Expert: AI reshapes finance as risk and governance challenges grow
Oct 23, 2026
Quantum computing could generate between USD 1.3 trillion and USD 2.7 trillion in economic value worldwide by 2035, but businesses need to invest in talent, technology and partnerships now to secure an early advantage, according to a report by McKinsey & Company.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain across Scotland on Friday, followed by a wind warning on Saturday.
The first farmer in England hit by bird flu this season tells of the "emotional roller coaster" of losing 32,000 hens.
The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough.
Mysterious glowing orbs were reported by a ship crew crossing the Atlantic Ocean this month. They described multiple UFOs moving at 'hypersonic speeds' over the vessel.
The artificial intelligence agent software market across Asia, Australia and New Zealand is set to expand more than 14-fold by 2030, according to research firm Omdia, as Chinese tech companies increasingly deploy automated tools across office and industrial operations. During its annual event in Beijing on Thursday, Omdia forecast that regional market revenue, which included mainland China and Hong Kong, would reach US$11.2 billion in 2030, up from an estimated US$782 million this year. Over the...
Disruption to travel is likely as the season's first named storm brings a swathe of powerful winds to south-west England on Friday.
Oct 22, 2026
Calley Means, who helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, pushed food reforms but grew frustrated with stalled progress on the MAHA agenda.
The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply.
Scientists from Imperial College London predict that over 50,000 people died in urban areas across 30 countries, including the UK, as a result of extreme heat.
This summer’s heat was the continent’s deadliest by far this century, according to new peer-reviewed estimates.
A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems.
Chinese artificial intelligence model developers DeepSeek and MiniMax have completed export registration procedures and proceeded with open-source releases and overseas licensing activities, according to Chinese state media, days after Beijing moved to tighten oversight on AI tech transfers. Yuyuan Tantian, an influential social media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV, reported on Thursday evening that the two AI companies had completed the required registrations after Beijing...
