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Harvey, from St Leonards, was last seen in Wittersham Rise, St Leonards, at around 2am this morning, May 7. The 15-year-old, who police said is vulnerable, was described as having short, blond, light brown hair. (Image: Sussex Police) Police said he was last seen wearing a dark coloured hoodie, dark tracksuit bottoms, black trainers with a reflective strap, and is likely to be wearing his hood up. He has links to the Hastings and Bexhill areas and likes to walk in areas of woodland with trees. Sussex Police ask if anyone sees Harvey, not to approach or speak to him…

News TechRound Team May 7, 2026 A Wolverhampton-based healthcare leader has been recognised for innovation in improving access to healthcare after winning a major regional award. Fungai Ndemera, Managing Director of The Flame Lily Healthcare and founder of CheckUp Health, was awarded the Advances in Digital Healthcare category at the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2026. The award recognises organisations delivering impactful innovation that improves patient outcomes and supports healthcare systems. The recognition reflects the work being delivered across both organisations, combining frontline care experience with digital innovation. Through The Flame Lily Healthcare,…

Researchers led by metabolism expert Prof Timo D. Müller at Helmholtz Munich have developed a new strategy to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. Their approach uses a specially designed hybrid molecule that takes advantage of the well-known GLP-1/GIP signalling pathway as a kind of entry point into cells. Once inside, it delivers an additional metabolic compound directly where it is needed. In laboratory tests, mice treated with this compound ate less food, lost more weight, and showed better blood-glucose control than those given standard comparison treatments. The findings were published as a preclinical study in the journal Nature. Limits…

Prediction market startup Kalshi announced on Thursday a $1 billion Series F round, valuing the company at $22 billion. That’s double the $11 billion valuation Kalshi nabbed just five months ago after raising a $1 billion Series E. This latest round was led by Coatue, with participation from Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, and Paradigm.  The startup told Bloomberg that its annualized revenue exceeds $1.5 billion. Kalshi, alongside rival Polymarket, ushered in the boom in prediction markets where consumers place bets on everything, from what stars are wearing at the Met Gala, to which sports team will win the next game. In…

Alongside taking the wraps off the new Fitbit Air, a Whoop-esque fitness band, Google on Thursday said it is also rebranding its Fitbit app as Google Health and launching an AI-powered health coach as a subscription service. The Health app will become a central part of Google’s fitness strategy, capitalizing on its 2021 acquisition of Fitbit, which saw the tech giant delving into fitness wearables to supplement its more general-purpose Android smartwatches. Leveraging Google’s Gemini AI, the new Google Health Coach will offer personalized insights to users, acting as a combination fitness coach, sleep expert, and health and wellness advisor.…

Thursday 07 May 2026 4:22 pm Brent Hoberman spoke a the City AM awards The UK needs to welcome many more business founders from abroad to rejuvenate the economy, one of Britain’s best-known entrepreneurs has said, as he issued a rallying cry to renew faith in the future of the country.In a wide-ranging speech at the City AM Awards ceremony at the Guildhall last night, Brent Hoberman, who gained notoriety as the co-founder of Lastminute.com, called on the government to set up “growth visas” to attract more wealthy investors to the UK and allow employees to reduce their notice periods…

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“Together we’ve taken what was an underused space and turned it into a thriving community, full of creativity, music and cocktail lovers.”Late-night cocktail bar Rattlebag inside the Bulitt Hotel also took the top spot in 2025A Belfast cocktail bar has triumphed at a top industry awards ceremony once again after being named best in Northern Ireland.Rattlebag, the popular cocktail bar in Belfast’s Bullitt Hotel, has been named the Best Bar in Northern Ireland at the prestigious CLASS Bar Awards for the second year running.Judged by the CLASS Collective (a group of 170 bar aficionados from across the UK), the CLASS…

When Anthropic unveiled its new Mythos model in April, it also delivered a stern warning to anyone developing software. The model was so powerful at sniffing out software vulnerabilities, the lab claimed, that it had discovered thousands of high-severity bugs that would need to be fixed before it could be made public. Now, security researchers for Mozilla’s Firefox browser are providing a closer look at what that process has looked like in practice, and what Mythos’ powers mean for software security at large. In a post published on Thursday, Mozilla said Mythos has unearthed a wealth of high-severity bugs, including…

Startup Battlefield 200 applications are open, but only for three more weeks. Apply by May 27 for your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, $100K equity-free, and more opportunities for major scaling impact. Pre-Series A founders — and anyone who knows a startup worth backing — this is your reminder: the deadline is approaching fast, and the strongest contenders are already entering the arena. If your startup has been nominated, don’t wait. Complete your application now before the window closes. Know a startup that deserves to step into the spotlight? Nominate them now to give them time to complete the application by the deadline. Image Credits:TechCrunch / Global visibility that’ll launch…