Presenter says he is moving to YouTube to avoid being left ‘behind the curve’ as media landscape changesThe outgoing Today programme presenter Amol Rajan has warned that the BBC is destined to “get smaller at an accelerating rate”, as he prepares to depart for a new project on YouTube.Rajan, who announced earlier this year that he <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/15/amol-rajan-leave-bbc-radio-4-today-start-own-company">was leaving BBC News</a> to “unleash my inner entrepreneur” in the creator economy, said he was making the shift to ensure he was not “behind the curve”. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/26/amol-rajan-warns-bbc-destined-to-shrink-at-accelerating-rate">Continue reading...</a>

Presenter says he is moving to YouTube to avoid being left ‘behind the curve’ as media landscape changes

Amol Rajan warns BBC destined to shrink at ‘accelerating rate’

US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/meta">Meta</a> agreed to significant changes to its <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/instagram">Instagram</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/facebook">Facebook</a> apps in a settlement that ended a landmark lawsuit on Wednesday. Dozens of US states had accused the tech giant of addicting and harming children with dangerous products.The agreement curtails a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-child-safety-addiction-lawsuit-states">major trial</a> in California and will require the social media company to pay up to $18bn. Meta agreed to establish safeguards for teenage users, including daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use nationwide in the US. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-social-media-addiction-trial-settlement">Continue reading...</a>

US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use

Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn

To Nicola, Love Peter will focus on couple’s relationship during 12-year period of embezzlement and fallout of caseChannel 5 is reuniting with the producers of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/18/channel-5-defends-huw-edwards-drama-alleged-victim">Power: the Downfall of Huw Edwards</a> for a drama about how <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/nicola-sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon’s</a> estranged husband embezzled £400,000 from the Scottish National party and the impact it had on her reputation.To Nicola, Love Peter will examine the couple’s relationship over the 12-year period that Peter Murrell diverted funds from the SNP while he was the chief executive to spend on items <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/31/nicola-sturgeon-interview-peter-murrell-snp-politics-sketch">including a £124,550 motorhome</a> and more than £2,600 on a pair of luxury salt and pepper grinders. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/26/channel-5-drama-nicola-sturgeon-peter-murrell-snp">Continue reading...</a>

To Nicola, Love Peter will focus on couple’s relationship during 12-year period of embezzlement and fallout of case

Channel 5 drama to examine how Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband stole SNP funds

Tributes are paid to the much-loved and respected Fleet Street veteran who also tipped as ‘Larry Lynx’Ken Oliver, who has died at the age of 86, was the Guardian’s racing editor for many years until his retirement in 2004, at the end of a lifetime in racing journalism at publications including the London Evening News, the Sporting Life, the Sun, the London Daily News, the Sunday People – where he tipped as Larry Lynx – and as the editor of Ruff’s Guide to the Turf, the racing equivalent of Wisden.Ken was the racing editor when I joined the Guardian in 2001 and he was a joy to work with: an old-school veteran of the glory days of Fleet Street, blessed with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the sport and steeped in all the rhythms and traditions of daily papers that would soon be ushered into history by the internet. He was also unflappable, understanding when a story or plan went awry, and the best possible company for a pint or two in a local watering hole once the first edition had been put to bed. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/26/nothing-ever-seemed-to-faze-him-ken-oliver-former-racing-editor-of-the-guardian-dies-aged-86">Continue reading...</a>

Tributes are paid to the much-loved and respected Fleet Street veteran who also tipped as ‘Larry Lynx’

‘Nothing ever seemed to faze him’: Ken Oliver, former racing editor of the Guardian, dies aged 86

