Most Americans don’t know Hasan Piker. The rest say he is changing this year’s electionsMost Americans don’t know Hasan Piker. The rest say he is changing this year’s elections

The popular Twitch streamer has been vilified by Republicans, but the socialist commentator has a large audience that some Democrats have courted It’s only 9am and the latest media shitstorm is well under way. Hasan Piker scrolls through his social media feeds as he comes down the stairs of his ...

I spent a full hour watching Trump TV. It’s a digital pathway to hell | Dave SchillingI spent a full hour watching Trump TV. It’s a digital pathway to hell | Dave Schilling

The streaming channel was full of the president’s vanity and myopia. It was also deeply, deeply dull Are you currently at an airport? Strapped to a hospital bed, with various tubes protruding from your body? Maybe you’re on a treadmill or visiting an elder care facility? Chained to a radiator ...

‘I wanted to help another family’: four surrogates on how they feel about the surrogacy discourse‘I wanted to help another family’: four surrogates on how they feel about the surrogacy discourse

The Guardian spoke with surrogates across the US about what they think of the controversy surrounding the practice Surrogacy has been thrust into the national spotlight in recent weeks, with both the announcement of Lena Dunham using a surrogate to start a family and the ongoing legal battle surrounding McKenna ...

Saturday Night Live: Jalen Brunson makes for stiff host in underwhelming season premiereSaturday Night Live: Jalen Brunson makes for stiff host in underwhelming season premiere

There are some promising moments from newer cast members, but the show’s return, after a politically tumultuous period, was lacking in bite The 52nd season of Saturday Night Live opens inside the New York City mayor’s office. Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Ramy Youssef, reprising the role from last season) gets a ...

Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AIDemocracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI

‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’ The Stanford ethicist Rob Reich was once invited to a dinner organized by a Silicon Valley mogul to discuss what a state designed to maximize science and tech powered ...