All your data belongs to us: the rise of Palantir
A biography of the tech company’s founder Alex Karp reveals the philosophy behind its troubling conquest of the world
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The 2025 Goldsmith Prize-shortlisted author on the poetry of the South Yorkshire dialect and paradigm-shifting novels
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The 2025 Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author on the art world, how we measure value and the role of criticism today
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Big tech’s futile attempt to kill death
Silicon Valley is pursuing immortality with religious zeal – but what’s the point?
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Rewilding Rory Stewart
Deeply rooted in the landscape of the Borders, The Rest Is Politics co-host is a rural romantic at heart
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Ringo Starr, the god with feet of clay
A new book about the drummer reveals a Beatle who felt like he never quite fit
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