Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil Seth

Despite Anthropic’s claims, Claude is no more likely to achieve sentience than a simulation of a weather system is likely to generate a real hurricane For centuries, humans have been…

Perverts of the world rejoice! It’s Meta’s new dodgy old mate glasses | First Dog on the Moon

Undetectable, always on and always sending data back to Pervert Headquarters Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at…

I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all | Peter Geoghegan

Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves Andy Burnham…

AI may be the toughest challenge Anthony Albanese faces this term. Guardrails are urgently needed | Peter Lewis

Coherent decision-making and internal accountability are critical to meeting this manic moment Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment The University of Sydney was the…

The Guardian view on Brazil’s sovereignty: Trump turns autonomy into a trade offence | Editorial

Donald Trump’s tariff threat recasts Brazil’s attempt to protect its democracy as unfair commercial practice – and gives Bolsonarism a Washington stage Last June, Brazil’s supreme court responded to the…

The Strait of Hormuz impasse should reopen the debate on agricultural subsidies

Building resilience requires a deliberate transition toward more sustainable, diversified, and climate-smart agricultural systems.

Democratic socialists still wearing COVID masks

That is socialism’s crowning principle. The government decides, you obey, comrade.  

The costs of unilateralism and the path to restore US-European relations

I recently spent a week in Brussels and Strasbourg, where I met with European government officials and business leaders, and other European Union-adjacent groups to discuss energy and climate policy.…

Democrat AGs sue to block Warner Bros. / Paramount merger 

Paramount execs may get upset, but this is exactly why antitrust laws exist.

Andy Burnham must act fast on the climate – or risk getting stuck in a ‘derailment’ doom loop | Laurie Laybourn

Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue Recent unprecedented heatwaves in the UK may have…