Paramount’s £80bn takeover of Warner Brothers a step closer after EU approval
European Commission says Paramount Skydance’s decision to end Universal venture addresses merger concerns
AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals
Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database
In the bizarre world of short-form video, nobody is allowed to take a breath
I never thought I’d miss punctuation so much, but as the pauses on social media videos are cut to shreds, I wonder where the assault on our senses will end, writes Adrian Chiles
Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach
The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in June
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement
Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed in agreement between AI startup and authors over use of their work
Elon Musk says Grok Imagine will make ‘historically accurate’ AI adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey
The billionaire says the AI-generated film will stay true to Homer’s original, after repeatedly criticising Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster over its casting choices
Nostalgia review – Tarkovsky’s yearning cine-poem is deeply mysterious and profound
In the Russian director’s Italy-set 1983 great, a scholar has an existential crisis while researching the life of a composer
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender review – engaging TV-to-movie adventure
A feature-length continuation of the much-loved animated series provides enough for fans as well as the uninitiated
Pinocchio: Unstrung review – public domain slasher turns beloved puppet into sick serial killer
Like the grisly Winnie-the-Pooh films, the latest in the Twisted Childhood Universe franchise offers feeble satire and shock-free ‘horror’
Go woke, get rich: why rightwing hate campaigns don’t affect the box office
After a bigoted online backlash, led by Elon Musk, The Odyssey achieved a monster weekend – the latest example of a targeted takedown that didn’t work
‘I come from a murderer’: the woman who found out Charles Manson was her grandfather
Difficult new Hulu documentary follows a 26-year-old woman’s startling discovery that she’s related to the notorious, murderous cult leader
Ask E Jean review – Trump survivor turns out to be tougher than he thought as she fights on
Ivy Meeropol’s engrossing film follows as former star columnist E Jean Carroll, now in her 80s, battles through an unfinished series of legal disputes
On the Sea review – tender fishermen’s boat-based tale of forbidden love far from prying eyes
Away from the disapproval of their Welsh fishing community, two men embark on a passionate affair in Helen Walsh’s poignant drama
Paul Gerhardt obituary
Other lives: Specialist in television educational initiatives who went on to work for the British Film Institute
Godzilla vs Kong actor Kaylee Hottle dies aged 18
The deaf actor, who played a major role in Godzilla vs Kong and its 2024 sequel, was killed in a car crash in Maryland