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Ofcom urged to clarify if Palestine Action content should still be removed online

Rights groups and experts say situation is unclear as ruling that quashed ban faces challenge from home secretary

I listened to 170 hours of Joe Rogan’s podcast – trust me, he hasn’t turned against Trump

The world’s most popular podcaster seemingly disapproving of ICE does not mean he has soured from the administration

OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’

ChatGPT owner’s CEO says it will bar its technology being used for mass surveillance or by intelligence services

La Bohème review – boutique modern-day Puccini travels to gentrified Hackney in good voice

New spin on the venerable opera survives the translation from 1890s Paris to 21st-century London well, with only a few details damaged in the crossing

Tech firms and AI farming tools ‘playing with the food system’, warns thinktank

Google, Microsoft and Amazon among companies using algorithms and AI to influence what crops are grown and how, say critics

Alejandro González Iñárritu on his Amores Perros art show: ‘This is an anti-AI exhibition’

The Oscar-winning director returns to his breakout 2000 hit for an exhibition seven years in the making, giving visitors a new experiential look at his debut film

Trump is using AI to fight his wars – this is a dangerous turning point

The technology most people use only as a chatty tool for daily tasks is reportedly aiding US military aggression. And there is not much we can do about it, says technology writer Chris Stokel-Walker

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved review – sword, sorcery and smartphones

Those not up to speed on the Miss Kobayashi manga may struggle with the full nuance of this dimension hopping anime, but the visuals are stunningly to look at

Why Frankenstein should win the best picture Oscar

Guillermo del Toro has overcome the Academy’s aversion to fantasy before and with this heartfelt telling of the monster classic he should do it again

The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer review – the rise and reign of Spielberg, Lucas and Coppola

An epic account of how three demigod directors, in pursuit of indie freedom, redefined American film-making

Obex review – surreal Lynchian vibes in inventive retro gaming tribute

Director and star Albert Birney goes through the looking glass to tackle a Zelda-esque dog rescue quest inside his 80s gaming machine in endearingly imaginative fantasy

Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’

Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined

‘What’s under my saucepans? Rage!’ Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield and cast on the set of The Magic Faraway Tree

The trippy film of Enid Blyton’s much loved novels has been 20 years in the making. We catch up with its adult and child stars – inside a giant cake as disco-dancing elves rollerskate past

Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI

The long read: I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack

Evil Dead’s Bruce Campbell reveals he has cancer: ‘Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch’

Actor and horror icon says he will need to withdraw from work to receive treatment, telling fans, ‘I’m sorry if that’s a shock – it was to me too’

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