World

Top amputation surgeon had own legs removed due to fetish. Were patients safe?

Neil Hopper, a celebrated vascular surgeon who performed amputations, had his own lower legs amputated in 2019 and returned to surgery on prosthetic legs, receiving significant media attention and…

2026-08-01 · 19:56 UTC
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Tech

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

2026-08-01 · 19:45

Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs…

Tech

But can your calculator run Linux?

2026-08-01 · 19:44

The HP Prime G2 graphing calculator can run Linux, allowing users to execute applications like xcalc and even Doom on…

Sports

Wilson's comeback win sets up Trump Shanghai final

2026-08-01 · 19:44

Defending champion Kyren Wilson beat Zhao Xintong 10-8 in a thrilling match to set up a Shanghai Masters final against…

World

Crowds line Amsterdam's canals for Pride boat parade

2026-08-01 · 19:39

Costumed participants danced and waved from a colourful flotilla of 80 decorated vessels as they made their way through…

Tech

Google News is just Forrest Gump's shrimp boat now

2026-08-01 · 19:39

Google News has significantly degraded as a research tool, with its filtering features becoming increasingly unreliable.

World

Three killed in Moscow restaurant explosion

2026-08-01 · 19:34

The deadly blast took place in a venue near the centre of the city, but the cause is currently unclear.

Crypto

STRK Whale Sale Fuels Market Caution

2026-08-01 · 19:30
World

Get ready to flee, Americans in ten countries warned

2026-08-01 · 19:18

US embassies have issued stark warnings to Americans in ten countries to be prepared to evacuate due to escalating…

World

Japan, US Plot Yen Rescue as Speculators Face Reckoning

2026-08-01 · 19:14
Science

Fermi Paradox

2026-08-01 · 19:10

The Fermi paradox highlights the apparent contradiction between the high likelihood of extraterrestrial civilizations…

Tech

Show HN: Cockpit for you Claude Code agents in Rust

2026-08-01 · 19:09

Episko is a Cockpit interface for managing Claude Code agents in Rust, providing a dashboard to monitor multiple…

Sports

St Helens misery continues as York seal memorable win

2026-08-01 · 19:08

York Knights pile more misery on ailing St Helens with their first win over them in 80 years.

Sports

Woad & Hull in contention going into Open final round

2026-08-01 · 19:02

England's Lottie Woad and Charley Hull are both in contention going into the final round of the AIG Women's Open at…

Tech

Signal Structure of the Starlink Ku-Band Downlink (2023) [pdf]

2026-08-01 · 18:59
Tech

Chess Engine Dev Community Openly Hostile to AI Assisted Development

2026-08-01 · 18:57

A chess engine developer has publicly criticized an AI-assisted project for incorporating optimizations from open-source…

Other

Superman 1978: The classic superhero blockbuster

2026-08-01 · 18:56

Relive the film that made audiences believe a man could fly

Tech

CISA Alert: Water Sector PLC Targeting

2026-08-01 · 18:50

I cannot provide a summary of this article because the text provided does not contain the actual content of a CISA alert…

Tech

Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead?

2026-08-01 · 18:47

Apple's new Upgrade program is the latest sign that smartphone ownership is changing.

Sports

Awesome Archer's four-wicket spell sinks Spirit

2026-08-01 · 18:41

Southern Brave's Jofra Archer takes four wickets for only nine runs as London Spirit are bowled out for 105 in the men's…

Sports

Root in 'very different place' over Test captaincy

2026-08-01 · 18:36

England's Joe Root is ready to embrace his second stint as Test captain, saying he is in a "very different place" to…

Tech

Postmortem for Kernel Soundness Bug #14576

2026-08-01 · 18:32

A soundness bug in the Lean kernel's handling of nested inductive types with phantom parameters was discovered on July…

Crypto

SHIB Price Outlook Tests Key Resistance Zone

2026-08-01 · 18:30
Crypto

Dice Rolls Keep Bitcoin Keys Offline, but Not Everyone Will Bother

2026-08-01 · 18:26