Websites taken down across Europe ahead of critical cyber-security update

As SpaceX reports blockbuster quarterly earnings, CEO Elon Musk floats the possibility of merging the rocketry and AI firm with his electric car company Tesla. Also in this edition: OpenAI reveals more agent misbehaviour as market turmoil hits data centre companies, and France's political crisis exacerbates its bond market rout.

As conversations around generative AI continue to dominate headlines, new research from small group travel operator Explore Worldwide reveals that people are more than twice as likely to trust someone with first-hand experience when looking for recommendations in an unfamiliar destination than an AI tool. In a survey of 2,000 working adults in the UK, conducted by Opinion Matters on behalf of Explore Worldwide, recommendations from friends or family who had visited the destination were trusted by four in five respondents when considering experiences somewhere they had never been, compared with just 32% who would trust an AI tool.

Gusts of wind about 50 to 60mph are likely to hit large parts of south Wales on Friday.

Richard Peace is among thousands of farmers who missed out as funding was snapped up in hours.

Shocking images have captured what one UFO investigator has called proof of a non-human predator loose along the US-Mexico border.

Scientists claim that the real reason no one has ever managed to decipher the elusive text is that its pages have been bound out of order.

It’s a fall favorite among stargazers, known for bright, speedy streaks that can sometimes linger in the sky for minutes.

In a new report, titled 'Emissions Gap Report 2026: The Point of Return', the UN warns that under current government policies, warming will reach 2.8°C by the end of the century.

Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.

Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.

Scientists have developed a 'mirror life' detector that could save humanity from destruction.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is available on Amazon at ₹67,999, down from its listed price of ₹1,09,999. With an exchange value of up to ₹37,600, buyers can get the smartphone at an effective price of ₹30,399.