El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds

Clipto uses AI to search terabytes of video and is now valued at $250M

The three-year-old startup says it reached $15 million in ARR and profitability before raising its latest $15 million…

Sony Argues in Court That Digital Games Can't Be Owned

The PlayStation maker is fighting a California class action over "Buy Now" buttons, and has asked the judge to send the…

Ripple’s RLUSD vs XRP: Why AI Agents Are Adopting Stablecoins

Rising XRP prices in August coincided with a shift among AI-run wallets on the XRP Ledger, which increasingly used…

Blackrock’s BUIDL Hits $2.8B, Reclaims Treasury Crown

Blackrock’s BUIDL fund has climbed back to roughly $2.8 billion in assets, reclaiming its spot as the largest tokenized…

Bitmine now controls 4.9% of Ethereum supply after adding 53.5K ETH

Bitmine has bought Ether for 65 consecutive weeks, maintaining its accumulation strategy through a prolonged crypto…

3 Promising Crypto Projects to Put on Your Watchlist: XRP, SOL, ADA

XRP: Focuses on fast digital payments, strong liquidity, and established market recognition.

Launch HN: Almanac (YC S26) – AI that knows your company

Almanac is a Y Combinator-backed AI agent that autonomously handles work tasks by integrating with a company's existing…

Google Maps renames "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" even faster than US government

Google rolled out the Lake America change on Saturday, while the official US government maps are still waiting.

Wrexham accused of 'blanket bombing' amid O'Hare bid

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says Wrexham are "in for half the division" after confirming bid for attacking…

John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash

The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.

How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools

AI is proving effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities.

Messi retires from international football

Argentina great Lionel Messi announces his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that "hurt"…

Everton make bid for Monaco striker Balogun

Everton make an offer for Monaco forward Folarin Balogun - who is valued at £40m by the French club.

Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet reveals its plan for tackling Big Tech’s AI chip buildout

Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek.

How Scrapping Weekly F&O Expiries Could Reshape Retail Trading in India

Scrapping Weekly F&O Expiries would change how Indian retail traders access short-duration derivatives, where activity…

Strive buys 1,800 Bitcoin for $143M, becomes fifth-biggest corporate holder

Strive’s latest Bitcoin purchase lifted its holdings to 23,156 BTC, making it the fifth-largest publicly traded…

Balancer V1 Pool Hacked for $234K in Same Bug Family

A Balancer V1-style liquidity pool lost roughly $234,000 to a rounding-error exploit on August 31, according to…

Belgium Targets Crypto Wallets Behind Pirate Sites in New Cross-Border Crackdown

On August 19, 2026, the Belgian Department for Combating Online Harm (BAPO) issued five decisions requiring four…

Launch HN: Hebbian Robotics (YC S26) – Build scalable robotics data pipelines

Hi HN, we’re Brandon and Kingston, the founders of Hebbian Robotics.

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Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend.

How our bodies adapt to extreme temperatures – until it gets too hot

No matter where you’re from, there are things you can do to cope better with extreme temperatures.

Show HN: 2x-4x cheaper GLM 5.3 for coding and research

Inference for Kimi and GLM.