FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear

Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure laws

‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett

‘Brash, disingenuous, lethal’: that’s how the 67-year-old actor describes his younger self. He lied to his partners, disrespected his audiences, betrayed his friends. Has this indiscreet, unreliable heartbreaker finally grown up and settled down?

Marcia Lucas, Star Wars’ Oscar-winning editor and unsung hero, dies at 80

‘Innovative artist’, who was married to George Lucas until 1983 and worked on several Martin Scorsese films, has died from metastatic cancer

Jamie Lee Curtis announces death of actor sister Kelly aged 69: ‘My first friend and lifelong confidant’

Star says her older sister, an actor and film-maker, died ‘in her home, in nature, at peace’

KSI announces his departure from YouTube collective Sidemen

Influencer and Britain’s Got Talent judge had made football, comedy and challenge videos with group since 2013

Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival

Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm

The Guardian view on the splinternet: where China led, Iran and others are eagerly following

Editorial: Authoritarian states are increasingly shutting off or throttling access to the internet, creating separate spheres in a realm built on connection

Beast review – down-and-out MMA fighter film is predictable but still lands punches

Directed by Tyler Atkins and co-written by Russell Crowe, this Australian feature follows a familiar playbook – but you’ll find yourself surprisingly invested

Four in 10 struggle to access mobile signal on the move in the UK

Survey finds frustration with connectivity to 4G or 5G, highlighting weaknesses in digital infrastructure

Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos. What could go wrong?

A new belief set is uniting some of the wealthiest men in the world around a ‘transhuman’ future – actual humanity be damned

‘It’ll be like Barbenheimer’: UK gripped by new wave of Beatlemania in lead-up to four biopics

Fab Four are still making waves 60 years on – and upcoming Sam Mendes films are expected to turn the hype up to 11

Trump proposes ‘wild’ rally instead of concerts after artists back out of series

US president also decries judge’s ruling on Kennedy Center and praises progress on reflecting pool in posting spree

An industry targeting Australia’s ageing population is growing, but can AI deliver more humanity in aged care?

While companion robots are being introduced and virtual experiences hope to ‘take loneliness away’, one expert agrees tech should never replace the human element

‘America’s sweetheart’: exhibition explores Marilyn Monroe’s complex relationship to stardom

The new exhibition at LA’s Academy museum features some of the star’s most intimate belongings that have never been available for public viewing

Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’

Experts say AI firm’s engagement with Vatican risks creating ‘feelgood’ discourse that lacks critical examination