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California's governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it's backfired, badly
California governor Gavin Newsom
Homelessness

California's governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it's backfired, badly

Newsom’s announcement on X was met with hundreds of responses suggesting one solution to homelessness: build more affordable homes
British children need a 'digital vaccination' to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation
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Mark Mon Williams

British children need a 'digital vaccination' to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation

Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Music

Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
UK riots

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together

Why I'm silenced by the fear of being called a bigot
Robin Ince

Why I'm silenced by the fear of being called a bigot

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Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid
Steven MacKenzie

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid

Isn't stretching the truth inevitable in politics? Maybe. But we've lost our ability to trust
Daniel Freeman

Isn't stretching the truth inevitable in politics? Maybe. But we've lost our ability to trust

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
Christmas tree being decorated
Sophia Alexandra Hall

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories

Here's the bleak truth behind TikTok's 'girl dinner' craze
A plate of unmatched food: cake, cucumber, cheese spread and wafers with cans of fanta
TikTok

Here's the bleak truth behind TikTok's 'girl dinner' craze

How TikTok's BookTok craze is 'making reading cool again'
Books

How TikTok's BookTok craze is 'making reading cool again'

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
Society

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

Britain's Tory-sympathising press is 'terrible' for democracy, experts warn
Freedom of the Press

Britain's Tory-sympathising press is 'terrible' for democracy, experts warn

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen
Okay days book cover
Review

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen

Trust is vital for the renaissance of news
Paul McNamee

Trust is vital for the renaissance of news

I am a social media addict. How can I repair my life?
Jay Blades of The Repair Shop in his workshop
Lucy Sweet

I am a social media addict. How can I repair my life?

Here's where to get instant cost of living advice
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money

Here's where to get instant cost of living advice

TikTok is seeking to ban climate misinformation on the app. Will it work?
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Social media

TikTok is seeking to ban climate misinformation on the app. Will it work?

Jack Nicholson can stand on his balcony if he wants. You don't need to see it
Jack Nicholson showing off that grin in As Good As It Gets. Photo: Maximum Film / Alamy Stock Photo
Social media

Jack Nicholson can stand on his balcony if he wants. You don't need to see it

Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital
Taylor Swift greets Swifties during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Photo Credit Brent Perniac/AdMedia/Sipa USA
Opinion

Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital

Beyoncé fans enraged as some tickets cost more than a month's rent
concert tickets

Beyoncé fans enraged as some tickets cost more than a month's rent

Media literacy is the only thing standing in the way of the next Andrew Tate
Bejay Mulenga

Media literacy is the only thing standing in the way of the next Andrew Tate

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Twitter thinks Keith Richards is the first man ever created after a viral joke
Keith Richards
Viral

Twitter thinks Keith Richards is the first man ever created after a viral joke

Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that
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Social isolation

Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that

Social media may be the new religion, but it hasn't made us better people
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Paul McNamee

Social media may be the new religion, but it hasn't made us better people

Do the TikTok plant pot candle heaters work? We asked a thermodynamics expert
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Energy bills

Do the TikTok plant pot candle heaters work? We asked a thermodynamics expert