Katherine Short, daughter of actor Martin Short, dies aged 42
Short, a social worker, was found dead at her home in Los Angeles on Monday in an apparent suicide
Spanish engineer reports flaw in ‘smart’ vacuums after gaining control of 7,000 devices
Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the world
Ministers urged to impose temporary ban on crypto political donations
National security committee warns UK elections dangerously expoed to foreign money until tougher safeguards are in place
BBC apologises to staff over N-word inclusion as Bafta announces comprehensive review
Chief content officer Kate Phillips tells staff she is ‘so sorry’ racial slur by Tourette campaigner was not edited from recorded broadcast
‘Tics are involuntary’: people with Tourette syndrome on Baftas outburst
Those with the condition share varying views of John Davidson’s tic during Sunday’s awards ceremony
Tom Noonan obituary
American actor and film-maker hailed for his screen roles in Manhunter and Synecdoche, New York
Russia opens criminal case into Telegram founder Pavel Durov
Claim of ‘abetting terrorist activities’ comes as Kremlin attempts to steer users on to state-controlled app
Reddit fined £14.5m in UK over use of under-13s’ data
Information Commissioner’s Office imposes largest fine yet for a breach of children’s privacy
‘A feedback loop with no brake’: how an AI doomsday report shook US markets
Shares in Uber, Mastercard and American Express fall on back of apocalypse scenario posted on Substack
US datacenters face slew of problems amid grassroots protests against AI
New constructions delayed or cancelled, raising questions about US’s ability to expand infrastructure to support boom
Tech’s politics push at home and abroad
We report from California’s Silicon Valley, where billionaires pour money into midterms, and the AI Impact summit, where India pushes back on ‘AI monopoly’ held by US and China
Amused by that AI video of a dancing raccoon? This is how the misery starts …
AI is already coming for our dignity – tricking us with amusing little online scenarios. How long before it comes for everything else, asks Polly Hudson
Fight the power – in your pyjamas: the film about the day Glasgow kicked out immigration enforcers
A neighbour in nightwear, a local imam, a schoolkid, the activist known as Van Man – they and many more stood firm. The director of a prize-winning film about the battle of Kenmure Street reveals how it’s atoning for his absence
‘I considered starting over as a farmer’: Masao Adachi on political cinema, revolution and Japan today
The director and ex-Japanese Red Army militant discusses his new film Escape, about the anarchist fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, the frustrations of radical film-making and progressive politics
Sinners studio say they raised N-word use with Bafta immediately as Google ‘deeply sorry’ for offensive notification
A source close to Warner Bros has said that executives were assured the slur would be removed before broadcast, while search engine remove AI-generated prompt