Angela Pleasence obituary
Actor known for playing Monica Sutton in Coronation Street, her many stage roles, and film and TV appearances with her father, Donald Pleasence
MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time
Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting children
Fisa surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring
Donald Trump says he is ‘working very hard’ with House Republicans to extend Section 702 without changes
The Pitt and Game of Thrones spinoff given age ratings as BBFC deploys new AI tool
Regulator says tool, which creates reports for humans to review, has helped classify entire UK catalogue of HBO Max
Snap Inc blames AI as it lays off 1,000 workers
Cuts by Snapchat’s parent company come in response to a declining stock price and pressure from an activist investor
ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere
Once you start noticing “it’s not X, it’s Y” as you scroll online, you can’t fail to register it. I’ve become so hypervigilant that it has seeped into my subconscious thoughts
Amazon enters agreements for nine Australian renewable projects to power datacentres
Tech company has signed on to nine deals as it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040
‘Misogyny with a marketing budget’: UK AI firm accused of sexist advert
Narwhal Labs ad for ‘AI employee’ contains strapline: ‘She outworks everyone. And she’ll never ask for a raise’
Bridget Jones statue becomes permanent resident of Leicester Square: ‘She makes Londoners feel seen’
Extension of three-year lifespan for bronze coincides with 25th anniversary rerelease of original romcom
Glenrothan review – Alan Cumming heads home in Brian Cox’s big-hearted brotherly drama
Succession is the question as Cox directs and stars as a distillery boss tempting estranged brother Cumming back into the Highland fold
Post your questions for Adam Scott
From his breakthrough role in public-sector comedy Parks and Rec to his mysterious and important work in corporate-dystopia drama Severance, the actor is ready to talk
Diamanti review – luscious-looking 1970s costume melodrama is a sumptuously soapy dramedy
Director Ferzan Özpetek captures the loves and lives of a group of seamstresses working on a fictional 18th-century period drama
The Blue Trail review – hypnotic tale of older-people rebellion in the Amazon in chilling dystopian fable
A cross between road movie and sci-fi, this is a subversive and bittersweet story about a 77-year-old who refuses to be shipped off to a ‘colony’
Truth & Treason review – persuasive, punchy treatment of teenager who takes on the Gestapo
Based on a true story, Ewan Horrocks as a young German denouncing Nazism and Rupert Evans as a Gestapo officer work well to loosen the Christian saviour narrative grip
MacBook Air M5 review: Apple’s best consumer laptop speeds up
Chip upgrade brings pro-level power, long battery life and plenty of storage, but the Air now faces real competition