Breaking news, curated around the clock
Crypto

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

The group alleged that the tax signed into law in June “discriminates against people who transact in digital assets“ and should be blocked from implementation and enforcement.

2026-07-22 · 16:28 UTC
Read article →
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…

Crypto

BitGo, OTC Markets plan tokenized securities access for broker-dealers

2026-07-22 · 16:10

The proposed alliance would enable more than 150 broker-dealers to trade and settle digital asset securities through OTC…

Crypto

SEC’s Hester Peirce Signals Closer Review of Crypto Vaults and Onchain Lending

2026-07-22 · 16:07

The U.S.

Tech

Launch HN: Unlayer (YC W22) – Add email and document builders to your app

2026-07-22 · 16:02

Unlayer (YC W22) provides an embeddable platform that lets developers add email, document, page, and popup builders…

World

French police formally investigate woman over 2025 killing of Briton

2026-07-22 · 15:59

Karen Carter was found with stab wounds in the Dordogne village she had lived in for over a decade.

Crypto

Bitcoin price avoids major Iran jitters as S&P 500 ‘short squeeze’ on horizon

2026-07-22 · 15:55

Bitcoin and US stocks stayed strong in the face of US-Iran escalation as analysis predicted BTC price action…

Sports

Garnacho, Rogers and two clubs trying to balance the books

2026-07-22 · 15:54

How can Chelsea afford Morgan Rogers?

Sports

Arokodare forces Wolves training to be cancelled

2026-07-22 · 15:53

Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare forces the cancellation of a training session as he refuses to leave the pitch.

World

Wreckage of Pan Am plane that shaped aviation safety found 74 years on

2026-07-22 · 15:50

The deaths of 52 people on the Clipper Endeavor led to the introduction of mandatory pre-flight safety briefings.

Science

Does creatine make you smarter?

2026-07-22 · 15:45

Creatine is a normal nutrient found in meat and synthesized by the body that helps deliver energy to cells.

Crypto

How Illinois’ Crypto Tax Law Threatens Decentralized Finance

2026-07-22 · 15:44

A crypto advocacy group called Digital Chamber is taking Illinois to court over a new tax on digital asset transactions.

Tech

Six questions before you add an LLM

2026-07-22 · 15:43

Cameron Palmer, an AI consultant, shares lessons from a failed attempt to use a single LLM agent for his entire lead…

Tech

Can a MUD evaluate LLMs? A $99 proof of concept

2026-07-22 · 15:39

Researchers created CrucibleBench, a $99 LLM evaluation system using a text-based MUD (multi-user dungeon) instead of…

World

Brain injury cases should be thrown out, High Court told

2026-07-22 · 15:37

Lawyers for rugby's governing bodies argue that absence of medical documents should lead to brain injury cases being…