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More than 500 arrests at Palestine Action protest

More than 500 people were arrested during a demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action in central London, the Metropolitan Police have said. The force said it had made the arrests when people showed support for a proscribed organisation. The age of those arrested ranged from 18 to 87, police …

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Iran chose 'not to accept our terms', Vance says after negotiations

What we know so far about the search for missing US airman in Iran US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down. World Video appears to show US plane and search and rescue helicopters over southern Iran Reports from …

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Hospitals are stuck in a deadly doom loop

The diagnosis is simple: “Our health-care system broke in 2020,” says Dr Tom Dolphin, an anaesthetist in London and boss of the British Medical Association. “We like to pretend it didn’t, but it really did. ” In the early months of 2020, hospitals paused normal activity to free up beds …

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Snap gets closer to releasing new AI glasses after years-long hiatus

Snap has announced a new partnership between its AR-glasses-focused subsidiary, Specs, and chipmaker Qualcomm, as the company revs up for the release of its wearable later this year. The Snapchat creator has been teasing the release of the glasses — dubbed Spectacles, or merely Specs — for a long time …

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PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and it will be embarrassing

Meta released its new Muse Spark AI model on Wednesday as part of a major overhaul of its AI efforts. It’s do-or-die time for Meta — the company cannot afford investing billions of dollars again into something that doesn’t pan out, like the metaverse. Well, maybe they literally can afford …

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Last 24 hours: Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass

The clock is running out. Tonight is your last chance to lock in savings of up to $500 for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass. These discounts end at 11:59 p. Register here to secure yours with the limited-time offer. What Disrupt delivers year after year This year, Disrupt takes over …

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Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises to …

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YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are getting more expensive

YouTube is raising subscription prices for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music in the U. , the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. The YouTube Premium individual plan is increasing from $13. 99 per month, while the family plan is increasing from $22. YouTube Premium Lite, which offers ad-free viewing for …

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France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U. Linux is an open source operating system that is free to download …

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TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it

TechCrunch is partnering with SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, Asia’s largest global innovation conference, taking place April 27–29 at Tokyo Big Sight. And we’re not just showing up to cover it — our very own Startup Battlefield program manager, Isabelle Johannessen, will be on the ground as a judge for the …

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