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Hugh Bonneville takes on Sherlock Holmes: best podcasts of the week

The Paddington star narrates an eerie adaptation of an Arthur Conan Doyle classic. Plus a worrying series about the US tech company at the heart of the NHS

Mummy, is this a video game? The dangers of showing kids art on a screen

The rise of multisensory installations like Frameless are an inspiring way for children to interact with art – but do they risk making the real thing seem less exciting?

Next stop

Is this the ultimate location for contemplative art? Our writer travels to the legendary island of Naoshima – and meets the great creator of its most spellbinding works. Will he step through the arch and find nirvana?

‘It’s a world heritage site, but it’s my home’: a long-time resident of Casa Milà on life in Gaudí’s masterwork

Ana Viladomiu has been a ‘privileged’ resident of the once derided, now revered Barcelona apartment building for almost 40 years

Rare comet to flash through New Zealand skies

Over the next two weeks stargazers have a chance to spot the blue-green orb and smudgy tail of comet known as C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS

How Rakuten built a tech empire by breaking the rules

Rakuten founder Mickey Mikitani reflects on building one of Japan’s most influential tech companies — and why he continues to make bold bets on telecom, AI and global growth.

Standing Athwart Hegel, Yelling ‘Stop!’

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Our Best Stuff From the Primary Campaign Trail

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Big Tech earnings show how big, smart spending can be rewarded by the market

It's obvious from this quarter that the bubble talk has been proven wrong.

AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn

Exclusive: Biometrics commissioners say face-scanning not as effective as claimed and new laws needed to regulate use

Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names

People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts

Video shows man's dramatic rescue from beneath Washington state bridge

A dramatic video shows a man's rescue from under a bridge in Washington state, after emergency responders said he fell down a steep embankment and became stranded in the area's slick, mountainous terrain.