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but workers are often using the apps to manage basic expenses like groceries, rent and other needs, a new report found

Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe

From superintelligent AI to the climate and democracy, three leading thinkers discuss how to navigate the future

Tim Berners-Lee writes in a new article in the Guardian that "Somewhere between my original vision for web 1.0 and the rise of social media as part of web 2.0, we took the wrong path

The seventh edition of the report, which has been published every five years since 1995, found:

More than 80% of protected habitats are in a poor or bad state, with “unsustainable” consumption and production patterns driving loss of wildlife.

The EU’s “carbon sink” has declined by about 30% in a decade as logging, wildfires and pests damage forests.

Emissions from transport and food have barely budged since 2005, despite progress in other sectors.

Member states have failed to adapt to extreme weather as fast as risk levels have risen.

Water stress already affects one in three Europeans and will worsen as the climate changes.

Researchers have developed a portable sensor to detect PFAS in water, offering a faster and cheaper alternative to existing methods

Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms

a.) There's little interest in interrogating the downsides of generative AI, such as the environmental impact, the data theft impact, the treatment and exploitation of data workers.

b.) There's little interest in considering the extent to which, by incorporating generative AI into our teaching, we end up supporting a handful of companies that are burning billions in a vain attempt to each achieve performance that is a scintilla better than everyone else's.

c.) There's little interest in thinking about what's going to happen when the LLM companies decide that they have plateaued, that there's no more money to burn/spend, and a bunch of them fold—but we've perturbed education to such an extent that our students can no longer function without their AI helpers.

In the 1970s, the radical leftwing German terrorist organisation may have spread fear through public acts of violence – but its inner workings were characterised by vanity and incompetence

The ‘knowledge economy’ promised cultural and social growth. Instead, we got worsening inequality and division. Artificial intelligence will supercharge it

The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things is an imaginary museum showcasing a collection of peculiar art, objects, ideas, and history

Nearly one-third of internet traffic is bots, raising concerns about the 'dead internet theory'. Altman acknowledges AI-driven content feels increasingly fake, suggesting bots may control online interactions and revenue

A creator explores the concept of a Doom-inspired game where the only action is scrolling, detailing the challenges and eventual success using GPT-5 to bring the idea to life

Nepal’s government has lifted its ban on 26 prominent social media apps and messaging services after at least 19 people were killed and more than 200 injured in clashes on Monday

A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture

Shrinkflation bites

Blogs have evolved from personal diaries to promotional tools, reflecting changes in content and audience expectations over the past two decades

Managers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not necessarily a sackable offense

U.S. workers are becoming more stressed about their rising personal debts and financial health