Politics
In a Vanity Fair interview, the star footballer said he was worried by the rise of the hard right. The result was a wave of race-baiting, and the return of the big Le Pen lie: that unless you’re white, you’re not really French
Prices were so high for tickets that the tournament risked becoming a festival of pure greed. But fans simply weren’t buying it – and so Trump and FIFA have had to think again.
An addiction to risk aversion has stalled progress. Now with Burnham, the dam has burst
A company in China now creates digital avatars of dead people. And now it seems Mark Zuckerberg is looking at how to keep users glued to his platforms, even after they’re gone. Are we heading for eternal digital life?
His Makerfield move is a gamble – but also a signal of intent
Under a Streeting premiership, it is highly likely the government would take on a far more pro-EU approach
In a Vanity Fair interview, the star footballer said he was worried by the rise of the hard right. The result was a wave of race-baiting, and the return of the big Le Pen lie: that unless you’re white, you’re not really French
You can’t walk up the Spanish Steps, there’s nowhere to park and most sacreligiously of all, pre-cooked pasta dishes are now on display to lure tourists. Is the Eternal City on the verge of falling to the visiting hordes?
Donald Trump sends friends and family round the world to negotiate on his behalf – is it any surprise that Putin should do the same?
The city is getting shinier, but a diner with no name remains one of its highlights
French Protestants came in search of religious freedom. Then the Glorious Revolution changed everything
A 1950 visit to Florence inspired the artist’s greatest work. Now he’s back in the places that changed him
The warming climate is pushing disease-carrying insects as far north as the Arctic – with unsettling implications for Europe
The former Green Party leader says that the government wants to ignore the climate crisis and if Nigel Farage gets into power, Britain’s climate policy will become even worse
In Singapore, the land on which houses are built is so expensive it’s worth many times more than the houses themselves. That makes farming next to impossible. So where do you get your food?
The region is getting hotter and drier to the point of being uninhabitable. And in the coming decades, as the world moves to renewables and the oil price starts to collapse, what then?
The Conservative leader and her family have once again been the guest of the chair of a climate science denial group
The weather in the south of the country has been so severe that floods have swept everything away in their path
A company in China now creates digital avatars of dead people. And now it seems Mark Zuckerberg is looking at how to keep users glued to his platforms, even after they’re gone. Are we heading for eternal digital life?
He started off as a nerdy bookseller with a love of spreadsheets. Now he’s ended up as a stony-faced, muscle-bound plutocrat, posing on the red carpet with the Kardashians.
There was a sweet spot back in the 2010s when they were good, but not so good that they overwhelmed your entire life. Until recently, I had a phone like that. And then I got an upgrade. Big mistake
Trillions of dollars of investments rest on one assumption: you can trust AI agents with real work. Now, a landmark, peer-reviewed study says you can’t – no wonder Wall Street is getting nervous
The difference between those who depend on their screen-time and those who can do without it represents a deep social divide. But the full consequences will take decades to play out
Instead of subsidising AI start-ups, the government needs to use the new technology for socially beneficial ends. But the real opportunity will be after the inevitable coming AI crash
