Chatbot tries to change subject after serving up unrelated user’s mobile to man asking for rail firm helpline The Meta chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, called it “the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use”. But Barry Smethurst, 41, a record shop worker trying to travel by rail from […]
Year: 2025
Struggling to sleep and work in the balmy months? Chill your space – and avoid energy-guzzling air con – with our pick of the best fans, from tower to desk to bladeless • Warm weather essentials: 42 ways to make the most of the sunshine Our world is getting hotter. […]
Tory leader fails to find a sensitive side as she flails alongside parents and survivors of child abuse gangs This was meant to be Kemi putting her best foot forward. Nice Kemi. Kind Kemi. Collaborative Kemi. All the Kemis that don’t usually see the light of day. A press conference […]
Campaigners are calling for compulsory ‘swift bricks’ in new homes to provide nesting sites Continue reading…
The US president left the G7 early to solve the Middle East crisis. Are you less anxious now? No, me neither Whenever I need to leave a boring party, I always get my press secretary to tweet the apologies, and so it was that White House spokesmonster Karoline Leavitt informed […]
The director of Jodie Comer’s tour de force is now staging Inter Alia, another legal drama by Suzie Miller. He talks about steering Stranger Things: The First Shadow, resisting the classics and his double act with Stephen Daldry Earlier this year, opposing theatres in Charing Cross Road displayed “sold out” […]
From the gothic noir of Dept. Q to the continued cool of Andor and a miraculous show about a fungus that can heal all illnesses, here are Guardian readers’ favourite shows of the year to date (Disney+) Andor is a cool, intelligent look at how fascism grows and the cost […]
The PM feels he has to say something about the Middle East but knows his words will have absolutely no impact It was late into the night. The phone rang in the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem. Benjamin Netanyahu stretched out an arm to take the call. “Yes.” Continue reading…
Her rhyming tales have enchanted children and parents the world over – but which is the best? From a busker’s cat to a greedy rat, it’s time to rate the hits • Parents: what is your child’s favourite Julia Donaldson book? Although Julia Donaldson is best known for her work […]
From politics to business, the determination to exclude women is purely emotional – a fact that remains as unspoken as it is obvious MI6 has never had a female head in its 116-year history – until now. How fitting that the first woman should be called Blaise Metreweli. That forename […]