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George Russell Dominates Dutch GP Sprint to Secure Victory
Mercedes' George Russell leads from start to finish to win the sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Liverpool's Unusual Start: Facing Six Fresh Managers in a Row
For Liverpool and Andoni Iraola, the Premier League schedule means they will face six teams with new managers in their first six matches.
De Zerbi's Tottenham Evolution: Progress and Early Impressions
Roberto de Zerbi has had time and money over the summer to start creating a new-look Tottenham. So how are they shaping up?
Former Blackburn star Dolan prepares for Real Madrid challenge
Tyrhys Dolan, who played for Blackburn Rovers for five years before joining Espanyol last summer, says he is ready to take on one of the biggest tests of his career against Real Madrid on Saturday.
Michael Polansky Develops AI to Preserve Living Skin Tissues
Michael Polansky — better known publicly as Lady Gaga's partner and a former top deputy to Sean Parker — has quietly spent years building an AI-driven startup that keeps living human skin tissue alive for weeks outside the body to discover
Japanese startup Letara secures $16M to expand rocket tech
Japanese space startup Letara is betting its hybrid rocket technology can move beyond small satellite thrusters into a broader market for space, defense and security, after raising ¥2.6 billion ($16 million).
Coventry's Premier League Comeback Begins with Challenging Arsenal Defeat
Twenty-five years, 94 days and countless twists later, Coventry City have started life back in the Premier League, but it was a tough baptism of fire with a 3-0 loss at defending champions Arsenal.
Confident Arsenal Set Sights on Another Premier League Triumph
Arsenal started last season as nearly men but their title win has given them a swagger - as Coventry discovered on the Premier League's opening night.
Arteta Praises Arsenal's Strong Start with Convincing Victory
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gives his thoughts on his side's 3-0 win over Coventry City in the opening game of the Premier League season.
Grab Your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Pass Before Prices Climb
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Stokes stars as Durham dominate against Derbyshire
Ben Stokes scores 53 with the bat and takes 2-14 as Division Two leaders Durham take control of their match with Derbyshire.
Iraola concerned over winger shortage ahead of season opener
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola believes his side don't have enough wide players for the start of the season - but is confident he will find a solution.
Joe Root Praises Team After Dominant Test Win Over Pakistan
Joe Root says his team were "outstanding" as he started his second spell as England captain with an emphatic innings victory against Pakistan in the opening Test at Headingley.
Joe Root Praises England's Dominant Test Win Over Pakistan
Joe Root says his team were "outstanding" as he started his second spell as England captain with an emphatic innings victory against Pakistan in the opening Test at Headingley.
Starcloud secures $250M to develop space-based data centers
There's about to be a big fight to secure access to space.
Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins may depart before deadline, says Emery
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says striker Ollie Watkins could follow several star players out of the door this summer.
Pole Vaulter Duplantis Unveils Anthem for Ultimate Championship Debut
Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis says "music and sport bring people together in the best way as he releases 'Gold' for the upcoming inaugural Ultimate Championship.
England's tail collapses swiftly on day three at Headingley
After resuming on 366-8, England bat for just 39 minutes at the start of day three, as they lose Jamie Smith and Josh Tongue quickly, bowled out for 409, giving the home side a lead of 238 at Headingley.
Keir Starmer adds his biography to Downing Street library
The former PM and seven of his ministers have added to the collection, which began in 1931.
What Venture Capitalists Look For, From a Billion-Dollar Founder
Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business. Messy data, misunderstood metrics, or waiting until you’re nearly out of cash to start fundraising can cost founders leverage, valuation, and even a term sheet.
Barcelona confronts challenge of starting season without key striker
Barcelona are heading into the new La Liga season without an established striker, with Hansi Flick yet to replace Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 31
Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.
Stripe didn’t really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity’
What does a payments giant want with a startup that routes prompts between different AI models? Stripe says it's because of "the singularity" but it's really for a far more real and powerful reason.
I quit my £80,000 job to make ice cream - here's how
The co-founder of Little Moons shares her advice for anyone thinking about starting a business of their own.
Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup
SpaceX was reportedly in talks to buy AI coding startup Cognition. SpaceX has already acquired Cursor as it races to catch up to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI.
Rashford Expresses Gratitude to Carragher Following Gary Neville’s Podcast Remarks
Marcus Rashford says he would like to play football without his "name being mentioned every day" after Gary Neville tried to start a conversation about the Manchester United forward on a podcast.
Rashford wants to play football 'without name mentioned every day'
Marcus Rashford says he would like to play football without his "name being mentioned every day" after Gary Neville tried to start a conversation about the Manchester United forward on a podcast.
Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth
AI-native account startup Rillet became a unicorn, led by Iconiq, after it doubled its ARR in the past three months, it said.
Robinson and Tongue guide England to strong start against Pakistan
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue both took five-wicket hauls to put England in early control of the opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley, as the home side closed on 112-2 at stumps on day one, just 59 runs behind the tourists' first-in
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McInnes backs Shankland for 'big influence' at Rangers
Lawrence Shankland is "too good not to score regularly" and is sure to have a "big influence" at Rangers whether or not he starts games, insists manager Derek McInnes.
Startup claims AI needs better data, not miracle, to fight cancer
It's the data, stupid.
BBC to show 38 live matches from Serie A
BBC ALBA and BBC Sport are to provide a package of 38 live matches from Italy's Serie A this season, starting with Atalanta v Sassuolo on Sunday.
Robinson Strikes with First-Ball Magic in England-Pakistan Test
Ollie Robinson gives England the perfect start on the opening morning of the first Test against Pakistan by trapping Azan Awais lbw with the first ball of the day at Headingley.
'What a start!' - Robinson's immediate impact for England
Ollie Robinson gives England the perfect start on the opening morning of the first Test against Pakistan by trapping Azan Awais lbw with the first ball of the day at Headingley.
Ruby Tui, New Zealand Star, Signs with Trailfinders Women
World Cup-winning New Zealand international Ruby Tui, 34, signs a one-year deal with Trailfinders Women.
BBC Sport Unveils Four New YouTube Shows Featuring Star Hosts
BBC Sport will bring football fans closer to the action across TV, radio, YouTube, website and app.
Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut
Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.
Carrick's Tactical Plans for Man Utd's Premier League Start
As Manchester United prepare to start the new Premier League season at Hull on Saturday, BBC Sport examines how Michael Carrick's team will set up tactically.
Antonelli - the boy 'born in a garage' who started driving on dad's lap
Kimi Antonelli was a natural driver at the age of three, according to his dad. Here's how he went on to lead the F1 drivers' championship at the age of 19.
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 30
Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.
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Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month
Jane Street has installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, the startup says.
Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries
Battery materials startup Anthro Energy has broken ground on a Louisville factory to make electrolytes, including those for solid-state batteries.
OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it
ChatGPT for Teens adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools designed to steer teens away from harmful content — and from using AI to cheat on their homework.
Root calls on England to be 'good human beings'
Joe Root calls on his England players to be "really good role models and human beings" at the start of his second reign as Test captain.
Spotify Founder’s Neko Health Expands to US with NYC Office
The scanning and bloodwork health startup founded by Spotify's founder will officially launch in New York in about a month.
Tributes to actress Hayden Panettiere as coroner finds 'no signs of trauma'
The US actress, who has died at the age of 36, starred in the TV shows Heroes and Nashville.
AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team
"We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon," Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said.
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Tributes paid to Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere who has died aged 36
She starred in the TV shows Heroes and Nashville, plus films Remember the Titans and Raising Helen.
England's new number three Cox leaning on Kohli advice
Jordan Cox says advice from India superstar Virat Kohli will stick with him "forever" as he prepares for England's first Test with Pakistan.
Emotional farewell to 'global, iconic superstar' Bonnie Tyler
Fans, friends and family travel to Swansea to pay tribute to Total Eclipse of the Heart singer.
Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas specials cancelled after star breaks jaw
The sitcom's creator says he requires "immediate" surgery but hopes the show will return in 2027.
Aid shortages and fears of starvation as Indonesia reels from deadly earthquake
Some 53 people were killed and thousands displaced by the earthquake, which struck early on Saturday.
Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36
Panettiere starred in TV shows including Heroes and Nashville along with films Remember the Titans and Raising Helen.
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets
Iran claims they have been held since Qatar downed two fighter jets at the start of the US-Iran war.
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 27
Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.
Ariana Grande leaves problems at home as her tour hits the UK
The star plays the first of 10 dates in London, after which she will "step back" from public life.
Johnson-Thompson vows she still has hunger to compete
Katarina Johnson-Thompson says if she is "not competitive, I will start asking questions" after finishing 21st at the European Athletics Championships following a difficult season.
SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition
AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX.
Sadie Sink and Adam Driver to star in new X-Men movie
Heartstopper's Kit Connor and Christopher Abbot are also joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 26
Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.
Are fans now more invested in star names than clubs?
From Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham, are star names a bigger draw than clubs for young fans?
I wish I had been a more rebellious teenager, says Bella Ramsey
Ramsey stars in a new film about a cancer survivor who attends “chemo camp” and finds friendship, love and freedom.
