How Amazon turned our capitalist era of free markets into the age of technofeudalism

Amazon Web Services owns the basic infrastructure for other businesses to operate online, turning even governments into its serfs, says the leader of MeRA25, Yanis Varoufakis

I’m always on my phone, my girlfriend would rather communicate via woodland creatures. Somehow we make it work

She has read 57 books this year, whereas I have watched all of Selling Sunset. But we listen to each other – and enjoy it

You’re gonna need a bigger boat: the 20 best films set on water – ranked!

As L’Atalante is re-released, we count down the best movies set largely on ships, boats, barges, yachts, steamers and trimarans. Submarines banned, as they’re under water

Don’t buy new tech this Black Friday: expert tips for buying refurbished phones and laptops

Tech is on its last legs? Refurbished can be the cheaper, greener option. Here’s how to choose well and avoid the pitfalls

Udo Kier obituary

Actor whose eccentric presence was in demand for both arthouse and Hollywood films

Troll 2 review – mythical Scandi-kaiju runs amok in mayhem-filled mockbuster

An enraged behemoth breaks free from a government black site bent on revenge, but there is not much here aside from some monster action

Teens seek urgent high court injunction to block Australian government’s social media ban

Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, both 15, are supported by a digital rights group led by NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick

Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?

A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other accounts. It has resulted in a firestorm of recriminations

California prosecutors’ office used AI to file inaccurate motion in criminal case

Filing contained errors known as ‘hallucinations’, with attorneys arguing prosecutors’ office used AI in other cases

London councils enact emergency plans after three hit by cyber-attack

Kensington and Westminster councils investigating whether data has been compromised as Hammersmith and Fulham also reports hack

European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s

MEPs pass resolution to help parents tackle growing dangers of addictive internet platforms

ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology

OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself

After bringing back Rush Hour, which franchise might Trump resurrect next?

The president’s bizarre insistence that the dead Jackie Chan-Chris Tucker series should return resulted in a shock announcement this week. Maybe there’s more to come …

Computer maker HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs by 2028 as it turns to AI

US firm says plan to speed up product development and improve customer satisfaction would save $1bn a year

Sirāt review – rave in the desert leads to exasperating quest in the sands of Morocco

Oliver Laxe’s Cannes prize winner about a father’s search for his missing daughter starts impressively then descends into Pythonesque perdition