Asia shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up
Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after upbeat US economic data left traders trimming bets on…
Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium | Van Badham
The AI chatbot’s torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn’t its first scandal and won’t be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it Get our breaking news email, free app or…
An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it’s episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show | Zoe Williams
Farage was all smiles as the Tory rightwinger he once called a ‘fraud’ defected to Reform. Will it be big enough for the both of them? Keep watching The best…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Chelsea need to avoid long-throw blues, plus: a vacant spot for Liverpool and West Ham’s best hope for survival Race for the golden boot: Premier League top scorers Can the…
Tour de France reveals the six UK stage plans for historic 2027 Grands Départs
British roads will host the start of both races next year First time both Grands Départs have been outside France The men’s Tour de France will start in Scotland for…
Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history | Timothy Garton Ash
The EU must be more robust in order to stem the tide of international disorder, or it risks falling to authoritarian imperialism Donald Trump is threatening to take over Greenland,…
David Squires on … the hype surrounding Australians plying their trade abroad
Our cartoonist on Antonio Arena’s stunning debut for Roma and the inevitable excitement it created back at home Continue reading…
Treachery and stupidity to the fore as Robert Jenrick defects to Reform | John Crace
Even Nigel Farage looked taken aback by the news Honest Bob was about to join his flock, but he quickly saw the upside UK politics live – latest updates One…
The Guardian view on Trump’s world: from Venezuela to Iran to Greenland, the madness is the method | Editorial
The US president delights in his inconsistency. But his short-term victories have profound long-term costs for his country and the world The Middle East was braced on Wednesday night, but…
‘Bigger and lower’: bull in Dutch painting once had much larger testicles
Experts at the Mauritshuis in The Hague believe Paulus Potter toned down The Bull to respect 17th-century sensibilities The Bull by Paulus Potter is one of the star paintings at…