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Upload government papers to go online? That may be our new terrifying future

Requirement to upload documents for the purpose of ‘age verification’ is coming to platforms near you

US workers overwhelmingly support union-backed policies on AI, poll says

Nine out of 10 workers express support for policies on artificial intelligence that labor unions may fight for

Nobu review – story of obsession and loss that lies behind the luxury sushi empire

This affectionate portrait of chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa finds surprising emotional depth beneath the glossy surface of the Nobu brand – with a cameo from Robert De Niro

Paying in sweat! How Debbie Allen went from stardom in Fame to conquer Hollywood

She played the world’s coolest dance teacher and has had big success as an actor, director and choreographer, winning a Golden Globe, Emmys and an Olivier. Now, she is back on Broadway. She discusses Trump, the Kennedy Center and where the US goes next

Ciao UFO review – Hong Kong tear-jerker is less ET than time-hopping chronicle of housing estate kids

In 1985, four working-class characters are bonded for ever by a strange sighting in this sentimental saga that tracks their lives into adulthood

Trump heads to China to spread the gospel of American tech while emulating Xi Jinping on AI

Tim Cook and Elon Musk, among other tech CEOS, will accompany the US president on a trip to China

Sunset Boulevard: The Backstage Cut review – does Norma Desmond really need another closeup?

Aside from a brief pre-shoot ‘discussion’, this take on Billy Wilder’s classic 1950 film has little to offer – despite some fine performances

Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) review – one man’s quest to keep Gaelic psalm singing alive

Jack Archer’s gentle film follows the immensely likable Rob MacNeacail as he journeys across Scotland and Ireland in a bid to save these traditional songs of people and place

Datacentres should be forced to invest in wind and solar energy, all states agree – except Queensland

State and federal energy ministers say investments in new renewable energy and storage should ‘fully offset’ new datacentres’ energy needs

Cannes spotlight reverts to auteurs as Hollywood retreats from film festival

Absence of big US films heralds renewed focus on international cinema that underpins festival’s reputation

‘It’s our kinship’: can Australia learn to coexist with dingoes?

As dingoes vanish from parts of Australia, a new documentary is calling for governments to move away from eradication and towards solutions that benefit both farmers and animals

BuzzFeed sold to Byron Allen, who will take over as CEO in $120m deal

Allen, a media entrepreneur, to replace founder Jonah Peretti as chief executive with ‘significant’ cost cuts to come

Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal crashes

Recent consumer alert on ebike safety laws says some vehicles should be classified as mopeds or motorcycles

Miami sheriff’s deputies sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon over The Rip movie

Jonathan Santana and Jason Smith have alleged actors’ portrayal in Netflix movie about drug bust makes them look like ‘dirty cops’

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  • Lifting of internet restrictions reveals Iranians’ anger over food inflation
  • ‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin
  • The great Australian nightmare: how the housing crisis inspired a wave of brutal – and funny – pop culture
  • The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested
  • Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him
  • Power Ballad review – Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd star in terrific comedy of bromance and betrayal
  • Samsung memory chip staff in line for £310,000 bonuses after AI profit-sharing deal
  • People in the US: what are your views on Pope Leo’s comments about AI?
  • Backrooms review – Kane Parsons’ icily disturbing horror rewrites the genre rulebook
  • What We Ask Google by Simon Rogers review – the secrets of our search history
  • ‘Argentina needs to end its fantasy of being a European country’: Lucrecia Martel on the story of a killing
  • Bullet in the Head review – John Woo’s Vietnam war fever dream is an explosive masterpiece
  • Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds
  • Kiln-free recycled tile startup agrees pilot deal with major UK supplier
  • Spider-Noir review – Nicolas Cage’s stylish take on the superhero as a 1940s detective is huge fun
  • Pressure review – Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser can’t save lower-tier D-day drama
  • Paddington 4: Armando Iannucci to write bear’s next movie with Thick of It and Veep cowriter
  • Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions
  • Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks
  • Labour says Reform UK ‘in chaos’ as Zia Yusuf publicly tells Jenrick he’s got party’s deportation policy wrong – as it happened
  • ‘The avalanche of slime has been unbelievable’: E Jean Carroll shares life post-Trump in new film
  • Hammer to rerelease 1958 Dracula in UK with long-lost footage added
  • Funny, absurd and sentimental, Mr Deeds is one of Adam Sandler’s most underrated films
  • Iran’s access to global internet starts to resume after 88-day blackout
  • ‘What you see here is a wetland without water’: how the datacentre boom is exacerbating Chile’s mega-drought
  • Musk and Altman’s AI rivalry reaches boiling point as IPO race heats up
  • No Place for Football review – battling ice and snow to play the beautiful game in Greenland
  • Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive
  • ‘Hello ladies and sons of ladies’: women are using ‘microfeminisms’ to flip the gender script
  • ‘We can stitch together our past’: the AI-generated time-travellers vlogging from history

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