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Tell us your favorite new podcasts of 2026 so far

We would like to hear about the best new podcasts you have listened to this year so far and why

As Spielberg confirms whether ET was ‘slimy or dry’, we enter a new age of the celebrity interview

Veteran interviewees are forever trotting out the same anecdotes in response to unoriginal questions – until one fearless disruptor dared ask if ET had moist skin

How Do I Love Thee?

A growing number of internet dating sites are relying on academic researchers to develop a new science of attraction. A firsthand report from the front lines of an unprecedented social experiment:

Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer leaves for OpenAI

Google's vice president of engineering and a co-leader of its Gemini AI models announced Wednesday he is leaving the company to join OpenAI.

Inspired by Ukraine, and worried by China: Taiwan teaches its citizens how to fly drones

Ordinary Taiwanese, young and old, are joining courses to learn how to fly drones amid looming China military threat

Inside India newsletter: Anthropic curbs ignite AI debate in India

India's ambitions of becoming a global AI innovation powerhouse by building applications on top of foreign foundational models are being challenged.

Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists

Wessex Archaeology suspect they have uncovered a prototype for world-famous Stonehenge site in Wiltshire

What Did You Expect?

Perhaps this was always how Trump’s ill-conceived war was destined to end.

Ford has a new battery business to ride the AI wave. Here’s where Cramer stands on the stock

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Ford’s new battery storage business gives the automaker a credible way to capitalize on the AI infrastructure boom.

Jim Cramer says this chipmaker is still a buy after soaring more than 200% this year

CNBC's Jim Cramer named Intel as his top stock pick, arguing that investors should focus on the company's future AI opportunities.

SpaceX adds longtime Elon Musk ally Roelof Botha to board

Roelof Botha, who worked with Elon Musk at PayPal in the dot-com era before becoming a prominent venture capitalist, is joining the SpaceX board.

A Robin Hood You May Not Want to Root for

A mournful new film reimagines the classic do-gooder as an antihero.