Tech

Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record

Lightning the humanoid robot clocks 9.32sec in Beijing

'It was dark and deserted. I was drawn by the light': Christine Rodgers’ best phone picture

A man at a bank counter in a border town in northern India, tension in the air: how could any photographer resist?

'Embryonic': Lost Novel by French Film-Maker Éric Rohmer is Republished

English translation of Élisabeth, the New Wave director’s 1946 book about young lovers in prewar Paris, receives rave reviews as precursor to auteur’s cinematic work

Four Blokes and a Zebra Crossing: The Banality and Beauty of the Beatles’ Abbey Road Cover

Much-copied and parodied picture captures dynamic between the individuals and the band with eerie perfection

‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again

Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online

Stand By Me at 40: Rob Reiner’s seminal coming-of-age saga remains a bittersweet triumph

The late director’s sensitive and detailed adaptation of Stephen King’s novella has an authenticity that so many imitators could never replicate

Hook, Hold, Harvest and Hide: Meta’s Alleged Strategy Laid Out in First Week of Landmark Trial

In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy

Subterranean salad: underground farmers seek solution to food crisis in disused UK mines

Researchers in North Yorkshire feel the clock ticking as they aim to transform British food production

Congressional lawyers facing barrage of AI-generated bills filled with errors

Lawmakers and lobbyists are now using artificial intelligence to draft bills, but it turns out AI is currently terrible at the technicalities of federal law and regulations. Politico Congress tech reporter Owen Dahlkamp joins to discuss his recent article on the topic.

Flock camera sabotage grows amid privacy concerns

Cities across the country are unplugging Flock cameras used to record traffic and other violations as privacy concerns grow. Jason Allen has more.

Island-hopping through stone-age history in Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man

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The Guide #257: What we lose when a medium built for the ear surrenders to the camera

In this week’s newsletter: As platforms chase subscribers, podcasts are losing their off-screen charm, leaving listeners to wonder whether the intimacy of audio can survive the studio lights