Balls Up review – Mark Wahlberg is a hoot in gross-out football comedy
Peter Farrelly’s World Cup-themed buddy movie winningly channels the juvenile charm of his 90s classics
Shares in Allbirds surge after maker of wool sneakers announces pivot to AI
Rebrand as NewBird AI sent shares up 582% in bizarre and rapid turnaround for firm that had fallen on hard times
Child victims of online sexual abuse in UK inadequately protected, review finds
Lack of funding leaving police forces failing to keep pace with two-thirds annual increase in referrals, says report
Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future review – some of these insights into AI are just mindblowing
From people marrying digital companions to CEOs excited about how people whose jobs are replaced can ‘adapt’, this is terrifying watching. But Perry is the perfect host
NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis
Suit alleges the billionaire’s AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenters in the Memphis area
Angela Pleasence obituary
Actor known for playing Monica Sutton in Coronation Street, her many stage roles, and film and TV appearances with her father, Donald Pleasence
MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time
Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting children
Fisa surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring
Donald Trump says he is ‘working very hard’ with House Republicans to extend Section 702 without changes
The Pitt and Game of Thrones spinoff given age ratings as BBFC deploys new AI tool
Regulator says tool, which creates reports for humans to review, has helped classify entire UK catalogue of HBO Max
Snap Inc blames AI as it lays off 1,000 workers
Cuts by Snapchat’s parent company come in response to a declining stock price and pressure from an activist investor
ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere
Once you start noticing “it’s not X, it’s Y” as you scroll online, you can’t fail to register it. I’ve become so hypervigilant that it has seeped into my subconscious thoughts
Amazon enters agreements for nine Australian renewable projects to power datacentres
Tech company has signed on to nine deals as it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040
‘Misogyny with a marketing budget’: UK AI firm accused of sexist advert
Narwhal Labs ad for ‘AI employee’ contains strapline: ‘She outworks everyone. And she’ll never ask for a raise’
Bridget Jones statue becomes permanent resident of Leicester Square: ‘She makes Londoners feel seen’
Extension of three-year lifespan for bronze coincides with 25th anniversary rerelease of original romcom
Glenrothan review – Alan Cumming heads home in Brian Cox’s big-hearted brotherly drama
Succession is the question as Cox directs and stars as a distillery boss tempting estranged brother Cumming back into the Highland fold