Run the code: is algorave the future of dance music?

By building up tracks through the manipulation of programming code, algorave producers are among the underground’s most dextrous and daring. We head to Sheffield to meet those at the heart of the scene

Soap opera: Michael Nyman composes score for washing machine film

Central London cinema to screen 66-minute premiere of 40C washing cycle, called Washing Machine – The Movie

Amazon’s $1bn bet on Lord of the Rings shows scale of its TV ambition

Web giant has had a few minor triumphs, but remains behind rivals such as Netflix, with Disney and Apple also making moves

Film tells how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr helped to invent wifi

Hedy Lamarr starred in biblical blockbusters . Now a Susan Sarandon-produced film will tell how her scientific work pioneered modern communications

Apple announces drama series starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston

The tech giant has given a two-season order to an untitled drama about the lives of people working on morning television as well as a show from Steven Spielberg

I hate internet outrage. But could we have stopped Weinstein without it?

Social media has leveled the playing field between those with immense power and the rest of us. But there are upsides and downsides to public shaming

Bria Vinaite: from Instagram entrepreneur to starring opposite Willem Dafoe

Spotted promoting her clothing line on the image‑sharing app, Bria Vinaite landed the leading role in The Florida Project

Catherine Deneuve questions anti-harassment campaign in wake of Weinstein scandal

While expressing sympathy for victims of harassment, the actor has expressed doubts about the usefulness of social media outpourings and hashtag activism

‘We can take it almost anywhere’: how Brexit threatens the UK’s creative industries

Leading lights from the fastest growing area of the economy say it relies on freedom of movement and, without access to overseas talent, it will wither

#WomenBoycottTwitter: Rose McGowan’s suspension prompts protest

Anna Paquin, Alyssa Milano and John Cusack among users joining one-day protest against treatment of women on social media platform

Rose McGowan suspended from Twitter after Ben Affleck tweets

Actor who has spoken out in Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal is banned in move that will reignite controversy around Twitter abuse rules

The banning of Rose McGowan shows that nothing’s changed at Twitter

The platform ‘sucks’ at dealing with abuse, its ex-CEO said. So you’d think they’d have learned not to silence an actor calling out Weinstein’s alleged sexual abuse, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson

Experimental films? Putting movie science under the microscope

Love films and science? Science(ish) author and podcaster Rick Edwards answered our questions, but can you answer his in the quiz below?

Introducing the new celebrity accessory: bitcoin-style cryptocurrencies

Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah becomes latest public figure to gamble on initial coin offerings to generate serious money

On my radar: Carla Bruni’s cultural highlights

The musician and former French first lady on David Hockney, Big Little Lies, Leonard Cohen’s last album and the Yves Saint Laurent museum