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Rave Culture: A New Era review – high energy testimonial to the UK’s dance revolution

It could do with more robust political context, but this Spanish-made documentary is still a loving, insightful delve into rave’s lasting influence and lost-weekend logistics

William Shakespeare’s Romeo+Juliet review – Baz Luhrmann’s joyful tragedy is still extravagantly full of life

The 1990s love tragedy starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes is a tonic and a delight

Dodging the ‘wrinkle wagon’: why a Brazilian film about ageing is inspiring older women

The Blue Trail, about a rebellious 77-year old woman who escapes forced exile for elderly people, has struck a nerve in a country where ageism is widespread

They Will Kill You review – satanic beat-’em-up offers gore, bad jokes and deja vu

A housekeeping role turns into a fight for survival in a derivative cocktail of action, comedy and horror that doesn’t go down all that well

Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion

One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter

I’m a young woman, and people keep telling me the internet has ruined my brain. Is this helpful?

A new ruling valuably highlights the ways social media can damage very young users. But has it really ruined my whole generation, asks freelance writer Isabel Brooks

Muskism by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff review – how Elon Musk is reshaping the world

Henry Ford changed the face of industry forever – what kind of economic model do Musk’s methods presage?

Orwell: 2+2=5 review – documentary portrait doesn’t wholly add up

Raoul Peck’s film about the Nineteen Eighty-Four novelist makes a compelling case for its continuing relevance but could ask more searching questions about its author

Charity Commission warns Alan Turing Institute of its legal duties after complaints

Exclusive: Watchdog issues formal guidance to trustees at top AI research institute after staff expressed concerns

Law firms investigate possible Australian cases after US jury finds Meta and YouTube designed addictive products

Courts in Australia may be willing to hold social media companies accountable for real-world harm, lawyers say

Former Google executive Matt Brittin selected to be next BBC director general

Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government

Bernie Sanders and AOC introduce bill to pause building of new datacenters

Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would give buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AI

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds

Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder

Jamie Lee Curtis to lead Murder, She Wrote reboot movie

Oscar winner will take on role of Jessica Fletcher in 2027 film from Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore

Pretty Lethal review – Amazon’s ballerina action thriller puts on a decent enough show

A group of American dancers face off against Hungarian gangsters, and a hammy Uma Thurman, in a cheap and cheerful Friday night adventure

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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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