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The New (And Slightly Smelly) Center of the AI Boom

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The New (And Slightly Smelly) Center of the AI Boom

San Francisco’s brightest minds are stuffing themselves into hacker houses.

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What AI Will Do to Art

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What AI Will Do to Art

Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst believe the future doesn’t have to belong to slop.

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The original Moana: did a 1926 documentary give birth to a 21st century Disney blockbuster?

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The original Moana: did a 1926 documentary give birth to a 21st century Disney blockbuster?

Long before the 2016 hit animation and its forthcoming live-action remake came a pioneering silent film that established a whole new genre

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The Invite review

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The Invite review

Olivia Wilde directs and stars alongside Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton in bizarrely moving tale, with Rogen’s levity keeping the outrageous plot points in check

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'I felt like Orpheus': how the designer of Gears of War bounced back from studio closure by producing Hadestown

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'I felt like Orpheus': how the designer of Gears of War bounced back from studio closure by producing Hadestown

After suffering the schadenfreude of gamers online, the Tony-winning Broadway musical offered redemption to Cliff Bleszinski

2 months ago

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Not a Pretty Picture review

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Not a Pretty Picture review

Fifty years after its release, Coolidge’s dramatisation of the key moments before and after her rape is still absolutely essential

2 months ago

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Oura Ring 5 review: a stunning generational leap for smart rings

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Oura Ring 5 review: a stunning generational leap for smart rings

Slimmer, longer lasting and much easier to live with, new Oura sets a very high new bar for health-tracking wearables

2 months ago

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‘He’d been wounded deeply’: the wild photographic life of Ed van der Elsken

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‘He’d been wounded deeply’: the wild photographic life of Ed van der Elsken

The Dutch photographer believed mastering colour was the sign of a truly skilled artist – and pioneered an influential style best described as ‘organised chaos’

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Venezuela’s Deadly Earthquakes, Six Months After Maduro

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Venezuela’s Deadly Earthquakes, Six Months After Maduro

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2 months ago

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Never mind the Bayeux! Here’s some other great medieval art

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Never mind the Bayeux! Here’s some other great medieval art

Want to see some old wonders but don’t fancy forking out £33 for 40 minutes with a tapestry? Our critic celebrates the British treasures you can see all year round – from monstrous crypt carvings to the vaulting glory of our cathedrals

2 months ago

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Ireland is big tech’s lapdog – and that compromises its EU presidency

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Ireland is big tech’s lapdog – and that compromises its EU presidency

The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home. Irish ministers can’t be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks

2 months ago

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‘Am I losing this battle? Yes’: Martin Lewis on the online scams that steal his identity

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‘Am I losing this battle? Yes’: Martin Lewis on the online scams that steal his identity

Trusted by millions, the finance expert has seen his name and face used to mis-sell a string of fake investments. And yet, he says, it would be ‘very simple’ for the government to stop them

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