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Dark Mofo: 2026 festival to show Willem Dafoe film that can only be watched by one person at a time

Regular events at the Tasmanian festival, including the Winter Solstice Nude Swim and the Night Mass party, joined by Australian and international musicians and artists in a program dominated by Latin American art

Human rights groups cheer ‘watershed’ verdict in social media addiction trial

As many organizations celebrate outcome, some are skeptical as to what it means for privacy protections

Oscars to leave Hollywood for downtown Los Angeles in 2029

Oscars to end over two-decade run at Dolby Theatre the same year it moves broadcast to YouTube

UK politics: Trump says UK’s aircraft carriers are just ‘toys’ – as it happened

The comments were part of a broader address in which he condemned Nato allies

Brussels opens investigation into Snapchat amid concern over children’s safety

European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitation

Hook, line and cinema: why boxing films are still a knockout

The BFI’s new season, The Cinematic Life of Boxing shows how this captivating genre has endured for more than a century and celebrates its ability to inspire generations

Alexander Kluge, author and key film-maker in the New German Cinema movement, dies aged 94

A winner of the Golden Lion at Venice, Kluge was a committed pacifist and one of the last living torchbearers of the Frankfurt school of neo-Marxist cultural criticism

DJ Ahmet review – totally charming tale of teen travails in North Macedonia

A young shepherd besotted with his neigbour rigs up his tractor to play music from so she can practise dance routines in a story that remains sunny without hiding hardship

Google warns quantum computers could hack encrypted systems by 2029

Banks, governments and tech providers urged to upgrade security because current systems will soon be obsolete

Will Stephen Colbert’s Lord of the Rings film be Tom Bombadil’s time to shine?

The US talkshow host’s script will focus on chapters three to eight of Tolkien’s first volume – a section Hollywood originally thought disposable but is now circling back to monetise

Halle Bailey: ‘It’s a vulnerable place to be – a young woman cast as a Disney princess’

The singer and Little Mermaid star answers your questions on ‘cool auntie’ Beyoncé, Bridgerton – and being confused for Halle Berry

‘The internet has seen me at my best and my worst’: meet Jojo, Australia’s ASMR superstar

With 5.17 million YouTube subscribers, the 27-year-old might be the most successful ‘ASMRtist’ in the world

Starmer vows to tackle social media’s ‘addictive features’ to protect children

Prime minister says UK must do more to regulate against potential harms after landmark ruling in US court

Creator of AI actor Tilly Norwood says she received death threats over project

Eline van der Velden says she developed her ‘digital twin’ to provoke discussion but backlash from some has been worse than expected

The verdict against Meta and YouTube is a victory for children – and the US justice system

In a court of law, tech titans will be judged not for who they are, but what they do. We should take comfort in that

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  • Should we be polite to voice assistants and AIs?
  • ‘I still think it’s one of the great films of all time’: All the President’s Men turns 50
  • Higher energy costs from Iran war could threaten fragile economics of AI boom
  • Monica Barbaro: ‘Yesterday I went home thinking I’m a terrible actor and they’re finding out’
  • Joe Rogan and the influencers who built Maga are revolting over Iran. Was this an alliance doomed to fail?
  • An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night
  • Is the UK falling out of love with social media?
  • Why was Denise Welch so furious about her son’s bins? That’s what being a parent does to you
  • Artemis II’s Jeremy Hansen calls Project Hail Mary ‘a real treat’ before his space mission
  • What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
  • #MilitaryTok reactions to Iran war stray from White House messaging: ‘Now I’m regretting everything’
  • Mary Beth Hurt obituary
  • ‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia
  • From The Drama to Malcolm in the Middle: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health
  • ‘Young people want to come together’: experts respond to mass teen meet-ups in Clapham
  • Justin Baldoni’s lawyer says defendants are ‘very good people’ as Blake Lively lawsuit narrows
  • Kurt Strauss obituary
  • Supergirl: the new trailer suggests that the DC Universe has an intriguing trick up its sleeve
  • UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes
  • Weapons to Sexy Beast: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • ‘It’s the year of gay Brazilian cruising!’ The makers of Night Stage on public sex and their ‘deranged erotic thriller’
  • Federal judge throws out most of Blake Lively’s claims against Justin Baldoni
  • Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals
  • Court dismisses former WhatsApp security chief’s lawsuit against Meta
  • ‘Curated chaos’: Danny Boyle on the ‘pop culture spectacular’ he’s bringing to London’s Southbank Centre
  • Killer rabbits, bunny boilers and the holy hand grenade of Antioch: Easter bunny movies – ranked!
  • Goodbye mrbrightside416: Google allows users to alter quirky Gmail addresses
  • I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever
  • I handed over my dating life to AI. I don’t think she’ll see me again

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