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An AI version of Milton’s Paradise Lost is fundamentally unworthy of one of the great works of art https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/05/ai-paradise-lost-fundamentally-unworthy-roger-avary #Film #Culture #AiArtificialIntelligence #JohnMilton #Books #Computing #Technology

Will human minds still be special in an age of AI? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/03/will-human-minds-still-be-special-in-an-age-of-ai #Books #Culture #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology

I touched a ZX Spectrum for the first time in decades – and I liked it | Dominik Diamond https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/may/01/zx-spectrum-retro-games-dominik-diamond #RetroGames #Games #Culture

The best water flossers in the UK, tested for that dentist-clean feeling https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/jun/03/best-water-flosser-uk #HealthWellbeing #Technology #LifeAndStyle #Beauty #Hygiene

The best carry-on luggage in the UK, tested on an assault course https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/apr/08/best-carry-on-luggage-cabin-bags-uk #Travel #LifeAndStyle #Technology

How games capture the awe and terror of cosmic isolation https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/08/how-games-capture-the-humanity-in-the-loneliness-of-space-exploration #Games #Culture #ArtemisIi #Space

Britons warned about Russian hackers targeting internet routers for espionage https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/08/britons-warned-russian-hackers-internet-routers-cyber-security-espionage #Cybercrime #Hacking #Espionage #Russia #Internet #Technology #UkNews

Sluts, simps and body shaming: the rise of Africa’s manosphere https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/07/african-manosphere-misogyny-social-media #GlobalDevelopment #Men #Kenya #Nigeria #Ethiopia #Somalia #SocialMedia #Africa #DigitalMedia #Tiktok #X #Youtube #Facebook #SocialNetworking #Technology #Internet #Media #WorldNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WomensRightsAndGenderEquality

Tech companies are cutting jobs and betting on AI. The payoff is far from guaranteed https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/06/tech-layoffs-ai-work #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #WorkCareers #UsWorkCareers #Amazon #Pinterest #JackDorsey #Microsoft #Meta #Openai #Google #WestCoast

Private jets, deserted shores and an unbuilt resort: alleged links to sanctioned ‘scam’ empire revealed in Timor-Leste https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/apr/06/prince-group-timor-leste-links-to-alleged-scam-empire #AsiaPacific #Timorleste #Scams #Scams #AustraliaNews #Business #Business #Money #Cryptocurrencies #Cybercrime #Philanthropy #Blockchain #Technology #WorldNews #BertieAhern #UsNews #Ireland #Gambling #China

‘It started with a tipoff’: how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/06/investigation-exposed-child-sex-trafficking-on-facebook-and-instagram-meta #SexTrafficking #Meta #SexualViolence #SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #Media #Technology

The best USB chargers in the US for phones, laptops, travel and more https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/apr/05/best-usb-chargers #Technology #LifeAndStyle #ShoppingTrips #ShopsAndShopping

Should we be polite to voice assistants and AIs? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/05/should-we-be-polite-to-voice-assistants-and-ais #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #LifeAndStyle #Computing

An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/05/ai-bot-party-manchester-gaskell #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Manchester #UkNews #GreaterManchester

‘I am trapped in a sweet-smelling cycle of video game-branded toiletries’: Lush’s Mario Galaxy range, reviewed https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/03/lush-super-mario-galaxy-range-reviewed #SuperMario #Games #Culture #Beauty #LifeAndStyle

Goodbye mrbrightside416: Google allows users to alter quirky Gmail addresses https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/02/google-allows-users-alter-quirky-gmail-addresses #Gmail #Google #Business #TechnologySector #Email #Technology #UsNews #WorldNews

I handed over my dating life to AI. I don’t think she’ll see me again https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/25/i-handed-over-my-dating-life-to-ai-i-dont-think-shell-see-me-again #LifeAndStyle #Dating #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology

The rise of cosy gaming: is this the closest many young people will get to home ownership? https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/may/04/the-rise-of-cosy-gaming-is-this-the-closest-many-young-people-will-get-to-home-ownership #Games #Culture #LifeAndStyle #Homes

Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/03/guilty-until-proven-innocent-shoppers-falsely-identified-by-facial-recognition-struggle-to-clear-their-name #FacialRecognition #Technology #RetailIndustry #Race #Business #UkNews #Supermarkets

Fashion’s Faustian pact: the high cost of Jeff Bezos’s Met Gala patronage https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/03/met-gala-jeff-bezos-art-fashion-new-york #MetGala2026 #MetGala #Fashion #Celebrity #JeffBezos #NewYork #UsNews #LifeAndStyle #Amazon #Vogue #CondNast #AnnaWintour #Magazines #Media #NewspapersMagazines #Technology #WorldNews

AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/03/ai-claude-chatbot-gift-card-subcription-scam-mystery-payments #Scams #ConsumerAffairs #Money #AiArtificialIntelligence #Computing #Technology #UkNews #Crime

Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/03/ai-datacentres-australia-opposition #Computing #Energy #Environment #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #FossilFuels #AustraliaNews #Energy

‘Sick of swiping’: the dating event where your mates do the talking https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/02/date-my-mate-event-talking #Dating #Relationships #OnlineDating #LifeAndStyle #UkNews #Apps #Technology

‘Temu Range Rover’: what the bestselling Jaecoo 7 says about China’s electric car ascendancy https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/jaecoo-7-china-electric-car-chery-price-temu-range-rover #AutomotiveIndustry #ManufacturingSector #Business #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #Environment #Motoring #Technology #UkNews #China #WorldNews #Europe

The Elon Musk v Sam Altman battle is a distraction | Karen Hao https://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2026/may/14/elon-musk-sam-altman-ai-feud #AiArtificialIntelligence #SamAltman #ElonMusk