Alphabet Lane review – tree-change couple invent fake neighbours in this unsettling drama
James Litchfield’s dark, well-paced film about an isolated pair’s imaginary friend, blends genres and emotional registers
Tesla reports mixed financial results as Musk pivots automaker to AI and robots
Figures fail to significantly buoy stock as firm admits ‘significant effort and hard work’ needed to achieve goals
Los Angeles school board votes to set limits on classroom screen time
Measure will also limit device use during passing periods, lunch and recess and block YouTube on district devices
Isaac Julien review – Gwendoline Christie meets a cyborg starfish in a pleasure-seeker’s postmodern parlour
The video artist famous for his films charged with Black queer desire unleashes a kitsch, bombastic and rather glorious meditation on human connection
I was wrong about the danger of smartphones in schools. It’s far, far worse than I thought
The new ban in England should be welcomed. But teachers like me know that enforcement is time-consuming – and even, sometimes, dangerous, says English teacher Lola Okolosie
People once cited romcoms to describe the love they hoped for. Now the doomscroll has replaced the meet-cute
The search for connection persists but it’s seen as a task to be completed rather than a story waiting to unfold
AI-powered robot beats elite table tennis players
In feat hailed as milestone in robotics, Sony AI’s Ace wins three out of five matches played under official rules
Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations
Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data
Going bald? There’s a subreddit for that – and it’s weirdly wonderful
Being hairless on top has never been in style, but r/bald members encourage one another in the face of insecurity
Emma the joke-telling robot cracks up the care home: Paula Hornickel’s best photograph
‘The first resident that Emma – a social robot – was introduced to was called Peter. After that, Emma assumed they were all called Peter, which everyone found hilarious. Then she broke down’
What have I done? I forced my kid to listen to Usha Vance’s podcast – now she’s a fan
The second lady has launched a serviceable children’s podcast. That seems strategic given JD Vance’s potential presidential run
‘In two years, nobody will care’ if actors are AI or not, predicts La Haine director
Mathieu Kassovitz, who is currently working on an AI-enabled film, also dismisses concerns over copyright
Agon review – ice-cold, machine-tooled inspection of the dark side of athletic perfection
Three sportswomen undergo the various ordeals of competition in a spare, sometimes harrowing drama suffused with a chilly vérité detachedness
‘Fullz’, ‘clicking’ and ‘addys’: how teens talk about fraud
Kaf Okpattah reveals the language used by scammers, from ‘squares’ to ‘clicking’ and ‘mule herder’
‘Get back to work’: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record
Workers and labor advocates say the company’s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem