Onwards and Sideways review – Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney lift solid Parkinson’s drama Shakespeare in Love director John Madden’s feelgood – and bad – comedy-drama is powered by excellent performances and authenticity
Babies review – Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen embrace childlessness in breezy comedy To be a parent or not to be a parent is the question propelling this often insightful yet largely run-of-the-mill riff on a Judd Apatow movie
‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response
I Play Rocky review – crowd-pleasing Stallone biopic is heavy on fan service, light on real emotion There’s a knockout central performance from Anthony Ippolito in this otherwise rather lightweight making-of comedy drama
Closing Night review – fiery women face off in Almodóvar-lite melodrama Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Dianne Wiest are all impressive in actor-turned-director Cody Fern’s debut but they’re left stranded
Obama reportedly urges Democrats to prioritize safety plan for AI Ex-president urged party at closed-door fundraiser to create sweeping framework, from safety ‘slow-down’ to job losses
Reform’s Robert Jenrick ‘very confident’ £72m donations are ‘perfectly legal’ – as it happened Party’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ as Labour’s Angela Rayner warns of possible retrospective action
Chatbots can exploit our most basic human drive for attachment. Here’s how to have healthier relationship with AI This intimacy economy is exploiting the deepest parts of our intimate psychological infrastructure
OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers
Trash Mountain review – Caleb Hearon’s coming home indie is a funny if familiar journey A city-dwelling gay guy has to go home to rural Missouri after his father dies in this Sundance-by-numbers comedy drama that has its moments
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom review – Aardman’s spooky-season caper sparkles with fun There’s trouble afoot when Shaun’s pumpkin-supersizing serum ends up in a balding farmer’s hair growth bottle in this third cinematic adventure
AI will transform capitalism – but how? Technology is going to drastically reshape the economy, and it’s within our power to decide what that looks like
Warning: our democracy won’t survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can While fascists protest in UK ports and purvey nonsense and poison online, ever fewer people have the perspective or analytical tools to challenge them, says Guardian columnist John Harris
‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment Pilot project in Preston comes with apprenticeship offer for Neets at end of three-week course
The AfD won a shock election in Germany. Elon Musk was thrilled The billionaire and the party have developed a symbiotic relationship to spread their far-right views both in Germany and the US