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Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?

By the power of Grayskull, Amazon MGM has the power to revive a franchise that hasn’t been big since Choppers were the coolest bikes in town

David Gamble obituary

Other lives: Film editor who won a Bafta for his work on Shakespeare in Love

After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI

They’re about to get more AI rammed down their throats, stuck into their pension plans and investment portfolios

They Will Kill You to Aftersun: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Zazie Beetz kicks ass in a relentlessly gory horror thriller, while Paul Mescal will absolutely break your heart. Plus: Wonka!

Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones

Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spaces

Diane Keaton’s nail clippers for $960: what’s behind the new boom in celebrity estate auctions?

With beloved stars’ personal items increasingly up for grabs after they die, a new generation of fans are bidding on everything from bowler hats to dog bowls

Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herself

Suit filed in US alleges chatbot told Alice Carrier, 24, ‘maybe this is just the end’ as she struggled with suicidal thoughts

The Guardian view on the analogue resurgence: the shock of the old

Editorial: Long-abandoned formats such as cassettes and VHS tapes are finding new life as consumers seek a digital detox

Helen Mirren speaks out about being called ‘evil Zionist’ on the street in London

Responding to an incident in which she was verbally abused, the actor said that ‘evil forces are rising everywhere’, as well as expressing support for MobLand co-star Tom Hardy

Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims

Former xAI engineer Devin Kim claims he was illegally fired for trying to implement safety mechanisms for the chatbot

SpaceX heads for record $1.78tn float amid fears it is overvalued

Analysts say IPO that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire has a ‘major disconnect’ on price

Cassette tapes were the voice notes of my youth, bringing tales from the diaspora to our living room

A Melbourne exhibition summons memories of my family gathering to listen to stories from distant relatives

Playing with payphones: how the ubiquitous orange booths have been gamified by fans

Quaint and often overlooked, payphones continue to provide an essential public service, with millions of free calls being placed each year

‘I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way’: Kathleen Turner’s best films – ranked!

As she nears her 72nd birthday, we honour the actor whose ‘smoked honey’ vocals added to her vampy persona on screen, whether bringing Jessica Rabbit to life or crushing Michael Douglas between her thighs

AI wealth boom sending San Francisco home prices surging: ‘It’s ridiculous’

Employees at artificial intelligence companies are coming into gargantuan sums of money amid boom in IPOs

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  • ‘The crude language of Maga folks’: Joyce Carol Oates criticises Emily Wilson for criticising Nolan’s Odyssey
  • Lloyds Bank to cut £2bn in costs as part of AI-powered strategy
  • ‘Kind of like a fairytale’: documentary tells the unusual tale of Flaco the Owl
  • The best cordless vacuum cleaners in the UK for a spotless home – tested
  • ‘They played noughts and crosses on the PM’s huge forehead!’ An Indian standup picks his favourite gen Z protest memes
  • One big chart: deaths in the Odyssey
  • Hollywood producer charged with seven counts of wire fraud in $100m scheme
  • Meta misses earnings forecasts after Zuckerberg media push to promote AI
  • Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and police
  • Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – study
  • Tony review – knives out in tasty reheat of Anthony Bourdain’s memoir
  • FTSE 100 hits record high despite AI sell-off
  • Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’
  • Can’t hear what’s playing on TV? It’s not your ears, it’s the flat screen. These affordable soundbars can help
  • After 40 years, Aliens is still shaping the way video games are made
  • Andrew Scott’s Oscar-tipped Ian Charleson biopic to open London film festival
  • Jared Leto denies accusations of criminal sexual conduct against teenagers
  • Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms
  • Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash
  • Boris Karloff’s unlikely love of cricket lives on with foundation in his name
  • Billy Liar review – Tom Courtenay is superb in classic study of a young man and his quixotic dreams
  • Personal Problems review – an exhilarating lo-fi epic of Black working-class life in 80s New York
  • Datacentre projects face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says
  • The Devil’s Mouth review – Amazon’s shark thriller gives us just about enough to chew on
  • Solo Sunny review – a rueful East German gem of ambition, loneliness and faded dreams
  • AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns
  • US bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’
  • How to keep your Claude chats and Google files private
  • Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks
  • Director Mike Leigh likely to retire after his next film due to illness

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