Could AI be conscious?
Experts believe it’s at least possible. We urgently need a plan to navigate the ethical implications
‘We noticed a login from a new device’: the message from fraudsters targeting your X account
They are out to steal your password to commit further fraud such as crypto scams or phishing attacks
Anna Friel: ‘I go to every location with a bag full of lightbulbs. Lighting really affects how one thinks’
The British actor on no-nonsense women, learning her lines in the bath and encountering a ‘nation of beautiful people’ while filming a new medical drama in Australia
UK tech advocates alarmed by Burnham plan to scrap technology department
MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growth
The Paramount-WBD merger: bad news for Hollywood, great news for Tennessee?
Yet more consolidation means one less studio, inevitable redundancies and a blow to this city’s cultural heritage
Tell us: are you wearing the new Meta glasses?
If you’re wearing the new glasses, we want to know more about how you’re using them. We’d also like to hear from people about how they feel about others around them wearing the glasses
Trump has normalized crypto. Is it the path to the next financial collapse?
Cheerleading by the president, who made $1.2bn last year off uninsured currency, does not bode well for US economy
‘Maybe the best pumped-up sequel ever made’: James Cameron’s Aliens hits 40
The director’s more-is-more approach to the 1986 sequel gave us seat-edge action and an indelible performance from a rule-breaking Sigourney Weaver
The Guide #252: Christopher Nolan forces all rivals to flee as he dominates the battle of the blockbusters
In this week’s newsletter: Is Nolan our last superstar director? Every one of his films is an event, clearing the release schedules and selling out cinemas
The Odyssey to Gracie Abrams: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Matt Damon dons the sword and sandals in Christopher Nolan’s epic, while the LA singer-songwriter shares more arena-friendly scream-along anthems
‘An overnight success after 25 years? Delicious’: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham on sexism, stunts and stardom at 51
The actor seemed destined for a long but unflashy career in musical theatre – until a role as a football club owner in the TV hit changed everything. She talks about her new Hollywood era, calling out misogyny and why she’s ‘more than just camp’
From Evolution to The Odyssey: the week in rave reviews
Chris Packham takes us back to the beginning in awe-inspiring fashion, while Christopher Nolan heads for Homer with a grand adaptation. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
‘We are preserving a tradition’: how Ghana’s sensationalist film posters became collectible art
Hand-painted works are often wildly unfaithful to the movies they portray – reinterpretations that sometimes resulted in threats, insults and even physical attacks from viewers who felt duped
‘A revolutionary act to watch it’: the film India’s censors do not want you to see
Director Honey Trehan decries ‘dystopian’ opposition to his film depicting crackdown on Punjab’s separatist movement
The Guardian view on The Lord of the Rings: not a weapon in the culture wars
Editorial: The lack of diversity in the latest film is a backwards step. Adaptations of Tolkien’s epic must reflect our times