The Rise of The Techtopia

Plus: A Big Mad Billionaire

Now Hiring: Reform Party PR Team

Plus: Knit for Privacy

Meta Mad

Plus: An Ice Bath with Nigel

The Long Game: Russia, Britain, and the Cold War on Trust

Once, espionage meant spies in suits and dead drops in the park. Now it looks like a delivery driver with a burner phone.

Maria Ressa on “The Mother of All Battles”

Plus: The Internet’s Founder Speaks Out

The Case We Shouldn’t Have Had to Bring

Why three ex-MPs are taking Britain to Europe’s “Supreme Court” to defend our elections

Stories

Starmer’s race to AI-fy public services

What does Labour’s unfettered push for Big Tech and AI in government mean for public services in Britain?

Debates

Break Up With Big Tech

Plus: Standing Up for a Brave Citizen

One Country’s Winning Fight Against Big Tech

Plus: Step Up for a Citizens Ally

Flirting with Disaster

Plus: Vote Carole for President (of Podcasts) 

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As Google Faces Review in UK Over Market Power, Independent News Demands Fair Deal

With the UK looking to rein in Google’s search dominance, Manasa Narayanan reports on the stakes for independent news outlets.

The Media Capitulation Index

Plus: Break Free of Spotify!

Oh Oh Autocracy

Plus: Build Your Digital Resilience

Debates

Our Summer Beach Reads

Plus: Go to the Beach Already!

Debates

Greenwashing? LMGTFY

Plus: Catch our star-studded panel speaking about Big Tech and the democratic backslide