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Solar eclipse distracts from sporting events - in pictures

Pictures from sporting events as the most significant solar eclipse since 1999 is visible across the UK and Europe on Wednesday.

2026-08-12 · 19:43 UTC
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Science

US boosts drone surveillance as flesh-eating screwworms spread in Texas

2026-08-12 · 19:40

Hundreds of Homeland Security drones retasked to survey wildlife and livestock.

Tech

SpaceXAI Wants Grok Bot to Do Your Job—But It Needs Access to Your Accounts

2026-08-12 · 19:31

The AI agent can navigate workplace software and coordinate with other bots, raising questions about security and…

Crypto

CFTC Cites Bitcoin Position in Emergency Order Shielding Kalshi

2026-08-12 · 19:30

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered Kalshi to keep running its exchange after finding that New…

Crypto

XRP Derivatives Activity Supports Market Liquidity

2026-08-12 · 19:30

XRP derivatives open interest reaches $419.29 million, while KuCoin follows closely with $372.97 million across the…

Tech

Building Security Agents That Cannot Escape Their Trust Boundary

2026-08-12 · 19:29

The article argues that security agents powered by AI models require strict architectural constraints to prevent them…

Sports

GB's Evans wins European gold in 100m breaststroke

2026-08-12 · 19:23

Great Britain's Angharad Evans won her first European Championship gold in the 100m breaststroke final in Paris.

World

US immigration officers to be equipped with gloves that deliver electric shocks

2026-08-12 · 19:21

The US immigration agency is buying enforcement officers and agents $20m worth of gloves, which the maker says are safe…

Sports

Ireland's Walsh beats British teen Smith to IM gold

2026-08-12 · 19:18

Ireland's Ellen Walshe beats British 16-year-old Amalie Smith to win gold in the 400m individual medley at the European…

Science

Learning 10000 pictures (1973) [pdf]

2026-08-12 · 19:18

I cannot provide a summary of this article because the text provided is corrupted or improperly encoded PDF data (binary…

Sports

Evans wins breaststroke gold in British record time

2026-08-12 · 19:15

Angharad Evans wins gold in the 100m breaststroke in a British and championship-record time at the European Aquatics…

World

China’s Gold Buying Adds Support Above $4,400

2026-08-12 · 19:05

Gold has just crossed a threshold that draws all attention.

Crypto

Bitcoin Recovery Stalls as Buyers Stay Away and Leverage Builds

2026-08-12 · 19:01

Bitcoin sellers are losing steam while buyers remain cautious, leaving leveraged traders vulnerable as weak demand…

Crypto

CoinFello Unveils Fello 2 for Automated DeFi Strategies

2026-08-12 · 18:59

Today, CoinFello, the first AI agentic product for using and automating all of DeFi from a single interface, released…

Crypto

Goldman Sachs' $2.25B NEOS Deal Hands It Ready-Made Bitcoin Income ETF Business

2026-08-12 · 18:58

The cash-and-equity deal for the options-income specialist folds in NEOS's roughly $1 billion Bitcoin covered-call fund,…

Crypto

Kraken adds S&P 500 to funded trading program, commodities to follow

2026-08-12 · 18:55

Kraken’s funded trading program adds round-the-clock exposure to the US equity benchmark as it builds out its…

Crypto

Bitcoin Flat Near $63,400 After Mild US Inflation Drop

2026-08-12 · 18:35

Bitcoin stabilized near $63,400 on Wednesday following a volatile intra-day move between $63,317 and $64,400, leaving…

Tech

Grubhub’s $24M FTC settlement is finally reaching diners and drivers

2026-08-12 · 18:34

Checks are being mailed from Grubhub's $23.8 million fine from the FTC after it settled allegations over its business…

Crypto

XRP Ledger Tokenization Expands Into Commodities

2026-08-12 · 18:30

Energy assets reportedly represent $2.229 billion, while certified diamond tokens exceed $280 million across listed XRPL…

Tech

Show HN: Programmable timer web app (for gym workouts or stretching sessions)

2026-08-12 · 18:27

Over the last couple of months, I’ve been building a timer web app for myself that I use for workout and stretching…

Sports

Perfect Perry stars as Phoenix beat MI London to avoid finishing bottom

2026-08-12 · 18:26

Ellyse Perry hits an unbeaten 62 off 39 balls to guide Birmingham Phoenix to a comfortable five-wicket win against MI…

Sports

Afghanistan comfortably claim series over Ireland

2026-08-12 · 18:23

Afghanistan seal series victory over Ireland with a game to spare at Stormont thanks to their record tally in the…

Sports

GB dressage team qualify for LA28 Olympics

2026-08-12 · 18:21

The Great Britain dressage team secure qualification for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles by winning silver at the FEI…

Tech

Zed: Delta

2026-08-12 · 18:19

Zed has introduced Delta, a multiplayer coding environment that allows developers and AI agents to collaborate in real…