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OpenAI and its competitors want to dictate the role that artificial intelligence will play in our society – it's time to take back control of the narrative ...

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Read Issue #3608 12 August 2026 of New Scientist magazine for the latest news from across the world of science, plus long reads, opinion, analysis, and more ...

Watch as a total solar eclipse sweeps across parts of Europe and the Atlantic ocean as the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking out sunlight. Parts of the US and Africa, along with the ...