Are Iran the unluckiest side in World Cup history?
Iran had a place in the last 32 of the World Cup snatched away from them at the last minute not once but twice.
Sports
Big names, dark horses and subplots - reasons to watch each last 32 tie
BBC Sport shows why you should be interested in all of the World Cup's last-32 ties.
ESMA Tells Unauthorized Crypto Firms to Wind Down as MiCA Deadline Hits in 3 Days
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has directed unauthorized crypto asset service providers to stop…
Crypto
Crypto: Coinbase and Circle Stocks Experience a Decline Twice as Sharp as Tech Giants
The financial market is going through a period of high tension as values related to digital assets undergo a marked…
Tech
Armadillo – A DNS Server in Gleam for Homelab Use
Armadillo is a self-hosted DNS server written in Gleam that allows users to configure local domain resolution across…
XRP Could Explode Higher if This Year-Long Trendline Finally Breaks
XRP breakout above long-term resistance could trigger strong bullish momentum.
Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 21
Will you get today's World Cup player in as few attempts as possible?
Sports
Knockouts are here - what is England's path to the final?
BBC Sport takes a look at what England will need to do to reach the final after qualifying for the knockout stages.
Austria score dramatic late equaliser against Algeria as both progress
Algeria and Austria produce an incredible finish to their Group J meeting, with both teams scoring in injury time to…
Certik Joins XDC Network as Validator to Strengthen Trade Finance Infrastructure
Web3 security firm Certik has signed a memorandum of understanding to become an institutional masternode validator for…
Base post-mortem reveals sequencer bug behind back-to-back outages
A “race condition” after the system was reset prevented the sequencers from catching up, causing the second outage.
England last-32 tie on BBC - see full schedule
England's World Cup last-32 game against DR Congo will be shown live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with all 16 first…
Algeria and Austria both qualify for last 32 after dramatic injury-time goals
Algeria and Austria each score injury-time goals in a 3-3 draw, a result which sees both sides qualify from Group J and…
Indian payments chief thinks AI will be heavily involved in next era of digital payment growth
Dilip Asbe said that newer UPI apps could be more competitive with a viable commercial model
Tech
Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs
Bashblog is a lightweight Bash script that enables users to create and manage blogs by simply running commands in a…
New deal, new beginnings & a sudden exit - Clarke's Scotland timeline
BBC Scotland charts the trajectory of Steve Clarke's last month as Scotland head coach.
Messi comes off the bench to score as Argentina beat Jordan
Lionel Messi comes off the bench to become the first player in FIFA World Cup history to score in seven consecutive…
Tech
Wayfinder Router: deterministic routing of queries between local and hosted LLM
Wayfinder is a local-first model router that intelligently directs queries between local and cloud-based LLMs using…
Bitwise Stakes $114 Million in HYPE on Hyperliquid as Its Spot ETF Doubles Down
Asset manager Bitwise deposited 1.775 million HYPE worth about $114 million into Hyperliquid and subsequently staked the…
Tech
Building a custom octocopter from scratch with no prior hardware experience
A researcher successfully built a custom octocopter and trained a reinforcement learning policy to maintain flight even…
Maestro Messi scores again and breaks another record in the process
Lionel Messi comes off the bench to score his sixth goal of the 2026 World Cup as Argentina beat Jordan 3-1 in Dallas…
Wales set to reduce squad for Nations Championship
Head coach Steve Tandy says the Wales squad for the Nations Championship will be cut to between 32 and 34 players early…
Framework Ventures Raises $400 Million Fourth Fund as Crypto VC Pushes Into AI, Robotics and Energy
Framework Ventures has raised $400 million for its fourth fund, an oversubscribed vehicle the crypto-focused firm plans…
This ‘Financial Supernova’ Signal Is Back: Are These 5 Altcoins Worth Buying Before the Summer Rally Begins?
Investors are increasingly monitoring blockchain infrastructure and interoperability projects for future growth…