Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AI
We are paying more for a PlayStation so that idiots can use ChatGPT to mislead people on dating apps – something is rotten in the state of gaming
MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’
Committee says it was appropriate for government to seek guidance on way out of £330m deal with US data company
US tech firm Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as it steps up AI spending
Company chaired by Trump ally Larry Ellison seeks to reassure investors that bet on AI infrastructure will pay off
Fuze review – Theo James and Aaron Taylor-Johnson face off in head-spinning London heist
Diamonds might not be forever in a film centred around a massive, ticking bomb on a building site, which is equal parts violent and silly
‘As soon as I left the first session I felt taller’: is reformer pilates as amazing – or awful – as they say?
One of the fastest-growing fitness trends is also one of the most divisive. To its fans, it promises a stronger, healthier body; to its critics, it’s another way to make women feel insecure. Time to sort fact from fiction
Why do this spring’s blockbusters feel so smug?
From action thrillers to sci-fi flicks, a deluge of recent releases are riddled with self-satisfied smarm
Deathstalker review – ludicrously enjoyable revisit of 80s swords-and-sorcery silliness
Inventive creature design, goopy practical effects and a metal guitar soundtrack make this reworking of a Roger Corman fantasy a treat for one’s inner child
Revealed: the vast illegal casino network targeting UK gamblers
Calls for tougher laws as network stretching from Caribbean to Georgia generates riches for offshore tycoons by appearing to prey on the vulnerable
Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working?
Two-thirds of teenagers are still on social media platforms included in the ban, according to the eSafety commissioner
Bone Keeper review – there’s a critter in the caves in serviceable Brit horror
An unconvincing group of friends is briskly picked off one-by-one while searching for a beastie that hitched a ride to Earth on a meteorite
Let’s get metaphysical! Existentialist cinema is back, if anyone cares
The philosophy was embraced by film noir, the French New Wave and modern hitmen questioning life’s purpose. Now dust off your turtlenecks, for Sirāt and a new version of Albert Camus’ The Stranger look set to make ennui on-trend again
I wore Meta’s smartglasses for a month – and it left me feeling like a creep
Content creators love the built-in camera; sceptics call them ‘pervert glasses’. Do we really need any more hi-tech wearables, even with a voice assistant that sounds like Judi Dench?
Why every woman can see herself in the story of a German celebrity couple’s split
Many will recognise their own experiences of digital abuse in Collien Fernandes’s allegations – technology offers perpetrators both tools and cover, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir
What’s new to streaming in Australia in April: Half Man, The Audacity and Beef returns
Plus: Charlize Theron survives the bush in Apex, Elizabeth Banks shrinks in The Miniature Wife and Mark Wahlberg creates a global scandal in Balls Up