Big tech is running an unprecedented experiment on the human mind Spiral, a new six-part podcast from Tortoise Investigates, follows people whose lives were upended by chatbots. Patricia Clarke reveals what she learned investigating ‘AI psychosis’ ✍️ @paticlarke bit.ly/4zX89cZ

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How do you say I love you with pebbles? Voice notes, WhatsApps, FaceTime, letters… If every modern method of saying ‘I love you’ feels wrong, is there another way, asks Charlotte Mendelson in @ObsMagazine bit.ly/4ilS619

Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or makes his greatness impossible to ignore Picking a greatest player of all time may be a fool’s errand, but the striker can now lay claim to being England’s finest, writes @RorySmith bit.ly/4A1BJ13

Which institutions will be at the heart of Healey’s first budget? Actions surrounding public finance institutions like National Wealth Fund are already stirring the pot, writes @BenZaranko bit.ly/4zbVJOf

Polling day in Israel: if Netanyahu goes, will it make a difference? Victories for progressive politics in Europe and South America have stirred hope of change, but the frontrunners in Israel seem to sing from the same hymn sheet ✍️ @msrmichaelson bit.ly/4snqNrL

Why we need a new peasants’ revolt Many of our contemporary crises – environmental collapse, housing shortages, vast inequality of wealth – have their roots in three centuries of enclosure acts. When we think about reform, why is land always out of the question? ✍️ Nick Hayes bit.ly/4BurR16

Would you play Russian roulette to win a cure for cancer? That’s the deal AI leaders offer us We shouldn’t be forced to choose between technological progress and the survival of humanity ✍️ Stan Zurkiewicz bit.ly/4z59Gxw

‘I never, ever want to not feel’: meet Britain’s first independent public advocate Cindy Butts talks about her battle for bereaved relatives of disaster victims, exposing state cover-ups and her hopes for the Hillsborough law ✍️ @louisetickle bit.ly/4zPa1Eu

Nigel Slater’s apple and apricot sponge Bramley apples meet sweet apricot jam and an almond topping in this comforting baked pudding ✍️ @NigelSlater bit.ly/4yNqV5w

Hannah Crosbie’s life choices: ‘People hate it when a hot woman is funny’ The latest cultural cravings, from favourite ASMR channels and standout stand-up to supermarket champagne picks ✍️ @han67787 bit.ly/4srpJ69

This summer’s heatwaves beat my allotment – but not my optimism The heat may have shredded our gardens and allotments, but the plants will be back ✍️ Charlotte Mendelson bit.ly/47Jzgw0

Benjamin Netanyahu claims he still holds the keys to Israel’s security The Israeli prime minister has threatened doomsday if he loses Tuesday’s election ✍️ @msrmichaelson, @FredHarter bit.ly/3UoeMWq

Those rumours of the death of programmers? Greatly exaggerated bit.ly/4z4CPsR

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