What this has done in fact has simply moved content off the timeline and into private interactions with grok. So deepfake porn is still happening, in a less transparent way

It’s not surprising that this meta analysis shows that people regain weight after stopping taking weight loss drigs but actually there are very important cavests not being mentioned in the coverage www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

I've seen a few posts snarking about the junk food ad ban because gambling ads are everywhere on TV. That's a reason to restrict gambling ads ofc, rather than wash our hands of restricting junk food commercials. Advertising works. Promoting a product makes more people want it.

My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜

Still the greatest lyric in the history of hiphop. #WeeGooseLives youtu.be/mMEnqUDon4Y?...

Still struggling to get my head around just how fast gene editing research is going. This from @ucl.ac.uk and @greatormondst.bsky.social is another extraordinary step forward www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Around 15 million people worldwide have suffered some sort of injury that has broken the link between brain and body. Could Prof Grégoire Courtine and his NeuroRestore clinic be the embodiment of hope for them? Read more as @jamestapper.bsky.social explores: https://bit.ly/4itcBIU

I was lucky enough to meet Markus Klementz recently. He lost the use of his legs after an accident and hasn't walked for seven years. Spinal injuries used to be effectively untreatable. Now they aren't and Markus is learning to stand and take a few steps. More here: observer.co.uk/news/science...

A business that wants to sack its employees within six months doesn’t exactly scream confidence and competence, does it? The claim is they don’t want to get stuck in tribunals. How about being better at recruitment? Or stop trying to make excuses for being bad bosses?

Lost their minds

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

Wonderful tribute by @timadamswrites.bsky.social Rachel was always a wonderful colleague and over the past 14 months, during we experienced a horrendous period at the Guardian together, she became a cherished friend…. /cont. 🧵 observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Re-upping this piece on why solar storms are not just about pretty lights observer.co.uk/news/science...

As nations convene in Belém, @jamestapper.bsky.social explores many have withdrawn from funds for climate mitigation and biodiversity protection, leaving species at risk of extinction. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hYntyn

‘I don’t need a building named after me. I have the double helix’ ✍️ James Tapper on James Watson, scientist who discovered the double helix https://bit.ly/43koDy3

Fowl play: smugglers cash in as dancing parrots go viral A dark trade in exotic birds is flourishing, driven by avian social media stars ✍️ James Tapper https://bit.ly/4nJRqDq

‘A process of intimidation that the BBC’s supporters have long feared has been playing out behind closed doors is now unfolding in plain sight’ The Observer view: political interference at the BBC https://bit.ly/4qW3MeA

The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think. New piece from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

I spoke to James Tapper of the Observer on whether the Conservatives realised that their deportation plan would deport most British Indians, who have been one of the the only groups of voters trending towards the party observer.co.uk/news/politic...

The draft ‘deportation bill’ may alienate South Asian voters, who have shifted to the Conservatives in recent years, writes @jamestapper.bsky.social. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JGwGyn

Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of the children’s services funding formula halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government grants. By me, for Politics Home: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

A breakthrough in treating Huntington’s disease. New hope for sufferers of Huntington’s disease after the discovery of a treatment which could radically slow the disease. Listen to today's Sensemaker wherever you get your podcasts to learn more: lnk.to/sb5T8tBS

The news came on my 21st birthday. It was crazy. He said: ‘That’s the way the universe works sometimes, isn’t it?’ A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter https://bit.ly/4pZjfdo

I dont think I appreciated just how extraordinary the news about Huntington’s was until I started researching this - hopefully it comes across observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Children from Gaza who need surgery have been taken to Jordan and Lebanon, but they can’t get surgery because they’re too malnourished to heal afterwards. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Story this evening in @theobserveruk.bsky.social with @catneilan.bsky.social which Keir Starmer has been good enough to confirm observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Some important research on ovarian cancer here from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Entertainment or emergency? Global leaders heed Attenborough’s warning Naturalist David Attenborough’s film Ocean highlighted the destructive fishing practice of bottom trawling, which involves dragging the seabed with heavy chains. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social bit.ly/3FOI1un

The 2025 UN Ocean Conference begins today. At The Observer, we’ve been examining the state of our oceans — from illegal fishing by foreign fleets to destruction within the UK’s marine protected areas. Here’s a round-up of our reporting so far 🧵 bit.ly/43Ral7r

More than 3,000 species are caught by bottom trawlers and at least 10% are critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable, including hawksbill turtle and Patagonian seahorse, reveals new research. In today's Observer.

With brutal wars raging in Gaza, Sudan & Ukraine, the world’s war crimes court is needed more than ever — but it’s facing an existential crisis. Karim Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct. 🧵 @chloehadj.bsky.social bit.ly/43LIAgs

The train on platform 1 is now Great and British. But you’ll be lucky if it’s on time. Passengers on the first rail company to be nationalised by Labour share hopes and fears as a new era chugs in.

And so the thing @stephenkb.bsky.social and others predicted had to happen under Labour, sooner or later, has happened, sooner observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Keir Starmer backs end of two child benefit cap and tells Treasury to find the money - my story for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

COYS!

In huge news, the UK government was just defeated in the House of Lords for a second time over AI & copyright. The government had removed amendments to the Data Bill that would require AI companies to disclose their training data. The Lords have now reinserted them. 🧵 1/2

Why on earth are people objecting to this? They need a good talking to.

Virginia Giuffre’s death is going to another touchstone for the Maga right, I’m sad to say. Early details in this piece with @phoebeivy.bsky.social and in the paper too - go and buy one! observer.co.uk/news/interna...

"I’m as interested in an artificial voice as I am in an artificial author, which is to say not at all." David Sedaris: After I’ve long gone, will my niece sell me out to AI? Read his piece here:

What made the EHRC decide to issue this guidance late on a Friday the day before the Pope’s funeral? #JoMoore www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre...

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Pensioner with severe learning disabilities could face eviction over care costs dispute - Patrick Butler showing the way again. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...