‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?

A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing – but they could be needed for a while longer yet

Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms

Partnership between top startup DeepL and Amazon comes amid concern about Silicon Valley’s monopoly over digital infrastructure

Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’

Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights record

‘RAMageddon’: is the era of cheap phones and laptops over?

Bargains are disappearing and the cost of gadgets such as MacBooks and PS5s is rising as AI competes for memory chips

Jimpa review – Olivia Colman and John Lithgow show up for indulgent queer family drama

Sophie Hyde’s semi-autobiographical tale about sexual identity and intergenerational dynamics falls flat, but is buoyed by Colman and Lithgow’s committed performances

Global finance watchdog warns over private credit industry fuelling AI boom

Financial Stability Board report reveals tech, healthcare and services sectors as the biggest borrowers

‘Think before sharing,’ Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral

Italian prime minister had received wave of criticism from people who believed deepfake pictures of her were real

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal trainwreck has taught us this: never go to court. Ever

The alleged conflict between the pair began on a film set and has been disastrous for everyone involved. Apart from the lawyers, naturally, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Odyssey: new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s classical Greek epic released online

Trailer offers glimpses of Matt Damon as mythological hero Odysseus, Tom Holland as his son Telemachus and Anne Hathaway as his wife, Penelope

Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slop

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is backing new version of app called Divine, where content must be made by a human

Kokuho review – passionately male Cain-and-Abel kabuki epic of gender-crossing actors

Lee Sang-il’s heartfelt drama spans 50 years following the bond and rivalry between two young men who play the rigorously observed female roles in the traditional art form

GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay

Video game retailer’s CEO warns that unsolicited bid could turn hostile if it is rebuffed by resale site’s board

Rise of the Conqueror review – Gladiator meets throat singing as Mongol hordes ride out

Christian Mortensen takes up arms as the 14th-century kingmaker Timur but could do with a stronger force behind him and a better beard in front

Fashion’s Faustian pact: the high cost of Jeff Bezos’s Met Gala patronage

Billionaire’s role as honorary chair and main source of funding has led to boycotts and criticism event has lost its cachet

Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start

Government blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not ‘align with national values’