From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Companies are exaggerating their AI capabilities to raise their value and, in turn, creating a host of problems for executives and employees alike. They are using this so-called AI washing to justify ...

The Steam Machine is back from the dead. Not as a Valve-supported program for manufacturers to create living room PCs, but instead a home console sibling to the Steam Deck. Valve introduced its second ...

The Sundance documentary Ghost in the Machine boldly declares that the pursuit of artificial intelligence, and Silicon Valley itself, is rooted in eugenics. Director Valerie Veatch makes the case that ...

Valerie Veatch’s blistering “Ghost in the Machine” is a radical, necessary Molotov cocktail of a documentary that’s being thrown right into the heart of our nonsense, nightmarish world of overinflated ...

While homeowners do everything they can to protect their homes from a winter freeze, how do their appliances hold up? “This weekend in Texas, do not do your laundry,” Instagram user J.R. Minton said ...

Many everyday chemicals can impact your gut health and even male fertility, research shows. Proper food preparation, including washing and peeling fruits and vegetables, can protect from common ...

We spend about one-third of our lives in bed, so are we washing our sheets enough? While we’re snug in our beds sleeping, streaming or doomscrolling, our sheets collect sweat, oils, dead skin and dust ...

New research suggests that tiny fibers shed by clothing can harm the growth of cherry tomato plants, with potentially broad implications for agriculture. Scientists say household laundry is a leading ...

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from ...

When a favourite shirt or dress shrinks in the wash, the result can be frustrating, especially if care instructions were followed. Textile scientists explain that some fabrics are more prone to ...