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Divide between Silicon Valley and ordinary people grows ever larger

Big tech believes the future is AI while everyday Americans remain wary; and the dangers of riding in a Tesla Cybertruck

Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story review – fitting tribute to a barnstorming trailblazer

West Ham’s 1970s striker gets due respect with a stellar lineup of talking heads in a film that explores the wider implications of racism in football

‘We are a very resilient people’: in the face of Trump’s threats, Cuban cinema comes out fighting

With the island back in Washington’s sights, the Screen Cuba festival is taking UK audiences beyond the blockade

As the US midterms approach, AI is going to emerge as a key issue concerning voters

There is a political divide over AI but few leaders are taking a strong stand. It’s time for that to change

Surrender to It review – insufferable bunch of actors reconnect for hiking weekend of pain and comedy

There are echoes here of 1992’s Peter’s Friends, and given this thriller’s preposterous script and amateurish production it is likely to generate similar levels of disdain

Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto

Fintech company’s profits leap to £1.7bn as it gears up for US push after getting UK banking licence this month

No Ordinary Heist review – Eddie Marsan stars in Belfast true-crime thriller about massive bank robbery

Marsan is an odd choice for the role of an uptight bank manager compelled to cooperate with robbers in this underpowered take on a real-life bank raid in 2004

The Peaky Blinders film is pandering to these populist times – I should know, the Nazi in it is my father

The film-makers would say they’re making drama, not history. But this is not the moment for yet another second world war film with a heroic myth, says author Francis Beckett

Empire of Lies review – far-right conspiracist and YouTuber lock horns in Gloucestershire field

A reclusive man is visited by a woman who claims to be seeking the truth about his daughter’s murder in this taut but predictable thriller

Behind the rise of Clavicular and ‘looksmaxxing’ there are insecure young men who feel they don’t measure up

What is a very private struggle – coming to terms with one’s own appearance – is being reshaped into a site of competition and ridicule, says assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye

Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025

Internet Watch Foundation verified 8,029 pieces of realistic AI-made content, with 65% of videos in worst category

Victorian business fined for telling influencers to lie about paid Instagram posts in first of its kind penalty

Watchdog also fines PhotobookShop for editing a paid review from an influencer who had described process as ‘fiddly’

Valerie Perrine, Superman and Lenny actor, dies aged 82

Perrine gained notoriety for a naked TV role and was acclaimed for her roles opposite Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Jeff Bridges

MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access

Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say

AI boom risks widening wealth divide, says BlackRock’s Larry Fink

CEO of asset manager says only a few firms and investors may reap rewards from growth in the technology

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  • Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the ‘taskers’ scraping the internet for Meta-owned AI firm
  • ‘There’s a lot of desperation’: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat
  • The Stranger review – lustrously beautiful and superbly realised modern take on the Camus classic
  • Sluts, simps and body shaming: the rise of Africa’s manosphere
  • Slither review – James Gunn’s Troma-style comedy horror debut gets a reboot for reputational glow-up
  • Children in UK report online sextortion attempts in record numbers
  • ‘I felt ashamed and scared’: how an online friendship became a sextortion nightmare
  • The Drama: sex, secrets and that gobsmacking twist – discuss with spoilers
  • Iran’s internet blackout is longest national shutdown since Arab spring
  • Noel Chanan obituary
  • Using AI to speed up Australia’s environmental approvals risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists say
  • Private jets, deserted shores and an unbuilt resort: alleged links to sanctioned ‘scam’ empire revealed in Timor-Leste
  • ‘Traceability is vital’: labs test thousands of unregulated substances amid peptide craze
  • Do we really need truncheons and pepper spray to fight off London’s ‘feral’ teenage shoplifters?
  • ‘The original triple threat’: two exhibitions celebrate Marilyn Monroe as creative pioneer
  • Dracula review – Romania’s most reliable export is focus of knockabout cut-up satire
  • ‘It started with a tipoff’: how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram
  • House of Gloss review – tender portrait of a young trans couple finding refuge in new kind of family
  • 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

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