Ian McKellen: ‘Of course Gandalf would beat Dumbledore in a fight’
The actor on dealing with disruptive drinkers in his pub, what he’d ask Shakespeare, and being urged by Alec Guinness to withdraw from Stonewall
Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms
Partnership between top startup DeepL and Amazon comes amid concern about Silicon Valley’s monopoly over digital infrastructure
Arthur Miller opens up about marriage to Marilyn Monroe in newly unearthed recordings
Exclusive: Taped conversations also cover playwright’s relationship with fame, self-doubt and communism
‘Somehow you become the chicken’: inside the film about people-smuggling told through the eyes of a hen
Eight birds play the lead in Hen – one for running scenes, one for pecking, one for staying still. And there’s even a cockerel love interest. Director György Pálfi explains why it’s his most normal movie yet
Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’
Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights record
Shivon Zilis, mother of four of Elon Musk’s children, testifies in OpenAI trial
Zilis, an executive at Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink, served on OpenAI’s board from 2020 to 2023
Ted Turner obituary
One of the great innovators of television who founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and built a vast media empire
Influencer Clavicular faces charges in Florida tied to alligator shooting video
Video shows ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer shooting an apparently already dead alligator in the Everglades
Indigenous actor sues James Cameron for ‘stealing’ her facial features for Avatar character
Suit says director used Q’orianka Kilcher’s features without permission after seeing her in advert for The New World
Mortal Kombat II review – junky game-to-movie sequel offers more of the same
A follow-up to 2021’s gory big-screen adaptation of the much-played fighting game might finally show us the tournament but it’s all far too unexciting
From ‘it helped me stick to a routine’ to ‘I despise it’: 11 people explain how they’re using AI for fitness
While some are using AI to tailor programs better suited to their needs, others warn ‘it can be wrong, confidently so’
TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds
For You pages prioritized pro-Republican content in three states, researchers say, but TikTok says study does not reflect real user behavior
‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans
The software company said in February it would cut 2,000 jobs but, as it touts new technology, workers are still waiting to hear which roles will go
Licence to thrill: could 007 First Light be the best Bond game since GoldenEye?
James Bond games have always fallen short of capturing the precise feel of the classic movies. But Amazon’s first dip into the 007 mythology seems to have a character of its own
Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?
In a rare interview, the director has said he wants to do justice to Homer’s ‘original non-linear narrative’. How will that translate on screen?