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  • MRI scan on a digital screen showing lung cancer with tumours highlighted in orange.

    NHS
    Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns

  • A large yellow cylindrical structure wrapped in scaffolding and banners under construction at a shipyard

    China
    World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China

  • a man standing on a stage

    Apple
    Apple debuts revamped ‘Siri AI’ and new child safety features for iPhones and iPads

  • Inside of a court room

    Artificial intelligence
    Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say

  • a man in suit speaks into microphones

    OpenAI
    OpenAI confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market

  • England players in white kits walk across a pitch looking dejected after their World Cup 2022 quarter-final loss to France

    World Cup 2026
    Ofcom warns social media firms over online abuse during World Cup

  • KOSPI plunges 8.29 percentepa13023819 A South Korean dealer works in front of monitors at Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, 08 June 2026. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) plunged 676.18 points, or 8.29 percent, to close at 7,484.41. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

    Stock markets fall as concerns persist over tech firms at heart of AI boom

  • a gravel road and inside a data center

    Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

  • A motor insurance claim form on a clipboard with a calculator, toy car, pen, and stacked coins

    Aviva detects record £230m in bogus insurance claims as use of AI rises

  • Clegg gestures with his hand while speaking in front of a backdrop with Meta branding

    Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg

Spotlight

  • A person in bed holds a smartphone above their face with both hands in dim light

    I was addicted to my phone – but one screen time hack actually made a difference

    Newsletter
  • Stop-motion animation figures of American football players

    Artists are making ‘anti-slop’ to rebel against AI: ‘It’s been rammed down our throats’

  • Woman authenticating mobile phone with face id system outdoorsYoung adult woman unlocking smartphone using face id facial recognition

    Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone PIN really be safer than a password?

  • An aerial view of a large white datacentre with solar panels on its rooftop at sunset in an industrial area

    Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts

Opinion & analysis

  • Hand tools

    double quotation markI asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons

    Myke Bartlett
  • two men shaking hands

    Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’

  • Jess Harwood on AI and art

    double quotation markAI ‘art’ is boring, soulless theft – and when I see it as an artist I see red

    Jess Harwood
  • two men in suits sit at dining table, facing another man in suit with back to camera

    How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order

  • Video game still of a character wearing glasses and a woollen hat looking at a screen in a dark and gloomy town street

    Summer Game Fest highlights: 34 new video games to look out for, from Alien Isolation to Crazy Taxi

    Hundreds of video games were shown at June’s annual bonanza. After watching more than 15 hours of showcases, our video games editor picks the highlights
  • A fun footie sim with some innovative ideas … Goals.

    Goals review – disruptor football game attempts to smash the competition

  • Spyro: Realms Beyond video game screenshot

    Spyro the Dragon returns with a new game after almost two decades

  • A cartoon mouse character in red and black robes holds a sword, framed by ornate gold decorations

    Mina the Hollower review – squeaky fresh fun full of vintage magic

  • Laufey in medieval-style armor with long blonde hair stands amid fire and sparks with glowing embers around her hand

    From God of War to Until Dawn – seven reveals from last night’s PlayStation event

    Newsletter
  • Sam Altman in a dark suit and light blue tie speaks in an indoor setting

    double quotation markBernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better

    Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
  • A person views the NHS app on a mobile phone.

    The Guardian view on NHS records: patients are not raw material for big tech

  • Rows of people in cube desks look at envelopes.

    Tech industry wins big in California after millions spent on primary election

  • Illustration of a hand cursor placing a stack of dollar bills into a ballot box amid stacks of cash

    Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented sums in California races. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg

Reviews

  • Kosar Ali and Abby McCann kneel on a tiled floor in a lit studio, one pointing at the tiles

    Are You Watching? review – unflinching, fury-filled interrogation of the vile side of the web

  • In case you can’t tell the difference, this in NOT AI … still from Ghost in the Machine.

    Ghost in the Machine review – entertaining AI polemic dives into its dark history in race politics and eugenics

  • An Apple Studio Display XDR with green text and a 14in MacBook Pro with blue screen sit connected on a wooden desk

    Studio Display XDR review: Apple’s pro display shines very brightly

  • Composite of the best fans including Shark and AirCraft

    The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested

In depth

  • A photograph of Aimee smiling and posing with a model angel next to the frame

    ‘It was too easy’: families ask how Kenneth Law enabled so many suicides

  • Flip phone floating in bright clouds with glowing light rays

    So dumb it just might work: can these dumbphone evangelists convince you to dump smartphones?

  • Photo collage of men in black suits

    Musk and Altman’s AI rivalry reaches boiling point as IPO race heats up

    Newsletter
  • A graduate in red cap and gown holds a sign reading 'Who wrote your speech? Chat-GPT?' above a crowd

    US students on why they booed their pro-AI graduation speakers: ‘They’re not reading the room’

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