Technology

‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
Letters

‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’

Big Issue readers have their say on big tech, a potential wealth tax and fair play in football

As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism
Steven MacKenzie

As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism

Take a moment, put down the phone and stop fuelling the AI algorithms for a second

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
Technology

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’

Conservationists and speedway fans are uniting against plans for a new data centre in Essex

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Big Issue Invest

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
Technology

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat

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How a journey on the train suggests living in the real world is not for everyone
John Bird

How a journey on the train suggests living in the real world is not for everyone

How data is the gift that keeps giving for big business
Opinion

How data is the gift that keeps giving for big business

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis
Artificial Intelligence

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: ‘I felt suddenly exposed’
Technology

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: ‘I felt suddenly exposed’

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
Advertorial

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too

More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
Advertorial

More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Employment

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’

Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government
George Bell

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?
Data

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here’s why
Christmas

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here’s why

What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?
Digital ID

What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
Advetorial

One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Digital inclusion

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’

How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
Advertorial

How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises

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From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
Artificial intelligence

From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI

Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: ‘Are you for real?!’
Gaming

Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: ‘Are you for real?!’

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Education

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Elizabeth Anderson

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion