DAILY ROUNDUP 15 September 2026

Physics Gets Closer to Understanding Reality  ·  AI Regulation Stalls Amid Political Division  ·  Financial Markets Show Mixed Signals  ·  Geopolitics and Infrastructure Under Pressure

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Science

How I made a slime mould the protagonist of my new sci-fi novel

How do you get the science right in a sci-fi book? Columnist Annalee Newitz started by asking many kinds of researchers lots of very strange questions – and ended up in love with slime moulds

2026-09-15 · 08:00 UTC
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Tech

OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia Gather in Scotland to Discuss AI Risks

2026-09-15 · 07:47

King Charles III will bring together several heavyweights of AI this week in Scotland, including OpenAI, Anthropic,…

Crypto

SHIB Eyes Major Breakout as Whale Wallets Hold 95% of Supply

2026-09-15 · 07:40

808 wallets control 94.68% of SHIB supply, creating significant whale-driven price concentration. A breakout above $0.

Crypto

US House Crypto Tax Bill Spares Fees Under $10, but Not Heavy Traders

2026-09-15 · 07:30

House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith unveiled a 114-page crypto tax bill on Monday night that would stop taxing…

Crypto

Coinbase Engineer Uses Simulated Fly Brain for Cryptocurrency Trading Experiment  

2026-09-15 · 07:16

An unusual experiment explores whether a simple biological-inspired neural network can make trading decisions.

Crypto

Bitcoin : Options Signal A Measured Return Of Optimism

2026-09-15 · 07:05

After twelve months of caution, Bitcoin options traders change direction.

Tech

Lingo.dev (YC F24) is hiring a senior content engineer (Remote, worldwide)

2026-09-15 · 07:00

Lingo.dev, a Y Combinator-backed localization engineering platform, is hiring a senior content engineer to own all…

Tech

Volvo increases the batteries for 2028 XC60 and XC90 plug-in refresh

2026-09-15 · 07:00

The refreshed Volvos also get new infotainment systems with Gemini onboard.

Sports

How did they get the Madring track so wrong? - F1 Q&A

2026-09-15 · 06:49

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the Spanish Grand Prix.

Crypto

Bitcoin Suisse Cutting up to 50% of Swiss Workforce

2026-09-15 · 06:35

Swiss crypto firm Bitcoin Suisse is restructuring to expand internationally as a global wealth manager, a move that will…

Sports

Walker stars for Chiefs as Swift & Cruise watch on

2026-09-15 · 06:29

New signing Kenneth Walker rushes for 173 yards as the Kansas City Chiefs begin their NFL season with a 31-10 victory…

Sports

Coutinho joins Neymar at Santos for rest of season

2026-09-15 · 06:15

The former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder joins Brazilian side Santos from his boyhood club Vasco da Gama.

Tech

A Fake Tesco Casino Is Still Live and Ranking First on Google

2026-09-15 · 06:05

“The official Tesco casino” was able to advertise itself as the real deal on Meta until the Guardian put questions to it.

Crypto

BitMine Buys $68M in Ethereum, Nears 6 Million ETH

2026-09-15 · 06:05

BitMine strengthens its Ethereum reserve with 27,180 ETH. Does this new crypto purchase change the game for ETH?

Sports

How Maresca is tackling football's impossible job

2026-09-15 · 06:02

Enzo Maresca seemingly took on an impossible job in the summer when replacing the legendary Pep Guardiola at Manchester…

Science

One of the fundamental forces is stronger than we thought

2026-09-15 · 06:00

The most precise calculation yet of the electroweak force could help fix cracks in the standard model of particle…

Crypto

Filecoin Surges 14%: Will FIL Reach $1.04 or Retest $0.78?

2026-09-15 · 05:50

FIL surged 14% after breaking $0.854, supported by volume doubling to $111 million.

Sports

Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes

2026-09-15 · 05:40

Test your ball knowledge with today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.

Tech

How Everyday Savers Can Accidentally End Up With AI-Heavy Portfolios

2026-09-15 · 05:35

Years of AI-driven gains increased technology exposure inside index trackers, workplace pensions, and other mainstream…

World

CLARITY Act odds fall to 16% as key Democrats resist GOP’s ‘final’ offer

2026-09-15 · 05:32

Banking groups also said the GOP’s final text leaves stablecoin reward loopholes, while tribal gaming interests warn…

Other

Superstars and broken records: 2026 Emmy highlights

2026-09-15 · 05:14

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were hosted by Law Order star Mariska Hargitay at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.

Sports

Why Pietersen will add unfiltered challenge that England need - Finn

2026-09-15 · 05:11

Kevin Pietersen can be blunt and fortright and there is no better time than now to add that challenge to England's…

World

Less Than 10 Billionaires Have Actually Kept Their Promise to Give Away Their Fortune

2026-09-15 · 05:05

Fewer than 10 of the 256 billionaires who signed the Giving Pledge have actually followed through on giving away their…

World

Ukraine's postal workers deliver lifeline under Russian fire

2026-09-15 · 05:01

The state post service delivers pensions, medicine and letters to people just miles from the front.