Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating $8bn fraud – live Former CEO of now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange received 25 years in prison for masterminding the fraud that led to the collapse of FTX
Independent to take control of BuzzFeed and HuffPost in UK and Ireland Media companies to combine publishing and advertising platforms to target gen Z and millennials
Sam Bankman-Fried is going to prison. The crypto industry isn’t any better for it There have been no changes since the ex-mogul’s conviction as lawmakers fail to pass regulations to protect the public
Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX fraud Prosecutors had sought 40 to 50 years after cryptocurrency mogul was convicted of one of largest financial frauds in history
Canada school boards accuse social media firms of ‘rewiring’ how kids think District education authorities launch multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDance
New Australian laws banning vaping ads ‘toothless’ without social media enforcement, experts say Researchers find self-regulation by companies like Meta or TikTok ‘doesn’t work’
Sellafield nuclear waste dump to be prosecuted for alleged cybersecurity offences Charges relate to four-year period between 2019 and early 2023, and follow Guardian investigation
Five of the best books about social media From online courtroom to information manipulation, social media has radically changed communication. Here are five books to help navigate it
Bill Nighy: ‘I have danced naked in my front room, but you need shoes to really spin’ The star of The First Omen takes your questions on working as a chimney sweep, finessing his perfect sandwich – and hoping to die in a hail of bullets
Mary Poppins review – Disney’s entertainment sugar rush possesses thermonuclear brilliance Manic, magic, madcap … Julie Andrews is superb in the role of the flying nanny, in a film filled with amazing songs
Literary Theory for Robots by Dennis Yi Tenen review – the deep roots of AI A secret history of machine intelligence, from 14th-century horoscopes to 1930s ‘plot genies’ for coming up with storylines
Best podcasts of the week: Guantánamo gets the Serial treatment In this week’s newsletter: The all-time great podcast returns for a fourth season, investigating the infamous detention camp. Plus: five of the best hip-hop podcasts
Kung Fu Panda 4 review – Jack Black and Awkwafina in hurricane of slapstick more miss than hit The lead pair make a brilliant double act, but the franchise has run out of its signature sweetness and charm
‘Neighbourhood restaurants’ – really? These Instagrammable impostors are nothing of the sort The term evokes cosiness, affordability and community. But it’s being used as a cynical marketing ploy, says writer Lauren O’Neill
‘Rental places will surge back’: readers on the fight to preserve physical media Readers share their thoughts on maintaining the world of DVDs and Blu-rays after a feature looking exploring the phenomenon