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Sins against food — Jay Rayner reviews Mr Porter, Mayfair

The restaurant describes itself as a ‘merciless lover’. I wish I’d had a safe word

Why can’t I quit Pret A Manger?

How to bring a family domaine to life

Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI will make a few people much richer and most people poorer’

The ‘godfather of artificial intelligence’ on ‘the only hope’ for humanity, why China has an advantage — and when machines will outstrip us

Warnings from the citadel of economic orthodoxy

National Theatre director Indhu Rubasingham: ‘If I wasn’t scared, I wouldn’t be doing my job’

The library of things

What novels about buying stuff reveal about us

The enduring appeal of Jane Austen, 250 years after her birth

The novelist’s anniversary has inspired a raft of admiring books. But can they explain why she still delights 21st-century readers?