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Why Elon Musk’s cull of Twitter ‘verified’ blue ticks could prove costly

End of ‘lords & peasants system may help business in short term but risks sustainability if it leads to loss of trust

‘The model is broken’: UK’s regional newspapers fight for survival in a digital world

As Reach makes more job cuts on local titles, is a sustainable future in sight for local journalism to hold power to account?

Elon Musk memo suggests Twitter worth less than half of what he paid for it

Calculation based on leaked offer to staff that implies firm valued at $20bn compared with $44bn he bought it for

Boston Strangler review – Keira Knightley serial-killer story tells fierce tale

Knightley and Carrie Coon star as journalists whose persistent reporting forced the cops and city hall to take notice of a series of murders of women in the early 1960s

Mirror and Express owner publishes first articles written using AI

Chief executive says journalists should not fear it means being replaced by machines

The Guardian view on local journalism’s decline: bad news for democracy

Editorial: The lack of reliable information not only weakens communities, but allows disinformation to flourish

A fake news frenzy: why ChatGPT could be disastrous for truth in journalism

A platform that can mimic humans’ writing with no commitment to the truth is a gift for those who benefit from disinformation, says Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism

Daily Mail announces redundancy plans as print readership declines

Editor Ted Verity said newspaper, sister title Mail on Sunday and MailOnline would be brought ‘much closer together’

War Diary of the Ukrainian Resistance review – extremely loud and incredibly close

The young reporters at the Kyiv Independent – Ukraine’s fledgling online English-language newspaper – have produced courageous journalism of frightening urgency

‘Aims’: the software for hire that can control 30,000 fake online profiles

Exclusive: Team Jorge disinformation unit controls vast army of avatars with fake profiles on Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, Instagram, Amazon and Airbnb

I’m horribly addicted to Twitter. Will Elon Musk save me from myself this year?

If only Musk would sacrifice his fortune and reputation and close the site, people like me could get back to doing something useful with our time

Cabinet minister’s Twitter account hacked to promote cryptocurrencies

Education secretary Gillian Keegan’s account was completely altered, with profile picture showing Elon Musk

Guardian hit by serious IT incident believed to be ransomware attack

Incident has hit parts of media company’s technology infrastructure, with staff told to work from home

Twitter users voted Elon Musk out. But CEO or not, he’ll still call the shots

Even if the multi-billionaire owner accepts his user poll and stands down, his machinations seem likely to ruin the company, says tech writer Sarah Manavis

Twitter’s suspension of journalists sets ‘dangerous precedent’, UN warns

Pressure grows on Elon Musk as EU says social media platform could face sanctions over suspensions

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  • From An Evening With Gary Lineker to Dear England: what to watch to warm up for the World Cup
  • ‘It’s not about heroes and villains’: the triumphant return of long-lost indie I Shot Andy Warhol
  • Should you send that midnight text? 11 essential rules for phone etiquette
  • The best films of 2026 so far
  • Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
  • Boogie Nights review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn epic is still gaudy, seedy fun
  • Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
  • Can a $159 Bluetooth sleep mask help you snooze better? I tested to find out
  • How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’
  • Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
  • Peabo Bryson obituary
  • Disclosure Day review – close encounters of a deferred kind in Spielberg’s conspiracy spectacular
  • ‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
  • All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth
  • UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content
  • Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m
  • I watched as Meta’s threats stopped Sarah Wynn-Williams from speaking – we must have stronger rights for whistleblowers
  • Bank of England warns of AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread
  • Think Musk the billionaire was bad? Brace yourself for Musk the trillionaire
  • ‘A man of great appetites’: what’s it like to be a dictator’s personal chef?
  • Signal One review – Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis ballast high-concept, low-risk first contact yarn
  • White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s
  • Pink Narcissus review – garish colour and dreamlike images in a homoerotic vision of 60s New York
  • Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns
  • Let this be a warning – if Europe worries about Trump, it has even more reason to fear JD Vance
  • Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?
  • World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China
  • French star Patrick Bruel held by police investigating new sexual assault allegations
  • Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say
  • Child sexual abuse victims in England and Wales to get help to remove online images

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