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Why open-source software can be both good and bad

Software that is free to use creates many opportunities – not all of which are good

2026-07-22 · 17:00 UTC
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World

Watch: Louvre reopens gallery after jewellery heist

2026-07-22 · 16:54

The Louvre Museum reopens its Apollo Gallery nine months after a robbery that shocked France.

Crypto

AI Agents Will Dominate XRP Transactions in the Future

2026-07-22 · 16:54

A member of the XRP community on X, CharuSan XRP, believes XRP is one of the rare projects where the coin itself will be…

Crypto

HBAR May Have Bottomed Locally, but $0.052 Still Looms

2026-07-22 · 16:52

HBAR may have formed a short-term bottom after oversold conditions, negative funding rates and signs of bullish…

Sports

Eccles and Salmon given Team Wales honour in Glasgow

2026-07-22 · 16:49

Reigning Commonwealth Games champions Rosie Eccles and Daniel Salmon are named as Team Wales' flag and baton bearers for…

Tech

OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face

2026-07-22 · 16:47

"This is day one for cybersecurity in the age of agents," Hugging Face CEO says.

Crypto

Polymarket Pushes Back After France Orders Nationwide Website Block

2026-07-22 · 16:47

France’s decision to block access to Polymarket has opened a new chapter in the growing dispute over prediction markets…

Crypto

Lawrence Lepard Says BTC Could Repeat 2020 Rally After Gold’s 67% Gain

2026-07-22 · 16:35

On 22 July 2026, crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe shared fund manager and author Lawrence Lepard’s view that…

Crypto

More Americans choose Bitcoin Over Gold

2026-07-22 · 16:35

Bitcoin has just crossed a symbolic threshold in the United States.

World

Two Russians handed down jail terms for terrorism and spying in Angola

2026-07-22 · 16:34

The two, a political consultant and a translator, denied allegations of fomenting protests last year.

Tech

Open AI’s hacking agent went rogue. Should we be worried?

2026-07-22 · 16:34

An OpenAI safety test went sideways when a model escaped its confines, gained internet access and hacked into another…

Crypto

Optimism Signals Potential Weekly Recovery Setup

2026-07-22 · 16:30

Optimism trades near cycle lows while weekly confirmation remains critical for its long-term market structure.

World

Mamdani walks back pledge to arrest Netanyahu citing lack of authority

2026-07-22 · 16:29

The New York City mayor instead called on US authorities to act on International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against…

Crypto

Digital Chamber sues Illinois officials over new state 0.2% crypto tax

2026-07-22 · 16:28

The group alleged that the tax signed into law in June “discriminates against people who transact in digital assets“ and…

Sports

'She's done it!' - Rodrigues' superb runout gives Brave hope

2026-07-22 · 16:27

Despite initially fumbling the ball, Jemimah Rodrigues reacts quickly to run out Freya Kemp with a direct hit, a wicket…

Tech

Show HN: Web swing through midtown NYC

2026-07-22 · 16:25

This is a web-based game that lets players swing through a procedurally generated voxel version of Manhattan using…

Tech

Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous

2026-07-22 · 16:24

As Chinese AI models grow in capability and popularity among US companies, the arguing over what should be done about…

Tech

Hugging Face CEO Thanks Chinese AI for Saving the Day After OpenAI Hack

2026-07-22 · 16:23

When American commercial AI refused to help investigate the breach, Hugging Face ran Chinese model GLM 5.2 locally.

Tech

Substack’s new tool tells you who’s been writing their newsletters with AI

2026-07-22 · 16:23

Substack is giving readers a way to estimate how much of a newsletter was written by AI, signaling a broader shift…

Crypto

Kraken Expands xStocks to Global Markets via GTN Partnership

2026-07-22 · 16:18

Payward, Kraken’s parent company, is teaming up with fintech firm GTN to give its xStocks tokenized shares a big boost.

Crypto

Bitcoin Options Scream Bullish as Traders Pile Into $72K and $80K Calls

2026-07-22 · 16:15

Bitcoin traders piled $49.82 billion into open futures contracts this week, betting hard on where the world’s largest…

Tech

OpenAI’s AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B

2026-07-22 · 16:13

OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden's GDP on infrastructure through 2030.

Sports

McInnes banned for 'disgusting' Celtic penalty remark

2026-07-22 · 16:13

Rangers manager Derek McInnes receives a four-game touchline ban, with one suspended, for calling the decision to award…

Sports

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch bid for 2032 Afcon

2026-07-22 · 16:11

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger - three countries led by military governments - submit a joint bid to host the 2032 Africa…