DAILY ROUNDUP 25 August 2026

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Crypto

29,120 Addresses Investigated in Global Crypto Intelligence Sprint

Operation Lighthouse investigated 29,120 cryptocurrency addresses and digital identifiers while generating 14,300 investigative leads.

2026-08-26 · 03:30 UTC
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Tech

India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call

2026-08-26 · 03:30

Ringg has raised $10 million from Peak XV as a part of its Series A extension.

Tech

Ask HN: What is one simple thing LLMs are insanely bad at?

2026-08-26 · 03:17

Users on Hacker News identify several significant weaknesses in large language models, including spatial reasoning and…

Tech

Agentic Context Management: Memory and Cost as Architecture Problems

2026-08-26 · 02:35

Production AI agents fail primarily due to poor context management—struggling with accumulating conversation histories,…

Sports

Nebraskans Set to Vote on Betting Markets With Kalshi Looming

2026-08-26 · 02:30

Nebraska’s Secretary of State certified two online sports wagering petitions on Aug. 21, sending both to the Nov.

Other

Letter from Dolly Parton to Eminem

2026-08-26 · 02:09
Crypto

Treasury Targets Iran Crypto Sector and $100M Oil Payment Network

2026-08-26 · 01:30

The Treasury has opened Iran’s digital asset sector to broader sanctions while targeting a broker accused of processing…

Tech

Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say

2026-08-26 · 00:40

The $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation.

Science

The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment

2026-08-26 · 00:40
World

US-Iran Ceasefire Rumors Swirl as Global Markets Remain Unfazed

2026-08-26 · 00:35

While U.S.

Tech

Queryable Executables

2026-08-26 · 00:20

The author presents SELF, a format where executable programs are stored as SQLite databases, allowing binary tooling to…

Tech

OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues

2026-08-26 · 00:06

Before Malone left, OpenAI had already reshuffled its infrastructure org, shifting his reporting line away from…

Sports

O'Neill takes responsibility with nowhere to hide for Celtic

2026-08-25 · 23:35

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill says his team have a "million miles to go" after defeat in Austria.

Crypto

Ripple’s RLUSD Market Cap Crosses $2B, Nearly $1B on XRP Ledger

2026-08-25 · 23:30

Ripple USD has crossed $2 billion in market capitalization less than two years after its launch.

Crypto

Ripple CEO: $16 Trillion In Motion Shows Visa-Scale Reach

2026-08-25 · 23:26

Garlinghouse says a mega opportunity awaits as cross-border merchants move capital from trad to blockchain rails.

Sports

Alcaraz and Williams thrill in brief but bright US Open mixed doubles showing

2026-08-25 · 23:25

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz were among the star double-acts in New York as the US Open mixed doubles competition…

Science

See the stunning contenders for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2026-08-25 · 23:01

These images of nature in action are just some of the highly commended shots in the running for the prestigious nature…

Sports

Hrgovic taunts starting to wind me up - Itauma

2026-08-25 · 22:59

Moses Itauma says Filip Hrgovic's comments are starting to "wind him up" before their fight on Saturday.

Tech

Maiao: Gerrit-style code review workflow for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, others

2026-08-25 · 22:40

Maiao is a tool that enables Gerrit-style stacked pull request workflows on GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, and other git hosting…

Crypto

Bitwise Creates 3 Tokenized Stock Portfolios With Coinbase and Glider

2026-08-25 · 22:35

Bitwise has launched Automated Token Portfolios, a new product that lets eligible non-U.S.

Sports

St Helens legend Lomax to retire at end of season

2026-08-25 · 22:28

St Helens legend Jonny Lomax announces he is to retire at the end of the Super League season.

Sports

GB's Dart and Jones advance in US Open qualifying

2026-08-25 · 22:27

Britons Harriet Dart and Fran Jones both make winning starts in their bids to reach the US Open singles main draw.

Science

The world's busiest spaceport is about to get a lot quieter, at least for now

2026-08-25 · 22:21

SpaceX aims to launch Starship from Florida by the end of the year. 2027 seems more likely.

Tech

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $100 Billion Louisiana Spaceport

2026-08-25 · 22:16

The 10-year project in Vermilion Parish will include five launch complexes and infrastructure for Starship missions.