Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets
News organisations fear move could hit newsrooms and other media publishers by stopping users sharing their content
Trump Media announces $6bn merger plan with fusion power company
TMTG, which owns president’s Truth Social platform, unveils link-up TAE Technologies to respond to AI boom
Warner Bros reportedly poised to reject Paramount’s $108bn hostile takeover bid
Decision will pave the way for Netflix to proceed with buyout of film and TV group
Jared Kushner’s firm exits takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery
Affinity Partners, key backer of hostile bid by Paramount, reportedly steps back following scrutiny of Kushner’s role
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic
The Great Flood review – Korean apocalypse movie swerves into sinister sci-fi territory
The storytelling is brittle, but there is still enjoyment to be had from this story of a mother and child and rescue from a catastrophic flood in Seoul
What is – or was – the best-ever internet meme?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
‘Suddenly, it was everywhere’: why some books become blockbusters overnight
Whether it’s through TikTok buzz, celebrity endorsements or good old-fashioned word of mouth, some titles enjoy a second, more powerful, life. But what unites them – and is there a formula for this type of success?
Will other countries follow Australia’s social media ban for under-16s?
Several European nations are already planning similar moves while Britain has said ‘nothing is off the table’
In a shocking twist, Keir Starmer’s TikToks are borderline competent
The PM’s social media sortie has not been a total embarrassment, which may be a shame for him
Stanley Baxter obituary
Scottish comedian whose spectacular sketch shows on television made him a household name
Film bro finds and ‘crash out cinema’: how Letterboxd became a review haven for the algorithm-averse
The platform’s esoteric watchlists and rating system appeal to cinephiles craving a different mode of discovery
‘Grand social experiment’: Australia’s social media ban turns heads globally, with mixed results
From a live blog on the BBC to cautious reaction in the New York Times, here’s how the world’s media covered the ban
UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom
Visitor numbers to UK’s 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report finds
In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence
Our UN report reveals the link between the online misogyny and offline crimes that are hounding women out of public life, says Julie Posetti, lead author of a new report published by UN Women