Apple ‘Welcome Home’ event today: Smart Home Hub, New HomePod Mini and Apple TV expected

A major cyberattack disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets across France, pushing temperatures to 50°C, spoiling food and triggering fires at some stores.

Cornwall Council introduces new penalties after recording 17,500 incidents in five years.

Groups from around northern England and southern Scotland can bid for funding to help the creatures.

AI-REGULATION/BANKS (EXCLUSIVE, PIX):EXCLUSIVE-Banking watchdogs ramp up AI scrutiny as stability fears mount, sources say

The IMF has raised its 2026 global growth forecast slightly to 3.1%, citing the resilience of advanced economies despite rising energy prices caused by the Iran war. But it warned that poorer countries that are not benefiting from the AI boom remain particularly vulnerable to energy shocks, economic uncertainty and mounting debt.

AI-CHINA/CHIPS-NVIDIA (PIX):Nvidia's China AI-chip share fal

Mainland Chinese investors bought more Hong Kong stocks than they sold for a fourth consecutive month in September, with purchases accelerating despite persistent headwinds from elevated US Treasury yields and oil prices. Onshore traders poured a net HK$60.8 billion (US$7.7 billion) into Hong Kong’s stocks via the Stock Connect programme last month, up from HK$10.4 billion in August, according to financial data provider Wind. Net buying reached HK$134.1 billion in the third quarter. Mainland...

The jump pushed Bumble's stock market valuation to more than $580m but that is still far below their peak of more than $14bn.

Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.

Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.

China Mobile, one of the country’s state-backed telecoms giants, has tripled the capacity of its largest intelligent computing hub in northern Inner Mongolia, amid Beijing’s push to boost digital infrastructure to power the country’s artificial intelligence ambitions. The expansion of its data centre in Hohhot was recently completed, with total processing capacity increased to 20,100 petaflops, according to a report by Inner Mongolia Daily on Monday. That was triple its previous capacity of...

A psychologist has shared a short response that can help interrupt a gaslighter's mind games and put your boundaries back at the center of the conversation.