The Guardian’s environment correspondent at a time when international concern over the climate began to take holdPaul Brown, who has died aged 82, was a pioneering environment correspondent for the Guardian, and wrote on the subject for more than 40 years, continuing long after his retirement from the paper. His last column, published in November 2025, about the growing crisis of global warming, was written <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/28/after-a-career-as-an-environment-writer-heres-what-i-have-learned">from his hospital bed</a> in Luton, where he was being treated for terminal lung cancer, diagnosed only a few weeks earlier.A quiet and gently spoken presence in the newsroom, often with a wry smile, Brown was a calm and unflustered figure and – which is not always the case in frenetic newsrooms – happy to help others, including younger journalists. He had done most jobs in newspapers, having started on local papers before graduating to Fleet Street as a reporter on the Sun in its raucous 1980s heyday. This was not necessarily then a likely or welcoming passport to the Guardian, as many of us recruited from the tabloids discovered on joining the paper. Paul’s professionalism, kindness and charm saw him through. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/26/paul-brown-obituary">Continue reading...</a>

The Guardian’s environment correspondent at a time when international concern over the climate began to take hold

Paul Brown obituary

<ul><li>Raducanu’s 2021 win played role in Sky interest</li><li>Sky’s tennis audience in 2025 was 60% female</li></ul>Sky Sports is close to agreeing a new deal to extend its live coverage of the US Open. The three-year contract extension, which is expected to be announced when the singles draw from Flushing Meadows begins next week, will keep the tournament live on Sky until 2030.Under the terms of the new deal, Sky will broadcast more than 12 hours of live tennis each day across the extended three-week tournament, including the new mixed-doubles event which is taking place this week. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/26/sky-sports-us-open-tennis-contract-extension-boost-female-audience-figures">Continue reading...</a>

Raducanu’s 2021 win played role in Sky interest

Sky Sports to extend US Open contract after boost in female audience figures

Editor of Cosmopolitan in its 1970s heyday when it was famous for addressing women’s careers, health and their sex livesDeirdre McSharry, who has died aged 94, edited Cosmopolitan in the magazine’s golden era. As fashion editor when the UK magazine launched in 1972, within a year she was elevated to the top spot. Under McSharry, “Cosmo” was witty and forthright, addressing women’s careers, style, health and, notoriously, their sex lives. Like its editor, it was guided by joie de vivre.A 1973 documentary captured a conversation between McSharry and one of Cosmo’s occasional nude centrefolds. The model was irked – the centrefold showed him laughing. He preferred to smoulder. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/26/deirdre-mcsharry-obituary">Continue reading...</a>

Editor of Cosmopolitan in its 1970s heyday when it was famous for addressing women’s careers, health and their sex lives

Deirdre McSharry obituary

Yorgen Fenech tells jury he had nothing to do with killing and alleges top adviser to Malta’s then PM was instigatorA businessman on trial for the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has spoken about the charges for the first time in court since his arrest seven years ago, telling the jury he was framed by police and had nothing to do with the killing.During four days of questioning by defence and the prosecution lawyers, Yorgen Fenech, 44, accused the most senior adviser to Malta’s prime minister of giving the go-ahead for the murder. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/yorgen-fenech-trial-daphne-caruana-galizia-claims-framed">Continue reading...</a>

Yorgen Fenech tells jury he had nothing to do with killing and alleges top adviser to Malta’s then PM was instigator

Man on trial for Daphne Caruana Galizia murder claims he was framed

The actor had sought $8m in attorney costs resulting from her protracted legal battle with Baldoni<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/blake-lively">Blake Lively</a> has been awarded more than $400,000 in attorneys’ fees after her 18-month legal battle with Justin Baldoni.On Wednesday, judge Lewis Liman awarded the actor $363,245.40 in attorneys’ fees and $44,206.35 in costs, figures far lower than the $8m Lively had <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/30/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-legal-fees">sought</a>. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/26/blake-lively-legal-fees-justin-baldoni">Continue reading...</a>

The actor had sought $8m in attorney costs resulting from her protracted legal battle with Baldoni

Judge awards Blake Lively $400,000 in legal fees in Justin Baldoni case

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company agreed to sweeping alterations and a payment of upto $18bn to settle a landmark trialMeta’s agreement to change how teenagers use its social networks marks a major turning point for the US tech giant, setting a precedent that could significantly reshape how other social media operates in the coming years.Meta agreed to substantial alterations to Instagram and Facebook on Wednesday as part of a settlement to end a landmark lawsuit. Dozens of US states had accused it of addicting and harming children with dangerous products. The company also agreed to pay up to a combined $18bn over a decade to several US states and territories involved in the suit. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-trial-settlement-social-media-impact">Continue reading...</a>

