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US jobs market yet to be seriously disrupted by AI, finds Yale study

Report says changes to occupational mix since release of ChatGPT in 2022 ‘sluggish’ compared with 1940s and 50s

The AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood is a symptom of blandified film culture. We need a return to reality

The industry should refuse to work with these uncanny figures, which plagiarise the performances of generations of actors

The Story of Skids: Scotland’s No 1 Punk Band review – likable look back to the noise era

Very much the story of singer Ricard Jobson, this amiable portrait takes in tales of Sid Vicious and the pop culture hysteria when the genre exploded

Golden retriever boyfriends and ick lists: gen Z’s dating rules are making them ‘constantly disappointed’

A steady stream of viral terms and online guidance is leading young people to reduce prospective partners to checklists

‘I think you’re testing me’: Anthropic’s new AI model asks testers to come clean

Safety evaluation of Claude Sonnet 4.5 raises questions about whether predecessors ‘played along’, firm says

I’m just Ken: why is Kenneth Branagh narrating Anthony Hopkins’s memoir?

You might think the audiobook of the acting legend’s autobiography should be read by the acting legend himself. But apparently he wasn’t right for the part

Leading UK tech investor warns of ‘disconcerting’ signs of AI stock bubble

James Anderson voices concern over soaring valuations of artificial intelligence firms

Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror review – musical mash-up tries for new approach

This new approach to silent cinema is like trying to watch a movie while your next-door neighbour has their music on too loud

13 Going on 30: The Musical review – Jennifer Garner romcom returns with goofy charm

The stage version of the 2004 film has bright choreography and a likeable lead performance by Lucie Jones, even if the songs are a bit underpowered

‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’

The birth of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has caused a backlash in Hollywood and has sparked conversation from Guardian readers

‘Better than a bog-standard running shoe’: the best fitness tech and gadgets, according to experts

We asked coaches and athletes to reveal the gizmos they use to get more from every workout. From smart goggles to turbo trainers, here’s what they recommend

The Threesome review – sexy romcom deals with unexpected complications of a throupling

Plausible twists, engaging characters and a charismatic cast make three the magic number in this impeccably calibrated comedy

Play Dirty review – Shane Black’s action comedy comeback is a blast

The writer-director returns to the genre he knows best with a breezy winner led by Mark Wahlberg and a standout LaKeith Stanfield

The Partisan review – the thrilling escapades of Churchill’s favourite spy

Morgane Polanski is intense and seductive as Polish agent Krystyna Skarbek, in an uneven drama about her missions across Nazi occupied Europe

My calls and emails to family in Afghanistan go unanswered. The Taliban’s internet shutdown has left us all helpless

From the safety of Australia, I watch in despair as my loved ones in Kabul navigate this digital darkness – a calculated effort to silence dissent

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  • AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals
  • Nvidia hires leading US law firm to investigate Jensen Huang’s relationship
  • Give Me the Ball! review – tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King is ferocious force for equality
  • Farewell to Elon Musk’s Cybertruck. Has any car ever been more repellent?
  • Female Perversions review – Tilda Swinton searches for erotic adventures in rework of Madame Bovary
  • NAZA documentary on Gaza killings becomes one of year’s most watched
  • Germany reportedly bans Chinese drones at military bases over security concerns
  • Nima Momeni sentenced to 16 years to life in murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee
  • US justice department sues Lyft over alleged refusal to serve passengers with disabilities
  • UK social media ban expansion for under-16s could cover YouTube Kids
  • Inquiry launched into UK budget bank tax leak; Wall Street hit by US inflation data – as it happened
  • Tinto Brass obituary
  • ‘Flying cars’ could launch in China next summer, maker of two-seat model says
  • Anthropic targets valuation of up to $1.4tn in stock market flotation
  • 13 Assassins: Takashi Miike’s viscerally violent remake is full-throttle samurai mayhem
  • Whispers in the Woods review – paddling in the moonlight in tender study of human-animal interaction
  • Meghan makes first public appearance since father’s arrest but pulls out of speech
  • Nvidia and Jensen Huang sued in US over affair with alleged Chinese spy
  • Traces of Justice review – ‘Chinese Sherlock Holmes’ at centre of arresting forensic cop thriller
  • ChatGPT’s Teen Mode could deprive teenagers of a fundamental need
  • ‘I’m looking for faces which surprise me’: how Richard Avedon photographed the soul of his subjects
  • Are walking pads worth it? We put the best under-desk treadmills to the test
  • Soul Patrol review – heartstopping story of the US army’s first Black special ops team at work in Vietnam
  • Apple MacBook Pro review: lighter, thinner and a stunning OLED touchscreen
  • ‘We are human too’: the Roma film-makers striking back at stereotypes
  • Australia to introduce mandatory reporting after OpenAI hack to combat artificial intelligence ‘going rogue’
  • One Nation dumps Victorian election candidate who praised Adolf Hitler as ‘GOAT’
  • Teenager who planned terror attack in Sydney tells court he was radicalised online and used AI to strategise
  • Silicon Valley and Trump rally behind Nvidia CEO after his affair with alleged Chinese spy
  • Jensen Huang’s image has been shattered. Could he be pushed out at Nvidia?

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