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UK police arrest man linked to ransomware attack that caused airport disruptions in Europe

The U.K.’s National Crime Agency said the investigation into the ransomware attack against Collins Aerospace is “in its early stages and remains ongoing.”

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Google’s cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in over 40 countries

Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

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How Al Gore used AI to track 660M polluters

A new tool from Climate Trace allows people to track the path of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, which causes as many as 10 million deaths annually.

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South Korea’s ‘Silicon Valley’ struggles to live up to its global ambitions

South Korea’s Pangyo continues to anchor the nation’s tech economy, though accessibility and competition test its edge.

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Building the new backbone of space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, True Anomaly’s Even Rogers and Vast’s Max Haot will join the Space Stage to explore what’s needed to unlock a sustainable and scalable space economy.

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OpenAI is building five new Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank

OpenAI is continuing to build out massive AI data centers to train and serve increasingly powerful AI models.

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Scott Wiener on his fight to make Big Tech disclose AI’s dangers

The California lawmaker is on his second attempt to pass a first-in-the-nation AI safety bill. This time, it might work.

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How Google’s dev tools manager makes AI coding work

Google PM Ryan Salva is responsible for tools like Gemini CLI, giving him a front-row seat to the ways AI tools are changing software development.

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Disney is raising the price of Disney+, Hulu subscriptions next month

The timing of the price increases isn’t ideal, as Disney+ subscribers canceled their subscriptions in droves last week, protesting Disney’s decision to temporarily pull Jimmy Kimmel from its airwaves.

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Uber-rival Rapido doubles valuation to $2.3B following Swiggy stake sale

Swiggy has offloaded its entire 12% stake in Rapido for about $270 million through two separate deals.

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