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Musician to go ahead with Fringe shows after treasured instruments stolen
Sachie Mikawa cancelled her best-selling nights at the Rotunda Theatre after her trumpet and vintage melodica went missing.

Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.

OpenAI launches Ultrafast GPT-5.6 Sol for businesses
Businesses in the preview can use the model for real-time coding, support and trading tasks, with responses up to 14 times faster.

The AI build-out has a problem that $1 trillion in cash can't fix

10x Genomics (TXG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store

OpenAI launches Computer History in ChatGPT for macOS
The macOS desktop app now logs recent clicks and typing for selected users, raising privacy and prompt-injection concerns despite tighter controls.

OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer
The move comes as more than two million businesses use OpenAI's products, giving Dali Rajic a large customer base to manage.

OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
US groups release cheaper models after new challenges to their trillion-dollar ambitions.

Lamb Weston flags price risks from heat-impacted potato crop

Amazon Chief says conversational AI will reshape shopping
Shoppers may soon ask for product advice in chat form as Amazon races rivals to turn generative AI into a new retail interface.

Hasan hits Bangladesh's first century in Australia
Tanzid Hasan Tamim becomes the first Bangladesh cricketer to score a Test century in Australia as the visitors continued to dominate on day two in Darwin.

European Cup winner Rimmer dies aged 78
European Cup winner and former Aston Villa and Manchester United goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer dies at the age of 78.

A pivotal day for Chelsea, Man City and Fernandez - what's going on?
Chelsea's deadline to Manchester City for an Enzo Fernandez bid is 17:00 BST on Friday - will the deal happen?

Disability campaigners call for Burnham to delay assisted dying bill
Activists say introducing assisted dying without reforming care puts "sick and disabled people's lives at risk".

Founding member of EMF dies aged 55
Derry Brownson spoke candidly to the BBC about his brain tumour diagnosis in 2025.

Glastonbury organiser denies rumours that Madonna will headline festival in 2027
Organiser Emily Eavis says the festival has booked its headliners but the Queen of Pop isn't among them.

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USB connector types: The tier list
I have a visceral hatred of MicroUSB. Back when I was writing about Android phones, there was a needlessly long transition from Micro to the far, far superior USB-C, that made me resent it every time I saw it. And yet even now, I need to keep one MicroUSB cable...

VAR, timewasting and subs - new rules for the new season
The 2026-27 season will feature an unprecedented number of new laws, mostly designed to tackle tempo disruption and make the game quicker.

Killer who will not say where wife's body is to stay in prison
Judges at the High Court overrule the Parole Board's decision to release Glyn Razzell.