DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline
The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hack
The Guardian view on online harms: Ofcom is failing at its job
Editorial: Expressions of disappointment are not an adequate response to the concerning lack of safety improvements for children on social media
Brazil’s victory for the planet and democracy: seven lessons from Lula’s win
The trouncing of the far right provides a playbook for social and environmental movements in other countries facing elections, including the US, Spain and France
The Mosquito Bowl review – Netflix mixes football, war and cliches in slick by-the-numbers saga
Peter Berg’s handsomely made second world war drama about a football game before the battle of Okinawa is stirring but filled with eye-rolling dialogue
Ike Ong obituary
Other lives: Co-founder of Skoob Books, a secondhand bookshop in London
Meta discussed ‘whisper strategy’ against social media critic Jonathan Haidt, files show
Court documents reveal staff considered ways to ‘get academic community to disavow’ influential US author
Elke Sommer, prolific German star of A Shot in the Dark and And Then There Were None, dies aged 85
The Berlin-born performer had a gift for languages that took her to Hollywood, landing roles alongside Peter Sellers, Dick Van Dyke and Paul Newman
Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by an alleged Chinese spy
Jensen Huang reported to have had close relationship with tech company executive suspected of passing intel to China
What is it like to work when your co-workers are AI agents?
Using AI for roles from executive assistants to chiefs of staff, companies are boasting about doing more with less, creating tension with their human workers
Puddlesuits, movie nights and daytime baths: how to survive rainy days with small kids
Wet weather dampening your plans? From screen-free stories and craft kits to waterproof gear, here’s how to keep little ones – and grownups – entertained
Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site
Authorities allege company may have breached Finnish environmental laws by forgoing required impact assessment
UK social media ban may lock out more than 100,000 teenagers without ID
Watchdog says under-16 ban may affect older teenagers without passport or licence, and that ‘motivated children’ will skirt restrictions
Could Abdul El-Sayed’s plan for AI companies stave off catastrophe?
The Michigan Senate candidate is calling for public ownership and other reforms, offering a potential antidote to ideological gridlock
Exploding heads, mutant aliens and bursting chests: horror’s greatest special effects – ranked!
From the beheading in The Omen to the attic scene in The Birds, here’s a countdown of the genre’s most iconic moments – in glorious, old-school pre-CGI style
Computerized clairvoyance: psychics push back against AI-generated readings
Human practitioners warn computer-generated offerings lack the empathy and connection central to divination