Richard Orna obituary
Other lives: IT manager at the energy solutions company Callisto
Why Black women playing villains on screen still feels controversial
In the wake of discourse surrounding Teyana Taylor’s Perfidia Beverly Hills in One Battle After Another, a familiar debate has resurfaced about what happens when Black women play morally ambiguous characters on screen
‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: chatbots helped researchers plot deadly attacks
Users posing as would-be school shooters find AI tools offer detailed advice on how to perpetrate violence
I clicked on an Instagram post about a happy dog – and opened a hellish portal
Little did I know this cheerful animal had just died. Ever since, my algorithm has been serving me up more of the same ...
One Last Deal review – Danny Dyer revs up phone-bound yarn about fast-talking football agent
Dyer is perfectly cast as the foul-mouthed agent whose fortunes are in jeopardy with his client facing jail. And Darth Vader’s on the blower
Amazon is determined to use AI for everything – even when it slows down work
Corporate employees said Amazon’s race to roll out AI is leading to surveillance, slop and ‘more work for everyone’.
How gen Z women are conquering country music: ‘Fans are speaking louder than gatekeepers’
This month, Ella Langley and Megan Moroney became the first pair of women in country music to top both the US albums and singles charts
Shia LaBeouf cleared to travel to Rome for father’s baptism days after court denial
A different New Orleans judge approved the trip while the actor remains out on bond in Mardi Gras battery case
A Pale View of Hills review – two-stranded adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro novel in the shadow of the A-bomb
Kei Ishikawa’s take on Ishiguro’s first published work is frustrating and bland, undermining its fascinating characters’ emotional truths
Why F1 the Movie should win the best picture Oscar
It may not be in pole position, but Brad Pitt and director Joseph Kosinski’s sleek, technically inventive ode to motor racing definitely qualifies for the Academy podium
Your Oscars questions answered: ‘The best film of the year hasn’t actually won best picture since 12 Years a Slave’
Who should win? Who’s been snubbed? Guardian film editor Catherine Shoard answers your Oscars questions
The Tasters review – wartime historical drama about Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair food samplers
A shallow, unconvincing storyline and deeply uncomfortable scenes as starving women, unaware of why they are there, are fed titbits
Apple iPad Air M4 review: still the premium tablet to beat
Faster laptop-level power, rapid wifi and 5G, plus much-improved multitasking make the middle iPad highly capable beyond just watching TV
Wednesday briefing: From missing billions to nonexistent datacentres, inside Britain’s AI drive
In today’s newsletter: Enormous investments in artificial intelligence promised to transform Labour’s growth problems. The reality is much murkier
Naplan authority CEO apologises for technical glitch that delayed test on first day
One expert warns it may be perceived as ‘unfair’ that some students undertook test on Wednesday while others didn’t