Paul Walter's heroics propel Super Giants to Hundred final
All-rounder Paul Walter is the unlikely star with 80 off 46 balls as Manchester Super Giants comfortably beat Sunrisers Leeds to reach the men's Hundred final.
Why is Selena Gomez being sued?
BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises.
Start of England's community rugby season postponed
The Rugby Football Union delays the start of the community rugby season because of concerns about player welfare and pitch conditions affecting much of England.
Zambia Restarts Vote Count After Staff Assaults Spark Ballot Theft
The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".
Who are the Chawinga sisters leading Malawi's bid for Wafcon glory?
Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are the undoubted stars of Malawi's unexpected run to the final of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
The idea that GPUs are poorly suited for agentic workflows may be a misconception, according to French startup Kog.
US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts told TechCrunch that it will start disclosing how many times judges authorized the use of spyware to wiretap suspected criminals.
'At school I sold backflips for 50p' - GB gymnasts take on honesty cards
British gymnastics stars reveal their unfiltered truths as they take on BBC Sport's Honesty Cards ahead of the 2026 European Gymnastics Championships.
Rising golf star, 18, dies after brain haemorrhage
Promising Australian golfer Jessica Bang dies at the age of 18 after suffering a brain haemorrhage as she prepared for a tournament in Thailand.
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 25
Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.
Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup
The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup.
Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.
Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude, and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture the risks of multi-agent systems.
Berrington & Robertson star as Scotland crush Canada
Captain Richie Berrington and debutant Lyle Robertson star as Scotland enjoy a thumping 170-run World Cup League 2 victory over Canada at Forthill.
Romania halts operations at sole nuclear plant amid Danube crisis
The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
Four Canadian hockey stars remain suspended after sexual assault acquittal
A fifth has been reinstated, though an appeals board found that the whole group broke Hockey Canada's code of conduct.
Bluesky Leaders Discuss Social Media's Future at TechCrunch Disrupt
Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider is joined by COO Rose Wang for a Disrupt Stage session on whether social media can start over and where Bluesky fits into that potential reboot.
Probe launched after actor seen with endangered gibbon in video
A deleted video of Tamil star Vikram cuddling an endangered gibbon has triggered an inquiry into how the animal entered India.
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 24
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BTS star V reveals hearing loss battle during livestream
The K-pop star says he has suffered hearing issues for over two years before revealing it publicly this week.
Stargazers Unite to Witness Rare Partial Solar Eclipse
People across Kent, Surrey and Sussex watch the moon obscure the sun in a rare partial eclipse.
Perfect Perry stars as Phoenix beat MI London to avoid finishing bottom
Ellyse Perry hits an unbeaten 62 off 39 balls to guide Birmingham Phoenix to a comfortable five-wicket win against MI London - a victory which sees Phoenix avoid finishing bottom of the table, at the expense of their opponents.
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
O'Sullivan suffers another setback with China Open exit
Ronnie O'Sullivan suffers another defeat as his poor start to the season continued with a 6-4 loss to Noppon Saengkham in the second round of the China Open, with world champion Wu Yize also out.
Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.
Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues
The Road to Battlefield competition is now in its second year, and its purpose is to give founders across Central Eurasia a direct route to Startup Battlefield
Google’s Pixel 11 lineup offer fewer hardware changes, but much more Gemini
Google Pixel 11 Series starts $100 costlier than the last year, but offers 256GB base storage
Charlotte Church's School Ran Unlicensed on Ex-Pig Farm Site
The Traitors star founded the school with her husband Jonathan Powell in 2019.
AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.
Spotify to add label for AI-generated artists and remove them from recommendations
The new feature, starting from mid-September, will tell listeners if an artist is AI-generated.
Gavin & Stacey star Melanie Walters completes Strictly line-up
Walters, who played Gwen in the BBC sitcom, is the 15th and final celebrity to be announced for Strictly.
Nonu, 44, performs solo haka in response to All Blacks
Former All Blacks star Ma'a Nonu responds to the haka by performing one of his own before his club side's game with New Zealanders in Durban.
Can PSG Secure a Treble and Six Titles This Year?
Paris St-Germain aim to start their season as they hope to end it - by winning a European trophy.
Celebrity Authors and TV Personalities to Join Book Festival Line-Up
The line-up has been confirmed, with Bridget Jones creator and Life of Pi author among the stars.
Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 23
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Teen Behind Viral 'Baby Shark' Eyes K-Pop Stardom
The boy from the most-watched YouTube video of all time is now 17 years old, and wants to be a K-pop star.
Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez
The Portuguese superstar has posted an image of two hands - presumed to be his on top of his wife's - both wearing wedding rings.
Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni reportedly knew Phia was ‘cookie stuffing’ for months
Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is once again under fire for its alleged business practices.