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Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes

Licensing agreement will allow listeners to use AI to create content on streaming platform for first time

Lupita Nyong’o responds to rightwing criticism of The Odyssey: ‘Our cast is representative of the world’

The Oscar-winning actor’s role in the mythical drama has been attacked by Elon Musk and others on the far right

Domestic abuse law fails to recognise danger of tech abuse, Lords committee told

Policy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse Act

La Bola Negra review – the complicated secrets of gay sexuality in Spain are brilliantly told

Threading together three stories from distinct eras of Spanish life, this narrative triptych is superlatively acted and beautifully shot

Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir

Exclusive: Scotland Yard criticises London mayor’s decision as disappointing and warns it could hit policing

Italian police stop party attended by Mick Jagger over music ban

Music is banned on Wednesdays on island of Stromboli where Rolling Stones frontman was celebrating wrapping a film

Met Palantir row goes to heart of how public services should use AI

UK’s largest police force says Palantir is only company that can supply what it needs. But is it worth the controversy that comes with it?

Philip Kraven obituary

Other lives: IT specialist in the oil industry who started out working as a geophysicist

OpenAI makes breakthrough on 80-year-old maths problem

Company says work on Paul Erdős planar unit distance problem shows advance in AI reasoning

Passenger review – generic jumpscare horror offers bumpy journey to nowhere

A demonic entity attaches itself to travellers on the road in this competenelty directed but hopelessly indistinctive scare-free misfire

New Orleans prosecutors file formal battery charges against Shia LaBeouf

Prosecutors opt not to pursue hate-crime charges over February incident despite anti-gay slurs captured on video

WiseTech begins redundancies – but omits ‘AI’ from emails to Chinese employees, workers say

ASX-listed company announced in February it would lay off almost 30% of its 7,000-strong workforce across 40 countries

BT warns of smartphone price rises due to chip shortages from AI boom

Telecoms company CEO says tech firms are buying up memory chips to power datacentres relied on by AI

Trump health officials issue advisory on children and teens’ excessive screen time

HHS advisory says high screen time among youths can be linked to poor sleep and weakened in-person relationships

The main takeaways from Elon Musk’s plans for $1.75tn SpaceX flotation

Prospectus for tycoon’s sprawling empire reveals his plan to keep control – and ambition to colonise Mars

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  • FAA announces first US digital air traffic control towers in Florida and Alaska
  • The Trump administration wants underwater datacenters. One Great Lakes non-profit is already preparing
  • Hollywood banks on Ebenezer to bring Johnny Depp in from the cold
  • Standing in the way of slop bowls: the woman blocking food delivery robots
  • A ‘customer success story’: leaked documents show Cisco doubled down on Israeli military deals during Gaza war
  • Can AI really save you money on your heating bill? I spent two years testing to find out
  • Reform UK councillor promoted collapsed $1.9bn ‘Ponzi scheme’ HyperVerse that left victims suicidal
  • The PM’s small measures aim to help the public take back control – and we know how powerful that can be
  • From Wild Horse Nine to Kings of Leon: your complete entertainment guide for the week ahead
  • Freezer meltdowns and airline hoaxes are a taste of things to come. Hoping for the best is no longer an option
  • ‘My biggest fear was being shot down’: how an injured Ukrainian soldier was evacuated by drone
  • Russell Brand suspected to have attacked at least 10 other women
  • Global stocks fall amid ‘big worries over AI’ after Democrats’ midterms triumph
  • Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions
  • Several Democrats renew calls for datacenter pauses after blue wave
  • Sebastián Lelio was a fascinating film-maker of great passion and poetry
  • The nine best personalized gifts, from a timeless tote bag to custom stationery
  • Sebastián Lelio, director of A Fantastic Woman and Gloria, dies aged 52
  • Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam
  • Struggling to spell ‘male chauvinist pig’? Apple’s grey list means your iPhone won’t help you
  • US tech stock rout: is the AI bubble bursting?
  • Marilyn Monroe is a magnetic misfit in Speculations, a spicy conspiracy drama full of bombshells
  • EU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health
  • The 36 best Christmas gifts in the UK for every kind of teenager – chosen by teens
  • The Cat in the Hat review – Bill Hader brings plenty but this animated rework is a mess
  • If Dune is this generation’s Star Wars, we are all in big trouble
  • Teachers and parents: what are your experiences of AI-generated emails?
  • Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production as Elon Musk focuses on robotics and AI
  • Russia and US seek to block plan for binding rules on autonomous weapons
  • Rocky review – 50 years on, Stallone’s boxer remains an exhilaratingly gritty contender

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