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Bitcoin Price Holds Near $84K After Dipping to Weekly Low

Bitcoin price bounced back to trade near $84,000 after hitting a seven-day low of $82,500. Despite a nearly 1% daily decline, it remains up more than 7% for the month.

2026-09-28 · 17:34 UTC
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Tech

Launch HN: Vespper (YC F24) – SOTA Docx MCP

2026-09-28 · 17:34

Vespper (YC F24) is launching a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool designed to help AI agents reliably edit Word…

Crypto

SHIB Price Holds as Accumulation Debate Grows

2026-09-28 · 17:30

SHIB remains near its lower range, while mixed exchange flows show buyers and sellers remain active across the market.

Tech

Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’

2026-09-28 · 17:29

As all-in-one AI agents like Meta's Muse and Instinct take off, Google is opting to end a feature which built…

World

Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far

2026-09-28 · 17:26

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a "stain on our national conscience".

World

Iran court upholds lashes sentence for singer who performed without hijab

2026-09-28 · 17:15

Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of "offending public decency" after singing while wearing a sleeveless dress during a…

Tech

OpenAI still doesn’t seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activity

2026-09-28 · 17:09

On Friday, OpenAI published a new site devoted to “misalignment reports” and the breath of the incidents s alarming.

Tech

How Pew Research Center is – and is not – using AI in our work

2026-09-28 · 17:08

Pew Research Center is selectively integrating AI into its operations while maintaining strict safeguards to preserve…

Crypto

Kraken Launches xStocks Vaults: Up to 2% on SPYx and NVDAx

2026-09-28 · 17:05

Since September 14, 2026, holders of SPYx, QQQx, and NVDAx on Kraken can place these tokenized stocks in vaults that…

World

People escape historic Kyiv building hit by Russian drone

2026-09-28 · 17:04

The BBC's Paul Adams reports from the scene of the strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences.

Sports

Leics sanction amended but appeal process ongoing

2026-09-28 · 17:03

Leicestershire have eight points of their 27-point County Championship deduction reinstated but their Division One…

Tech

Driver Ticketed for No Insurance Just Because Flock (YC 2017) Said She Didn't

2026-09-28 · 16:58

A Georgia driver was ticketed for driving without insurance despite presenting a valid insurance card to the officer,…

World

Trump Diesel Curbs Could Hit Every Major Economy, Devere Warns

2026-09-28 · 16:55

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Tech

Meta launches enterprise AI platform, hires MongoDB CEO to lead new initiative

2026-09-28 · 16:52

Meta says it will focus on bringing its full technology stack, including Muse, Meta Business Agent, Muse API, Muse Code,…

Crypto

REX, Osprey Set Oct. 23 Target for Staked SEI ETF as Filings Advance

2026-09-28 · 16:48

REX Shares and Osprey Funds have set Oct.

Crypto

Crypto PAC spends $11M to oppose Sherrod Brown in Ohio

2026-09-28 · 16:48

Fairshake pledged an initial $30 million on media opposing the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s Senate race in what some…

Tech

The iPhone Duo may already have its first killer app: a virtual Walkman

2026-09-28 · 16:47

An indie developer's upcoming app for the iPhone Duo is going viral for turning the new foldable into a virtual Walkman.

Tech

OpenAI halts frontier-model training amid string of agent misalignment incidents

2026-09-28 · 16:43

US Government websites among "dozens of third parties" OpenAI has recently notified.

Tech

Show HN: Destroy Any Website with Stickman

2026-09-28 · 16:31

Sprite Fusion has created "Destroy Any Website," a browser-based game where players control a stickman character to…

Crypto

Vitalik Buterin Outlines 'Cryptographic World Computer' Plan for Ethereum

2026-09-28 · 16:29

Hegota will be Ethereum's last 'normal' fork, he argues, with everything after built on recursive STARKs and formal…

World

Remains of dozens of suspected kidnap victims found in Nigerian forests

2026-09-28 · 16:25

Investigations are ongoing to establish the identities of at least 28 people whose remains were recovered by police.

Crypto

Strategy Adds 1,665 BTC as STRC Repurchases Reach $152M

2026-09-28 · 16:22

Strategy expanded its Bitcoin holdings and reduced its preferred share supply through separate transactions completed…

Tech

Phyllotaxis: An audio-reactive LED display

2026-09-28 · 16:18

A developer created an audio-reactive LED display based on phyllotaxis, the spiral pattern found in sunflowers and…

World

Women protest in the streets of Delhi after string of sexual assaults

2026-09-28 · 16:15

BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports from Delhi, where hundreds of women are protesting.