OpenAI launches Sora video generation tool in UK amid copyright row
‘Sora would not exist without its training data,’ said peer Beeban Kidron, citing ‘another level of urgency’ to debate
UK ministers consider changing AI plans to protect creative industries
Exclusive: partial climbdown over use of work protected by copyright considered after intense lobbying by top artists
Cold Wallet review – blackly comic revenge fable goes into crypto’s corrupt heart
Fickle financial dealings leave a man and his friends in debt, prompting them to go in search of the slippery crypto king responsible and hold him to account
Bond fans shaken over $1bn Amazon franchise takeover
Megafans fear tech company’s deal could mean an end to the films’ unique characteristics
Scarlett Johansson warns of dangers of AI after Kanye West deepfake goes viral
Short film falsely depicts actor and other Jewish celebrities opposing recent antisemitic remarks from pop star
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
Jesse Eisenberg no longer wants to be ‘associated’ with Mark Zuckerberg
The actor, who played the Facebook founder in The Social Network, criticised Meta’s decision to scrap factcheckers
‘Robots cannot reflect the human condition’: Nicolas Cage speaks out against AI
Star issues warning about use of artificial intelligence in films while collecting best actor prize for Dream Scenario at the Saturn awards
The Brutalist and Emilia Perez’s voice-cloning controversies make AI the new awards season battleground
Two leading contenders for Oscars this year have revealed use of artificial intelligence in the editing suite – will it affect their chances?
‘Like a big box of chocolates’: Tom Hanks puts his typewriters on display
The actor has shared selected items from his famous collection for a new exhibition taking place in Sag Harbor
From climate denial to gothic movies to ‘treat culture’ … what to expect in 2025
The new US president will almost certainly bring unpredictability but several themes will dominate the year ahead. Observer writers offer their guide on what lies ahead in politics, film, fashion, sport and more
Lisa Kudrow says Tom Hanks movie Here is ‘an endorsement for AI’
The former Friends star criticised the film which makes extensive use of an AI-driven tool called Metaphysic Live to de-age and face-swap actors
‘Trump has been explicit about revenge’: Asif Kapadia on his new film about the threat to democracy
The man behind Amy and Senna has turned his attention to ‘techno-authoritarianism’ in the genre-defying 2073. He talks to our journalist – one of the movie’s unlikely stars – about the events that fed his dystopian vision
For now, let’s revel in Bluesky’s promised land and kid ourselves it’ll never get like X
Watching the numbers migrate from Elon Musk’s toxic platform is addictive, but the best social media is finite
Union review – fighting for your rights under the Amazon corporate jackboot
This documentary follows the formation of the Amazon Labor Union, showing how difficult it is for workers working for a company determined to efface their rights