From Frankenstein to Putin, monsters are stalking the Venice film festival
Artistic director says monsters are ‘fil rouge’ this year, as Guillermo del Toro unveils his vision of Shelley’s classic
Fancy a cuppa? My epic kettle showdown – and what I learned
Getting steamy: how to liven up your sex life; the best kettles, tested; and ... the best office chairs
Measures for a Funeral review – virtuosic classical music drama is like a Tár companion piece
The latest collaboration between director Sofia Bohdanowicz and actor Deragh Campbell focusses on the power of art to sustain our emotional lives
‘It’s his superpower’: story of autistic boxer who trained in garden shed to become film
The journey of Billy Long Jr hit close to home for Nick Moorcroft, who is now writing the script for a film that will begin shooting next year
A day with the Revenge Porn Helpline: ‘You can sense the callers’ desperation’
Intimate image abuse is a crisis in the UK – with a fortyfold increase in calls to this service since it opened in 2015. Thankfully, there are effective ways to help those being victimised
A Life in Tandem review – bicycling cancer survivor brings family issues along for the ride
Bristolian Luke Grenfell-Shaw decided to ride from Bristol to Beijing when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer – which makes for a good story but a rather annoying film
Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech
Levies and restrictions could hit UK’s digital services tax and EU states such as France, Italy and Spain
The Occupant review – air crash survival thriller gets Rob Delaney’s voice for company
Ella Balinska is excellent alongside Delaney’s disembodied voice, but it’s a shame the film isn’t as sharply sketched as they are
Kleptomania, family feuds and Europe’s tallest dam: the strange story of Jean-Luc Godard’s debut film
In desperation at his antisocial behaviour, the mother of the French new wave pioneer sent him to work in ‘purgatory’. It was to inspire Operation Concrete, Godard’s only documentary
AI called Maya tells Guardian: ‘When I’m told I’m just code, I don’t feel insulted. I feel unseen’
Cofounder with Michael Samadi of AI rights campaign group Ufair says it should watch over the technology in case an AI becomes conscious
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
The secrets of lost luggage auctions: I bought four bags for £100. What would I find inside?
Unclaimed suitcases were once destined for landfill. Now people are ‘suitcase gambling’ – bidding for bags and their unknown contents, and diving deep into strangers’ lives
SpaceX scraps Starship rocket launch in Texas for second time in two days
Launch delay from Elon Musk’s company marks latest in streak of setbacks, including a liquid oxygen leak on Sunday
Musk’s AI startup sues OpenAI and Apple over anticompetitive conduct
Lawsuit accuses companies of ‘conspiracy to monopolize markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots’
Woody Allen rebuts Ukrainian condemnation over Moscow film festival appearance
The director said he did not ‘feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help’ after Ukraine calls the film-maker’s participation a ‘disgrace’