UK ministers accept $1m from Meta amid social media ban consultation
Campaigners decry ties with ‘Trump-supporting’ tech firms after funding is accepted to develop state AI systems
Sydney Sweeney was ‘not authorised’ to hang her bras on Hollywood sign, say site owners
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says it did not approve a promotional stunt linked to the actor, after lingerie was draped over the landmark’s letters
Witchboard review – New Orleans couple channel dead French witch in fun occult thriller
As the budding restaurateurs suffer 17th-century flashbacks, Jamie Campbell Bower – AKA Vecna in Stranger Things – saves director Chuck Russell’s remake from cheesy oblivion
At Davos, tech CEOs laid out their vision for AI’s world domination
Tech chiefs waxed poetic about AI to delegates at Davos. Plus, the ‘human’ drama of AI startups and why Tesla is thriving in Texas
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’
Can’t decide on a food delivery? Just Eat launches AI chatbot to help you choose
Delivery firm aims to overcome ‘choice overload’ using voice assistant in its UK app, with global rollout planned
Roger Allers obituary
Co-director of the animated Disney hit The Lion King who also worked on The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast
Combat intensifies as One Battle After Another takes 14 Bafta nominations to Sinners’ 13
Paul Thomas Anderson’s gonzo caper takes slight nominations lead over the Ryan Coogler horror, with surprise five noms for British Tourette movie I Swear
Bafta film awards 2026: full list of nominations
All the nominees for the 2026 Bafta film awards have been announced, ahead of the winners’ ceremony on 22 February at London’s Royal Festival Hall
Grizzly Night review – animals attack in campsite thriller of rogue bears and wayward teens
The terrifying animal at the centre of Burke Doeren’s thriller is convincingly ferocious but the supporting humans don’t match its power
Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims
Meta, YouTube and TikTok accused of making products intentionally addictive and harmful to young people
Pike River review – families fight for justice in sobering true-life tale of New Zealand mining disaster
The friendship between two grieving women lies at the heart of this meticulous retelling of the 2010 catastrophe in New Zealand that killed 29 men
Another World review – kaleidoscopic afterlife fairytale with the dark fury of a Greek tragedy
Adorable spirits guide the dead towards reincarnation in this beautifully strange Hong Kong anime – but watch out for the gut-wrenching violence
California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump
Newsom launched a review of the platform, despite TikTok saying a systems failure was responsible for the issue
Anti-pop and an alien sigil: how Aphex Twin overtook Taylor Swift to become the soundtrack to gen Z life online
The mysterious Cornish electronic music pioneer has gained an extraordinary second life in the TikTok era. Writers and musicians explain why his glitchy slipperiness is so in tune with life today