DAILY ROUNDUP 16 August 2026

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Science

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history

The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.

2026-08-17 · 04:41 UTC
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World

Landslide in South Korea kills one as record rain lashes south

2026-08-17 · 04:34

It comes as large swathes of East and South East Asia have been pummelled by dats of heavy rain.

Other

Someone in California Has 7 Days to Claim $1.5 Million Before It Vanishes Forever

2026-08-17 · 04:30

A $1,532,761 Powerball prize from the Feb.

Sports

Aussie rules footy players referred to police as detectives investigate sexual assault

2026-08-17 · 04:30

The "disappointed" Sydney Swans CEO wouldn't say what the incident was or how many players were involved.

World

Actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36, US media report

2026-08-17 · 04:27

A representative for the actress confirmed the news to US outlets but did not provide further details of her death.

Sports

Changing times as Welsh blockbuster awaits

2026-08-17 · 04:15

Cardiff City's Championship contest with Wrexham on Monday will attract global attention, not just the eyes of those in…

Crypto

Chainalysis sues US over $95M ICE contract with TRM Labs

2026-08-17 · 03:42

The sealed complaint leaves Chainalysis’ specific objections and requested remedy undisclosed as briefing continues.

Tech

Gmail might partially be to blame for receiving emails from other Sean Conners

2026-08-17 · 03:21

Gmail's practice of ignoring periods in email addresses (treating [email protected] the same as…

Crypto

Austria Fines Bitpanda 70,000 Euros in First MiCA Crypto Penalty

2026-08-17 · 03:05

The penalty, one of the first under the MiCA framework, marks the start of an era of oversight of VASPs’ activities to…

Other

Ferrari's first ever electric car sold for record $40m at auction

2026-08-17 · 01:47

The Luce's launch drew backlash from some commentators who said it broke from the brand's signature dramatic styling.

Tech

Data Breach Hits 39,798 Safepal Customers After Order Plugin Flaw

2026-08-17 · 01:45

The hardware wallet manufacturer stressed that unauthorized threat actors gained access to the data through a…

Tech

AGI-64 Brings Sierra Adventures to the Commodore 64

2026-08-17 · 01:45

AGI-64, a new free interpreter for the Commodore 64, brings classic Sierra adventure games like Space Quest 1 to the…

Tech

Prolly: A content-addressed ordered map built on prolly trees

2026-08-17 · 01:00

Prolly is an open-source Rust library that implements a content-addressed ordered key-value map using prolly trees,…

Tech

Rhombus 1.1 is now available

2026-08-17 · 00:48

Rhombus version 1.1 is now available, introducing new features including annotation definitions, an "as" binding form…

Science

Applying a photosynthetic process to treat "dry eye"

2026-08-17 · 00:35
Crypto

XRP Holders Can Trade Options on Derive With FXRP Collateral

2026-08-17 · 00:22

Derive now accepts FXRP as collateral for XRP options, perpetual futures and spot trades, expanding the token’s onchain…

World

The Life and Death of Direct File [pdf]

2026-08-17 · 00:17

I appreciate you sharing this, but the text you've provided appears to be corrupted PDF code rather than readable…

Science

The federal keyword lists that canceled billions in research funding

2026-08-17 · 00:14
Tech

Webmaster a Manifesto for Everyone

2026-08-17 · 00:04

The article is a manifesto celebrating the role of webmasters—the early, self-taught web professionals who combined…

Tech

Reticulum – Decentralized Mesh Network

2026-08-16 · 23:59

Reticulum is a decentralized mesh networking stack designed to enable sovereign, censorship-resistant communication…

Crypto

Data of 54,000 wallet users leaked, Clarity odds just 10%: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 16

2026-08-16 · 23:54

Owners of Trezor and SafePal crypto wallets at high risk of phishing attempts after data leaks, CLARITY odds at 10%…

Tech

Qwen 3.8 27B is excellent, but it defaults to overthinking things

2026-08-16 · 23:45

Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 27B is a capable open-source vision language model that performs well on benchmarks, but defaults to…

Sports

McIlroy admits concerns as Scheffler regains winning feeling at St Jude

2026-08-16 · 23:15

Rory McIlroy says "he felt lost" as he toils to a 66th-place finish - 25 strokes behind champion Scottie Scheffler - at…

World

'Ghana was the crime scene' - the country leading the demand for slavery reparations

2026-08-16 · 23:09

Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations