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Pentagon inks deals with eight AI companies for classified military work

OpenAI, Google, Nvidia and others agreed to ‘any lawful use’ of their tech. Anthropic, feuding with Pentagon over potential AI misuse, was not included

The Guide #241: Wintour isn’t coming … and her Devil Wears Prada absence is for the best

In this week’s newsletter: Fans expecting the Vogue matriarch to pop up in Miranda Priestly’s latest outing have been disappointed – but as Hollywood history shows, guest appearances don’t always go to plan …

UN warns women in public life face increasingly sophisticated online violence

UN Women report says AI, anonymity and lack of effective laws are increasing the risks of engaging in digital spaces

Rebel Wilson’s courtroom makeover shows why style matters on the stand

Wilson is not the first high profile respondent to change her wardrobe for court, but fashion can also help plaintiffs express themselves when speech is constrained

The best pressure washers in the UK for cleaning garden furniture and patios – tested

Our expert puts the best power washers through their paces on the toughest – and muckiest – outdoor chores, from grimy paving slabs to dirty decking

The Woman Who Loves Luxury Goods 2: why the Devil Wears Prada title goes back to basics in Vietnam

Foreign language films often have their names altered for different markets and – for the most part – improve on them. Anyone up for a watch of I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money?

Missing Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film found after TSA made him ship it

Agents would not allow Pavel Talankin to carry statuette for Mr Nobody Against Putin on to flight from New York

‘I’m hoping people get inspired’: what can we learn from the godfather of community organizing?

American Agitators is a rousing new documentary about Fred Ross Sr, who spent more than 50 years fighting against divisive and destructive forces in the US

Post your questions for Harry Potter and Fast Show star Mark Williams

The patriarch of the Weasley family in seven wizarding films has also been prolific as a small screen detective and comedy catchphrase master. Assuming it suits you, he’ll be here with answers

Out of tune: why does Hollywood struggle to capture pop stardom?

Pop psychodrama Mother Mary might look and sound the part but it’s the latest failed attempt to turn the life of an arena-touring singer into a compelling movie

Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift

Electoral Commission considers inquiry after Tories said Reform leader should have declared money from billionaire

How to Have Sex to Spinal Tap II: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

A fraught drama about a gang of teenagers on a party island. Plus, turn it up to 11 – the legendary rockers are back!

Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar

Michael B Jordan and Juno Temple voice indistinctive body-swap caper for kids with muddled empathy message

As a schoolboy, I was dazzled by the Festival of Britain – but it revealed a divided nation

From the Dome of Discovery to the massive cigar-shaped Skylon, the spectacular cultural showcase was an exhilarating sight in 1951. The Tories demolished those prime exhibits yet, 75 years on, it has a significant legacy

‘Awkward and humiliating’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews

People describe unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AI

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  • ‘Impossible, exhausting, horrifying’: how a chilling supernatural play explains the terror of life in Iran
  • Studio Display XDR review: Apple’s pro display shines very brightly
  • If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why?
  • ‘This isn’t freedom’: anger, anxiety and tears as Iran’s internet flickers back
  • The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on OnlyFans?
  • AI ‘art’ is boring, soulless theft – and when I see it as an artist I see red
  • Lifting of internet restrictions reveals Iranians’ anger over food inflation
  • ‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin
  • The great Australian nightmare: how the housing crisis inspired a wave of brutal – and funny – pop culture
  • The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested
  • Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him
  • Power Ballad review – Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd star in terrific comedy of bromance and betrayal
  • Samsung memory chip staff in line for £310,000 bonuses after AI profit-sharing deal
  • People in the US: what are your views on Pope Leo’s comments about AI?
  • Backrooms review – Kane Parsons’ icily disturbing horror rewrites the genre rulebook
  • What We Ask Google by Simon Rogers review – the secrets of our search history
  • ‘Argentina needs to end its fantasy of being a European country’: Lucrecia Martel on the story of a killing
  • Bullet in the Head review – John Woo’s Vietnam war fever dream is an explosive masterpiece
  • Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds
  • Kiln-free recycled tile startup agrees pilot deal with major UK supplier
  • Spider-Noir review – Nicolas Cage’s stylish take on the superhero as a 1940s detective is huge fun
  • Pressure review – Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser can’t save lower-tier D-day drama
  • Paddington 4: Armando Iannucci to write bear’s next movie with Thick of It and Veep cowriter
  • Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions
  • Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks
  • Labour says Reform UK ‘in chaos’ as Zia Yusuf publicly tells Jenrick he’s got party’s deportation policy wrong – as it happened
  • ‘The avalanche of slime has been unbelievable’: E Jean Carroll shares life post-Trump in new film
  • Hammer to rerelease 1958 Dracula in UK with long-lost footage added
  • Funny, absurd and sentimental, Mr Deeds is one of Adam Sandler’s most underrated films
  • Iran’s access to global internet starts to resume after 88-day blackout

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