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company agreed to sweeping alterations and a payment of upto $18bn to settle a landmark trial

Meta’s settlement will compel others to bend the knee and set up teen guardrails

Settlement agreement says Meta must make many safety and wellness features the default option for young usersMeta has agreed to put new guardrails on teenagers’ use of its apps, in a decision that could fundamentally change the social media experience for young people in the US.In a turnaround, the social media giant will make several safety limitations the default option for young users, instead of requiring them to opt in. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/facebook-instagram-changes-key-takeaways">Continue reading...</a>

Settlement agreement says Meta must make many safety and wellness features the default option for young users

What’s about to change on Facebook and Instagram: six key takeaways from the end of the Meta trial

From influencers gone (really, really) bad and the outrageous Joe Exotic to the greatest reveal in television history – here are Guardian readers’ favourite real-life documentaries and whodunnitsI watched the BBC’s Unsolved: The Boy Who Disappeared when it came out and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jul/28/the-lost-boy-cracking-the-mystery-of-damien-nettles">Damien Nettles, its subject</a>, still pops up in my mind sometimes. It’s a comprehensive, empathetic and gripping investigation into a case I had never heard of. The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/nov/08/serial-review-greatest-murder-mystery-ever-hear">Serial</a>/<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jan/11/how-making-murderer-tapped-our-weakness-true-crime-steven-avery">Making a Murderer</a>-style approach of showing the investigation, rather than just presenting information, gives the series a much more human angle. I thought it might turn up new evidence; that level of faith in the work being shown is a testament to how thorough it was. AJ, Devon, UK <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/26/your-top-true-crime-tv-shows">Continue reading...</a>

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Fiction sleuths are obsessed with the idea that the book, Life of M, is a flagrant riff on the actor’s life. And despite being a firm Cusk fan, Portman is reportedly not happyLife of M, the latest book by the critically acclaimed author Rachel Cusk, is being billed by its publisher, Faber, as a “blazing interrogation of fame, power, beauty and truth” – and openly alleged as a thinly veiled portrait of Natalie Portman. For weeks before publication, speculation has swirled that its movie-star main character is based on Portman – to her reported displeasure.With the book out this week, readers and critics alike are judging it as literature and gossip. Don’t want to read it yourself, but want to have an opinion? Here’s your crib sheet. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/26/rachel-cusk-natalie-portman-life-of-m">Continue reading...</a>

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Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation

Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips. 

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The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.

Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age-verification tech that doesn’t work well

The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic's white-hot compute-gobbling streak. 

Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45B deal with Nscale

Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture.

Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI

Was Greg Brockman the right executive all along?

How do we explain OpenAI’s executive exodus?

The report, which spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises, is the most complete accounting of the incident to date.

OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach

Flipboard is acquiring Bluesky feed-building startup Graze, bringing its privacy-friendly ad technology and creator monetization tools into Flipboard’s growing open social web ecosystem.

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The company won't say if medical devices are affected or if any customer data was exfiltrated.

Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to its operations

The Justice Department said that the domain seizures made the botnet and its command and control servers "inoperable," as the domains were hardcoded into the botnet's code and were critical for the botnet's communication and essential operations.

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US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate

The firm backs companies building in the “female economy,” or the markets where women drive demand — women’s health, digital commerce, and AI tools.

Capital F closes $17M debut fund with goal to back the future of the ‘female economy’

The event is expected to be a notable one, as Apple is rumored to unveil its long-awaited foldable iPhone. It'll also be the first Apple event with John Ternus as CEO, who is scheduled to take the reins of the tech giant from Tim Cook on September 1.

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Apple is holding its iPhone launch event on September 9

One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled with parental permission. 

Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states

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Particle’s new podcast intelligence platform transcribes and analyzes more than 130,000 podcasts, making their conversations searchable on the web and accessible to AI agents through an API and MCP.

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Perceptron offers an AI model that it says can help machines navigate the world while also providing in-depth visual intelligence. 

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Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features

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