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Alex Hern reports on recent developments in artificial intelligence and how a Google employee became convinced an AI chatbot was sentient
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Hosted by Anushka Asthana, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining personal storytelling with insightful analysis, Today in Focus is The Guardian's daily podcast that takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday.
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Everything you need to know about award-winning podcasts from the Guardian audio team. The latest in current affairs, politics, science, music, film, books and more
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A selection of the Guardian’s long read articles published in the paper and online.
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Latest Football Weekly news, comment and analysis from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
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The Guardian's political editor, Heather Stewart, and political correspondent, Jessica Elgot, are joined by commentators, experts and politicians to unpack the week's biggest stories in politics
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After the UK home secretary decided to extradite Julian Assange to face trial and a possible life sentence in the US, Ben Quinn reports on what the ruling means for the WikiLeaks founder – and for press freedom
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This week, Marina Hyde on Boris Johnson’s ability to blame everything on anyone but himself (ms), musician Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, on his mental health DJ classes (ms), Emma Beddington investigates whether winging it to the top really works (ms), and Imogen West-Knights looks at how the ‘mid-century millennial’ look took over our homes (ms)
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As survivors and the bereaved mark the disaster’s fifth anniversary, the inquiry hearings are finally nearing their end
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We learned this week that the public hearings held by the January 6 select committee would be extended into July. The Guardian’s Hugo Lowell tells Jonathan Freedland what we’ve learned so far, why they need more time and what happens next
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