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Washington Post chief announces job cuts – and refuses to answer questions

Publisher Fred Ryan described as ‘embarrassing’ after walking out of meeting following revelation that up to 250 jobs could be lost

Elon Musk sells new $3.6bn tranche of Tesla shares

Latest selloff takes total sale this year to $23bn and follows loss of world’s richest man title

How do we make sense of changing human social norms? Ask a bot, of course

Machine learning research into changing attitudes to women in the US reveals it’s not just technology that has progressed

Concern as US media hit with wave of layoffs amid rise of disinformation

Wider economic uncertainty is behind cuts at companies including CNN, BuzzFeed and Gannett, executives say

Elton John quits Twitter over change that ‘allows misinformation to flourish’

Musician’s comments come after Elon Musk said he would grant ‘general amnesty’ for suspended accounts

Media outlets outraged over Meghan and Harry series run wall-to-wall coverage

Many papers denouncing royal couple for making Netflix documentary use series to pull in readers

Factchecking organisation wins prestigious British Academy award

Full Fact receives president’s medal 2022 for exposing and countering misinformation in news and political campaigns

Brilliant and radical, Chantal Akerman deserves to top Sight and Sound’s greatest films poll

It’s high time a woman won Sight and Sound’s all-time vote, and Jeanne Dielman’s ascension to the No 1 spot is exhilarating

Elon Musk ‘resolves’ Apple row over ‘removal of Twitter from iPhone store’

After chat with Tim Cook the tycoon admits misunderstanding and Apple had ‘never considered removing platform’

‘The most effective press watchdog’: Owen Jones, Arwa Mahdawi and more on how Twitter changed journalism

Guardian writers look back at the platform’s triumphs and pitfalls as the service faces an uncertain future

Will Elon Musk really let Twitter go bust?

Advertising shortfall and issues over subscription revenues should worry new owner given huge level of debt

Elon Musk to launch new blue, gold and grey Twitter ticks

New colour-coded categories next week for individuals, government and firms with accounts ‘manually authenticated’

She Said review – breaking the male silence around Harvey Weinstein

Admirably straightforward drama follows two of the reporters who cut through the defences around the apparently invulnerable producer

‘Could this be Twitter without the toxic slurry?’ My week on Mastodon

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has left many users wondering if they should join its rival, which promises a ‘different kind of social media experience’. But how different is it? I decided to find out

Nobel peace laureate Maria Ressa: ‘In 2024, democracy could fall off a cliff’

The journalist, who is facing prison in the Philippines, talks about the dark side of social media and why truth is being eroded in politics

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  • Under the Shadow review – Leila Farzad is fantastic in this nerve-shredding tale of 80s Tehran
  • 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

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