with Iran to end war and calls for further talks involving European leaders Europe live – latest updates Donald Trump has backed a joint G7 leaders’ statement that welcomes the deal he has struck with Iran but says a follow-on agreement is necessary to rein ...

Is it bad that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why | Ingrid RobeynsIs it bad that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why | Ingrid Robeyns

Just as the ‘poverty line’ determines what’s required for basic living, we need a ‘wealth line’ to show when extreme wealth becomes harmful It was bound to happen eventually: Elon Musk has become the planet’s first trillionaire. Until recently, economists who spoke about “trillions” were describing the GDP of the ...