UK-based Unit1, which develops "hyper-realistic" digital avatars of musicians to recreate classic concerts, raised nearly £15M from Balderton Capital and others (Alex Lawson/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/
AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/ai-slop-manipulated-fake-images-birds-citizen-science-aoe
A bizarre view from the usually sensible British newspaper Guardian regarding Harry and Megan retreating from Montecito California.
Most local's reactions here are
"Good Riddance"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a
"Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/uk-wealth-tax-super-rich-andy-burnham
Meta automatically filters out ‘social topics.’ Still think that Facebook is a ‘social network?’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/21/meta-ban-virginia-woolf-a-room-of-ones-own-barcelona-teatre-raval…
Better check your cloud cost forecasts … 🫣
#AWS
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/17/amazon-web-services-cust…
The CNN/CBS editorial oversight board will have five journalists with 10 years of experience and will be appointed by the Paramount board for three-year terms (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/21/cnn-cbs-news-editorial…
"The silver lining in the dark storm cloud of Trump and his detestable regime is that it has exposed the greed, venality, cupidity and corruption of the US’s corporate elite," writes @rbreich.bsky.social.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree…
‘The biggest threat is the president’
Election fears in Arizona as Trump sows fresh doubts
Experts warn election denialism could bubble up again in November,
despite truce in bitter power struggle
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j