‘What to buy Dad for Christmas’: is retail ready for the AI shopping shift?
As shoppers ask ChatGPT for inspiration, brands scramble to ensure their products appeal to the bots calling the shots
Travel firm Tui says it is using AI to create ‘inspirational’ videos
Boss says German firm also investing in generative engine optimisation to help push it to top of chatbot responses
Russell Crowe says makers of Gladiator II did not ‘understand what made the first one special’
The actor has criticised the creative team behind the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic, saying it lacked the moral core that defined the original Oscar-winning film
Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘preparing for flotation that could value it at over $1tn’
Reports say space exploration company has begun talks about stock market listing that could raise more than $25bn
‘Grand social experiment’: Australia’s social media ban turns heads globally, with mixed results
From a live blog on the BBC to cautious reaction in the New York Times, here’s how the world’s media covered the ban
Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases review – on the hunt with Holmes in restored 1920s mysteries
From stealing a photo for the King of Bohemia to battling the Napoleon of crime on a clifftop, Holmes is witty and watchable in these early Conan Doyle-approved dramas
From ‘glacier aesthetic’ to ‘poetcore’: Pinterest predicts the visual trends of 2026 based on its search data
If search interest holds, glitchy glam, cool blue, aliencore and gummy bear aesthetics are among the vibes set to rock the creative world next year
Under-16s who slipped through cracks of social media ban will be ‘booted off in time’, eSafety commissioner says
Julie Inman Grant unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions as Anthony Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’
UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom
Visitor numbers to UK’s 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report finds
UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology
Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
As Wuthering Heights gets a raunchy Hollywood remake, our writer takes a pilgrimage through Haworth, the village where its author lived – and finds her spirit still electrifying the cobbled streets and windswept moors
Trump clears way for Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to China
Commerce department finalising deal to allow H200 chips to be sold to China as strict Biden-era restrictions relaxed
The art of going ‘Instagram official’: how 10 celebrity couples shared their love with the world
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are the latest A-listers to announce their relationship status online. But there are many ways to do it - from fancy dress to panicked deletions
Moonpig’s use of AI to design and personalise cards drives up sales
About half of purchases involve shoppers using online retailer’s artificial intelligence-led features
Trump’s crackdown on factchecker visas will not protect free speech
This isn’t about defending citizens. It’s about keeping the truth – and those skilled at protecting it – at a safe distance