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For our cover essay, Philip Ball argues that the “AI could destroy humanity” story has been imposed by Silicon Valley itself—and it’s time to challenge it: prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technolo…

The literary world is at war. On one side, the writers and publishers devoted to the human craft of writing. On the other, those who wield machines that can spit out a novel in seconds, writes Katie Dancey-Downs
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Altheia Jones-LeCointe was one of the Mangrove Nine protesters whose trial marked the first judicial acknowledgement of racial prejudice within London’s Met police, writes @rebexswirsky
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Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified against Facebook before the US Senate in 2021. Today, she speaks to Liz Connor about being portrayed in Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming film The Social Reckoning prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people/7…

“Increasing defence spending by cutting the warm homes budget, while wearing a Shell logo, as energy bills continue to rise rather sums up 2026”, writes Tim Smedley
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