Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – UK politics live
PM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economist
Smile at Last review – photo-love-story style parable of a teen abandoned at a tough Soviet youth facility
With handheld camerawork, this unsentimental rite of passage film follows Mari, who tries to escape from a residential home in Estonia
Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears
Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost pets
Threats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZA
Human rights organisations express support for directors of Guardian-produced film facing threats from Israeli ministers and far-right activists
Battle of Chile director Patricio Guzmán dies aged 85
Passionate documentary maker won international acclaim for unsparing but poetic films exploring the impact of the Pinochet regime in Chile
In-I in Motion review – Juliette Binoche pulls back the curtain on dance duet with Akram Khan
The actor makes her directing debut with a raw, fascinating film about her 2008 collaboration with the British dancer
Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says
Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times
Allowing AI firms to collude to ‘pace the frontier’ is a dangerous proposition
Tech CEOs banding together is an old ruse recycled from corporate America to get a pass from antitrust laws
The best life hack I’ve ever heard? Monetise what you’re bad at
Phil Heckels has turned his awful pet portraits into a full-time job. As a blueprint for success, embracing your lack of talent has obvious appeal, writes Polly Hudson
‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity
Your mission, Tom Cruise, is to improve at interviews. And please keep sending the cakes
He risks his life for entertainment, but getting an anecdote out of him is a trickier matter. Happily, Cruise is no stranger to knuckling down and pulling off the impossible
The US government is failing Americans on AI
Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. It’s a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safe
Whisper of the Heart review – Studio Ghibli deep cut is pep talk on how to live the artistic life
Hayao Miyazaki-scripted 90s teen romance sees an aspiring writer drawn to a potential soulmate thanks to library books and a curmudgeonly cat
The Cycle of Love review – a 6,000-mile bike ride caps a real life Swedish-Indian romance
One Oscar-winning director, one horoscope-prompted meet-cute and a continent-crossing cyclist – is this the start of documentaries that make you happy-cry?
Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’
In today’s newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on – and what should the government do about it?