Political hate speech can have real-world fallout. After the alleged attack on Helen Haines, our leaders must act
Social media amplify the worst excesses of what passes for public discourse, while some media outlets foment polarisation
New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests
System can estimate a person’s biological age and predict chances of cancer survival from a single photograph
Secrets, lies and a shock A-list cameo: how You Can See Everything became the film of the year
Nathan Fielder’s secretive Elizabeth Holmes documentary has become a sold-out smash hit and might make Oscars history
Calls to strengthen workplace privacy in Australia as employers turn to AI to track staff
Monitoring tools common in a range of workplaces, including factories, office jobs, delivery work and in retail – often without employees being informed
The Canary news website announces closure after ‘vicious campaign against us’
Leftwing outlet said it had faced ‘multiple attacks’ and ‘malicious lies’ which made its situation unsustainable
AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and as the company prepares for a stock market listing
The Night Is Fading Away review – hypnotic homage to cinema as a force for public good
A local cinema becomes a refuge after Javier Milei’s election ushers in an era of far-right conservatism in Argentina
Pedigree chums: why the movies are killing off fewer dogs
Are film-makers wary of alienating increasingly sensitive audiences by offing a pooch? Or is humanity now just too soft to deal with the trauma of a Turner & Hooch?
‘They were brilliant people’: fascinating film reveals a Harlem Renaissance reunion
In the dazzling archival documentary Once Upon a Time in Harlem, a 1972 cocktail party brings together various creative luminaries as they discuss and debate
US teens can access ‘nudify’ apps despite Apple and Google’s parental controls, report finds
Exclusive: Using test accounts, Tech Transparency Project downloaded 135 apps with features to generate nonconsensual nude imagery
Vampire Carnival review – it’s Twilight at the fairground as abs run wild in pointy-toothed tug of war
A mortal twentysomething is caught in a love triangle with two hunky vampire carnival workers in a film with good looks but not much to chew on
A Zack Snyder DC Universe might not have been such a bad thing, after all
After Joss Whedon’s arrival, back in the news with comments from Ben Affleck, the franchise lost a sense of earnest passion that could have sustained a weary DCEU
‘A beautiful dismantling of cynicism’: why Galaxy Quest is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers detailing their most easily rewatched comfort films is an appreciation of a smart, funny and tender ode to fan culture
Ghost in the Cell review – Indonesian prison-slasher-satire contains the most unhinged punch-up in decades
Director Joko Anwar uses horror for social commentary as he skewers corruption and hypocrisy with likable silliness and raucous energy
After the Snowmelt review – a fatal disaster in a snowstorm leads to devastating act of remembrance
Yi-Shan Lo returns to Nepal to follow the route of her best friend’s ill-fated hike in a harrowing but cathartic documentary