Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation
Artificial intelligence firm should provide $100m for cyber defences, says Hugging Face CEO
David Jonsson: the London rising star handpicked to be the new Black Panther
Jonsson has come a long way from east London’s Docklands, winning accolades on stage and screen
Ish review – Luton-set urban pastoral in which racial profiling pushes teen friends apart
Police pressure throws into crisis the tenderly portrayed relationship of two young men coming of age in Bedfordshire town
Burnham brings members of Socialist Campaign Group into government
The appointment of three ministerial aides marks the first time members of Labour’s most leftwing faction have held government positions
New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash
Salamanca City Central says it is pausing project with Realbotix as it addresses concerns including data privacy
German officials call for tighter extremism laws after Berlin Pride attack
Alternative für Deutschland, topping polls ahead of state elections, accuses government of failing to tackle Islamist radicalism
‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’
Meriel Dickinson obituary
Mezzo-soprano who helped revive works by Kurt Weill and explored new music in a duo with her brother Peter
Bill Oddie obituary
Comedy star of the 1970s as one of the Goodies whose love of birds led to a second career as a wildlife presenter
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Officials talk of ‘absolutely critical’ days for firefighters before rise again from middle of the week
Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025
Labour up four points to 28% while Reform falls to 24% as Andy Burnham apparently wins favour for cost of living focus
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?
Severe wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems. One of the most striking examples of this are dangerous pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCB, clouds
19 things worth buying from Nordstrom’s anniversary sale – from Our Place, Owala, Away and more
Nordstrom’s annual sale is on from 18 July to 9 August and includes more than 22,000 items – here are the ones we endorse
When it comes to predicting the future, why are TV writers better than politicians?
From BBC drama The Rapture on the climate crisis to Apple’s Criminal Record on the rise of the far right, culture often sees what politics fails to, writes Zoe Williams
Organise to counter corporate power
Letters: The weakness of today’s organisations cannot be resolved by harking back to a golden age, says Mark Bergfeld. Also letter from Derrick Joad
How Andy Burnham can make his devolution agenda work
Letters: Rabbi Jeff Newman, David Williams and Tom Carr respond to an editorial on the new prime minister’s plans to decentralise power