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‘Cinematic comfort food’: why Heat is my feelgood movie

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‘Cinematic comfort food’: why Heat is my feelgood movie

The latest entry in our series of writers picking their most rewatched comfort films is a nostalgic trip back to 1995

7 months ago

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Mother of Flies review

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Mother of Flies review

The Adams-Poser clan, a family of four who make low-budget horror films, return with a menacing tale of Solveig, a woman attempting to cheat death by strange means

7 months ago

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A novelty golf-ball finder that conned the military: best podcasts of the week

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A novelty golf-ball finder that conned the military: best podcasts of the week

This unbelievable, Alice Levine-narrated true story sees governments fooled by a fake bomb detector. Plus, Peter Bradshaw’s darkly comic thriller about a charming nurse

7 months ago

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Ed Zitron on big tech, backlash, boom and bust: ‘AI has taught us that people are excited to replace human beings’

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Ed Zitron on big tech, backlash, boom and bust: ‘AI has taught us that people are excited to replace human beings’

His blunt, brash scepticism has made the podcaster and writer something of a cult figure. But as concern over large language models builds, he’s no longer the outsider he once was

7 months ago

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What the U.S.-Taiwan deal means for the island's 'silicon shield'

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What the U.S.-Taiwan deal means for the island's 'silicon shield'

The U.S.-Taiwan deal aimed at expanding chip production capacity in the U.S. may not fully wean Washington off the island's most advanced semiconductors.

7 months ago

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Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76

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Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76

With Rob Minkoff, Allers directed 1994’s The Lion King, which remains the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time

7 months ago

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Scott Adams, Pascal’s Wager, and Hacking Eternity

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Scott Adams, Pascal’s Wager, and Hacking Eternity

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7 months ago

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SNL Aces the Heated Rivalry Meme

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SNL Aces the Heated Rivalry Meme

The show’s Harry Potter spoof was the ultimate mash-up for a fan culture that can’t let go.

7 months ago

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A paper dragon and a cold marathon

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A paper dragon and a cold marathon

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

7 months ago

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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage

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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage

AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots

7 months ago

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Chinese EV giant BYD is a buy

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Chinese EV giant BYD is a buy

After beating Tesla in the number of electric vehicles sold, BYD has another big business that investors have yet to fully appreciate, according to Bernstein.

7 months ago

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How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?

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How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?

Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins here

7 months ago

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