Tech

Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?

SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI creates business worth $1.25tn but whether premise behind deal will work is questioned

Anthems, agency and arias: baritone Davóne Tines on rewriting his role

The acclaimed US opera singer refuses to restrict himself or his audience. His current Barbican residency sees him range across genres. Always ask questions, always engage, he says. He talks ‘capital O opera’ and big ideas

Rage against the machine: a California community rallied against a datacenter

Organizers in Monterey Park took inspiration from other US cities to fight against the construction of a giant datacenter

Lord of the Flies: the castaway classic is such excellent, surreal horror that you will feel sick throughout

Jack Thorne takes on William Golding – and you’ll never have felt so grateful to live under the rule of law, that ultimate dweeb’s charter

Waymo is trying to seduce me. But another option is staring us in the face

I understand the appeal of avoiding all human contact. Still, good old-fashioned taxis have so much to offer

Battle of the chatbots: Anthropic and OpenAI go head-to-head over ads in their AI products

New Anthropic campaign suggests other AI platforms will incorporate targeted ads in their chatbot conversations