Michael Saylor Calls for a ‘Bitcoin Reformation’ Beyond Orthodoxy

Humanity has the debate about AI consciousness backwards

Kusama Yayoi Dies at 97

Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, renowned for her colorful polka dot and mesh pattern artworks and iconic pumpkin…

At least 12 dead as wildfires sweep through northern Algeria

Northern Africa has experienced severe heatwaves this summer, leading to hundreds of fires across the region.

Getting video models to learn better, faster

Recent improvements in image and video models stem primarily from three data-focused strategies rather than…

Laion Big Video Dataset

Researchers released LAION-BVD, a large-scale open video dataset containing 1.3 billion video URLs and 80 million…

CEO fired developers to make room for AI. Developers create open source AI CEO

After a CEO fired developers to make room for AI, developers created "Open Executive," an open-source AI system that…

FBI Seizes Chinese Hacking Platforms Used to Target US Agencies

Federal authorities shut down two online tools that Chinese government-backed hackers allegedly used to attack major U.S.

SHRINCS BIP published: Quantum-secure Bitcoin comes with a catch

A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for the SHRINCS signature scheme has just been published to upgrade Bitcoin to…

High-Resolution Imaging for Statistical Validation of TESS Planet Candidates

Researchers analyzed high-resolution imaging data for 443 TESS planet candidates and found that 72% of validated small…

The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026

Modern websites have grown dramatically larger—the median mobile page now weighs 2.6 MiB, surpassing even the classic…

Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B

Nvidia is in talks to acquire Hugging Face, a major open-source AI platform, for over $13 billion, though no deal has…

Core Lightning Team Sounds the Alarm as AI Uncovers Critical Flaws

On Wednesday, Core Lightning maintainers said that several vulnerabilities were found in Core Lightning (CLN),…

Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation

The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring…

At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern France

One suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.

Mechanical Turk shutting down September 30

Amazon will permanently shut down Mechanical Turk, its crowdsourcing marketplace, on September 30, 2026.

Zohran and the Short Link

New York City uses memorable short links under nyc.gov (such as nyc.gov/click-to-cancel or nyc.gov/EndStreetHarassment)…

Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’

Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years.

Crypto Advocacy Group Backs 32 CLARITY Act Supporters

Crypto voters can move elections, says the Crypto Advocacy Group: will they prove it in the midterms?

Bitcoin Price Eyes $100K as Prediction Markets, Wall Street Weigh In

Prediction market traders are throwing millions of dollars behind bitcoin price targets stretching from $50,000 to…

'If you started running, they shot you' - inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis

Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.

Fearnley among Britons closing in on US Open place

Jacob Fearnley is among the British players who stand one win away from a place in the US Open main draw in New York.

Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish

On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.

Super Bowl champions Seahawks to be sold in record $9.6bn deal

NFL owners approve the $9.612bn record sale of the reigning Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks to a group led by…