Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5, a cheaper way to run agents
Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5, its most agentic mid-tier model yet. It runs close to the flagship Opus 4.8 on many tasks, but costs
Month: June 2026
Schneider Electric buys industrial-AI firm Cognite for $3.1bn
Schneider Electric is buying Cognite, a Norwegian-founded industrial AI company, for $3.1bn in cash. The French group wants software that can make factories and power
England vs DR Congo: World Cup Round of 32: Kane, match prediction, lineups
Title contenders England, led by Harry Kane, face Yoane Wissa’s DR Congo, as the teams fight for a place in the last-16.
How is South Africa dealing with immigration?
Anti-migrant groups had given a deadline to undocumented foreigners to leave by June 30.
At least 14 children killed after roof of Pakistan tuition centre collapses
One teacher and eight other children also injured after incident in Lahore.
Firefighters struggle to contain deadly Greek wildfire
Over 100 firefighters are working to extinguish a fire near Thessaloniki which has claimed a life.
What are US and Japanese soldiers doing in the middle of the Australian bush?
The BBC’s Katy Watson explains why troops are training in remote Australia – a country not at war, thousands of kilometres from today’s major conflicts.
Roof collapse kills 14 children at Pakistan tuition centre
Two people are taken into custody after the incident in the Kahna suburb of Lahore.
Missing US congressman explains mysterious four-month absence
New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr, told fellow lawmakers that depression was the reason he had been away since March.
Amos: There needs to be a ‘set of standards’ for care
Review chair Baroness Valerie Amos recommends changes to overhaul the NHS maternity care system.
Bending Spoons, Owner of AOL and Other Old Internet Brands, Is Going Public
Bending Spoons, an Italian company that buys aging internet companies, is going public this week at a potential value of $19 billion.
BMW Will Build a New Electric S.U.V. in South Carolina
The German company is doubling down on electric vehicles even as other automakers pull back after acknowledging billions of dollars in losses.
Missing GOP lawmaker slammed for yanking health coverage he himself needed: ‘Hypocrisy’
The internet slammed Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) on Tuesday, calling him out for cutting Medicaid and healthcare services — the same ones he needed
Legal experts sound alarm after razor-thin birthright vote: ‘The most insane part’
Reactions were mounting among legal analysts Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected President Tweety McTreason’s birthright citizenship order. The divided court ruled in a 6-3