US and UK refuse to sign Paris summit declaration on ‘inclusive’ AI
Confirmation of snub comes after JD Vance criticises Europe’s ‘excessive regulation’ of technology
How Musk and Trump are flooding the zone
Musk raids a dizzying swath of agencies with the goal of ‘slashing waste and fraud’ as the two deploy brinkmanship
How Anora became this year’s surprise Oscar frontrunner
It had seemed like the year of Emilia Pérez or The Brutalist but Sean Baker’s comedy won three major awards over the weekend, turning the best picture race on its head
Women achieve gender parity with men in US big screen lead roles for first time
Two studies find the top-grossing films of 2024 were led by female protagonists as much as by men, buoyed by the success of Wicked and The Substance
Liz Walker obituary
Other lives: Waxworks creator whose Walkers Tussauds business ran tourist attractions across the UK
Super: is this the anti-Marvel comic book film?
Before his blockbuster days, James Gunn made this crass, nasty, and very R-rated superhero flick starring Rainn Wilson as a vengeful vigilante
Mom review – neonatal horror leaves new mother in nightmare of guilt and terror
Debut feature does its best to keep things feeling supernatural as woman faced with impossible parenting demands slides into psychosis
Top Republican condemns Elon Musk for ‘supplication’ to China in new book
Exclusive: Tom Cotton, Senate intelligence chair, risks angering key Trump ally with harsh words for ‘tech titans’
Gravy cocktail, anyone? Wallace & Gromit’s cheese-free dining venture is far from cracking
At Bisto and Aardman’s new pop-up floating restaurant you can pour gravy over your pudding or down a gravy drink – but where’s the cheese board, Gromit?
The Westminster WhatsApp addiction has claimed its latest victim. Why can’t they just stop?
The encrypted messaging service is popular for work and play. But as Andrew Gwynne and many others have discovered: beware the leaks, says Katy Balls political editor of the Spectator
UK copyright law consultation ‘fixed’ in favour of AI firms, peer says
Exclusive: Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to ‘wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sector
The Baby in the Basket review – devilish convent horror is low-budget nun fun
The spawn of Satan raises hell at a Scottish nunnery in this retro-styled British fright fest
Zuckerberg’s swerve: how diversity went from being a Meta priority to getting cancelled
Meta once invested millions and attracted top talent as tech’s leader in corporate diversity. After those aspirations peaked in 2019, the company scuttled them altogether
Who’s to blame if creators of deepfake porn get off lightly? Labour ministers, it seems
A bill that would ban the creation of these images without consent was watered down by the government, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Cottontail review – life lessons are learnt in tender, Beatrix Potter-inspired tale
A Japanese man journeys to the Lake District to honour his late wife, testing his relationship with his son in the process