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8x8 expands AI tools across business beyond contact centre
The move aims to help firms scale AI beyond siloed contact centres, as most organisations still struggle to deploy it across the enterprise.

Heavy snow closes two highways as bitter southerly grips NZ
A cold southerly continues to deliver icy temperatures before calmer, frosty conditions settle in next week.

Discern Security raises USD $13 million in Series A
Funding will help the Sunnyvale cybersecurity firm expand its platform as businesses struggle to turn overflowing alerts into faster remediation.

Amazon ramps up delivery speed, robotics roll out

'Surreal' moment as Welsh actor joins Ted Lasso cast
Ted Lasso is back, with Rex Hayes joining the show as part of a new football team.

Doctors considering weight-loss drugs for detained man to be kept in physical restraints
Doctors are considering weight-loss drugs for the autistic man, who has been kept in secure care for two decades.

Celtic reject West Ham Engels bid and confirm Johnston interest
Celtic reject a West Ham approach for Arne Engels while there is Everton interest in Alistair Johnston, manager Martin O'Neill confirms.

Newcastle confirm Howe resignation as head coach
Eddie Howe steps down as head coach of Newcastle United after nearly five years in charge.

Budget to be held in October, Healey announces
The new chancellor pledged to move money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain.

Hundreds escape Greek wildfire by sea as blazes continue across Europe
Around 500 people, mostly tourists, are evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios after becoming trapped.

New Google Earth AI tool could fuel misinformation, experts say
Experts tell BBC Verify Google's new feature which lets people generate fake satellite images could be misused.

'Very controlling' Mother of Marokopa children speaks out about her relationship with Tom Phillips
Watch the hour-long exclusive interview: Cat Christey says she "would like to see anybody else endure what I have endured".

Lydia Ko climbs leaderboard in second round of Women’s Open
The Kiwi will need a big move on moving day if she’s to fire into contention at the Women’s Open.

Otago councils want to form unitary authority - without Dunedin
A Dunedin city councillor says a proposal to exclude the city from a new Otago unitary authority is "ridiculous", but the mayor behind it says it makes sense.

XDC AI and the Rise of Agentic Finance: When AI Agents Learn to Pay

Factbox-What we know about the rogue AI-agent security breaches

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AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".

How Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In broke longest standing music record
The duet has spent 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, breaking a 73-year-old record.

Chelsea fined £10m but avoid suspended points deduction
Chelsea are fined £10m by the Football Association for breaching rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.

Chelsea's Mudryk free to play after appeal against doping ban
Chelsea and Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk has not played since November 2024, and has been unable to access the club's training ground.

Two bodies located and search ongoing after avalanche hits Nirmal Purja's team
Two bodies have been recovered from Pakistan's Broad Peak and seven spotted by drones - though their condition remains unclear.

The local girls preparing to take on Liverpool and Manchester United
Players at the fifth edition of the Girls' Super Cup NI say playing top teams is only making them better.