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Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages

Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that

‘When no one laughs, your soul leaves your body’: have you heard the one about the Bradley Cooper film inspired by John Bishop … ?

Is This Thing On? is Cooper’s third film as writer/director – and his third to wonder whether performing saves or destroys your love life. He and stars Will Arnett, Laura Dern and Andra Day talk gags, growth and relationship goals

Death toll from UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville rises to 15

December 25, 2025 / 9:31 PM EST / CBS News

'Humans are the most important part' of investing, says a fund manager whose firm makes every call with algorithms

The AI-driven fund has seen higher annual returns across a 10-year period compared with an industry benchmark, per the firm.

Waymo pauses robotaxis in SF again due to flash flood warnings on Christmas Day

Waymo again paused it robotaxi service, citing a flash flood warning on Christmas Day.

Nosy researcher’s quest to map the world’s ‘smellscapes’

We can share images and sounds, so why not smells? Dr Kate McLean-MacKenzie hopes her new atlas will make scents

Day 25 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Dusty Pillars

Day 25 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Dusty Pillars. This is the James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared view of the Pillars of Creation, trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, about 7,000 light-years away. The mid-infrared view allows scientists to focus on the dense dust in the star-forming regions within these massive pillars.

The Titanic, Sinclair C5 and Brexit: the Museum of Failure is coming to the UK

Exhibition of design flops should suit British sense of humour, says its founder, but also shows failure is a part of learning

Netflix vs. Paramount

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Watching Someone Fail Shouldn’t Be So Fun

In Marty Supreme, Timothée Chalamet delivers both cringe and charisma.

Michael Mann: ‘I make films for a large presentation’

As his epic crime thriller Heat turns 30, the director talks about pairing acting legends, his thoughts on AI and what’s happening with Heat 2

The video games you may have missed in 2025

Date a vending machine, watch intergalactic television and make the most out of your short existence as a fly. Here are the best games you weren’t playing this year The 20 best video games of 2025 More on the best culture of 2025