Would I want my child to study for a social media influencer degree? No, but it’s the way of the world

What next, you might think, as you consider the UK university course: a BA in the manosphere? Take a look at media job listings to set yourself straight, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month

The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals

Billions of dollars, none of it taxed: ATO reveals the tech giants paying zero income tax

Database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie review – terrifying and inspiring story of survival

Alex Gibney’s documentary follows the celebrated author’s life up to and after the attack, but what shines through is Rushdie’s remarkable courage

‘It’s frustrating to see immoral videos do so well’: how YouTube sensation Half-Asleep Chris sent a rollercoaster to space and made Bella the cat a star

His videos of cats, loopy contraptions and theme park rides round the heavens (and his back garden) have notched up a billion views. We meet Chris Burton in the suburban home where it all happens

‘They raped our country’: documentary follows Kenyans’ fight for restitution over stolen land

Multinational tea companies still occupy ancestral highlands of communities displaced during British colonial era

New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

How AI could ‘supercharge’ election risks across south-east Asia

Some experts fear AI could be weaponised in south-east Asia, home to nations with predominately young and hyper-connected populations

Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare

A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces

Gaza documentary NAZA beats Avengers Endgame: Encore to top Italian box office

Award-winning, Guardian-produced film focused on Israel’s mass killing of civilians extends run after sold-out screenings

The people’s reboot? Inside the 2 October Guardian Weekly

A pushback against big datacentres. Plus: Steve Reich at 90

‘President of the Unites States’: White House’s AI accord includes spelling error

Donald Trump and six tech executives voluntarily signed the document, which included a misspelling, committing to safely developing AI

We need ‘right to intervene’ in AI amid growing threat, says Bank of England boss

Andrew Bailey’s comments come as fears grow that rogue models could take financial system hostage

Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation

Unprecedented university donation from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin will go toward building a new Miami campus

More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data

Exclusive: Campaign comes amid backlash against tech company’s involvement with Israeli military and Trump’s ICE crackdown