Best podcasts of the week: Serial tells the true tale of Free Willy’s titular whale
In this week’s newsletter: For its 13th season, the investigative titan explores the complicated story of Keiko. Plus: five of the best podcasts to dip into
How ghost hunters turned weather meters into spectre detectors
Paranormal investigators use the devices to show presence of ghosts – or give their claims a gloss of plausibility
FBI raids home and seizes phone of Polymarket founder
Shayne Coplan calls incident ‘discouraging’ as firm suggests raid was retaliation for site’s users betting on Donald Trump
South Korean police arrest 215 people in suspected $228m crypto scam
Alleged criminal ring is the biggest cryptocurrency investment scam in country’s history, according to police
Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts
Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian
Bitcoin clears $93,000 and Dogecoin soars amid Trump-fueled crypto rally
Cryptocurrency boosters are expecting the president-elect’s economic team to be crypto-friendly
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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
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Elon Musk handpicked by Trump to carry out slash-and-burn cuts plan
World’s richest man has been an enthusiastic cost-cutter – but he may find the public sector an entirely different beast
The Guardian view on China’s growth limits: shifting to a post-industrial economy is tough
Editorial: Beijing’s model is hitting roadblocks. It needs to move toward more home-grown spending – even if one-party politics makes that hard
Genetic testing firm 23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce amid financial struggles
Company says it will cut about 200 employees as value plummets in aftermath of huge data breach
UK grocery inflation picks up to 2.3%; unemployment rises while regular wage growth slows – as it happened
Consumers started their Christmas shopping early, Kantar says; UK jobless rate rises to 4.3% while wage growth excluding bonuses is at a two-year low
French news titles sue X over allegedly running their content without payment
Social media site accused of violating law that requires platforms to pay media when republishing articles
Union review – fighting for your rights under the Amazon corporate jackboot
This documentary follows the formation of the Amazon Labor Union, showing how difficult it is for workers working for a company determined to efface their rights
TechScape: Will Elon Musk fire a third of the US government?
This week in tech news, Elon Musk and Donald Trump propose a “Department of Government Efficiency”, crypto wins big in every single election, and a modern equivalent of Lysistrata takes hold on TikTok.