The AfD won a shock election in Germany. Elon Musk was thrilled The billionaire and the party have developed a symbiotic relationship to spread their far-right views both in Germany and the US
‘Cheap iPhone deal’: warning over scam sites selling latest Apple mobiles Criminals exploit demand for iPhone 18 Pro and foldable Duo to trick people eager to get their hands on one
Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via ads
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother review – Mahershala Ali is a grieving hitman in soulful thriller The two-time Oscar-winner is an unusual killer in a compelling mix of pulpy action and family drama
Misty Green review – Chris Rock’s jumbled LA drama saved by fiery Rosalind Eleazar There’s a stunning lead performance from the breakout British actor but the film surrounding her can’t quite match what she’s bringing
Woman Unknown wins Venice film festival as NAZA takes special jury prize May el-Toukhy becomes eighth female director to take Golden Lion as Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love and Guardian-produced exposé of Israel’s Gaza killings also awarded
Bold and bravura choices as Venice celebrates A Woman Unknown, Possible Love and NAZA After facing heavy criticism over its lack of female directors, the film festival may have redeemed itself with its winners’ list
‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems
Film producer Jeremy Thomas was a cross between a kindly Cambridge don and the movie world’s cool uncle The man behind The Last Emperor had the confidence of an old-fashioned studio boss along with the soul of a cineaste
Everybody Wants to Fuck Me review – Taron Egerton is hounded in sharp-toothed dating nightmare It’s Get Out meets the Shitty Media Men list in this entertaining mix of dark comedy and thriller with a brilliant alternating turn from Taron Egerton
Jeremy Thomas, British producer of The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, dies aged 77 An outstanding figure in the UK film industry, Thomas was noted for collaborations with directors including Bernardo Bertolucci and David Cronenberg
Girl Group review – Rebel Wilson’s dreadful music comedy is a spice-free wannabe The actor turned writer-director’s ode to girl groups is a shoddily made and embarrassingly unfunny catastrophe
Michael Barrymore becomes unlikely TikTok star with nearly 5m followers Former primetime TV host films himself eating dog biscuits, doing ‘munchie runs’ and addressing pool death case
Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselves
‘Immature playground boasting’: Mathematicians uneasy at OpenAI’s latest scalp As OpenAI model cracks Millennium Prize Problem that puzzled experts for decades, many feel shocked at pace of change