Former Google executive Matt Brittin selected to be next BBC director general
Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government
Bernie Sanders and AOC introduce bill to pause building of new datacenters
Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would give buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AI
Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds
Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder
Jamie Lee Curtis to lead Murder, She Wrote reboot movie
Oscar winner will take on role of Jessica Fletcher in 2027 film from Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore
Pretty Lethal review – Amazon’s ballerina action thriller puts on a decent enough show
A group of American dancers face off against Hungarian gangsters, and a hammy Uma Thurman, in a cheap and cheerful Friday night adventure
Valerie Perrine obituary
Sparky and skilful actor best known for roles in Superman, Lenny and Slaughterhouse-Five
UK iPhone users face over-18 age check to use services after update
Ofcom says decision is ‘real win for children and families’ but some users raise concerns over privacy
Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study
Government’s pilot ban for under-16s accompanies consultation as peers vote on Australia-style restrictions
What are the rules on cryptocurrency donations to UK political parties?
Temporary ban on crypto donations is being introduced after review into countering foreign interference in politics
Backlash mounts over twist in Robert Pattinson Zendaya romcom The Drama
Disquiet aired over the subject matter of film about a couple whose engagement is upended after they reveal to each other ‘the worst thing you’ve ever done’
Billy Idol Should Be Dead review – nostalgic docu-tribute to British postpunk’s rebel
The self-destructive bad boy, now 70, looks back on his life with a humorous shrug in Jonas Åkerlund’s warmly sympathetic film
Underland review – poetic exploration of life deep beneath the Earth’s surface
Sinkholes, storm drains, manmade labs miles underground … this documentary, based on Robert Macfarlane’s book, burrows deep into some of humanity’s great unknowns
Redoubt review – Denis Lavant is unforgettable as an oddball building a public shelter for obscure disaster
John Skoog’s monochrome film is based on an art installation, and that shows in the pacing, but his central character is intriguing and utterly unique
Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film after end of the Late Show
Comedian and avid Tolkien fan to write the Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, a new Peter Jackson-produced film based on unadapted chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring
‘Denial machine’: climate misinformation is fuelling conflict in Australian communities, inquiry finds
The report also recommends government do more to make tech companies liable for ‘psychosocial harms’