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Boy, 15, clears Snapchat’s visual age check ahead of Australia’s social media ban taking full effect

Sydney teen, who used fake date of birth when creating account, asked to verify age through selfie before Wednesday’s ban begins

Golden Globe nominations: One Battle After Another leads the charge

Sinners, Hamnet and Sentimental Value also key contenders for first major awards ceremony of the season, while Bradley Cooper, Sydney Sweeney and Brendan Fraser among those snubbed

‘It has to be genuine’: older influencers drive growth on social media

As midlife audiences turn to digital media, the 55 to 64 age bracket is an increasingly important demographic

‘Performance is inherently vulnerable’: Kristen Stewart says acting is ‘unmasculine’

Actor questions why male ‘method actors’ are held in such high regard, whereas female actors are just seen as ‘crazy’

More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters

Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis

Judi Dench says she ‘can’t remember what I’m doing tomorrow’ but can still recite Shakespeare

The actor has said she is increasingly facing problems with her memory as well as failing eyesight, struggling to remember appointments or see faces

Baby review – an astute portrait of queer Brazilian hustlers lost in the system

Abandoned by his parents and fresh out of juvenile prison, the wide-eyed Wellington meets a charismatic hustler on the restless streets of São Paulo

‘I wanted to be one of them’: why Bring It On is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their most loved comfort films is an ode to the 2000 teen classic

The Tale of Silyan review – farmer adopts stork in delightfully cockle-warming mud-caked folk tale

This film set in North Macedonia follows a farming family trying to survive in a cockle-warming story

Trump claims rave reviews for hosting Kennedy Center Honors – before ceremony even ends

President refers jokingly to renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ at celebration of stars from music and film

Who, If Not Us? The Fight for Democracy in Belarus review – activists display their defiance

Collateral comedy spins out from underneath the repression and violence charted in this sobering documentary that follows three indefatigable women

TV tonight: the ketamine dealer connected to Matthew Perry’s death

Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilty to selling the drugs that caused Perry’s death. Plus: Christmas cooking with Jamie Oliver. Here’s what to watch this evening

‘When you’re desperate, you fall for things easily’: the scam job ads on TikTok taking people’s money

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds fake agencies using the social media platform to dupe Kenyans into paying for nonexistent jobs in Europe

Scores of UK parliamentarians join call to regulate most powerful AI systems

Exclusive: Campaign urges PM to show independence from US and push to rein in development of superintelligence

‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés?

He is the prickly, hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Finishing Cover-Up, a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops, was never going to be easy

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  • 1 in 2 review – compassionate film about dealing with bowel cancer is a personal plea on behalf of the young
  • A Fox Under a Pink Moon review – Iranian teen refugee paints boldly imaginative self-portrait
  • ‘Thicky thicky dumb dumb’ satirist Cody Dahler on his viral videos: ‘my material is presented to me on a silver platter!’
  • Godzilla Minus Zero takes US box office by storm in opening weekend
  • Is this the most rubbish Christmas present ever?
  • What are you yearning for? We took to the streets to find out
  • Pickpockets review – small-budget Australian crime flick steals audience’s heart
  • 1-0 to humankind? US midterms vote puts AI, datacentres and the broligarchy back in their box
  • How African philosophies inspired a new approach to staging film festivals in Manchester
  • ‘I’ve seen people in my neighbourhood pulled out of their cars’: Ava DuVernay on the cruelty and brutality of Trump’s America
  • ‘AI clog’: UK public bodies battle onslaught of chatbot-generated complaints
  • Does Andy Burnham’s pivot from press to social media put scrutiny at risk?
  • Ukraine’s new frontier: how space has become critical to balance of the war
  • FAA announces first US digital air traffic control towers in Florida and Alaska
  • The Trump administration wants underwater datacenters. One Great Lakes non-profit is already preparing
  • Hollywood banks on Ebenezer to bring Johnny Depp in from the cold
  • Standing in the way of slop bowls: the woman blocking food delivery robots
  • A ‘customer success story’: leaked documents show Cisco doubled down on Israeli military deals during Gaza war
  • TikTok accused of helping to promote sex industry to girls
  • Can AI really save you money on your heating bill? I spent two years testing to find out
  • Reform UK councillor promoted collapsed $1.9bn ‘Ponzi scheme’ HyperVerse that left victims suicidal
  • The PM’s small measures aim to help the public take back control – and we know how powerful that can be
  • From Wild Horse Nine to Kings of Leon: your complete entertainment guide for the week ahead
  • Freezer meltdowns and airline hoaxes are a taste of things to come. Hoping for the best is no longer an option
  • ‘My biggest fear was being shot down’: how an injured Ukrainian soldier was evacuated by drone
  • Global stocks fall amid ‘big worries over AI’ after Democrats’ midterms triumph
  • Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions
  • The nine best personalized gifts, from a timeless tote bag to custom stationery
  • Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam
  • Struggling to spell ‘male chauvinist pig’? Apple’s grey list means your iPhone won’t help you

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