Béla Tarr, Hungarian director of Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies, dies aged 70
The internationally acclaimed film-maker was renowned for beautifully shot cinematic epics
‘I felt violated’: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot crosses a line
Chatbot still being used to digitally undress women and children, while US takes TikTok approach to drones
A Game of Thrones spin-off, The Pitt returns and Goolagong: what’s new to streaming in Australia in January
Plus a star-studded Agatha Christie adaptation, gory new Ryan Murphy drama The Beauty and Oscars frontrunner One Battle After Another
2 Fast 2 Furious is the franchise’s most derided film. It’s also the best
Gaudy, plastic and tactile, the series’ second film sums up its manifesto: watching souped-up vehicles drive irresponsibly loudly
Love, desire and community: the new generation of readers bonding over romance novels
Young women drawn to ‘morally grey characters’ are driving a boom sparked by TikTok, Instagram and online friendships
Global buys majority stake in Gary Neville’s YouTube group The Overlap
European media giant aims to emulate success of sports podcast network Goalhanger, founded by Gary Lineker
Warning over TikTok scam using AI-generated videos of Spain’s Princess Leonor
Princess of Asturias Foundation says fraudsters are using fake profiles and videos purporting to show heir to Spanish throne
The strangest thing: is the future of cinema … not new movies?
Netflix’s big-screen release of the Stranger Things finale is estimated to have made over $25m at the US box office, the latest example of event cinema proving popular
‘I wouldn’t take a nickel of charity’: Mickey Rourke denounces fundraiser set up in his name
Denying any prior knowledge of the appeal, the actor said he would ‘rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger’ than accept the money
Narnia! Dune! Charli xcx! The 2026 films Guardian writers are most excited about
From much-anticipated sequels to music mockumentaries to auteur returns, the next 12 months offers up a wide variety of intriguing new movies
Nvidia CEO reveals new ‘reasoning’ AI tech for self-driving cars
Jensen Huang also announces at CES new, more powerful Vera Rubin chips that will arrive later this year
Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy
Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama
Leading AI expert delays timeline for its possible destruction of humanity
Former OpenAI employee Daniel Kokotajlo says progress to AGI is ‘somewhat slower’ than first predicted
AI images of Maduro capture reap millions of views on social media
Lack of verified information and advanced AI tools make it difficult to separate fact from fiction on US attack
An air fryer, 3D printer and streaming subscription: 11 items on our 2026 wishlist
From kitchen splurges to fashion staples, these are the products our contributors dream of