Welcome boost for chancellor with unexpected rise put down to rapid growth of AI in services sector outweighing Iran war fallout
The UK economy grew in July as the rapid growth of AI appeared to outweigh the economic damage from the Iran war, in a welcome boost for the John Healey before next month’s budget.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed a surprise 0.4% increase in gross domestic product (GDP), compared with 0.3% growth in June. City economists had forecast zero growth.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/11/uk-economy-defies-forecasts-with-surprise-04-growth-in-july", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:02:13 GMT" } }, { "id": "e8cf443199f92600cc29e53a56947c2b9b06524c", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons", "summary": "Report comes two days after former employee quit claiming company’s models could cause human extinction by 2030Criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use Anthropic’s powerful artificial intelligence models to design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents, according to a threat intelligence report the company published on Thursday.“The cases we share here aren’t typical misuse, but rather examples of the most notable and novel threat activity we’ve identified to date,” Anthropic wrote in its 154-page report. “We’re publishing this work because we believe we have a responsibility to disclose malicious misuse of our services.” Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/anthropic-report-details-ai-misuse", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T22:35:16+00:00", "score": 85.34, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons", "summary": "Report comes two days after former employee quit claiming company’s models could cause human extinction by 2030
Criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use Anthropic’s powerful artificial intelligence models to design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents, according to a threat intelligence report the company published on Thursday.
“The cases we share here aren’t typical misuse, but rather examples of the most notable and novel threat activity we’ve identified to date,” Anthropic wrote in its 154-page report. “We’re publishing this work because we believe we have a responsibility to disclose malicious misuse of our services.”
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/anthropic-report-details-ai-misuse", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:35:16 GMT" } }, { "id": "742e37106399cf9219b8f309e1d5a8bc39082758", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils but Musk dismisses ‘psyop’", "summary": "Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction, while others are calling their declarations of concern a ‘setup’A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings.In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, formerly Twitter, called the chorus of concerns a “setup” and a “psyop”. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/anthropic-researchers-warn-ai-musk", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T21:51:26+00:00", "score": 84.99, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils but Musk dismisses ‘psyop’", "summary": "Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction, while others are calling their declarations of concern a ‘setup’
A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings.
In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, formerly Twitter, called the chorus of concerns a “setup” and a “psyop”.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/anthropic-researchers-warn-ai-musk", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:51:26 GMT" } }, { "id": "2963a15041f2f838e6303af2a0fd4a5c4bcbfefb", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?", "summary": "Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an adFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a perfectly curated window into my insane and inquiring mind. It knows precisely which videos will tickle me and which memes will gently distract me from the slow collapse of humankind.On Tuesday the Australian government announced “world-leading” reforms that would force social media platforms to allow users to opt-out of algorithms, dubbed “my feed, my way”. On the same day, I was delighted to be confronted with a video on Instagram of a woman accidentally spilling a bucket of eels on a Chinese train. Dozens of eels slithered among the passengers, who appeared not as surprised as I would have ex…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/11/i-turned-off-my-instagram-algorithm-opt-out-social-media-reforms-australia", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T15:00:43+00:00", "score": 81.66, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?", "summary": "Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an ad
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I have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a perfectly curated window into my insane and inquiring mind. It knows precisely which videos will tickle me and which memes will gently distract me from the slow collapse of humankind.
On Tuesday the Australian government announced “world-leading” reforms that would force social media platforms to allow users to opt-out of algorithms, dubbed “my feed, my way”. On the same day, I was delighted to be confronted with a video on Instagram of a woman accidentally spilling a bucket of eels on a Chinese train. Dozens of eels slithered among the passengers, who appeared not as surprised as I would have expected.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/11/i-turned-off-my-instagram-algorithm-opt-out-social-media-reforms-australia", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:43 GMT" } }, { "id": "227b6715be1d64ebf682b7bddfc7b24889593176", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Marvel’s Wolverine review – a gloriously conflicted lead is let down by crude, boring battling", "summary": "PlayStation 5; Insomniac GamesLogan is well realised by Liam McIntyre and some exquisite character art, but there are lapses in narrative and emotional arcs and some of the combat feels like a choreIt was always going to be difficult to follow Spider-Man. Insomniac’s three games based around the web-slinger are masterpieces of superhero wish fulfilment, allowing you to swoop above a depiction of Manhattan alive with graffiti artists, roving journalists and gun-toting gangsters. If anyone should be up to the task, it’s Wolverine. A beloved Marvel stalwart, his life much darker and bloodier than Peter Parker’s, he seems the ideal protagonist for a moody action adventure. Yet somehow this well-made game falls short of its potential.Set years before the founding of the X-Men, Marvel’s Wolverine sees a disenfranchised Logan falling back in with Sabretooth and Mystique when their mentor Natha…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/sep/10/marvels-wolverine-review-a-gloriously-conflicted-lead-is-let-down-by-crude-boring-battling", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T15:00:40+00:00", "score": 81.66, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Marvel’s Wolverine review – a gloriously conflicted lead is let down by crude, boring battling", "summary": "PlayStation 5; Insomniac Games
Logan is well realised by Liam McIntyre and some exquisite character art, but there are lapses in narrative and emotional arcs and some of the combat feels like a chore
It was always going to be difficult to follow Spider-Man. Insomniac’s three games based around the web-slinger are masterpieces of superhero wish fulfilment, allowing you to swoop above a depiction of Manhattan alive with graffiti artists, roving journalists and gun-toting gangsters. If anyone should be up to the task, it’s Wolverine. A beloved Marvel stalwart, his life much darker and bloodier than Peter Parker’s, he seems the ideal protagonist for a moody action adventure. Yet somehow this well-made game falls short of its potential.
