Scotland boss Clarke by those who know him best
As Steve Clarke prepares to lead Scotland at their first men's World Cup since 1998, those who know him well reveal what makes him successful.
Tech
Launch HN: BitBoard (YC P25) – Analytics Workspace for Agents
We’re Connor and Ambar from BitBoard (https://bitboard.work). BitBoard is an agentic analytics workspace.
Killer robots are here – we must finally decide whether to accept them
We can no longer ignore the growing threat of fully autonomous weapons.
Elon Musk’s X Launches ‘Big Charts’: XRP Makes The Cut
With SpaceX’s stock going live, top cryptos are now appreciated under an interactive magnifying glass on X.
When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket
Even moderately sized data centers can have an outsized local impact.
Looking Forward to Postgres 19: It's About Time
Postgres 19 is introducing native temporal table support, finally implementing a feature formalized in the SQL:2011…
Crypto
Americans Traded Up to $34 Billion on Offshore Prediction Markets: Study
The study estimated Americans could end up wagering up to $133 billion annually on offshore prediction markets by 2030.
Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre protests
Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.
Sam Bankman-Fried loses appeal to overturn 25-year prison sentence
A federal appeals court upheld the former FTX chief’s conviction, while his bid for clemency from President Donald Trump…
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that used Gemini to automate scams
The fraudsters allegedly targeted hundreds of thousands of people with Gemini-coded scams sites.
Critics of Mbappe have gone 'too far', says Dembele
France forward Ousmane Dembele defends his national team captain Kylian Mbappe, saying criticism of the Real Madrid…
Tech
A PDF that changes based on who is reading
The article describes a technique for creating PDFs that render identically to human readers but provide clean,…
CLARITY Act Progress Narrows to Key Issues
CLARITY Act debate centers on developer exemptions and regulatory classification for blockchain infrastructure…
Trump accuses Iran of leaking agreement details that 'bear no relation to the truth'
The US president's reaction came as Iranian media reported purported details from the alleged agreement that included…
Sports
Robbie Williams named Port Vale shirt sponsor
Robbie Williams' RW mark is appearing on Port Vale home and away shirts for the next two seasons.
SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s hot IPO summer
The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge.
Appeals court upholds FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud conviction
A federal appeals court has upheld Sam Bankman-Fried's 2023 fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, rejecting his…
Sports
Sold-out games and knockout ties as race for Sam heats up
Four counties will book quarter-final spots and another four will wave goodbye to the championship as the All-Ireland…
RFK Jr. melts down over NYT report, admits he blacklists reporters
NYT reported Kennedy is disengaged. Kennedy's response seems to show NYT is right.
French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings
The prime suspect in the killing of Lyhanna, 11, was reported to police nine months prior but never questioned.
Bitcoin surfs SpaceX IPO at $64K as trader warns key BTC price support may crumble
Bitcoin hit $64,000 as SpaceX launched a record-breaking IPO and US-Iran peace deal hopes continued to grow, but doubts…
Crypto Biz: SpaceX fuels tokenization’s next boom
Tokenized RWAs surge despite crypto volatility, Kraken launches SpaceX IPO xStocks, prediction markets outpace onchain…
Citigroup Launches Tokenized Private Share Trading for Wealthy Global Clients
Citigroup is creating a blockchain-based service that lets wealthy and institutional clients trade exposure to private…