I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft

Companies claim this is ‘fair use’. I think it’s a digital heist

Picture This review – Bridgerton star can’t save tinny romcom

Simone Ashley tries her best in Amazon’s gimmicky romantic comedy but it’s too flimsy and forgettable to demand our attention

BBC News to create AI department to offer more personalised content

Boss says BBC News’s reach is ‘defying gravity’ and it must use AI to ‘support and accelerate our growth’

Warning: if your name is David, you won’t survive a horror movie

A survey has revealed the most likely characters to be killed off before the end credits. Actors would be ill-advised to take on any Davids, Hollys or Dicks

From Ripley to Ragnarok: Cate Blanchett’s 20 best film performances – ranked!

Ahead of her starring role in Steven Soderbergh’s thriller Black Bag, and as her London stage run in The Seagull continues, we look at the screen queen’s most commanding roles

Post your questions for Geoffrey Rush

He’s got an Oscar, played Albert Einstein, and even shared a flat with Mel Gibson. Now, the Australian actor is here to answer your questions

‘One slip and I’d be lost in the flood’: shocking report reveals dangers of jobs in the arts

From dancers breaking bones to camera crews forced to take terrible risks, stage and screen jobs can be hugely hazardous, says a scathing new report. We meet workers who feel ‘disposable’ – and the groups pushing for change

Black Bag review – Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett intrigue in marital espionage

Steven Soderbergh’s spy comedy sends two married agents after a mole, who might turn out to be one of them

Guardian writers on their ultimate feelgood movies: ‘Instantly uplifts my mood’

Our writers highlight the films they find endlessly rewatchable, including Notting Hill, The Wedding Singer and Mamma Mia!

T-shirts, thongs and perfect twerking: Anora spent $18m on marketing – three times its budget

Indie distributor Neon has revealed how it pulled off its second best-picture win in five years, following Parasite in 2020

Ange and the Boss: the Australian title and ties that bind Postecoglou and Puskás

There is emotional and cultural heft to the story revealed in a film about the Hungarian football great’s time as coach of South Melbourne Hellas

Nepo babies should do what they want. Except complain to the rest of us

After years of this discussion my patience is wearing thin

The English schools looking to dispel ‘doom and gloom’ around AI

AI is being used to recreate Charles Darwin talking about evolution and to reimagine Luton as a car – and teachers report students are more engaged

Erin Brockovich review – Julia Roberts’ glamorous turn as an underdog lawyer

Steven Soderbergh’s true story of a paralegal who takes on corporate villains seems a little old-fashioned 25 years on

Bank and building society users hit by 33 days of outages in two years, say MPs

Treasury committee finds disruption a result of 158 IT incidents affecting millions of customers