Set years before the founding of the X-Men, Marvel’s Wolverine sees a disenfranchised Logan falling back in with Sabretooth and Mystique when their mentor Nathaniel Essex is kidnapped by mutant-hating billionaire Bolivar Trask. This archetypal tech bro has a disturbing plan for world domination and the X Team are out to stop him – but there is a secret buried in Wolverine’s past that’s about to cause an eruption. It’s a decent setup, filled with the sort of intrigue, violence and Freudian tension we expect from the X-Men.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/sep/10/marvels-wolverine-review-a-gloriously-conflicted-lead-is-let-down-by-crude-boring-battling", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:40 GMT" } }, { "id": "d5995877300ee6d4af02dad6f8cb5289dd4ed30b", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him", "summary": "Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on XElon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker behind a four-hour documentary about his life and influence, labelling the director, Alex Gibney, a “bitter old man” who has “zero integrity”.Gibney, who has previously made films about the collapse of Enron, WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin, premiered his Musk documentary at the Venice film festival this week. He said he believed the world’s richest man was “extremely dangerous”. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/elon-musk-attacks-film-maker-behind-documentary-about-him", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T12:29:40+00:00", "score": 80.44, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him", "summary": "Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X
Elon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker behind a four-hour documentary about his life and influence, labelling the director, Alex Gibney, a “bitter old man” who has “zero integrity”.
Gibney, who has previously made films about the collapse of Enron, WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin, premiered his Musk documentary at the Venice film festival this week. He said he believed the world’s richest man was “extremely dangerous”.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/elon-musk-attacks-film-maker-behind-documentary-about-him", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:29:40 GMT" } }, { "id": "dce9a313e96bc373fa7d2c4f70d7c25d7b6fed29", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member", "summary": "US government adviser Paul Christiano warns of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundationOpenAI is not on track to reduce the risk of “catastrophic” loss of control to an acceptable level, a member of its non-profit board has said, amid spreading public and political concern that super-advanced AIs could one day wipe out humanity.Paul Christiano, a US government technology adviser, said: “There is a meaningful risk that rapid acceleration in AI capabilities leads to catastrophic and irreversible loss of control in the very near term.” Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/openai-risk-catastrophic-loss-control-board-member-paul-christiano", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T12:23:21+00:00", "score": 80.39, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member", "summary": "US government adviser Paul Christiano warns of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundation
OpenAI is not on track to reduce the risk of “catastrophic” loss of control to an acceptable level, a member of its non-profit board has said, amid spreading public and political concern that super-advanced AIs could one day wipe out humanity.
Paul Christiano, a US government technology adviser, said: “There is a meaningful risk that rapid acceleration in AI capabilities leads to catastrophic and irreversible loss of control in the very near term.”
