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Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs

Some say the technology is devaluing their work, while others reckon it is not yet – and might never be – good enough to replace them entirely

‘It felt feral!’ The dance dynamo behind The Testament of Ann Lee’s sweat-soaked rituals

Spurred on by a vision of the Shakers’ founding leader, Celia Rowlson-Hall masterminded the whirl of movement in Mona Fastvold’s fever dream of a film

Mumsnet calls for under-16s social media ban with cigarette-style health warnings

Resembling cigarette packet warnings, the ads highlight dangers and urge people to email MPs

The secret life of a waitress: my nine nightmare diners – from flirts to complainers

Are influencers really the biggest problem facing waiting staff? Not compared with the customer who demanded I pick up her dog’s poo ...

Twenty-year-old to testify at US trial about harm from social media addiction

Woman says ‘addictive design’ of Meta and YouTube hooked her before she was 10, causing depression and body dysmorphia

Christina Applegate reveals she is largely confined to bed due to multiple sclerosis

Actor, who was diagnosed with MS in 2021, says taking her 15-year-old daughter to school has become her ‘favourite thing to do’

Nvidia quarterly earnings show immunity to AI bubble fears as it cashes in on datacenter boom

Chipmaker’s quarterly earnings surpassed Wall Street’s expectations every quarter for multiple years

Top US body-camera maker reports record revenue amid Trump immigration crackdown

Axon sees ‘major opportunities’ as Congress proposes $20m for ICE body cameras but data privacy experts warn of risks

Sondra Lee, Broadway star of Hello, Dolly! and Peter Pan, dies aged 97

The Broadway actor’s nine-decade career included beloved screen roles and coaching Marlon Brando and Jane Fonda

The Guardian view on violent online rhetoric: all politicians have a duty to set a civil tone

Editorial: The ability to conduct polite debate on social media, without amplifying menaces and lies, is a basic qualification for public office

Berlin film festival organisers to hold crisis talks amid Gaza rows

Emergency meeting called to discuss festival’s ‘future direction’ after series of controversies

Meta’s AI sending ‘junk’ tips to DoJ, US child abuse investigators say

Officers say flood of low-quality reports is draining resources and slowing cases amid New Mexico lawsuit

Source close to Rolling Stones disputes Melania producer’s claim Mick Jagger ‘gave his blessing’ to use song

Spokesperson for Rolling Stones tells Guardian band did not liaise with Marc Beckman and his team on use of Gimme Shelter in first lady documentary

Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services

Unimpressed tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’

I wanted an oven with a knob. Instead I got a world of pain

My new oven has a touchscreen – and demanded to be connected to my broadband. Now it won’t give me a moment’s peace

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  • SpaceX beats expectations by posting revenue of $7.81bn in second quarter
  • Trump administration reportedly drafting ban on Chinese datacenter components
  • Tell us: has Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey stoked your interest in classics and poetry?
  • Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
  • Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost
  • Star Wars dubbed into Welsh for first time for S4C broadcast
  • The best microwaves in the UK for every kitchen and budget – tested
  • Google Earth’s potential disinformation nightmare
  • Lucky Strike review – likably manly Scott Eastwood fights his way home in second world war yarn
  • US water facilities targeted by ‘malicious cyber actors’ – who’s to blame?
  • Prisoners of Paradise review – Ellie Bamber heads to Mauritius for chaste literary tale of star-crossed lovers
  • Web of billions: how Spider-Man became the most heroic franchise in Hollywood
  • Love Me Tender review – Vicky Krieps custody-battle drama is intelligent, sensual and bitter slice of life
  • Post your questions for Imelda Staunton
  • Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud
  • The Summer Book review – Glenn Close powers sweet-natured take on Tove Jansson’s grief classic
  • Careless whispers: what really happened between George Michael and Lindsay Anderson? The Wham! movie producer reveals all
  • ‘Fortnite on steroids’: the virtual gaming worlds transformed to train British soldiers
  • ‘This quarter was otherworldly’: Palantir earnings surge past expectations
  • Apple launches legal challenge against UK government demand to access data
  • Fred Stone obituary
  • Vincent Pastore obituary
  • Justin Hardy, director of Wicker Man sequel, dies three weeks before its premiere
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day makes $932m at box office in second biggest opening weekend in history
  • Children using social media at younger age appear to do worse in school tests
  • Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’
  • Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month
  • Lonely planet: why are we addicted to the social media scroll when it is so clearly harming us?
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day: new characters, new flaws, new tech and brain-exploding future consequences – discuss with spoilers
  • Ring Cycle review – AI staging dispenses with drama to create banal bric-a-brac

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