Ebola Outbreak in Congo Outpacing Global Response as Deaths Surge Past 220
The World Health Organization chief has issued an urgent warning that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird Discounts End May 29; Conference Pricing Strategy Reflects Growing Tech Event Competition
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, one of the technology industry’s marquee annual conferences, is offering early bird registration discounts of up to $410 before pricing increases take…
ClickUp’s Mass AI-Driven Layoffs Signal Broader Shift in Tech Workforce Dynamics
ClickUp, the nine-year-old productivity software startup, is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents in what constitutes one of the most significant workforce…
Pope’s AI Encyclical Frames Technology as Window into Deeper Crisis of Power and Democracy
Pope Francis released his first major encyclical on artificial intelligence this week, deploying the rapid advancement of AI systems not as the primary subject of…
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 deadline looms: Indian founders have days to chase $100K and global VC spotlight
Applications for TechCrunch Disrupt’s prestigious Startup Battlefield 200 programme close on May 27, leaving early-stage founders across South Asia a narrow window to compete for…
Sri Lanka hikes rates by 100 basis points amid West Asia turmoil and rupee depreciation
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka raised its overnight policy rate to 8.75 percent from 7.75 percent in an outsized monetary tightening move, citing elevated…
China and Pakistan Chart Course to Revamp Economic Corridor, Modernise Gwadar Port Infrastructure
China and Pakistan have set their sights on a comprehensive modernisation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), one of the flagship projects under Beijing’s Belt…
India’s FM Defends Fiscal Measures on Fuel and Fertiliser Amid Economic Headwinds
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has defended the government’s policy response to economic pressures, emphasising that cuts to diesel and petrol excise duties—which will result in…
India’s Only Operational Gold Mine Hutti Posts Record Revenue Windfall as Global Gold Prices Surge
Hutti Gold Mines, India’s sole functional gold mining operation, is set to generate an additional 633.34 crore rupees in revenue during the fiscal year 2025-26,…
Rupee Depreciation Deepens: Understanding Currency Pressure, FPI Outflows, and RBI’s Policy Response
India’s rupee has come under sustained depreciation pressure in recent months, weakening against the US dollar amid a complex interplay of foreign portfolio investment outflows,…