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Another scare before Christmas. Arsenal never seem to be having it easy.Brian Brobbey of Sunderland. Aston Villa’s Emiliano Buendia. Tooru Alokodare vs Wolves and now Marc Gehi vs Crystal Palace. “It’s something we have to improve on. We conceded in the last moment,” goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga said after a recent match. Conceding four goals in the closing stages of the game should worry Mikel Arteta. Except that’s not the case, at least according to what the Arsenal manager has said. Normally, a trend like this would raise concerns and doubts about the eligibility of a team, especially a team like…
Despite all the hype around AI and robots in the medical field, the issue that’s really costing hospitals today is operating room coordination. Two to four hours of surgical time are lost each day. This isn’t the fault of the surgery itself, but everything in between, from manual scheduling and coordination confusion to speculation about room swaps. Today on TechCrunch’s Equity Podcast, we bring you a conversation between TechCrunch AI Editor Russell Brandom and Akara Co-Founder and CEO Conor McGinn. Akara, recently named Time magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025, is a startup that uses thermal sensors and AI to essentially…
Hilary Lanier puts her holiday shopping on credit every year, racking up debt that takes months to pay off. This season, production planners say the total balances on the four credit cards are in the five-figure range. “Prices are definitely higher,” she says. Lanier, who buys gifts for her parents, grandparents, siblings, friends and co-workers, said it could take nine to 10 months to pay off the balance in time for next year’s holiday season. “I’ve tried to be conscientious and stick to a budget, but it’s a very vicious cycle,” said the 32-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina.Hilary Lanier, 32,…
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says it is “impossible” to replace Bruno Fernandes as captain as he is sidelined with a muscular injury.Fernandes was sent off against Aston Villa at the weekend and Amorim did not confirm when he would return, but confirmed live on Sky Sports that the midfielder would not feature in the Boxing Day game against Newcastle. Amorim hopes Fernandes’ absence will give other players the opportunity to step up and lead the team and take up midfield positions. Friday, December 26th 7pm Kickoff at 8pm “Bruno cannot be replaced,” the head coach said at the…
Polymarket banner outside the New York Stock Exchange, October 7, 2025.Kevin Stankiewicz | CNBCPrediction markets are booming, with monthly transactions reaching billions of dollars, and a recent estimate by a consulting firm suggests that this relatively new phenomenon could grow to $1 trillion by the end of the decade. That’s a lot of tax, but the government doesn’t know exactly how to account for it.Although working in prediction markets is similar to gambling, there are important differences between these platforms. They argue that they offer financial contracts that are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, whereas gambling is regulated…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Shop until you get boredA person carries shopping bags during Black Friday shopping at Garden State Plaza on November 28, 2025 in Paramus, New Jersey. Eduardo Muñoz Alvarez | Getty ImagesThe U.S. economy expanded faster than economists expected, the Commerce Department said in a delayed government shutdown report.Here’s what you need to know:According to initial figures, the US economy grew by 4.3% in the third quarter. Consumers appear resilient, with spending expanding…
United Nations experts have criticized the U.S. blockade as endangering human rights and called for an investigation into alleged violations.Published December 24, 2025December 24, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareFour United Nations human rights experts have condemned the U.S. partial naval blockade of Venezuela, calling it an illegal armed invasion and calling on the U.S. Congress to intervene.”There is no right to impose unilateral sanctions through an armed blockade,” UN experts said in a joint statement on Wednesday.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe United States has deployed large-scale military forces in the Caribbean Sea and seized…
Palestinians in Gaza are facing an impossible choice this winter. With more than 400,000 homes destroyed in the war, Gazans are forced to choose between living in tents exposed to the elements or risking living in the ruins of buildings that may collapse at any moment. There are no tents in Hiyam Abu Naba. She had to make such a terrible choice. She and her family live in the shell of a building in the Hamad neighborhood of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, but there are no walls to protect them from the elements, and the upper floors of the…
The Italian government has ordered Meta to suspend a policy that prohibits companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) announced on Wednesday that it has found sufficient cause in its ongoing investigation into whether Meta abused its dominant market position by offering its Meta AI chatbot within WhatsApp, leading to a suspension of the policy. “Meta’s conduct appears to constitute fraud because it has the potential to limit production, market access, and technology development in the market for AI chatbot services, to the detriment of…
Tax season is approaching, and millions of workers could soon claim a “tip tax-free” deduction that will give them a tax credit on their 2026 returns. But some experts question which workers will benefit from the policy. The provision, enacted by President Donald Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Act,” allows certain workers to deduct up to $25,000 in “qualified tips” annually from their federal returns from 2025 to 2028. The tip deduction is phased out or reduced once your modified adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000 for single filers and $300,000 for married couples filing jointly. Read more CNBC’s personal finance coverageBoth…