UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

Crypto Biz: AI took a back seat when Bitcoin started climbing

Corporate crypto bets are getting bigger as rising markets reward direct exposure, putting balance-sheet strategies and…

A16z-Backed OpenReserve Gets Approval for Full-Service National Bank

The a16z-backed startup chose a full national charter over the trust-bank route most crypto firms have taken, clearing a…

Can strong winds sweep GB&I to rare Walker Cup win?

Can the conditions in the west of Ireland can sweep Great Britain and Ireland to a rare Walker Cup win?

Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers

A once-overlooked block of unicode that's invisible to humans is gaining ever wider use.

Show HN: Open-Source eInk Bike Computer

OpenTrailPaper is open-source firmware for the LilyGO T5S3 e-paper display that turns it into a DIY bike computer…

What will Apple’s John Ternus era look like?

It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple.   Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former…

Argentine couple to return Nazi-looted painting to rightful owner

The late-baroque Portrait of a Lady was lost for 80 years until it was spotted in photographs of a house for sale near…

Georgi Gerganov on llama.cpp/ggml future after Nvidia acquisition of HuggingFace

QuFi launches post-quantum verification platform with Bitcoin testnet proof

QuFi’s new platform uses post-quantum cryptography to verify digital asset transactions without requiring changes to…

Stop Thinking of LLMs as Next-Token Predictors

Large language models are fundamentally different from simple next-token predictors because they undergo reinforcement…

US law enforcement group moves to ‘neutral’ position on CLARITY Act

Despite earlier opposition to the CLARITY Act over consumer protection, the National Sheriffs’ Association says it will…

Van Aert powers to victory on stage 13 of Vuelta

Belgium's Wout van Aert surges clear of Valentin Paret-Peintre in a sprint to the line to win stage 13 of the Vuelta a…

Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation

The Pentagon says the guidance is being updated after being online for one day.

No little kids allowed, and other new info about Tesla’s Cybercab

The company says no children under 13 can ride -- even with a parent.

Adult Film Producer Unmasks Prolific 'John DOE' Torrent Pirate as Meta Executive

Strike 3 Holdings, an adult film producer, has unmasked an anonymous BitTorrent pirate as a Meta Reality Labs executive…

Balancer Gives Hacker Sept. 8 Deadline to Return Funds or Face Action

Balancer has given the operator of a wallet linked to its Aug. 31 exploit until Sept.

Surrey sneak past Yorkshire for key win

Surrey beat Yorkshire by one wicket to boost their hopes of staying in Division One of the County Championship.

Valve secretly leaked a Left 4 Dead 2 trailer to dodge the ESRB

"I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It's like 20 years ago."

Dean says he always applied laws - but which matches did he play games in?

Is there any evidence that former Premier League referee Mike Dean used to play mini-games during matches?

XRP Breakout Setup Faces Key Resistance Test

XRP faces a key resistance test as its pending four-hour buy signal approaches confirmation, with the trendline still…

Project HydraFusion: Frontier quality via multi-model orchestration

Project HydraFusion is a new research preview that automatically selects the best combination of AI models and execution…

How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK? 

Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London 

Zcash Hits Highest Price in Nearly a Decade, Crushing Short Bets

The privacy coin's squeeze rode a Fed-driven crypto rally that reversed hours later, when a stronger-than-expected jobs…