The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz
This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating o…
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‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
Millions of Americans could soon become indirect investors in SpaceX and other emerging AI-focused companies a…
‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts
While waiting to board her flight home at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport recently, Colette Delawall…
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Plans to end gazumping with binding agreements in house sales shake-up
Home buyers and sellers can expect an end to "gazumping" in a major shake-up aimed at speeding up housing sale…
Venice’s new mayor seeks to raise day-tripper fee to up to €50
Venice’s new mayor has said he hopes to raise a controversial entrance fee for day-trippers to the lagoon city…
Fifa urged to drop Saudi oil giant Aramco as activists target World Cup
Fifa has defended its Aramco sponsorship, saying revenues are reinvested back into football at all levels
Starmer says he will stand if there is a leadership contest after Burnham's win – video
Prime minister congratulates his rival on his victory in the Makerfield byelection. The scale of Andy Burnham'…
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Datacenters driving US clean energy growth while still threatening climate
As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its …
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
A series in the Guardian recently declared “it’s time to talk about geoengineering.” So let’s talk about it. A…
How the world’s voracious appetite for shrimp is destroying Ecuador’s mangroves
At low tide, Johana Carolina Cruz Potes steps into the mudflats around Isla Costa Rica, in Ecuador ’s Jambelí …
Warning over 'fragile' public finances as borrowing rises
The UK borrowed £23.3bn in May, according to official figures, up almost a third on the same month last year.
Hot weather behind rise in retail sales in Great Britain in May
Retail sales bounced back to growth in May as record hot weather spurred sales of fans and paddling pools, whi…
Trump’s Iran deal could place his legacy in the hands of Tehran
Donald Trump’s first recorded foray into politics was sparked by the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran…
KPMG leaked confidential Optus information and surveilled whistleblower’s laptop, inquiry hears
International firm owns up to breach of ethics after staff leaked confidential Optus information while bidding…
On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake
Investigation: The entrepreneur was once the toast of London’s tech scene, a ‘global leader of tomorrow’ who s…
Normal shipping will not resume in strait of Hormuz until 80 mines cleared
Tanker owner trade body says centre of strait will remain closed for ‘some time’, with vessels risking running…
UK borrowing surges over forecasts in May as government spending rises – business live
Martin Beck, chief economist at WPI Strategy, has warned that the underlying picture of the UK public finances…
This major Makerfield victory has made it inevitable: it’s now time for Keir Starmer to step aside | Neal Lawson
That tingle of emotion you felt when you awoke today? That is the long-lost feeling of progressive hope. That …
MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims
The Japanese tech company at the centre of the Post Office IT scandal is facing calls from a parliamentary com…
Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app
Exclusive: Telegram urged to clarify how it detects illegal incitement after attacks were coordinated using ap…
PRA sets out adjustments to its market risk internal model approach under Basel 3.1
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has today published a consultation on the internal model approach to…
Labour’s Andy Burnham gives victory speech after winning Makerfield byelection – video
In his victory speech, Labour's Andy Burnham said the result 'could be a turning point' and that people had 'v…
Burnham brings in top economists before possible leadership run
Three economic heavyweights have been brought in to advise Andy Burnham as he attempts to reassure the markets…
Think like a billionaire part one – podcast
Glamorous, rich and well-connected, Julie Meyer was a darling of the dotcom boom. But people who worked with t…