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Russia-linked accounts spread far-right narrative online during Ceuta migration crisis, analysis finds

Counter-disinformation group says social media channels connected to Pravda network helped amplify message

Tony Jones: ‘I’m very far from being an activist’

The journalist turned film-maker on empathy, his investigation into animal testing, and life in one of Australia’s most enduring media power couples

This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy

The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing

Sam Neill filmed role in Legend of Zelda film adaptation before his death

The New Zealand actor, who died last month aged 78, will appear in live-action movie of popular video game, which is set for release next year

The White House’s plan to vet potentially dangerous AI is cloaked in secrecy

A Trump administration framework on AI testing leaves a lack of transparency – and plenty of open questions

Out of the blue: James Cameron’s surprise departure would be good for Avatar

The director has yet again hinted that he may step away – but if he does actually relinquish control, it would likely benefit the franchise

Hamnet to On Falling: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The gut-wrenching performance that won Jessie Buckley an Oscar. Plus, a powerful critique of the gig economy by debut director Laura Carreira

I stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all?

The time-honoured tradition of standing up with a drink, gossiping and putting the world to rights is under threat. If councillors ban it, we’ll all lose out, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Last House review – post-Covid apocalyptic lockdown thriller is a solid night in

Oscar nominee Wagner Moura and Greta Lee lead Netflix’s sci-fi tale of a family trapped in their house as something sinister arrives

‘These cooks ripped each other apart’: Dominic Sessa on playing Anthony Bourdain, kitchen bullies and the joys of being a 70s barfly

After his breakthrough in The Holdovers in 2023, Sessa has gone back to the 70s again for Tony, the biopic of bad-boy chef and Kitchen Confidential author Bourdain. And, he says, a big part of him would like to stay there

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health

Ruling comes as part of second phase of landmark trial that found social media company enabled harm against users

Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI

Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions

Tech barons dream of human colonies on Mars – but I can’t think of a worse place to die

Humans love to do stupid things to reach far-off places – but even the wildest frontiers on Earth have at least the possibility of a return home

The social media algorithm has left me behind. I’m unc and I’m chopped – and that’s OK

If you have to Google an internet or gen Z/alpha slang term, you absolutely shouldn’t be using it. I’m accepting this milestone with quiet dignity

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  • ‘I thank God for killing me and bringing me back’: Nicolas Winding Refn on the emergency op that inspired his new sci-fi horror
  • Netanyahu seeks to strip citizenship from Israelis as threats to NAZA film directors intensify
  • English far-right extremist who discussed killing Jews, Muslims and migrants is jailed
  • Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year
  • The Liberation review – Carrie Coon joins all-female cult in unsettling drama
  • Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods discount
  • UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened
  • Girls creator Lena Dunham welcomes baby girl delivered via surrogate
  • Location-tracking apps have turned me into a gibbering wreck – but I just can’t look away
  • Resident Evil review – Zach Cregger’s rebooted action horror is a wild rollercoaster ride
  • ‘Godfather of AI’ says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment
  • Everything Australians put online could be scraped for AI under proposed new rules. How will you be affected?
  • The dominance of AI is not inevitable. We can choose to change things for the better
  • EU moves closer to social media ban for under 13s
  • Smile at Last review – photo-love-story style parable of a teen abandoned at a tough Soviet youth facility
  • Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears
  • Battle of Chile director Patricio Guzmán dies aged 85
  • In-I in Motion review – Juliette Binoche pulls back the curtain on dance duet with Akram Khan
  • Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says
  • Allowing AI firms to collude to ‘pace the frontier’ is a dangerous proposition
  • The best life hack I’ve ever heard? Monetise what you’re bad at
  • ‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
  • Your mission, Tom Cruise, is to improve at interviews. And please keep sending the cakes
  • The US government is failing Americans on AI
  • Whisper of the Heart review – Studio Ghibli deep cut is pep talk on how to live the artistic life
  • The Cycle of Love review – a 6,000-mile bike ride caps a real life Swedish-Indian romance
  • Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’
  • Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says
  • Your photos, your words and your work: will Labor make it easier for AI companies to take them for free?
  • Singapore pays people to pick up a book in battle against doomscrolling

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