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European SMBs lead peers in AI execution, study says
Most SMBs remain stuck in AI pilots, but European firms are turning tools into routine operations faster than peers, the study found.

Bird flu: What happens when the virus reaches your supermarket trolley?
New Zealand has a plan to fight bird flu on farms - but no modelling for what a major outbreak could mean for consumers. Nadine Roberts investigates what happened overseas and what could be at stake for your weekly shop.

Why Apple Stock Climbed to a New All-Time High Today

Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant

Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC pledges another $100 billion to expand US chipmaking capacity

Framewerx launches Neuralwerx AI help desk for SMEs
Small and medium-sized businesses could see faster IT fixes, as 92% of tickets were resolved within 15 minutes on the new platform.

Bananas! Surprise as back garden plant bears fruit
Stephen Hind believes the current hot temperatures and climate change have encouraged the fruit.

'Her ear was shattered' - home piercings leading to deformities, says expert
From embedded jewellery to scarring and infections, some in the industry want at-home kits banned.

'I must get out into the free world', dissident who fled China on boat tells BBC
Dong Guangping, who has resettled in Canada, recounts his perilous escape from China to South Korea.

Bangkok's bar fire is the city's latest deadly blaze - will anything ever change?
The same horrific scenes have played out before, spurring calls for action. So why has this happened again?

The 'heartbreaking' OCD that can make you doubt your relationship
Relationship OCD is gaining awareness, but limited data means little in known about how common the condition is.

Why England's loss to Argentina felt like most painful in 60 years of hurt
England's years of hurt will now stretch beyond 60, but the late collapse to a World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina may be the most painful wound of all.

OpenAI imposes passkey rule for high-risk ChatGPT users
Access to ChatGPT and GPT-5.6 is being tightened for some accounts as OpenAI moves to hardware-backed passkeys amid rising phishing risk.

Watch: The kick that resulted in a four week ban for Fiji halfback
Simione Kuruvoli's boot to the chest of Ellis Genge saw a teammate's try disallowed before a disciplinary committee handed down a heavy ban.

Blanche apologises on Capitol Hill for Epstein files 'mistakes'
Blanche faces a bipartisan grilling as he seeks to assume the role of US attorney general permanently.

US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says
Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".

Nowak killer's first recorded confession revealed
Vickrum Digwa was recorded in a police van discussing Henry Nowak's murder in Southampton.

Orange haze from Canada wildfires seen in Ontario and northern US
There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

The Papers: 'World Cup dream over' and 'Mahmood for chancellor'
England's World Cup "dream" ends and Andy Burnham is "poised" to make Shabana Mahmood his chancellor - Thursday's papers.

Families of 43 victims await verdict in Genoa bridge disaster
A large section of the giant Morandi motorway bridge crumbled and collapsed on to the railway tracks below.

A Cold War bunker gets a luxury makeover as 'doomsday' condos
A former Canadian government nuclear bomb shelter in rural Nova Scotia may soon be home to the country’s first large-scale luxury survival shelter.

Watch: England fans in New York City lament loss to Argentina
North America correspondent Nada Tawik reports from a packed pub in the Big Apple.