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Iceland’s close ties with EU mean no vote is not a Brexit-style rejection
A yes to membership would have given Brussels a boost but Icelanders have not voted to isolate themselves
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Pabst offers reward after beer heist from California warehouse: ‘PS, this is real’
Company is offering cash reward for 40,000lb stolen cargo, and turns theft into lighthearted social media promotion
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US trade regulator and 22 states accuse Amazon of taking $20bn with secret surcharges
FTC alleges in lawsuit that online retailer ‘secretly and systematically overcharged’ advertisers for years
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Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life
Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump’s State of the Union address
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More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs
Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform
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The Guardian view on regulating big tech: Meta has got off too lightly | Editorial
Editorial: New child safety measures are welcome, but the wider risks posed by these platforms remain unaddressed
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How to tackle the climate impact of datacentres | Letters
Letters: Datacentres should generate their own power and control their emissions, writes Richard Lamming, while Michael McClelland says we should reduce our digital communication. Plus a letter from Malcolm Fraser
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Burnham’s bumpy ride ahead: PM’s in-tray full of dilemmas as parliament returns
Labour leader faces tough decisions on issues such as North Sea drilling, electoral reform and defence spending
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The law won't save us from Meta's 'pervert glasses'. The only solution is mockery | Jonathan Liew
These things are undermining not just our public spaces but the very nature of being human. Let’s shame them off the streets, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom
Telecoms company to benefit from soaring prices for recycled metal recovered from full-fibre broadband rollout
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Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign
Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars
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Anthropic sued over alleged theft of ‘tens of thousands’ of songs
AI company faces multibillion dollar lawsuit over misuse of copyrighted songs to train Claude models
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Defence spending is an insatiable beast. John Healey is right to tame it | John McTernan
The MoD grossly overspends then claims poverty. It’s high time it was treated as just one part of a progressive government, says John McTernan, former special adviser to the Ministry of Defence
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The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole
Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance scheme
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‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires
Director Mark Mori followed coffee chain workers’ struggle to unionize: ‘These young kids are so inspirational’
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It’s time to get shirty about the short life of the football top
With millions of club shirts going to waste every season, a radical recycling rethink is needed
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Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like | Rebecca Solnit
Public lands belong to all of us. Noone should plunder those lands for profit
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As US-Canada tensions flare, who’s calling the shots in Trump’s trade team?
US trade representative Jamieson Greer has a level-headed reputation but commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and White House adviser Peter Navarro also have key roles
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AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20
Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system
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OnlyFans and AI training: why gen Z doesn’t care where our money comes from | Alice Lassman
With traditional goals such as stability and home ownership feeling out of reach, young people are focused on the present
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British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry
Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum
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‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks
Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas
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First-time buyer Isa v lifetime Isa – which one should you choose?
Despite plans to scrap the lifetime Isa, experts still advise you open one now and not wait for the new first-time buyer account to launch
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UK households will take £2,400 financial hit from Iran war, analysis shows
Centre for Economics and Business Research calculates effect of inflation and wage stagnation to end of 2027
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