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/openai-risk-catastrophic-loss-control-board-member-paul-christiano", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:23:21 GMT" } }, { "id": "e08bc6641a3aad7ec226715eecb2f6d21f147b32", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Pixel 11 Pro review: Google’s best pocket camera goes customisable", "summary": "Solid battery life, snappy performance and quality software make for a great smaller phone with a killer cameraGoogle’s latest Pro phone is out to prove it has the best camera on a smartphone while embracing customisation, allowing you to change the look and feel of your photos far beyond simple filters even if that means making them technically worse.The Pixel 11 Pro packs the best of Google’s hardware and software into a still-pocketable and easy to handle frame, instantly making it a contender for best smaller phone of the year.Screen: 6.3in 120Hz QHD+ OLED (495ppi)Processor: Google Tensor G6RAM: 12 or 16GBStorage: 256, 512GB or 1TBOperating system: Android 17Camera: 50MP + 48MP UW + 48MP 5x tele; 42MP selfieConnectivity: 5G, eSIM, wifi 7, UWB, NFC, Bluetooth 6, Thread and GNSSWater resistance: IP68 (1.5m for 30 minutes)Dimensions: 152.7 x 71.9 x 8.4mmWeight: 204g Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/pixel-11-pro-review-googles-best-pocket-camera-goes-customisable", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T06:00:19+00:00", "score": 77.28, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Pixel 11 Pro review: Google’s best pocket camera goes customisable", "summary": "Solid battery life, snappy performance and quality software make for a great smaller phone with a killer camera
Google’s latest Pro phone is out to prove it has the best camera on a smartphone while embracing customisation, allowing you to change the look and feel of your photos far beyond simple filters even if that means making them technically worse.
The Pixel 11 Pro packs the best of Google’s hardware and software into a still-pocketable and easy to handle frame, instantly making it a contender for best smaller phone of the year.
Screen: 6.3in 120Hz QHD+ OLED (495ppi)
Processor: Google Tensor G6
RAM: 12 or 16GB
Storage: 256, 512GB or 1TB
Operating system: Android 17
Camera: 50MP + 48MP UW + 48MP 5x tele; 42MP selfie
Connectivity: 5G, eSIM, wifi 7, UWB, NFC, Bluetooth 6, Thread and GNSS
Water resistance: IP68 (1.5m for 30 minutes)
Dimensions: 152.7 x 71.9 x 8.4mm
Weight: 204g
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/pixel-11-pro-review-googles-best-pocket-camera-goes-customisable", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:00:19 GMT" } }, { "id": "d80c7867e726c30c8be1a0d5b9ad2df18d1b9187", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Instagram boss says users will be ‘overwhelmed’ with brand content in algorithm-free world", "summary": "Adam Mosseri says platform’s algorithm ‘feels like a black box’ but company trying to give users more control after Labor announces opt-out planInstagram’s chief executive has said users will have a worse experience in an algorithm-free world, seeing more brand-related content, and spend less time on the app.The comments come as the Australian government plans to give users the option to opt out of algorithms, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announcing plans on Tuesday to require social media platforms to prompt users to choose between a feed of algorithm-recommended content or a reverse chronological feed of the pages users follow. Labor also plans to introduce a range of measures designed to address online harm on the sites. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/10/instagram-boss-says-users-will-be-overwhelmed-with-brand-content-in-algorithm-free-world", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T02:10:08+00:00", "score": 75.42, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Instagram boss says users will be ‘overwhelmed’ with brand content in algorithm-free world", "summary": "Adam Mosseri says platform’s algorithm ‘feels like a black box’ but company trying to give users more control after Labor announces opt-out plan
Instagram’s chief executive has said users will have a worse experience in an algorithm-free world, seeing more brand-related content, and spend less time on the app.
The comments come as the Australian government plans to give users the option to opt out of algorithms, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announcing plans on Tuesday to require social media platforms to prompt users to choose between a feed of algorithm-recommended content or a reverse chronological feed of the pages users follow. Labor also plans to introduce a range of measures designed to address online harm on the sites.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/10/instagram-boss-says-users-will-be-overwhelmed-with-brand-content-in-algorithm-free-world", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:10:08 GMT" } }, { "id": "5107af02b46aaf59503079c6d76df7bc2360c573", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030", "summary": "Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decadeJust a day after three Anthropic researchers warned that artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, lawmakers have begun lashing out about the risks of the burgeoning technology.Ted Cruz, a republican senator from Texas, said in an interview on ABC’s The View, that AI posed a “catastrophic risk” and that he “read that whole tweet thread that that developer put out. It was highly concerning. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/09/lawmakers-blast-ai-human-extinct-2030", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-10T00:19:36+00:00", "score": 74.52, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030", "summary": "Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decade
Just a day after three Anthropic researchers warned that artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, lawmakers have begun lashing out about the risks of the burgeoning technology.
