Rage against the machine: a California community rallied against a datacenter – and won
Organizers in Monterey Park took inspiration from other US cities to fight against the construction of a giant datacenter
Battle of the chatbots: Anthropic and OpenAI go head-to-head over ads in their AI products
New Anthropic campaign suggests other AI platforms will incorporate targeted ads in their chatbot conversations
‘We’re used to crowds’: latest Wuthering Heights hype doesn’t faze Yorkshire residents
As Emerald Fennell’s adaptation hits cinemas, a slew of visitors are expected at the sites that inspired Emily Brontë’s novel. People living close by, however, are taking it in their stride
Trump shifts blame to aide as he refuses to apologize for racist video of Obamas
After first dismissing uproar over depiction of Obamas as apes, White House then said it was erroneously posted by staffer
Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?
SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI creates business worth $1.25tn but whether premise behind deal will work is questioned
The women who saw Melania in theaters: ‘If you’re Republican, this is girls’ night’
The Amazon documentary brought in $7m its opening weekend – thanks to admirers eager for a glimpse of the first lady’s secretive life
Waymo is trying to seduce me. But another option is staring us in the face
I understand the appeal of avoiding all human contact. Still, good old-fashioned taxis have so much to offer
Victims urge tougher action on deepfake abuse as new law comes into force
Campaigners welcome criminalisation of non-consensual AI-generated explicit images but say law does not go far enough
The Guide #229: How an indie movie distributed by a lone gamer broke the US box office
Iron Lung, a largely unheralded indie horror game adapted for the big screen by a YouTuber is a hit of a very modern kind, built on blood, sweat and parasocial relationships
From Lord of the Flies to Deftones: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne takes on the classic tale of deserted schoolboys, while the US band warm up for a pummelling summer of alt metal
Austin Butler to play Lance Armstrong in big-screen biopic
Project, following disgraced cyclist, reportedly sparked bidding war, with Conclave’s Edward Berger set to direct
The Strangers: Chapter 3 review – pointless remake trilogy ends with a sputter
Renny Harlin’s thankless trio of movies, taking a simple story and extending it for no creative reason, is at least finally over
Actor Timothy Busfield indicted in New Mexico on child sex abuse charges
Acts are alleged to have occurred in 2024 on set of TV drama The Cleaning Lady, which Busfield acted in and directed
Sales of Brontë’s Wuthering Heights skyrocket ahead of film adaptation
The number of novels sold rose nearly fivefold year on year in the UK in January, Penguin Classics reports, as Emerald Fennell’s hotly anticipated take is set for release next week
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed
A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?