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Share your thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

We would like to hear your thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s adaption of Homer’s epic

How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table

Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley’s myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence

Gen Z is living in an intimacy economy, where connection is commodified

My generation is struggling to find safety in our human relationships. AI companionship is filling the gap

Social Darwinists to tech bros: tracing the long fight against equality in US

Historian Kim Phillips-Fein’s book Country of Lords looks back at the many men who have tried to fight against egalitarianism, from John Adams to Peter Thiel

Tell us your experiences of living near AI datacentres in the UK

We would like to hear from people living near AI datacentres about their experiences and any concerns they might have

The Odyssey: jaw-dropping action, dark magic and dolphin cameos – discuss with spoilers

Inside all the blink-and-you-miss-it moments, subtle easter eggs and poignant takeaways from Christopher Nolan’s ancient epic

The Fires review – volcanoes and passions erupt in Iceland disaster-romance

A volcanologist and a photographer try to save Reykjavik in impressive and plausible drama

Man of his word: Pope Leo speeches declared human-authored by Australian AI detection tool

Maps of Hope has been certified by Proudly Human, a company led by former chief scientist, Dr Alan Finkel

Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog review – time-travel fun for plucky hybrid critters

A half-chicken half-hare, a skunk and a tortoise go in search of a 3,000-year-old groundhog in this wholesome animation with a surprisingly complex plot

Meta’s smartglasses mean any child can be covertly filmed. In the age of AI, how do we tackle that risk?

The company argues that it’s for individuals to ensure they don’t ‘actively exploit’ this technology. That won’t keep children safe, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’

Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts

Sam Neill fans send sales of his Two Paddocks wine soaring in tribute to late actor

Thousands of dollars’ worth of donations also flood in to charity that Neill joined in protest against a controversial mine near his vineyard

‘New Girl was so scary I had to stop smoking pot’: Jake Johnson on perseverance, pickleball and Prince

As Nick in the blockbuster TV comedy, the actor was adored by millions. So will his new comedy The Dink, which he jokes is a ‘sexier Challengers’, make him even more popular?

Tiny yet powerful, the Anker 511 Nano 3 is the best budget USB charger we tested

Anker 511 Nano 3 is the kind of charger you’ll want a few of, and for $15.99, you can afford to stock up

Inside the horrifying online network where children coerce others to commit violence and self-harm

The 764 network is just one part of a growing online ecosystem that pushes young members into brutal and degrading acts. It has perpetrators and victims in dozens of countries

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  • Russia and US seek to block plan for binding rules on autonomous weapons
  • Being Heumann to Avedon: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Police turn to charities for help with teenagers caught up in online child abuse
  • Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk
  • Winner of the Prix Goncourt literary prize admits to using AI
  • UK government considers smart glasses ban over secret filming concerns
  • Elke Sommer obituary
  • The best Christmas gifts in the UK for dads, grandads, uncles and friends – tested for 2026
  • Raise the Red Lantern review – Gong Li gives a decade-defining performance in an addictively ruthless masterpiece
  • I Play Rocky review – Anthony Ippolito adds knockout sweetness to the story of Stallone’s Hollywood triumph
  • Jimmy review – simple-minded James Stewart biopic is too straightforward
  • Tech barons cozied up to Trump. What will they do in newly blue America?
  • Activists across Europe prepare two days of protests against datacentres
  • Think of England review – far-fetched tale of state-sponsored second world war porn turns deadly serious
  • Being Heumann review – stirring biopic of a pioneering disability rights campaigner
  • Apple iPad mini A20 Pro review: the best small tablet but with a big price
  • Elon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars in midterms spending was a flop
  • Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them
  • A Dog’s Perfect Christmas review: Netflix kicks off holiday movie season with a whimper
  • ‘Wellness is on the ballot’: why did so many pilates studios tell me to vote in the midterms?
  • US parents and teachers: share your thoughts on Google turning off Search for schools that reject AI
  • Tinto Brass, director of Caligula and maestro of Euro erotica, dies aged 93
  • ‘He lent me his RSC Oberon cape for my school play’: Patrick Stewart remembered by readers
  • Albanese government warned it is ‘sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario’ over use of algorithms and AI
  • French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
  • Ramayana: Rise of a Legend review – India’s most expensive film ever becomes spectacular, huge-scale epic
  • Callum Turner emerges as James Bond favourite as Pierce Brosnan endorses actor: ‘He’s so strong’
  • UK to deploy facial recognition in biggest-ever immigration crackdown
  • Crawlers review – killer-spiders movie offers giant-arachnid action alongside anticapitalist commentary
  • Very good boys? The dark, dystopian rise of robot dogs

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