Those who said Meta harms children struck a blow, but the ability of big tech to gouge profits and cause harm is barely diminished. That’s the battle to come Follow the money. If you want to know how the tech giant Meta really feels about the $18bn it agreed to ...
How Katseye became the world’s biggest girl group – while falling apartHow Katseye became the world’s biggest girl group – while falling apart
Their raucous pop music has made Katseye the biggest girl band in two decades. Can they weather toxic fandom, critical pans and a dwindling member count? Before screenings of their new documentary, the members of Katseye appear in a video message to thank fans for their support. Their followers, Eyekons, ...
Dolly Parton brought divided Americans together. What can we learn from her? | Margaret SullivanDolly Parton brought divided Americans together. What can we learn from her? | Margaret Sullivan
The singer had a serendipitous mixture of humor, humility and humanity. We could all stand to channel it a bit more The moment that the world found out that Dolly Parton had died, I was in a hair salon in the reddest congressional district in New York state. The neighborhood ...
Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throneNorway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne
Mourners gather outside the palace as royals, politicians and citizens remember a beloved king, whose son has adopted the family motto “all for norway”. ...
Oslo mayor calls off wedding ceremony after death of Norway’s kingOslo mayor calls off wedding ceremony after death of Norway’s king
Anne Lindboe, the mayor of Norway’s capital, had planned to marry her fiance on Friday. ...
Russia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato, Western officials sayRussia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato, Western officials say
But they say Moscow will likely continue its “hybrid activity” against Nato members, short of direct military action. ...
Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICERight-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past. ...
Thieves steal 600-diamond necklace from Vienna museum in broad daylightThieves steal 600-diamond necklace from Vienna museum in broad daylight
Police are hunting two suspects they believe bought a ticket for the exhibition to get at the jewellery. ...
Humans can’t fight AI with AIHumans can’t fight AI with AI
Reed’s view One common response to warnings that a rogue AI could eventually threaten humanity is that humanity will also have plenty of AI firepower available to counter it. That idea just got a real-world test, and came up short. The research nonprofit METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research) investigated ...
Software and data firms rush to meet customers inside the chatbotSoftware and data firms rush to meet customers inside the chatbot
The Scene If you can’t beat ’em, hook up your data to a chatbot. Salesforce this week announced “Claudeforce,” a partnership with Anthropic that lets salespeople look up customer records and check on deals by typing requests to Claude, instead of clicking through a Salesforce dashboard. The massive software solutions ...