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Data Centers Are a Distraction

What humanity needs is an international AI nonproliferation treaty.

Bill Gates on the Dangers of AI

An interview with the Microsoft co-founder about artificial intelligence, his ideas for regulation, and Jeffrey Epstein

Trump's Visa Shake-Up

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Trainwatch

The flat routines of a dead end railway job screen out an approaching menace in a quietly intriguing game from the indie developer of Cat Lady and Lorelai

Nvidia adds more than $400 billion in value after blowout earnings boost AI confidence

Nvidia shares rose on Thursday after the chip giant's revenue guidance reassured investors that AI demand will remain strong.

‘The technique was revolutionary’: Ha Chong-Hyun, the 91-year-old South Korean artist who turned painting inside out

In his trailblazing work, paint is pushed through the back of hemp to create spare, striking paintings. Abstraction is a form of rebellion, he says – and he has no intention of slowing down

CNBC Daily Open: Does Nvidia need a hug?

Reports emerge that Nvidia could be in talks to buy Hugging Face, after the AI giant soars past revenue forecasts, sending the stock higher.

Architourism in France: the retro futurist seaside town near Montpellier that’s out of this world

Built in the 60s and 70s to curb a holiday exodus to Spain, with apartments inspired by Mayan pyramids and featuring ‘intergalactic curves’, La Grande-Motte is having another moment in the sun with fans of modern architecture

The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future

Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber?

Everyone hates datacenters. Do we really need them?

AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But there’s a cost: loud, unsightly datacenters that drain environmental resources. As the government pushes their rapid growth, can local communities do anything to push back? Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global technology reporter Aisha Down about the backlash to datacenters across the UK and around the world

Hot ticket: UK’s first sauna theatre draws swimwear-clad audiences

The 80-seat venue at Edinburgh fringe combines sauna rituals with theatre, music, storytelling … and sweat

Dalliance review

Hugo Weaving stars in this wonderful Australian series about old friends in their 60s. It is a feast of hilarity and heartbreak – and there needs to be more TV like it