Connor returns in McDermott's first England squad
England coach Brian McDermott picks 10 uncapped players in an expanded 38-man squad before this year's World Cup - and recalls Man of Steel Jake Connor.
Trump-Linked USD1 Payout Turns UFC Freedom 250 Into Ethics Flashpoint
UFC Freedom 250 shifted from patriotic pageantry to a crypto-ethics dispute after World Liberty Financial promoted its…
Polygon Open Money Stack Now Gives Payment Network-Scale Stablecoin Payments for Up to 99% Less in Fees
Polygon Chain hits 5,000 transactions per second, giving fintechs and enterprises a payment rail that performs at scale…
Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers
Plaud is trying to make a mark in a crowded market full of AI-powered meeting notetakers.
Bitmine’s $135M Ethereum Buy: Is a 5% Stake Imminent?
Bitmine's $135M Ethereum purchase signals a strategic push towards a 5% stake. What does this mean for ETH's future?
Tech
Subquadratic – Introducing SubQ 1.1 Small
Subquadratic has released SubQ 1.1 Small, an AI model using Subquadratic Sparse Attention (SSA) technology that enables…
Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it
Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most…
Tan converts £42m of Cardiff debt into equity
Vincent Tan converts £42m of Cardiff City's debt to him into equity, nearly halving the amount the club owes to its…
World
France's oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law's grisly murder
A dismembered body found in a chain-bound trunk in the Seine in 1995 was only recently connected to the defendant by DNA…
Show HN: Metiq: a real time 3D globe for 100 public datasets
The concept for metiq.space came after playing Global Magnates with friends and realizing how fragmented live global…
FBI Warns Crypto Scammers Are Using Couriers to Collect Victims’ Cash
The FBI has identified a growing tactic in cryptocurrency investment fraud where scammers dispatch couriers to collect…
McIlroy among early starters in US Open round one
Six-time major champion Rory McIlroy will get his latest quest to win a second US Open title under way at 12:52 BST on…
Tech
Running local models is good now
Local AI models have reached a practical maturity level, with recent releases like Google's Gemma 4 family now capable…
Bullish Altcoin NEAR Is Done Fighting Resistance, Analysts Look Towards Bull Targets
Bullish altcoin NEAR is done fighting resistance. Analysts look towards bull targets. Can NEAR hit new ATH…
Somaliland opens Jerusalem embassy after Israel's recognition of its independence
The move comes six months after Israel became the first country to recognise the breakaway East African state.
Luxury Dubai Real Estate Moves Onto XRP As Tokenization Picks Up Pace
A local real estate developer has begun tokenizing million‑dollar apartments, enabling fractional ownership via XRP.
Tech
Robinhood Cuts 290 Jobs at Record Volume, HOOD Shares Jump 5%
Robinhood Markets cut roughly 290 full-time positions on June 16, 2026, absorbing an estimated $28 million in…
What's next for Curtis Jones as Inter Milan step up their interest?
As Inter Milan step up their interest in Curtis Jones, a look at the decision facing Liverpool and Jones, whose contract…
But yak shaving is fun
# Summary The author built a custom static site generator for their blog instead of using existing frameworks,…
I Fired Google
The author ditched Google Home after it was upgraded to Gemini, which has become worse at its core function: providing…
Crypto
Santiment: Iran, Oil, AI, and Stablecoins Rise in Sentiment
Crypto market narratives have rotated in recent weeks as social media attention shifted across geopolitical and…
Mobileye is entering the US robotaxi market with standalone service
The service will leverage its Moovit platform to launch in an a US city in 2027.
XRP Price: When Could XRP Realistically Reach $5? Analysts Weigh the Odds
XRP has spent most of 2026 trading around $1, down from above $3 in 2025.
Record draws and Europe's slow start - is the World Cup lacking jeopardy?
Seven of the 10 European teams to have played at the World Cup so far have failed to win - is heat the issue?