California billionaires up political action with multimillion-dollar donations
Google founder backs both Republican and Democrat in governor’s race while ex-CEO fights billionaire tax
Dances With Wolves actor to be sentenced in Nevada after sexual abuse conviction
Nathan Chasing Horse found guilty on 13 of 21 charges in case that affected Indigenous communities across US
Billie Eilish set for big screen acting debut in Sarah Polley’s adaptation of The Bell Jar
Grammy-winning singer is in advanced talks to lead an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s novel for Oscar-winning writer-director
Binance sues Wall Street Journal over reporting on Iranian sanctions
Journal reported that cryptocurrency exchange shut down internal investigation into transactions with network funding terror groups
The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human
When I heard ‘Rachel’ answer the helpline number in her metallic voice, my soul felt as empty as the batteries of my malfunctioning car, says Adrian Chiles
Meta disables more than 150,000 accounts in crackdown on south-east Asian scam networks
Company also launches tools to spot scammers as Thai police arrest 21 people
Reminders of Him review – contrived Colleen Hoover romance has its charms
The third big screen adaptation of the BookTok-loved author’s novels is ludicrously plotted yet slickly made and easily consumed
Surely if you rule the manosphere, you can be your own boss? These influencers aren’t even that
Content creators claim they’ve escaped the 9 to 5, yet as Louis Theroux’s new show reveals, they are mere serfs to algorithms and audiences, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt
Snapchat told an Australian mother it would not delete her son’s account because his listed age was 25
Parents have been told to report accounts missed in Australia’s under-16 social media ban – but eSafety is ‘concerned’ some platforms aren’t complying
Self-publish and be scammed: Jon’s tale of heartbreak highlights boom in fraudsters using AI to supercharge book swindles
New wave of publishing fraud mimics lonely hearts swindles of old – swapping promises of true love for the fantasy of literary acclaim. And the wooing process is now fully automated
How to Make a Killing review – one man on a bloody quest for his inheritance is a remake too far
Glen Powell tries his best as a desperate serial killer in this update of Kind Hearts and Coronets, but it’s a mere pretender to the original’s throne
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘swashbuckling’ play The Popinjay Cavalier set for West End premiere
The director’s first play – an 1830s ‘rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise’ – is planned for early 2027 opening in London
Richard Orna obituary
Other lives: IT manager at the energy solutions company Callisto
Why Black women playing villains on screen still feels controversial
In the wake of discourse surrounding Teyana Taylor’s Perfidia Beverly Hills in One Battle After Another, a familiar debate has resurfaced about what happens when Black women play morally ambiguous characters on screen
‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: chatbots helped researchers plot deadly attacks
Users posing as would-be school shooters find AI tools offer detailed advice on how to perpetrate violence