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Software engineer David Auerbach: ‘Big tech is in denial about not being in control’

The writer says that meganets – the huge tech networks already part of daily life – have led to groupthink and the breakdown of public discourse and that we must exert more influence on them

Andrew Anthony

12, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

Another day, another photo of Kate. But will the nonstop exposure neutralise the rebel Sussexes?

Images of dutiful service by the Princess of Wales seem designed to deflect attention from Harry and Meghan

Andrew Anthony

12, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM

In WhatsApp world, everyone can hear you scream | Andrew Anthony

End-to-end encryption does not prevent wall-to-wall media coverage, as many prominent users have discovered to their cost

Andrew Anthony

11, Mar, 2023 @6:30 PM

The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg: ‘The increasing aggression in Russia worries me – it could get bumpy’

The broadcaster’s Russia editor on Putin’s attitude to the BBC, the future of the war in Ukraine, and playing the piano with Mikhail Gorbachev

Andrew Anthony

12, Feb, 2023 @9:30 AM

‘There’s a curiosity about what’s behind the curtain’: the rise and rise of TV sports reality shows

From surfing and tennis to Formula One and football, TV hopes to lure a younger audience with behind-the-scenes series

Andrew Anthony

04, Feb, 2023 @5:00 PM

Andy Murray rolled back the years, but even heroes have their limits

The Scot’s feats at the Australian Open have been all the more enthralling for coming at the end of his career, not the peak

Andrew Anthony

21, Jan, 2023 @5:13 PM

Family feuds: how sibling rivalry can tear even the closest clans apart

A bigger bedroom, a grander title, a new American wife. Such things can set brother against brother. Take Willy and Harold…

Andrew Anthony

08, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

‘We’re seeing real distress’: on the road with Citizens Advice as cost of living crisis deepens

In the first week of our annual Christmas campaign, we join one of the charity’s mobile units as staff give vital assistance

Andrew Anthony

11, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM

‘Like living mirrors’: what twins’ special bonds reveal about nature, nurture and genetics

A podcast by two brothers and a film about two silent sisters give fresh impetus to the debate about biology and the environment

Andrew Anthony

11, Dec, 2022 @8:15 AM

Christmas past, Christmas present: how secular Britain found new ways to celebrate the season

The census shows the UK is now a minority Christian country – but inventive blends of the pagan and pious still bring us together in deep midwinter

Andrew Anthony

03, Dec, 2022 @5:00 PM

Melting point: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow the thawing of the Arctic?

The climate emergency is prompting some scientists to suggest extreme measures. But whether you call it geoengineering or biomimicry, others feel interfering with nature will have too high a cost

Andrew Anthony

27, Nov, 2022 @10:00 AM