Tech

The AI Apocalypse Is Here

# Summary Americans overwhelmingly distrust AI due to a fundamental incompatibility between widespread AI adoption and a free society, not merely poor industry PR.

2026-08-09 · 01:28 UTC
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Tech

TheoremDB · A public workspace for machine mathematics

2026-08-09 · 01:23

TheoremDB is a public workspace platform designed to help research agents avoid duplicating work by providing a shared,…

World

Nigeria's mass wedding - and how telling lovers from fraudsters is proving tricky

2026-08-09 · 01:10

The scheme is for couples who cannot afford the significant financial costs associated with marriage.

Science

Melatonin impairs morning cognition in healthy young adults

2026-08-09 · 00:59
Crypto

Bitcoin’s Splintered BIP-110 Fork Falls Behind by 18 Blocks

2026-08-09 · 00:45

At 7:56 p.m.

World

Tonnes of rotting food from vast LA warehouse fire creates unbearable stench

2026-08-09 · 00:15

A fire destroyed a warehouse, leaving heaps of rotting chicken, poultry and fish to attract flies and rats.

World

Hundreds arrested over French wildfires, but who is to blame?

2026-08-08 · 23:59

The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fires which tore through the country last month.

Crypto

Michael Saylor Identifies the Next Billion-Dollar Finance Opportunity

2026-08-08 · 23:50

Michael Saylor has identified what he believes could become the next billion-dollar opportunity in finance.

World

Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites

2026-08-08 · 23:43

Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank.

Tech

Os8088: A powerful Mac-like OS for the IBM XT, 286, 386

2026-08-08 · 23:37

Os8088 is a graphical operating system written entirely in assembly language that recreates a 1984 Macintosh-style…

Crypto

The Next Crypto Rally Could Reward Preparation: 4 High-Potential Coins as XRPL Gears Up for a Major Update.

2026-08-08 · 23:30

XRPL 3.3.0 is expected to introduce five proposed amendments, including revised Batch and Permission Delegation features.

Sports

Jaissle starts with win but not planning to 'smash locker room'

2026-08-08 · 23:23

It was a night which ended with Newcastle United lifting a trophy, but there was certainly no danger of head coach…

World

Title 7 Disparate Impact Liability Makes Almost Everything Presumptively Illegal

2026-08-08 · 23:19

In Griggs v. Duke Power Co.

Crypto

Not Every Altcoin Will Win This Cycle—These 5 Are Emerging as the Market’s Highest-Conviction Picks This August.

2026-08-08 · 23:13

Aptos, Sui, XRP, Cardano, and Pi Network are among the altcoins receiving increased market attention this August.

Science

Depression has tripled in the last 15 years. Arthur Brooks about the cause

2026-08-08 · 23:09
Tech

Dithered QR Codes

2026-08-08 · 23:05

The article explains how to create dithered QR codes by modifying the data modules (non-functional parts) of standard QR…

Crypto

CLARITY Act Heads Toward Sept. 15 Senate Vote as Crypto Bill Advances

2026-08-08 · 23:05

The U.S. Senate is positioning the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act for a potential Sept.

Sports

Simpson avenges only loss in Williamson rematch

2026-08-08 · 22:52

Callum Simpson reclaims the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles as he earns a unanimous decision in his…

Tech

My server is a phone now

2026-08-08 · 22:49

The author repurposed a CMF Phone 1 smartphone as a personal server to replace a paid VPS, running web apps like a…

Science

Should you stop cracking your knuckles?

2026-08-08 · 22:36

# Summary While the popular belief that knuckle cracking causes arthritis has persisted for decades, scientific…

Tech

Shopify replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations–and it scaled

2026-08-08 · 22:32

Shopify replaced Redis with MySQL for its inventory reservation system by using MySQL 8's SKIP LOCKED feature with a…

Crypto

Ethereum Whale Capitulates After 3 Years, Losses Top $19 Million

2026-08-08 · 22:29

An ethereum whale who bought in during 2022 and 2023 capitulated on August 8, selling at a loss now exceeding $19…

World

Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino

2026-08-08 · 21:47

Fifa strongly criticises what it calls a "concerted and ongoing effort" to "undermine" the organisation and its…

Crypto

Crypto Weekly: ADA and Privacy Coins Outperform While XRP Slides

2026-08-08 · 21:46

The aggregate crypto market cap rose from under $2.2 trillion to $2.9 trillion during the first week of August 2026.