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The first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 may have concluded, but there’s still plenty more Disrupt programming to come at San Francisco’s Moscone West on October 14 and 15. With just two days left in the event, we’re offering a discount to match: Get two full days of Disrupt for 50% off all ticket types, which makes it that much easier to catch some of our most captivating speakers and programming.

ByMaia Davies and Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondentReporting fromRome

Pope Leo XIV's recovery from surgery to remove a lower lobe of his lung is "progressing as expected", his doctors have said.

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