Ted Cruz, a republican senator from Texas, said in an interview on ABC’s The View, that AI posed a “catastrophic risk” and that he “read that whole tweet thread that that developer put out. It was highly concerning.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/09/lawmakers-blast-ai-human-extinct-2030", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:19:36 GMT" } }, { "id": "f778dd33155cd3a1eb379e428fae52cf7c1ac815", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Apple unveils folding iPhone Duo as new CEO takes center stage", "summary": "The passport-size iPhone Duo serves as the first big test for John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook last weekApple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, the company’s first foldable phone and the most significant change to the iPhone since the smartphone’s introduction in 2007.The nearly $2,000 device takes inspiration from iPads’ wide screens and combines them with the portability and camera features of iPhones. When opened, it is the company’s largest phone display and thinnest phone. The Duo opens and closes like a passport to double its screen size. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/08/apple-new-folding-iphone", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-09T18:45:46+00:00", "score": 71.82, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Apple unveils folding iPhone Duo as new CEO takes center stage", "summary": "The passport-size iPhone Duo serves as the first big test for John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook last week
Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, the company’s first foldable phone and the most significant change to the iPhone since the smartphone’s introduction in 2007.
The nearly $2,000 device takes inspiration from iPads’ wide screens and combines them with the portability and camera features of iPhones. When opened, it is the company’s largest phone display and thinnest phone. The Duo opens and closes like a passport to double its screen size.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/08/apple-new-folding-iphone", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:45:46 GMT" } }, { "id": "c4653d3e0da00fa2069f142a69546dc8992a96f7", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "US allies lack resources to keep pace on AI, top Pentagon official says", "summary": "Cameron Stanley talks up ‘revolutionary’ AI capabilities and says Washington working with Nato and Five Eyes partnersThe Pentagon’s top artificial intelligence official said on Tuesday that America’s closest allies lack the resources to keep pace with the US military’s adoption of AI, and that Washington is working to steer them away from mistakes it made along the way.“They don’t have the resources that we do, they don’t have the experience that we do, they don’t have the scale that we do,” Cameron Stanley, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Defense, said at an event at the Billington Cybersecurity summit. Of Nato and the Five Eyes, an intelligence-sharing partnership of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Stanley said Washington was “actively working with a number of our partners” so “they don’t make the same mistakes that we make”. Conti…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/us-military-pentagon-allies-ai", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-09T10:00:05+00:00", "score": 67.56, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "US allies lack resources to keep pace on AI, top Pentagon official says", "summary": "Cameron Stanley talks up ‘revolutionary’ AI capabilities and says Washington working with Nato and Five Eyes partners
The Pentagon’s top artificial intelligence official said on Tuesday that America’s closest allies lack the resources to keep pace with the US military’s adoption of AI, and that Washington is working to steer them away from mistakes it made along the way.
“They don’t have the resources that we do, they don’t have the experience that we do, they don’t have the scale that we do,” Cameron Stanley, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Defense, said at an event at the Billington Cybersecurity summit. Of Nato and the Five Eyes, an intelligence-sharing partnership of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Stanley said Washington was “actively working with a number of our partners” so “they don’t make the same mistakes that we make”.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/us-military-pentagon-allies-ai", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:05 GMT" } }, { "id": "0c38bab64d604d99ac4395eed9a1111773737717", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds", "summary": "Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank saysDatacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research.Environmental thinktank Verdant predicts that all the datacentres currently planned are likely to directly employ 10,400 workers – compared with the more than 40,000 cited in projections by the industry lobby group TechUK. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/09/uk-datacentres-will-create-just-25-of-jobs-predicted-by-tech-sector-analysis-finds", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-09T06:00:00+00:00", "score": 65.61, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds", "summary": "Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says
Datacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research.
Environmental thinktank Verdant predicts that all the datacentres currently planned are likely to directly employ 10,400 workers – compared with the more than 40,000 cited in projections by the industry lobby group TechUK.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/09/uk-datacentres-will-create-just-25-of-jobs-predicted-by-tech-sector-analysis-finds", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT" } }, { "id": "c47a72384873b5087eb6c1dcc5bcc9ad86213ab8", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film", "summary": "Alex Gibney’s marathon documentary delivers numerous eye-raising insights into the broligarch’s business deals, early idealism and apocalyptic appetite for fathering childrenVeteran documentarian Alex Gibney’s film about the richest broligarch on the planet has been one of the most eagerly anticipated films at the Venice film festival this year. The Oscar-winning 72-year-old, who has in previous films taken on the US military, the Catholic church, Vladimir Putin and Scientology, has been investigating the tech tycoon’s ascent and speaking to people in his orbit since late 2022, before his Maga turn and Trump 2.0.The result clocks in at just under four hours and presents a comprehensive answer to how on earth one man managed to amass so much money and political influence. It is shocking less for any individual new pieces of information Gibney has unearthed than for its totality. Here are…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/08/state-handouts-10000-lasers-and-trumps-election-six-things-we-learned-from-the-elon-musk-film", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-08T13:34:15+00:00", "score": 59.85, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film", "summary": "Alex Gibney’s marathon documentary delivers numerous eye-raising insights into the broligarch’s business deals, early idealism and apocalyptic appetite for fathering children
Veteran documentarian Alex Gibney’s film about the richest broligarch on the planet has been one of the most eagerly anticipated films at the Venice film festival this year. The Oscar-winning 72-year-old, who has in previous films taken on the US military, the Catholic church, Vladimir Putin and Scientology, has been investigating the tech tycoon’s ascent and speaking to people in his orbit since late 2022, before his Maga turn and Trump 2.0.
