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OpenAI Bugging Suspect WhatsApp'ed Saudi Royal Days Before Arrest, Feds Reveal

Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan is accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco.

Emperor of Nothing by Blake J Harris review

The Seinfeld creator went from luckless standup to multi-millionaire – but what’s his secret?

Michael Kiwanuka: Fudge review

(Polydor) Its release delayed by ill health, Kiwanuka’s latest was made in tandem with 2024’s Small Changes – but it’s much more than a mere companion album

'When they listen to this song, they know food is coming': Burrolandia, a donkey obsession

Twenty years ago, Germán Flores founded a refuge for donkeys that faced abandonment, exploitation or slaughter, in memory of Roberto, a working donkey from his childhood. Once synonymous with the country, Mexico’s donkey population has plummeted in recent years. Burrolandia was founded in response to these dwindling numbers to provide dignified living conditions to about 100 ‘burritos’ who have suffered exploitation and abuse around Mexico

The fascinating tale of a heart that died twice: best podcasts of the week

How did two men who shared the same heart and the same wife end up dying the same way? Plus, inside the beef between ‘the Kennedys of Italy’

After the Snowmelt review

Yi-Shan Lo returns to Nepal to follow the route of her best friend’s ill-fated hike in a harrowing but cathartic documentary

The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram

I’d become obsessed with appealing to my invisible audience. But since I ditched the app a year ago, my quieter moments have taken on brilliant new meaning

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi rejects criticism around weak yen and high interest rates

The prime minister denied that her policies were responsible for the yen’s weakness or rising JGB yields.

'This is not poker': Alberta goes to polls in referendum that has exposed divisions, not least among separatists

Voters to be asked whether province should remain part of Canada or hold second binding independence vote

The housing crisis is now global. It shows just how undemocratic our nations have become

When we can’t even afford to rent or buy somewhere to live, we have to ask: did we give the financial sector too much power?

Spaghetti with lentils, and aubergine veggie-balls: Jacob Kenedy’s autumn pasta recipes

A deliciously humble lentil and spaghetti dish, and a meat-free riff on meatball pasta made with aubergine veggie-balls

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world