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China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus

HONG KONG — China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta's acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing's concerns about the transfer of advanced technology.

Iran’s flurry of diplomacy continues in Russia, as Trump insists U.S. has ‘the cards’

Iran's foreign minister on Monday arrived in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin praised the Iranians as fighting "courageously and heroically" and pledged to help establish peace in the Middle East, according to Russian and Iranian state media.

TechCrunch Mobility: Elon’s admission

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Tesla earnings came and went, and much of it fell into the “we expected this” category. Investors seemed surprised by the

To buy this Bay Area home, you’ll need Anthropic equity

Someone’s offering an unusual deal for a 13-acre property in Mill Valley, just north of South Francisco. Homeowner and investment banker Storm Duncan has created a LinkedIn page for the home, which he said he’d “like to exchange […] for Anthropic equity.” The San Francisco Standard reports that Duncan described this as a “diversification play,”

Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold

After a shooting incident at the White House Correspondent's Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, President Trump – who was rushed out of the room by the secret service after gunshots rang out – was asked at a press conference if he thought his war in Iran could be a motive.

EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock.

2026 NFL Draft live updates: Day 3 picks, trades, rumors and grades for Rounds 4-7

2026 NFL Draft live updates: Day 3 picks, trades, rumors and grades for Rounds 4-7 Follow live updates with details on notable picks, plus real-time highlights and analysis By Zachary Pereles Apr 25, 2026 at 2:49 pm ET • 1 min read Join the Conversation comments Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft has arrived

OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge community

In a letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is “deeply sorry” that his company failed to alert law enforcement about the suspect in a recent mass shooting. After police identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as a suspected shooter who allegedly killed eight people, the Wall Street Journal

The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open

Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” What’s more, a key value proposition is addressing pollution — an externality that is, at best, poorly priced by the market. Those aren’t the qualities stock pickers tend to favor. And yet, public markets appear to

The Influencers Normalizing Not Having Sex

Incels—men who identify as involuntarily celibate—have long dominated conversations about loneliness and sex, both within the manosphere and on the broader internet.But the data shows that young women, too, are having less sex. According to the National Survey of Family Growth, sexlessness among young adult women between the ages of 22 and 34 rose by

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They Wanted to Join Raya. They’ve Been on the Waiting List for Years

There is a special agony to existing in limbo, that state of eternal in-between, where time stretches into infinity.Today, that experience is especially true for people vying to join Raya, the members-only dating app. Obtaining a Raya account requires an invitation from a current member, and even after you’ve applied, you can’t log in until

The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’

Devin Stone never intended to become one of the internet’s most recognizable legal analysts. Instead, he was supposed to follow a predictable path: graduate, grind it out in Big Law, make partner, and spend the next several decades enjoying a conventionally successful career as a lawyer.But a bout of burnout early in Stone’s career led

The Tech Bros Are All In on Zyn

Entrepreneur Garrett Campbell has a 6-mg “cool mint” Zyn tucked under his lip at all times during his mammoth 15-hour workdays, aside from when he is eating.“I was always very against nicotine,” says the software company founder. The 26-year-old saw his peers using nicotine pouches at college, when they first emerged as a potential productivity-boosting

X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds

Justin Diego doesn’t typically avoid the spotlight.He’s a celebrity news influencer with 617,000 combined followers across YouTube and Instagram. So when he created a secret account on X in 2024 to keep track of his favorite OnlyFans creators, he appreciated the anonymity it provided him outside of his main accounts.Diego primarily used the burner account