The result clocks in at just under four hours and presents a comprehensive answer to how on earth one man managed to amass so much money and political influence. It is shocking less for any individual new pieces of information Gibney has unearthed than for its totality. Here are six things the film tells us:
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/08/state-handouts-10000-lasers-and-trumps-election-six-things-we-learned-from-the-elon-musk-film", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:34:15 GMT" } }, { "id": "c3f32bb232c75c42e270525f9df5e7abff9491de", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if", "summary": "Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feedSocial media could become a “choose your own adventure” between the doom-scrolling status quo, or just the feed of the friends you want to see, if the government’s planned digital duty of care legislation passes, and the tech companies don’t muck around on compliance.But that’s a big if. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/08/social-media-algorithm-opt-out-australia", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-08T06:23:42+00:00", "score": 59.85, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if", "summary": "Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed
Social media could become a “choose your own adventure” between the doom-scrolling status quo, or just the feed of the friends you want to see, if the government’s planned digital duty of care legislation passes, and the tech companies don’t muck around on compliance.
But that’s a big if.
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Name: Hello.
Age: 200 years old.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/07/death-of-hello-gen-z-and-scammers", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:08:36 GMT" } }, { "id": "2642e3c2573a0a86f0a6967cd2a913b1bf2e71f5", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus", "summary": "Consumers are increasingly encountering AI-generated images on food menus such as leathery meat and bread resembling reptile skinDuring a recent lunch break, Jill Sennett saw something so unappetizing she had to share it with her 26,000 X followers: Artificial intelligence-generated menu images from a Jamaican barbecue pop-up restaurant in which the meats looked like leather belts crawling with tiny beetles.The images were reshared by more than 500 people who similarly expressed their disgust. Eating is “such an essential human experience”, said Sennett, a 37-year-old nurse in Denver. “I think it’s a bad cultural thing that restaurants are converting to these horrific, uncanny food images that are unappetizing.” Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/06/ai-food-menu-images", "image": "", "published": "2026-09-06T13:00:06+00:00", "score": 59.85, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus", "summary": "Consumers are increasingly encountering AI-generated images on food menus such as leathery meat and bread resembling reptile skin
During a recent lunch break, Jill Sennett saw something so unappetizing she had to share it with her 26,000 X followers: Artificial intelligence-generated menu images from a Jamaican barbecue pop-up restaurant in which the meats looked like leather belts crawling with tiny beetles.
The images were reshared by more than 500 people who similarly expressed their disgust. Eating is “such an essential human experience”, said Sennett, a 37-year-old nurse in Denver. “I think it’s a bad cultural thing that restaurants are converting to these horrific, uncanny food images that are unappetizing.”
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Growing factions from both sides of the political aisle in the US are pushing back against surveillance cameras made by a single company, a rare response in a sharply divided country with a president pushing an unwaveringly pro-tech agenda.
The bipartisan backlash against Flock Safety cameras resembles nationwide rage toward the construction of large datacenters that power artificial intelligence. Polling shows roughly 75% of Americans oppose new datacenter construction in their areas.
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One thing I’ve learned about corporate America is that what it succeeds at ultimately trickles down to benefit small businesses. Bleeding-edge technologies such as the internet, mobile transactions and the cloud were first perfected by large organizations – government and corporations – and now they’re available to the masses at a much lower cost and with better reliability.
The good news is that it’s also the same for what they fail at.
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Meta’s agreement to change how teenagers use its social networks marks a major turning point for the US tech giant, setting a precedent that could significantly reshape how other social media operates in the coming years.
Meta agreed to substantial alterations to Instagram and Facebook on Wednesday as part of a settlement to end a landmark lawsuit. Dozens of US states had accused it of addicting and harming children with dangerous products. The company also agreed to pay up to a combined $18bn over a decade to several US states and territories involved in the suit.
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