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Connacht dispatch Edinburgh to reach URC play-offs
Connacht seal a place in the United Rugby Championship play-offs with a bonus-point victory away to Edinburgh.
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Cardiff clinch URC play-off spot with Stormers win
Cardiff book their United Rugby Championship (URC) play-off spot with a bonus-point victory against Stormers at the Arms Park.
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Lombard Finance Dumps LayerZero, Will Use Chainlink to Power $1 Billion in Bitcoin Assets
The Bitcoin DeFi protocol is moving its assets away from LayerZero following the Kelp DAO exploit that led to the loss of $292 million.
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Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
Each year, some of the power solar could have produced is blocked by aerosols.
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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more
Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has a knack for raising money. So far, his three startups have raised more than $12.3 billion.
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London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for First Time
Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/london-police-deploy-facial-recognition-at-protest-for-first-time Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153400 Points: 27 # Comments: 9
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Mitchellh – I strongly believe there are entire companies now under AI psychosis
Article URL: https://twitter.com/mitchellh/status/2055380239711457578 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153379 Points: 131 # Comments: 22
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General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
Compulsive X user Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.
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Hyperliquid Policy Arm Rejects Market Integrity Concerns Amid Oil Futures Surge
Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has become a popular destination for speculating on oil prices.
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Forest seal play-off spot with Lightning win
Nottingham Forest reach the Netball Super League play-offs for the first time in their history with a 76-65 victory over leaders Loughborough Lightning.
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Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app
Newer AcuRite Now app lacks some features but has a subscription option.
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Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government officials
Article URL: https://www.thenational.scot/news/26055524.palantir-hired-30-senior-uk-government-officials/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153183 Points: 66 # Comments: 3
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Blackrock Drives Bitcoin ETF Recovery as Trading Volume Surges to $2.76B
Bitcoin ETFs snapped back into positive territory on Thursday with $131 million in fresh inflows, signaling a renewed wave of institutional demand after two difficult sessions.
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Microscale Thermite Reaction
Article URL: https://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/presentations/microscale-thermite-reaction Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153142 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
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What China critics in Maga movement make of Trump's Beijing trip
Trump’s softer approach towards China is one that experts say will likely trickle down to the wider MAGA base.
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President Trump Discloses Coinbase, Robinhood and Bitcoin Mining Stock Trades
President Donald Trump reported trades in crypto firms like Coinbase and Robinhood, among others, according to new ethics filings.
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Market Crash Fears Rise as UK 30-Year Bond Yield Surges
Bitcoin slid below $80,000 as investors reacted to rising global bond yields and another sharp selloff across US equities. Market analysts warned that stress in sovereign debt markets could trigger wider financial instability.
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Israel says it has killed Hamas commander in Gaza air strike
Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, described as "one of the architects of the October 7 massacre", was killed in Gaza City, Israel says.
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XRP Traders Watch Gaussian Retest as $8 Fib Target Emerges
XRP is again drawing attention after ChartNerd pointed to a possible multi-year cup and handle forming below an 8-year resistance zone.
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Meta to receive $3.3B in tax breaks for its $10B Louisiana data center
Article URL: https://fortune.com/2026/05/14/meta-data-center-tax-break-hyperion-louisiana/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152825 Points: 20 # Comments: 4
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XRP Compression Chart Puts $9 and $26 Targets in Focus
Key Insights EGRAG Crypto identified a long-term XRP compression structure that keeps higher Fibonacci targets near $9, $17, and $26 active.
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Judge Bars Kars4Kids from Broadcasting 'Misleading' Ads in California
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/kars4kids-advertising-banned-california.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152777 Points: 16 # Comments: 0
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CME, ICE Seek US Review of Hyperliquid Over Oil Market Risks
CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange, or ICE, pressed U.S. regulators to review Hyperliquid over market manipulation and sanctions evasion concerns.
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WinCE64 – Windows CE 2.11 for N64
Article URL: https://github.com/ThroatyMumbo/WinCE64 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152729 Points: 38 # Comments: 5
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Isidor and Bellegarde in Haiti World Cup squad
Scotland's World Cup Group C opponents Haiti name their 26-man squad.
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Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO
Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of space.
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Trump-Xi Summit Revives U.S.-China Ties Amid Trade and Taiwan Tensions
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping used their latest summit in Beijing to reinforce a fragile trade truce while easing tensions between the world’s largest economies.
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ABC News has taken all FiveThirtyEight articles offline
Article URL: https://twitter.com/baseballot/status/2055309076209492208 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152553 Points: 6 # Comments: 1
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Bitcoin Slides Below $79K as Trump’s Iran Threat Sends Oil Past $105
Bitcoin’s drop below $79,000 was driven by a sharp swing in global risk sentiment after the U.S.–China summit ended without progress and fresh Middle East tensions rattled markets.
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Packs of Empty Waymos Are Weirding Out Atlanta Neighborhood
Residents in northwest Atlanta say empty Waymo robotaxis have spent weeks repeatedly circling residential streets early in the morning.
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