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Molted touts operating layer for AI agents in production
As fleets of autonomous agents move into daily use, teams are wrestling with crashes, credentials and recovery that model demos never cover.

Sidetrade wins Hackett innovation award for AI overhaul
The award reflects measurable gains from Sidetrade's AI-led redesign, which cut feature delivery from 60 days to three and slashed staffing needs.

Upgrade likely to Wairarapa rain watch: MetService
Rain was peaking at 70mm in South Wairarapa and Wellington, with more to come.

Applause names Salvi chief executive as AI push grows
The software tester is expanding into agentic AI validation as Aatish Salvi takes over from Chris Malone and Tacita Morway becomes Chief Technology Officer.

Explorance launches AI model to analyse NSS feedback
Universities may cut weeks of manual coding as a new system sorts thousands of free-text NSS comments into themes, sentiment and recommendations.

Fatal Typhoon Maysak floods burst dam wall in China
At least four have been killed by flooding due to Maysak, while another 480,000 have been evacuated across the southern Guangxi province.

E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.

Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money
The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

'Overturn this' - Belgium taunt US and say Trump move fired them up
Belgium's Nicolas Raskin says Fifa's decision to allow US striker Folarin Balogun to play against them fired them up for the last-16 tie in Seattle.

The US World Cup dream ends in shambolic fashion - did red card saga play a part?
Mauricio Pochettino says he feels "disappointed with too many people" who brought "politics and manipulation" into the game as the US exit World Cup.

Zelensky to press Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.

Watch: Belgium make light work of US to set up quarter-final tie with Spain
Belgium ease past a defensively sloppy USA in a match shrouded in controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun's delayed suspension, a scandal that made little impact on the pitch.

Investigation into senior officer sparked by sexual abuse case left untouched for several years
The senior police officer facing an employment investigation over the handling of more than 50 cases is Detective Inspector Kevan Verry, RNZ understands.

EcoOnline launches EcoOne to unify safety & ESG data
Large employers could gain a clearer view of incidents and ESG risks as EcoOnline's new software replaces fragmented regional reporting systems.

The government is confident police will apply move on orders fairly. Here's what police had to say about them
Draft advice and emails sent while the Government’s move-on orders policy was being developed show that Police tried to steer ministers away from targeting homelessness and towards “aggressive” anti-social behaviour.

'Learn how to lose' - tempers flare in Wimbledon mixed doubles
Jelena Ostapenko and Marcelo Arevalo advance to the Wimbledon mixed doubles semi-finals in straight sets, but the victory is marred by a fiery post-match argument.

China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes
The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.

Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei
Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

Fans react to US loss after red card drama
The BBC's Nada Tawfik spoke to US fans after the FIFA World Cup co-hosts were knocked out of the tournament.

MI5 knew agent was misogynist 'obsessed' with violence, watchdog finds
A secret inquiry by the security service's watchdog concluded there were 'serious failings in MI5's management of Agent X’.