Parents of sextortion victim sue Meta for alleged wrongful death
Exclusive: Lawsuit is the first UK case of its kind, with Ros and Mark Dowey accusing Meta of ‘putting profit before our young people’
The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action
Editorial: Children under the age of 16 needed protecting and the moral argument wasn’t winning. Government regulation can change the terms of debate
Nick Reiner appears in court on murder charges in killing of parents
Son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner being held without bail after his parents were found dead in their home
Oscars to move over to YouTube starting in 2029
Exclusive global rights to the year’s biggest night in film will move to the video platform for a four-year period
From Nvidia to OpenAI, Silicon Valley woos Westminster as ex-politicians take tech firm roles
Commons committee monitoring revolving door that gave jobs to George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Tony Blair
Rosa von Praunheim, provocative pioneer of gay cinema, dies aged 83
The film-maker, whose 1971 feature about queer life has been described as Germany’s ‘Stonewall moment’, married his long-term partner on Friday
Everything about Paul Mescal is irresistible – with one exception
The actor has said Shakespeare’s language can be understood ‘in the body’. I couldn’t disagree more, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles
Sir Humphrey Burton obituary
Renowned broadcaster known for arts and music programmes such as Arena, Aquarius and Omnibus
Melania: first trailer released for Amazon’s documentary on the first lady
The $40m film – directed by Brett Ratner, who has been accused of sexual misconduct – follows Melania Trump in the days before the 2025 inauguration
Peter Greene obituary
Actor who gave memorable, sometimes unnerving, performances in films such as Pulp Fiction, The Mask and The Usual Suspects
‘She dreamt bigger than all of us’: is Timothée Chalamet really a Susan Boyle superfan?
The Marty Supreme star said the Britain’s Got Talent runner-up is one of the greatest Britons of all time – surely he’s not taking her name in vain for attention
Release of Rob Reiner’s final film delayed
A concert film follow-up to this year’s Spinal Tap II: The End Continues had been scheduled for release in 2026 but has now been put on hold
Hackers access Pornhub’s premium users’ viewing habits and search history
ShinyHunters group reportedly behind the hack affecting data of 200m users thought to be from before 2021
How to use the holidays to stop our ‘WhatsApp aunties’ falling for AI
Family members can be sweet and relentless but how can we aid our relatives in the age of new tech and device addiction
Amazon in talks to invest $10bn in developer of ChatGPT
OpenAI seeking to strike latest deal in its efforts to pay for huge spending on datacentres