New York City to ban student AI use in public schools until high school

Teachers and parents have warned against AI use in schools over concerns of ‘cognitive surrender’

‘He’s a good man’: George Clooney defends Mark Ruffalo in Paramount-Warner Bros merger row

‘I worry whenever big companies are consolidating,’ Clooney said at Venice film festival, supporting Ruffalo’s right to criticise the deal amid antisemitism accusations

Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month

Discover what’s coming to Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video and others in September, including Toy Story 5, two Russell Crowe movies and a Tampa affair doco

Canberra ‘put on notice’ as AI-generated submissions bring false information into parliamentary inquiries

Guardian Australia’s reporting on AI-generated content in inquiries has highlighted its dangers, politicians say

The Eyes Wide Shut conspiracy theory: did someone cut a crucial 20 minutes from Kubrick’s final movie?

For years some have claimed a key part of the thriller was excised after the director’s sudden death – and that it provided clues to the real-life behaviour of rich predators. Now, his daughter has spoken out

Tim Cook handed $47m package for new role as executive chair of Apple

Pay and shares deal nearly matches $58m award to John Ternus, his successor as CEO at the $4.7tn tech company

Was Paul Mescal being ‘not masculine enough’ the reason Gladiator II flopped?

Mescal’s nuanced performance in Ridley Scott’s belated sequel has been blamed by some for the film’s box office underperformance. May I suggest Jason Statham for Gladiator III?

Architect of UK’s AI strategy joins Anthropic amid conflict of interest warning

Matt Clifford will stay as chair of government funding body for tech projects alongside his senior role at US firm

‘Intoxicating mix of humour, high camp and danger’: Tim Curry remembered

Guardian readers share memories of actor best known for roles in The Rocky Horror Show and Stephen King’s It

Maggie Gyllenhaal says film industry has a ‘systemic problem’ with sexism

Speaking at the opening of the Venice film festival, the actor-director addressed why the jury of which she is chair will only be shown two films made by female film-makers

Fall 2 (aka Fall 2: Deadpoint) review – silly seat-edge sequel can’t reach heights of the original

There are just about enough hand-over-mouth moments to please thrill-seekers in this B-movie follow-up but eyerolls soon prevail

The best kettles in the UK to save energy and speed up your cuppa, tested

We boiled litres of water to find the best electric kettles, from hard-water heroes to vintage-style, repairable and wifi-connected models

Tell us: do you live near the site of a planned AI datacentre in the UK?

We would like to hear from people who live in an area where there are plans for AI datacentres to be built – or who already live near one

Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI

The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada

Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’

As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to clean up its mistakes rather than create original work