Technology

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’
TV

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’

Over a decade on, the great and good are still lining up to have their likenesses immortalised on TV

It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?
Opinion

It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?

It’s easier than ever to find and connect with people from across the world. And still, somehow, we are lonelier

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views
Technology

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views

As smart glasses grow in popularity, homelessness advocates have warned Big Issue that a “tsunami” of exploitative videos is incoming

AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?
Housing

AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?

Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets

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The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
Music

The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’

Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently
Technology

Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently

If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
Letters

If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society

Formula E and giffgaff give Big Issue Recruit candidates a taste of the workplace: ‘It was amazing’
Advertorial

Formula E and giffgaff give Big Issue Recruit candidates a taste of the workplace: ‘It was amazing’

‘Who are you going to trust on social media? You can trust what you hear at Jodrell Bank’
Science

‘Who are you going to trust on social media? You can trust what you hear at Jodrell Bank’

‘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’

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

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’

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

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’

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The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It’s time it got an upgrade
Joe Ryle

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It’s time it got an upgrade

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