Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen Square
Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness
All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth
Also: Anthropic advocates for a ‘pause’ on AI advancement – days after filing to go public on the US stock market
Pink Narcissus review – garish colour and dreamlike images in a homoerotic vision of 60s New York
James Bidgood’s experimental DIY movie, first released in 1971, starred Bobby Kendall and was shot mostly in Bidgood’s own apartment
World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China
Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent
French star Patrick Bruel held by police investigating new sexual assault allegations
Two new rape complaints have been filed against the 67-year-old singer and actor, who denies the claims
OpenAI confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market
ChatGPT maker expected to be valued at more than $850bn, one of most highly valued listings in market history
‘Screaming girls chased me down the street’: how we made Strictly Ballroom
‘A big dude came up to me and said, “My wife dragged me kicking and screaming to see your movie – and it was the best thing she’s ever done”’
A Murder Between Friends review – Joan Collins’s detective diva sparkles in trashy whodunnit
Hot tubs and high camp as a TV star dripping in rhinestones tries to solve a real-life crime in this fabulously flawed murder mystery. Who cares who did it
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI
Time and Water review – Iceland’s doomed glacier tells its own story of climate disaster
This study of author Andri Snær Magnason is somewhat indulgent, with endless musings where piercing climate crisis commentary should be
My Memory Is Full of Ghosts review – deeply moving visual hymn for the bombed-out Syrian city of Homs
Anas Zawahri’s documentary lays heart-wrenching testimony over languorous shots of bullet-ridden ruins and deserted streets
‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism
Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militants
‘Poisoned’ AI: the ChatGPT shopping scams that lead to fake websites
Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI tool
China wants to suppress independent cinema. But young film-makers are undaunted by red lines
Unless a film is given ‘dragon seal’ approval from communist state officials, it will never be released in China