AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say
Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown
‘He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage
The Reform UK leader is courting the crypto community in the hope it could become a campaign funding base
Nobody Wants This to Lily Allen: the week in rave reviews
Kristen Bell’s sex podcaster and Adam Brody’s hot rabbi return with more romcom angst, while the Smile singer’s new record is a sharp autopsy of marital betrayal. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
From Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere to IT: Welcome to Derry – your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Jeremy Allen White channels the Boss in a hotly tipped new biopic, and Pennywise the clown returns to terrorise unsuspecting children in a spooky horror prequel series
The Guardian view on a bumper crop of horror: scary times call for even scarier films
Editorial: A new wave of socially engaged movies is storming the box office and changing how we think about the genre
‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows
Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviour
This isn’t the spin-off you’re looking for: why Disney was right to ditch Adam Driver’s Ben Solo movie
A Star Wars film resurrecting young Kylo Ren was never a good idea, even if Steven Soderbergh was attached to direct
US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for gun
Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspicious
Meta found in breach of EU law over ‘ineffective’ complaints system for flagging illegal content
European Commission initial finding says Facebook and Instagram introduced unnecessary steps for users to submit reports
Statue of Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones to be unveiled in London
The character created by Helen Fielding and played by Zellweger in four films, is to be immortalised in bronze in Leicester Square where it will become a permanent fixture
Shock therapy: why scary movies keep evolving – and making money
With Hollywood favouring franchise fare, horror films have become the last bastion of inventive film-making, producing a new generation of auteurs in the process
Fright club: eight film-makers who are redefining modern horror
From those using shocks to shine a light on racial injustice to others who just know sadistic clowns are scary, here are the auteurs of chills currently ripping up the rulebook
The best beard trimmers to groom in comfort and style, tested
We put nine clippers to the test for every beard and budget, from a decades-old classic to waterproof and travel-friendly models
Ballad of a Small Player to Hedda: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Tilda Swinton and Colin Farrell star in a sweaty, vibrant gambling thriller, while Tessa Thompson will slake your thirst for sexy period drama. Plus: Steve Buscemi as a serial killer and all the best scarefests for Halloween
‘When I told him I’d secretly seen his films, his eyes filled with tears’: Isabella Rossellini remembers her father Roberto
The Italian director’s career was briefly derailed when his ‘scandalous’ affair with the Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman hit the headlines in the 1950s. Their daughter Isabella remembers a devoted parent and a brilliant film-maker