Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026 | Global economy
The global economy proved to be more resilient in 2025 than had been feared, despite severe headwinds that ranged from…
‘Data is control’: what we learned from a year investigating the Israeli military’s ties to big tech | Israel
In January this year, Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham first reported that Microsoft had deepened its ties to Israel alongside…
‘Move fast, break stuff’: how tech bros became Hollywood’s go-to baddie in 2025 | Film
Between the slash-and-burn US government reboot led by a dank meme fan and the relentless pushing of AI by venture…
Tuesday briefing: A surreal year in news gives our cartoonists endless material | Politics
Good morning. It’s been one of those years where the news cycle felt almost too surreal to caricature. From Jeff…
The Guardian view on antibiotics: recent breakthroughs are great news, but humanity is losing the bigger race | Editorial
During her tenure as director general of the World Health Organization, Dr Margaret Chan used to say that all of the…
We must take control of AI now, before it’s too late | Artificial intelligence (AI)
“When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control”, says the headline on Rafael…
‘This will be a stressful job’: Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI | Artificial intelligence (AI)
The maker of ChatGPT has advertised a $555,000-a-year vacancy with a daunting job description that would cause Superman to take…
SoftBank to acquire DigitalBridge for $4bn in move to deepen ties to AI | Artificial intelligence (AI)
SoftBank Group will acquire digital infrastructure investor DigitalBridge Group in a deal valued at $4bn, the companies said on Monday,…
ChatGPT, cooking and Christopher Walken: how parents got their kids to love reading in 2025 | Parents and parenting
It’s been a tough year for our brains. Merriam-Webster dictionary editors chose “slop” as 2025’s word of the year. New…
UK accounting body to halt remote exams amid AI cheating | Business
The world’s largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a…