Less than six months after rolling out a series of artificial intelligence features, Apple is disabling one of its signature capabilities: aggregating and summarizing news notifications. The company revealed the change on Thursday in a software update for developers. It followed an outcry from British media outlets that Apple’s software was misrepresenting news reports. In…
When Austria’s Freedom party (FPÖ) entered government 25 years ago, shock waves reverberated around Europe. Punitive measures were imposed, diplomatic visits cancelled and Belgium even suggested the EU could do without the Alpine country. That was when the far-right party was only a junior coalition partner. This time, the FPÖ – nativist, anti-immigration and fiercely…
If TikTok disappears from the US, it won’t just be its 170 million American users who will lose out. British TikTokers and business owners have told the Guardian they will also lose a sizeable chunk of their audiences after a ban. The video app has become a key gateway to Americans for the UK’s online…
At least two people have been hit after a huge fig tree fell in Sydney’s centre amid strong winds. The large tree in Hyde Park crashed to the ground across a footpath and on to a busy street at about 3pm on Friday. The police officers who were first on the scene combed through a…
I don’t buy beauty products in January. I try not to buy anything except food, travel and other essentials. But I do have a good sort out and a reorganisation of all my beauty supplies. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. First, I audit what…
Mike Pence called on Donald Trump’s incoming administration to maintain support for Taiwan against the threat of Chinese annexation during a surprise visit to the capital, Taipei, on Friday. On the eve of Trump’s inauguration for his second term as president, his estranged former vice-president said withdrawing or reducing support for Taiwan – as Trump…
The best place to take style inspiration is from your own life. Not from a film or a celebrity or a designer’s moodboard, but from your real world. The thoughts in your head, the roads you walk down, the people you can reach out and touch. This is the stage you are on, so dress for…
A tiny tree frog hitchhiking in a bunch of roses to Sheffield from Colombia has inspired a study into invasive species reaching the UK’s shores. Dr Silviu Petrovan, a researcher in the University of Cambridge’s zoology department and a senior author of a paper published today in the journal BioScience, had his interest piqued when…