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Facing a demographic catastrophe, Ukraine is paying for troops to freeze their spermSarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent, KyivBBCUkraine is suffering from a major demographic crisis, made worse by Russia's full-scale invasionMaxim doesn't mind discussing his sperm. In fact, he wishes more in Ukraine's military would talk about their fertility – or at least think about...

Jack Dorsey's Block cuts thousands of roles as it embraces AILucy HookerandKali Hays,Technology reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesJack Dorsey co-founded TwitterTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey says his technology firm Block is laying off almost half its workforce because artificial intelligence (AI) "fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company.""Within the next year, I believe...

As AI jitters rattle IT stocks, Infosys partners with Anthropic to build ‘enterprise-grade’ AI agents Indian IT giant Infosys said on Tuesday it has partnered with Anthropic to develop enterprise-grade AI agents, as automation driven by large language models reshapes the global IT services industry. Under the partnership, Infosys plans to integrate Anthropic’s Claude models into its Topaz AI...

VC Ron Conway says he has a ‘rare form of cancer’ In Brief Posted: 1:00 PM PDT · April 18, 2026 Image Credits:TechCrunch Longtime venture capitalist Ron Conway said Friday that he was “recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.” In a post on X, Conway wrote that he “will be stepping back from some of my usual activities,” but he will...