Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for government oversight and, potentially, a mandated pause for frontier AI research, warning that a race-to-the-top dynamic is exacerbating the technology’s risks. AI will herald “a new age for humanity,” Hassabis wrote, greater than the Industrial Revolution, but only if deployed responsibly. As it ...
‘For Diego’: spectre of Maradona looms over Argentina ahead of England clash‘For Diego’: spectre of Maradona looms over Argentina ahead of England clash
The image of the national icon has been ever present through this World Cup, in banners and songs and memory. It adds a fresh layer to Wednesday’s semi-final Not two minutes after his side’s dramatic, extra-time quarter-final victory over Switzerland on Saturday, the Argentina head coach, Lionel Scaloni, was already ...
‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat
Rapid scientific progress has given us the tools to stop time more convincingly than ever – but lurking behind these claims is the same fear of ageing Andrea holds a PhD in literature and works for a nonprofit in Dallas. She’s in her late 40s and tells me that the ...
California faces highest shark numbers in years as great whites head northCalifornia faces highest shark numbers in years as great whites head north
El Niño climate phenomenon heating waters off Mexico but incidents with humans remain a rarity California is set to see one of its sharkiest summers in a decade, with large numbers of juvenile great whites already on a reverse vacation from the warm waters of Mexico to cooler pastures along ...
‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole
After the Guardian’s music critics chose their best of the half-year, we asked you for your picks – from Brian Jackson and Arlo Parks to Maya Hawke, Flea and more • The best albums of 2026 so far• ‘I saw it seven times in the cinema’: readers’ favourite films of ...
Is the Best Game of the Year a Failure? (With Rob Zacny)Is the Best Game of the Year a Failure? (With Rob Zacny)
If you listen to the 404 Media podcast by now you probably realized that Joe and I are a little obsessed with a game called Marathon. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve played it for almost 300 hours since it was released in March. But as much as we’re enjoying ...
AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than EverAI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever
Freya Holmér’s had this idea in her head for a long time—Tetris, but the whole board rotates. The game developer and Unity tool maker started making the idea real and built out a prototype. Holmér posted a 50-second clip of it to social media in mid-March and asked: “Is this ...
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran portsTrump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran ports
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran’s hold on the waterway. ...
UK begins human trials of new Ebola vaccineUK begins human trials of new Ebola vaccine
The University of Oxford began human trials of its Ebola vaccine, raising hopes that the spread of the Bundibugyo strain may be halted before it becomes the biggest-ever outbreak. The virus has spread across much of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with officials there saying it had reached two new ...
Trump says Cuba may be stockpiling Iranian dronesTrump says Cuba may be stockpiling Iranian drones
President Donald Trump said the US was investigating whether Iran is storing drones in Cuba, potentially giving Washington an excuse to attack the island nation after months of impasse. “If they do have that… we’ll take care of it in short order,” Trump said. His comments came shortly after Washington’s ...