The rise of digital money poses significant challenges for regulators
Bank of England is at crossroads over the use of crytocurrencies and establishing a financial framework for transactions
OpenAI launch of video app Sora plagued by violent and racist images: ‘The guardrails are not real’
Misinformation researchers say lifelike scenes could obfuscate truth and lead to fraud, bullying and intimidation
Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom
Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought
‘Delivery robots will happen’: Skype co-founder on his fast-growing venture Starship
Ahti Heinla on bringing his tech to small towns, its effects on jobs – and whether he’s still interested in money
‘Let’s learn from that history’: opera looks to luddites for how to deal with AI
New work by Ben Crick and Kamal Kaan suggests we could benefit from knowing more about the ‘machine-wreckers’
How to live a good life in difficult times: Yuval Noah Harari, Rory Stewart and Maria Ressa in conversation
From superintelligent AI to the climate and democracy, three leading thinkers discuss how to navigate the future
From cage to screen: The Smashing Machine and Mark Kerr’s second act with The Rock
Once MMA’s fiercest heavyweight, Kerr spiralled into addiction. Two decades after The Smashing Machine, The Rock has revived his story for film
My cultural awakening: Ratatouille helped me overcome my insomnia
My difficulties with sleep stretched back to childhood, when I would put on a movie to pass the time – until I watched the children’s animated film and it made me drop off straight away
From the BFI London film festival to Taylor Swift: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
The movie extravaganza his the capital as well as screens nationwide, while the all-conquering Swift brings pop maestro Max Martin back for her new record
Tesla hit with second lawsuit over deadly California Cybertruck crash
Parents of another victim of 2024 crash say ‘catastrophic’ design flaw to blame for deaths of three people
Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl review – lazy big screen cash-in
The megastar’s underwhelming new album gets a suitably sub-par cinematic accompaniment offering very little for even the most devoted of fans
The Guardian view on Tilly Norwood: she’s not art, she’s data
Editorial: The first 100% AI actor is a cause for alarm. But the human connection of great acting can never be replaced
Apple removes Ice tracking apps after pressure from Trump administration
Company removed IceBlock and similar immigration agent alert apps from its App Store, citing ‘safety risks’
Shell review – Elisabeth Moss gets Substance-d by Kate Hudson in schlocky curio
Max Minghella directs an incredibly silly yet frustratingly un-fun LA-set horror about an actor trying to look beautiful
Why do I use LOL so much in my texts?
My personal texts and work chats were littered with LOLs. I asked experts for advice on avoiding its ‘more insidious’ uses