The world’s digital empires are jostling for power – in Europe, we can’t afford to be useful idiots
The EU is under US pressure to unravel its hard-won online safety laws. We must not give in, says former European commissioner Thierry Breton
Untie me! Why big bows are everywhere – feminine, ironic and strangely subversive
They can be garish and ostentatious, or a sign you are softer than you might first appear. From the catwalk to the high street to the big screen to the rugby pitch, you just can’t miss them right now
‘So weird, but cute’: Bridget Jones immortalised as London welcomes statue of Britain’s favourite singleton
Helen Fielding and Renée Zellweger gather in Leicester Square as a new bronze marks 30 years of the diary-writing everywoman who redefined the romcom heroine
GWR train fitted with F1 tech for two-month superfast wifi trial
Tryout of system, which switches between signals from 5G masts to low Earth-orbit satellites, could lead to wider rollout
‘Fights for our material survival’: documentary goes inside the battle for trans rights
In Heightened Scrutiny, the fight driving activist and lawyer Chase Strangio is backgrounded by a deep dive into how the media has helped to push an anti-trans agenda
Jeff Bezos reportedly launches new AI startup with himself as CEO
Former Amazon CEO to co-head Project Prometheus with tech executive Vik Bajaj, according to the New York Times
‘I was born in a melting pot. Melting isn’t fun’: Jon M Chu on Wicked: For Good, Ariana Grande – and living the American dream
As his sequel to Wicked prepares to storm Christmas, the director talks about the dynamism of Grande and Cynthia Erivo – and why his Wizard of Oz riff is quite simply one of the greatest stories of our time
The flop that finally flew: why did it take 40 years for Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to soar?
Its 1981 New York premiere was a disaster but this told-in-reverse musical became a Tony award-winning hit with Daniel Radcliffe. The film version is a tear-jerking joy
Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at Wicked: For Good premiere sentenced to nine days in jail
Johnson Wen, who jumped over a barricade at Universal Studios Singapore and rushed at the Wicked star, has been convicted of being a public nuisance
‘Making films is who I am’: Tom Cruise gets lifetime achievement Oscar
The Hollywood star – who had been nominated for multiple Oscars but never previously won – was honoured at the Academy’s annual Governors awards, along with Dolly Parton, Wynn Thomas and Debbie Allen
David Zucker renews attack on new Naked Gun reboot starring Liam Neeson
The director has taken fresh aim at the new film, saying that producer Seth MacFarlane ‘totally missed’ the spoof-comedy style that defined the original Naked Gun franchise
AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced
Apple Cider Vinegar review – a kidney stone leads into whimsical geology doc
Sofie Benoot’s film opens out from the film-maker’s medical problem to a diverting reflection on humankind’s deep roots in ancient minerals
White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation
AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief
Artificial intelligence will become smarter than ‘most or all humans in most or all ways’, says Dario Amodei