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A Thought Without Collision by Adrian Duncan review

With a character inspired by Wittgenstein, this exploration of the mysteries of the universe draws on multiple philosophical traditions

Diana’s ‘revenge dress’, worn when Charles revealed infidelity, up for auction

Christina Stambolian dress from 1994 has defined a whole category of fashion and is expected to fetch up to £220,000

‘A fierce need to be independent’: Gerda Taro biopic pulls photographer out of lover Robert Capa’s shadow

Film premieres at Venice as researchers question who took famous Spanish civil war shot of ‘falling soldier’, credited to the pair’s Robert Capa alias

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In support of the fourth wall: proscenium arch theatre’s surprisingly radical history

Dominic Dromgoole’s new book, Time Frames, shows how this format’s stuffy reputation belies the room it has made for daring experiments from Chekhov to Brecht and beyond

‘We can’t stop for a second’: the centre tracking South Korea’s stalkers in real time

Since June, an app has allowed survivors, who are overwhelmingly women, to see exactly where their stalker is

California enacts new curbs on social media for children

California enacted laws restricting addictive social media features for under-16s and banning AI companion chatbots in toys.

Chinese Nvidia Rival Enflame Soars 206% on Stock Market Debut as AI Demand Stays Hot

Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame, an Nvidia rival and one of China's "four little dragons," made its Shanghai market debut.

Y Combinator’s Garry Tan says 'do nothing' about distillation as AI giants accuse China of copying their tech

At Y Combinator’s annual Demo Day, CEO Garry Tan explained why he's less concerned about frontier AI model distillation and the existential risk of AI.

Documentary NAZA gets 25-minute standing ovation at Venice film festival premiere

The documentary NAZA about the civilian death toll in Gaza was received with a 25-minute standing ovation at its Venice film festival premiere. The Guardian-produced film takes its title from an Israeli military term for expected 'collateral casualties' and is built around testimony from intelligence officers and soldiers involved in the war

Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their models, Anthropic says

Anthropic said it detected unauthorized efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba and Moonshot AI to use its Claude models to help improve their own AI systems.

The iPhone Duo enters China’s crowded foldable market

Chinese netizens focused on the price of Apple’s iPhone Duo, as cheaper Xiaomi and Huawei foldables raise value comparisons and muddle the foldable's reception.