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AI eyes in the sky: new satellites and artificial intelligence are transforming wildfire detection

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AI eyes in the sky: new satellites and artificial intelligence are transforming wildfire detection

Hi-tech cameras orbiting Earth and on the ground, along with AI, help firefighters extinguish blazes before they spread

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New Mexico's attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta

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New Mexico's attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta

Exclusive: Raúl Torrez is drafting two bills with state lawmakers to bolster consumer protections and child safety online, building on state’s landmark case against Meta

2 days ago

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Lanterns review

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Lanterns review

Sure, it’s got evil extraterrestrials trying to detonate whole towns … but not even the almighty Green Lantern and his mesmerising protege can save this show from feeling a whole lot of meh

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'Fated to become a cult classic': why Barcelona is my feelgood movie

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'Fated to become a cult classic': why Barcelona is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers detailing their most pleasurable comfort films is a trip to 1980s Spain courtesy of Whit Stillman

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A Rimbaud review

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A Rimbaud review

Australian actor Blake Draper delivers a committed one-man performance tracking the writer as he morphs from enfant terrible to merchant

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Life behind bars in Britain’s surviving Victorian prisons

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Life behind bars in Britain’s surviving Victorian prisons

Dozens of prisons were built in Britain between 1842 and 1877, many of which are still in use today. For more than 20 years, Andy Aitchison has photographed behind the walls. His book Incarcerated explores how Victorian prison infrastructure has persisted, and what these old buildings mean for the people who live and work inside.

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An Agatha Christie classic with an impressive cast: best podcasts of the week

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An Agatha Christie classic with an impressive cast: best podcasts of the week

Toni Collette heads a list of familiar voices playing out the village murder-mystery. Plus, Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe go off on some rather wild tangents

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49 Miles More review

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49 Miles More review

When sobersided Max agrees to chaperone zany childhood pal Doug to a big night with the lads, everything goes predictably wrong, but some real surprises await

2 days ago

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Half a Theory of Elon Musk

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Half a Theory of Elon Musk

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Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?

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Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?

Guardian investigation finds apparent discrepancy between what tech company has said about its AI capacity – and the number of advanced chips it has in operation

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Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears

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Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by AI

2 days ago

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The Guardian view on the changed world of job interviews: missing the human factor

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The Guardian view on the changed world of job interviews: missing the human factor

Andy Burnham’s doubts about Zoom interviews apply more widely to a hiring process being transformed by AI

2 days ago

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