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‘Thicky thicky dumb dumb’ satirist Cody Dahler on his viral videos: ‘my material is presented to me on a silver platter!’

The Guardian Technology Nov 9, 2026, 8:00 AM (4 hours ago)

The writer and podcaster on why politics is made to seem more complicated than it is and his mission to unpack world events for everyone Why did you get into comedy? My mum was a professional dancer and always encouraged me to perform. Given that I have zero rhythm, comedy was my other option.

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Dundee biotech PhaSER wins $2.7M Gates grant for infectious disease drugs

Scottish biotech PhaSER Biomedical has won a $2.7M (£2m) grant from the Gates Foundation to help find new drugs for diseases such as TB and malaria. The company announced the award in a statement this morning.

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Dev error bricked 600 PCs, caused $1M CD-ROM write-off

One lucky engineer scored a free dinner during the frantic fix, the rest got to explain their mistake

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Welcome to Weed Island

How the tiny, self-governing British island of Jersey unintentionally became Europe’s front line in the multibillion-dollar global cannabis industry.

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Jensen Huang: Silicon Valley superstar engulfed by personal scandal

Once lauded as the “Taylor Swift of tech”, Huang is mired in scandal after an affair with a suspected Chinese spy.

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British people don’t trust Palantir – it’s not too late to reverse the NHS’s dependence on it | Ben Coleman

We can’t allow our health data to be locked into the control of a US tech firm.

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Mike Flanagan’s 10-Episode Netflix Thriller Masterpiece Is Everything ‘Carrie’ Should Have Been

Mike Flanagan’s Carrie is missing one thing: fear. Luckily, his ghost-packed Netflix series has it in spades.

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Nvidia opens investigation after report CEO Jensen Huang was target of foreign intelligence

CEO reportedly had close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing Nvidia said on Sunday it “is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort”.

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Labour expected to cut EV targets for UK’s car industry despite MPs’ protests

Exclusive: Louise Haigh likely to weaken mandate for sales that forms key part of emission reduction plan Analysis: Climate always comes second – are green issues slipping down Burnham’s agenda?

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Artificial Intelligence

Weakening AI copyright law will spell ‘disaster for creativity’, global music body warns Albanese

Exclusive: Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a ‘huge mistake’ and damage Australia’s reputation Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia weakening copyright protections to aid AI companies would be “ridiculous and dangerous”, the…

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The efficiency trap: why optimising everything can backfire, badly

From roundabouts to the stock market, relentless streamlining could be making the world more dangerous We have all been there: packed shoulder to shoulder on the train while the person beside us coughs and sneezes.

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