Is it smarter to have a dumb home? ‘We’ve seen clients unable to flush toilets’
Australia experienced a boom in smart-home technology at the start of the 2020s. Years on, some early adopters are experiencing buyer’s remorse
The disturbing rise of Clavicular: how a looksmaxxer turned his ‘horror story’ into fame
His gonzo argot of ‘mogging’ and ‘jestermaxxing’ masks a malign chauvinist philosophy, and his audience keeps growing
The bogus four-day workweek that AI supposedly ‘frees up’
Business leaders tout AI as a path to shorter weeks and better balance. But without power, workers are unlikely to share the gains
Wasteman review – Brit prison drama is as lethal and nasty as a sharpened toothbrush
Some of the tropes are familiar, but this brutally violent and gripping film sidesteps the cliches with committed acting and fierce storytelling punch
Dust review – timely fictionalisation of a tech-bro dotcom bust that blighted rural Belgium
The drama about two startup innovators defeated by their egotistical overreach feels as if it presages these AI times
Fukushima review – a devastating account of disaster and denial in 2011 nuclear catastrophe
A tense return to the disaster foregrounds the heroism of the ‘Fukushima 50’ while raising questions about corporate secrecy and nuclear safety
While we’re seeking to fix what’s wrong with Britain, look hard at our policy-lite, sensation-seeking media
Mandelson, Trump, Send: all need explanation with thought and clarity. We must end this obsession with ‘hot takes’, says Roger Mosey, former head of BBC TV News
Australian screen industry crushed as Universal shutters Matchbox Pictures, with 30 jobs lost
Peak screenwriting body says the closure is a reminder industry cannot rely on ‘whims of international studios to keep us afloat’
Scare Out review – Zhang Yimou’s twisty spy thriller offers eye-popping stunts and future tech
Chinese master director Zhang’s latest is more style over substance as spies hunt a mole providing the West with intelligence
Hazardous substances found in all headphones tested by ToxFREE project
Substances include chemicals that can cause cancer, neurodevelopmental problems, and the feminisation of males
TV tonight: inside the lives of remarkable cancer surgeons
A consultant reveals what it’s like to tell someone they have cancer. Plus: eight artists paint a Henry II’s ‘bling’ fortress. Here’s what to watch this evening
China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?
Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do
Tech billionaires fly in for Delhi AI expo as Modi jostles to lead in south
Google, Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to mingle with global south leaders wrestling for control over technology
Shia LaBeouf arrested on battery charges in New Orleans during Mardi Gras
The actor was charged with two counts after allegedly punching two men and causing chaos at bars
Palantir moves headquarters to Miami amid tech’s growing retreat to Florida
Data analytics firm moves from Denver after about six years and joins host of businesses relocating to south Florida