How Japan's railways stayed one while splitting apart
Japan's railways were privatized in 1987, splitting the state-run Japanese National Railways into seven independent companies under the new "JR Group" umbrella.
'Nearly men of Asian football' - Uzbekistan's rise to the World Cup
Uzbekistan are the first nation from Central Asia to qualify for the Fifa World Cup.
Australia beat Bangladesh by nine wickets in T20 World Cup
Watch highlights as Australia beat Bangladesh by nine wickets in another eye-catching Women's T20 World Cup performance…
CoinMENA, Standard Chartered partner on UAE payment rails
CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment rails in the UAE, while Revolut reportedly secured…
Messi stays humble after hat-trick performance
Argentina captain Lionel Messi says equalling the record for World Cup goals "is an honour, but it is just a statistic".
SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants
Critical Energy is turning rocket engines into geothermal power plants, and it wants to build 300 GW per year by 2045.
Crypto Exchanges Cash In on Gold, Oil and Stocks as Bitcoin Demand Cools
CryptoQuant data shows TradFi-linked crypto trading surging as Bitcoin and broader crypto volumes weaken to multi-year…
Whale Accumulation Picks Up Again for Hyperliquid (HYPE): Will the $70 Support Survive?
After being silent for about a week, wallet 0x6436 has returned and is grabbing another large chunk of HYPE tokens.
Crypto
France Quietly Overtakes Spain as Two World Cup Prediction Markets Near $3B in Combined Volume
Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi have committed more than $2.8 billion combined to predict the 2026 FIFA World Cup…
World
Iran sends tankers loaded with oil past US military blockade
Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data…
David Schwartz Backs XRP Ledger 3.2.0 Upgrade With Major XRPL Hub Move
David Schwartz is one of the creators of XRP Ledger and also a Chief Technology Officer at Ripple Labs.
Want your images back? Sure... That'll be $5!
Photobucket, a legacy image hosting service, now charges users $5 per month to access images they previously uploaded…
Tech
A Google ad penalty halved our revenue; fixing it meant becoming a publisher
A developer's free planning poker tool saw its Google ad revenue halved overnight due to an algorithm penalty for having…
Science
Why thinking out loud with someone beats thinking alone
Thinking out loud with others produces better problem-solving than solo thinking because conversation forces vague ideas…
Crypto
BlockDAG’s $0.1 Coin Buyback Builds Momentum While Aptos Hits New Lows & Ethereum ETFs End Outflow Streak
Reviewing top crypto gainers in any given week can show where market attention is moving, but it rarely explains why a…
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Opposing SBF Pardon
Senators Gallego and Lummis want the chamber on record that the FTX fraudster should get no clemency under any…
Inveniam to acquire Mantra after turbulent year marked by OM crash
Inveniam announced plans to acquire Mantra, a blockchain project that spent the past year recovering from the collapse…
Bystanders smash windows of private jet to rescue passengers after crash
One of the six people on board died in the crash, a local official said.
On-Chain, In Court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
The Polymarket insider trading case and a retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm are expected to move forward in…
Cobbo gets hat-trick in Queensland comeback thriller
Selwyn Cobbo grabs a second-half hat-trick as Queensland produce an exhilarating comeback against New South Wales to…
UNI Climbs 23% in a Day as Standard Chartered Forecast Sparks Fresh Interest
The Uniswap utility token (UNI) jumped over 23% in 24 hours to pass $3.60, pushing its seven-day gains to nearly 50% and…
'How did that get there?!' - Bethell's brilliant catch removes Latham
Jacob Bethell takes a stunning diving catch to remove New Zealand captain Tom Latham for 27 off the bowling of Jofra…
Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom
The Canadian pension giant will acquire an 8.2% stake in CtrlS, a tech giant that operates more than 15 data centers…
XRP Price Prediction: XRP Consolidates as Ripple Boosts RLUSD in Africa — Breakout in Sight
XRP entered a cooling phase after an aggressive rally, yet the broader short-term structure still favors buyers.