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NIFL call EGM with members to avoid season delay

The Northern Ireland Football League's Irish Premiership and Championship may not begin this weekend as expected with an extraordinary general meeting called for Tuesday.

2026-08-04 · 10:02 UTC
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Science

Canadian wildfires are reducing solar power generation in Europe

2026-08-04 · 10:01

Lost solar power due to smoke blocking the sun cost Europe and North America nearly $2 billion in 2023 alone

Tech

DeepSeek V4 Flash on a Single AMD MI300X

2026-08-04 · 10:00

A developer has successfully configured DeepSeek V4 Flash to run on a single AMD MI300X GPU in production, achieving 168.

Crypto

Australia Crypto Tax Guide: Capital Gains Tax, Staking and DeFi Explained

2026-08-04 · 09:58

Australia taxes cryptocurrencies under its existing income tax and capital gains tax rules rather than through a…

Tech

"Clean" Code, Horrible Performance (2023)

2026-08-04 · 09:52

Many widely-taught "clean code" programming practices—such as using polymorphism over conditionals, keeping functions…

Crypto

XRP Builds Bullish Momentum After Three Weeks of ETF Inflows, $1.1 Next?

2026-08-04 · 09:50

XRP holds above $1.04 as buyers target a breakout beyond $1.10 resistance.

Tech

Homebench – Benchmark local LLMs for speed, memory, and quality

2026-08-04 · 09:48

Homebench is a command-line tool that benchmarks local large language models across speed, memory usage, and quality…

Crypto

Bernstein Warns Of A Short Term Crypto Correction

2026-08-04 · 09:46

The crypto market could lose its main political catalyst in the United States.

Crypto

Five Convicted of Imprisoning Crypto Millionaires in London 'Torture' Ordeal

2026-08-04 · 09:46

Two of the five were also convicted of conspiracy to blackmail, in a case police won without either victim testifying.

Science

'Give us a chance to fight for our lives' - Goodburn asks PM for more cancer funding

2026-08-04 · 09:43

Scottish swimmer Archie Goodburn's implores Prime Minister Andy Burnham to invest more money and resources into brain…

World

Strategy’s STRC retakes $90 after 24% rebound from June closing low

2026-08-04 · 09:42

The preferred shares have recovered nearly 24% from their June closing low as Strategy builds its cash reserve and…

Tech

What is Trump Media's Truth API and why is it controversial?

2026-08-04 · 09:40

Trump Media Technology Group (TMTG) has set up a paid service to give Wall Street firms access to Truth Social's most…

World

The US is not a democracy but an oligarchy, study concludes (2014)

2026-08-04 · 09:40

A 2014 study from Princeton and Northwestern Universities analyzing nearly 1,800 U.S.

Tech

An Honest Review of AI Programming

2026-08-04 · 09:35

The author acknowledges that AI language models like Claude can be useful for work tasks—particularly for parsing…

World

Arson arrest made over largest of Washington state's wildfires

2026-08-04 · 09:32

There are three wildfires in the Spokane area that have forced 60,000 to be evacuated from their homes.

Crypto

The Coldcard Hack Just Hit $116 Million. A Fourth Wave Is Still Draining

2026-08-04 · 09:30

The Coldcard hardware wallet hack has grown to $116 million (potentially more) across four separate waves, and Coinkite…

Tech

FFmpeg 9.0

2026-08-04 · 09:30

FFmpeg 9.0 "Lei" has been released approximately 4 months after version 8.1, representing the latest major update to the…

Crypto

Top 3 Price Prediction: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), And XRP (XRP)

2026-08-04 · 09:30

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP continue to attract trader attention as the three major cryptocurrencies navigate important…

Crypto

Nigeria Introduces Crypto Tax Rules, Makes Tax ID Mandatory for New Accounts 

2026-08-04 · 09:29

Nigeria has introduced a comprehensive tax framework for virtual assets, setting new compliance requirements for crypto…

Tech

Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3B Airtable deal

2026-08-04 · 09:27

Italian technology company Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire Airtable, a U.S.

World

Soldier kills four in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea

2026-08-04 · 09:23

The region's Moscow-installed governor says the gunman has been detained after firing at fellow soldiers and civilians.

Crypto

US yen intervention puts Bitcoin, risk assets on notice for liquidity flux

2026-08-04 · 09:20

The first US-Japan joint yen intervention in 28 years came amid record bond yields and worries about the yen carry…

Crypto

Bernstein Warns Of A Short Term Crypto Correction

2026-08-04 · 09:20

The crypto market could lose its main political catalyst in the United States.

World

Moment pilot caught with 70,000 ecstasy pills at Indonesian airport

2026-08-04 · 09:18

A Malaysian pilot was arrested at Jakarta airport after being found with around four stone (26kg) of drugs hidden in his…