The UK has struggled with weak productivity growth for more than a decade, and economists say wider adoption of robotics will be essential if businesses are to become more efficient. In its 2026 report SME Technology Adoption in the United Kingdom, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said technologies like robotics would be…
Search teams are still looking for survivors in the partially collapsed Aeon shopping mall, which the operator told AFP had exploded after staff and customers had already evacuated. A witness reported seeing an explosion and smoke at the shopping mall after the quake and said the second floor of the building collapsed. The earthquake hit…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration is considering asserting more power over artificial intelligence (AI) tools after recent cybersecurity incidents. Asked about OpenAI’s tools being responsible for improperly breaching the private technology of other companies, Trump said: “We’re looking at AI, we’re looking at controls, we’re also making sure that we…
Investigators say that scarcity has fuelled increasingly sophisticated paper-leak rackets, linking teachers, middlemen and exam-centre staff. Computer-based testing closes some of those vulnerabilities. But it creates others. Misra says even relatively minor technical failures can affect candidates in ways that are difficult to quantify. “A non-functional mouse is not just about pausing the timer,” he…
A US man who is already serving 25 years in prison for attempting to kill Sir Salman Rushdie has been convicted of additional charges, including providing material support to a terrorist group. Hadi Matar was convicted in a New York federal court on Wednesday of providing assistance to Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed faction which is…
Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Argentina over their behaviour after their World Cup final loss to Spain and throughout the tournament. Last week, the world governing body appointed a disciplinary and ethics prosecutor to assess what happened after the final whistle at the New York New Jersey Stadium, with multiple Argentina players and backroom…
The last time viewers saw Peter Parker, he had voluntarily erased himself from the memories of his loved ones. So in this latest film, Parker will have to deal with his closest friends and his girlfriend no longer knowing who he is. Brand New Day also stars Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo, while…
In response, the Saudis pumped as much oil as they could – around five million barrels per day – through their east-west pipeline to their export terminal on the Red Sea, on their opposite coast, at Yanbu. From there it was loaded onto tankers that headed south, out into the Arabian Sea and off to…
“If it’s too late, at least we tried,” said a defiant Hugo, 26, as he refilled his water tank. “Fifty thousand hectares has already been destroyed, what will we tell our children?” Hugo grew up in the area and has returned from his home in Bali to watch his mother’s house in the village of…
Warning: Contains graphic details of alleged sexual offences and misconduct, as well as strong language Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct, with the alleged offences having taken place when they were teenagers. One of the women says she was sexually assaulted in a…