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Guardian Media Group appoints Anna Bateson as chief executive

Former interim chief, who helped develop voluntary contributions strategy, returns to company

‘People get bored quickly’: how UK teens turned to social media for their news

As Ofcom confirms that young people now stay informed through Instagram and TikTok, we meet the online newshounds

The rise and fall of Deadspin: how ‘jerks in Brooklyn’ changed sports journalism

Deadspin blew up the tropes and traditions of old-school media, changing the industry by challenging the accepted narrative

Can Elon Musk really walk away from $44bn Twitter takeover?

World’s richest man is arguing that Twitter has more spam accounts than it claims, lowering its value

Elon Musk may have to complete $44bn Twitter takeover, legal experts say

Tesla chief wants to terminate deal but he could be compelled to go through with it or pay a break fee

Twitter says it suspends 1m spam users a day as Elon Musk row deepens

World’s richest man has threatened to drop acquisition of firm in dispute over fake accounts

Tech platforms face UK ban on blocking news providers before appeal

Change to online safety bill will stop sites such as YouTube barring content instantly, following TalkRadio debacle

18½ review – offbeat comedy about sex, lies and the notorious gap in the Watergate tape

The Watergate saga is fictitiously reimagined in this kooky caper that ditches thrills in favour of meandering oddball fun

Delhi police arrest Muslim journalist Mohammed Zubair over tweet from 2018

Journalists demand release of co-founder of Alt News after he was accused of insulting Hindus

Fright club: Brad Pitt’s GQ photoshoot is an embarrassment of pictures

A terrible accident clearly befell the mood-board for the actor’s recent magazine spread. Good on him for going through with it anyway

Local papers lose out to Facebook as UK towns become ‘news deserts’

Report says people often find online groups more informative than underfunded traditional media

Columnist apologises after being accused of trying to out Rebel Wilson

Andrew Hornery, gossip columnist for Sydney Morning Herald, says he regrets how he handled the story

‘Creem gave you a ground-level excitement about music’: the 1970s rock magazine makes a comeback

Founded in 1969, the Detroit title that first used the term ‘punk rock’ was daringly derisive but also often racist, sexist and homophobic – so why bring it back?

Elon Musk: Twitter deal cannot progress without proof on bot numbers

Tesla CEO and world’s richest person expressed concerns about presence of fake accounts on platform

Left-leaning users leave Twitter in protest at Musk takeover

Progressive figures shed thousands of followers while accounts of more rightwing voices gain popularity

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Film & Tech News

  • First trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning
  • Actor Tyler Mane reveals he is having treatment for rare male breast cancer
  • 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

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