Tech

'What’s under my saucepans? Rage!’ Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield and cast on the set of The Magic Faraway Tree

The trippy film of Enid Blyton’s much loved novels has been 20 years in the making. We catch up with its adult and child stars – inside a giant cake as disco-dancing elves rollerskate past

Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI

I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack

OpenAI's Altman admits defense deal 'looked opportunistic and sloppy' amid backlash

Sam Altman says that OpenAI "shouldn't have rushed" its deal with the Defense Department and was making "some additions."

The Pentagon vs. Anthropic

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DTF St Louis review

David Harbour stars in a deliciously dark dating app drama that is close to the bone after his real-life Lily Allen fallout. But his performance along with Jason Bateman and Linda Cardellini’s make for a wonderfully bingeable show

I tried 17 rice cookers to find the best model in the US: here are my favorites

The most important function of a rice cooker is to make delicious rice, from jasmine to brown and sushi. Our expert found the best ones that are designed to last

Anthropic’s AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud

Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concerns

Iran's Shahed drones have brought terror to the skies over Ukraine

Bulky and noisy Iran-made unmanned attack drones have hit buildings in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and elsewhere

Strikes Against Iran

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We're upgrading our rating on Nvidia shares. Here's why

The market punished the stock after a strong earnings report with an even stronger guide.

Paramount+ and HBO Max to become one streaming service, Ellison says

Billionaire Paramount Skydance chief announces plan days after winning takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery

Did you solve it? You won’t believe these optical illusions!

Earlier today I posted five optical illusions by Olivier Redon, a French-American inventor. Here they are again – with demonstrations of how he created the effects.