DAILY ROUNDUP 13 August 2026

Geopolitics and Conflict Take Center Stage  ·  Cryptocurrency Market Shifts and Security Challenges  ·  Digital Rights and Content Protection  ·  Health, Science, and Social Issues

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Hawaii To Ban Cash Deposits at Crypto ATMs From October

Lawmakers targeted the deposits that scammers rely on, with the machines still able to sell crypto for dollars or swap one coin for another.

2026-08-13 · 16:05 UTC
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Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level

2026-08-13 · 16:05

The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10…

Handling hate and seeking stability - Fofana's Chelsea journey

2026-08-13 · 16:02

Wesley Fofana shed tears, faced criticism for laughing at the wrong moment and exposed racist abuse last season but…

Public Bitcoin miners cut hashrate 13.4% as AI infrastructure revenue grows

2026-08-13 · 16:00

AI and HPC are reshaping mining economics as operators repurpose power and data centers, while a smaller group of miners…

BitMEX the End of an Era

2026-08-13 · 16:00

On my first day, I stood in front of a shark tank while a crypto price ticker snaked along the ceiling of the entire…

Science

DNA reveals a society organised around women in pre-Roman Britain

2026-08-13 · 16:00

Descent passed from mother to daughter rather than from father to son, a study of more than 500 Iron Age individuals…

Tech

X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they’ve been ‘shadowbanned’

2026-08-13 · 16:00

X is expanding the open source code behind its 'For You' feed and launching new transparency tools that show users when…

World

Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup

2026-08-13 · 15:50

France is yet to comment on Yann Vezilier's pardon and previously called the accusations "unfounded".

Tech

Instagram introduces a redesigned wordmark

2026-08-13 · 15:46

The social media giant says it was time for a sharper and more modern look after a decade.

Crypto

Bullish shares jump 10% as Q2 adjusted EBITDA more than triples

2026-08-13 · 15:36

The crypto exchange operator’s shares gained around 10% as adjusted EBITDA more than tripled and subscription and…

Crypto

National Bank Reports XRP ETF Exposure 

2026-08-13 · 15:35

Institutional XRP exposure enters a Canadian bank filing, with a Bitwise ETF position adding another regulated…

World

Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear

2026-08-13 · 15:30

Under local regulations in the region, "it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear".

Tech

Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps

2026-08-13 · 15:30

Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group…

Tech

Trezor reports data from 14K users exposed through shipping provider

2026-08-13 · 15:25

The wallet provider warned that thousands of users could potentially be at risk of phishing attempts, while advising…

Crypto

XRP’s Break Below $1 Rekindles Debate Over a Deeper Slide

2026-08-13 · 15:21

XRP’s break below $1 has renewed concerns about a deeper dip, with Farina identifying $1.05 as the key level to reclaim.

Crypto

Trezor Shipping Provider Exposes 13,689 Crypto Customers to Scams

2026-08-13 · 15:20

Trezor says a breach at shipping provider Shipmonk exposed personal order data for about 13,689 recent customers,…

Tech

Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs

2026-08-13 · 15:08

Nvidia has a plan to make sure its GPUs won't lose value.

Crypto

Bitcoin keeps traders guessing near $64K as stocks gain on cool US PPI data

2026-08-13 · 15:07

Bitcoin joined US stocks in modest gains after July PPI inflation data continued a cooling trend seen over the past…

Tech

Text AI watermarks will always be trivial to remove

2026-08-13 · 15:07

The EU AI Act will require AI providers to watermark text outputs as "artificially generated" by August 2026, but…

Sports

O'Neill praises Celtic 'perseverance' to buy Paderborn's Baur

2026-08-13 · 15:06

Celtic sign German midfielder Mika Baur from Paderborn for an undisclosed fee, with the 22-year-old signing a four-year…

Crypto

Tokenized Stocks: Binance Surges Past Kraken to Claim the No. 2 Spot

2026-08-13 · 15:05

Binance has just taken second place in the tokenized stocks market by value.

Sports

West Ham's boardroom battle on eve of Championship season

2026-08-13 · 15:02

As West Ham get ready to start their first league campaign outside the top flight since 2011-12, what's going on in the…

Science

Quantum entanglement is key to solving 250-year-old maths problem

2026-08-13 · 15:00

Analysis of a mathematical puzzle that Leonhard Euler deemed unsolvable in the 1700s reveals that the crucial ingredient…

Tech

Who really needs a cocktail robot?

2026-08-13 · 15:00

Bartesian's cocktail makers would be best described like a Keurig or Nespresso machine, but for alcoholic drinks.