From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired
‘Boy kibble’: why are young men turning to dog food for meal inspiration?
The dried food, traditionally for pets, has become an unlikely influence for meal preppers. Some commenters have even claimed the trend could be an antidote to toxic masculinity
Cowboys, lassos, and nudity: AI startups turn to stunts for attention in a crowded market
Businesses are using theatrical stunts not for shock alone but to create viral content and drive sales conversations online
Is it possible to develop AI without the US?
Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was never a love story. It was a warning
Watch Michel Gondry’s 2004 time-twister as a hard sci-fi film and you might heed its advice
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
Apple and Google pledge not to discriminate against third-party apps in UK deal
Critics brand deal with regulator as ‘lightweight’ with ‘no legal bite’ as tech giants avoid legally binding measures
The far right in power always co-opts culture – in France, it has already begun
Marine Le Pen’s party is concocting plans to replace a vital, vibrant arts scene with a retrograde movement that would glorify the country’s past, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
Melania drops by 88% to No 62 at UK box office, with £66 site average
The documentary’s second week slump equates to around six tickets per cinema
Whistle review – a smart, sympathetic spin on the cursed-artefact horror
Chiller about a skull-shaped Aztec whistle blends Final Destination-style deaths with a tender portrait of anxious adolescence
No, the human-robot singularity isn’t here. But we must take action to govern AI
Moltbook, a social media site for AI agents, is nothing new. Still, the marriage of big tech and politics demands we take a stand
BT replaces Openreach boss in latest management shake-up
Katie Milligan replaces Clive Selley, who oversaw £12bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25m homes
The Swedish Connection review – uplifting real-life tale of Stockholm bureaucrat who outwits the Nazis
A genial, lightly comic portrait of Gösta Engzell, the unlikely civil servant who outmanoeuvred Nazi bureaucracy with paperwork
State-sponsored hackers targeting defence sector employees, Google says
Cyber-espionage campaigns are targeting employees directly, including through hiring processes, report claims
Beats Powerbeats Fit review: Apple’s compact workout earbuds revamped
Secure, noise-cancelling Bluetooth earbuds that shine for exercise and everyday use on Android and iPhone