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The UN challenges five centuries of cartography

The UN voted overwhelmingly (164-1) to promote map projections that accurately represent continent sizes, moving away from the 500-year-old Mercator projection that has distorted geographic…

2026-09-09 · 16:33 UTC
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World

Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway

2026-09-09 · 16:30

The Prince of Wales and three Nordic kings were among those who attended proceedings on Wednesday.

Crypto

Bitcoin fails to reclaim $80K as Bessent fuels yen strength around 153 per dollar

2026-09-09 · 16:28

Bitcoin trended lower with US stocks on Iran escalation while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contributed to fears…

Tech

Terence Tao: AI companies are harming mathematics

2026-09-09 · 16:23

AI firms are making new mathematical discoveries at a rapid pace, but not sticking around to help unpick the new proofs.

Tech

"Good" AI

2026-09-09 · 16:21

I cannot provide a meaningful summary of this content as the article text itself is not included—only the header,…

Other

I Haven't Lost a Customer Service Fight in Seven Months

2026-09-09 · 16:18

Over seven months, the author used AI agents to fight consumer service disputes and won every case, recovering over…

Crypto

Mexican Musician and Family Killed Over Bitcoin Cold Wallet Believed to Hold Millions

2026-09-09 · 16:16

Mexican prosecutors allege suspects targeted Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching…

Crypto

Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP Meme Coin Implodes 98% in Just 90 Minutes

2026-09-09 · 16:14

On Wednesday, the crypto community is discussing Hunter Biden’s new meme coin as the launch has seen the coin drop from…

Tech

Defining AI Psychosis. Part 2: "Prolific AI Psychosis"

2026-09-09 · 16:13

The article defines "prolific AI psychosis" as a condition where people generate large volumes of AI output without…

Crypto

Canary Capital Launches the First U.S. Spot Staked TRX ETF (Ticker: TRXS)

2026-09-09 · 16:11

Brentwood, TN – (September 9, 2026) — Canary Capital Group LLC (“Canary Capital”), a digital asset investment management…

Tech

Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?

2026-09-09 · 16:05

AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI like it’s inevitable, but recent safety…

Tech

Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists

2026-09-09 · 16:01

Anthropic is building an extensive surveillance system to monitor activists opposing AI development, including…

Crypto

US 5-Year Yield Hits 20-Month High: Are Stocks and Bitcoin at Risk? 

2026-09-09 · 16:00

The US 5-Year Treasury Yield has risen to 4.568%, its highest level in 20 months, as investors deal with rising oil…

Crypto

Why is XRP Stalling Despite Surging Futures Volume and Spot ETF Inflows?

2026-09-09 · 16:00

XRP futures trading volume reached a six-month high in August, indicating a strong return of liquidity and renewed…

Crypto

SWIFT Teased Always-On Pay. XRP Has To Earn The Lane.

2026-09-09 · 16:00

“Always-on. Interoperable. Compliant.” That’s the goal SWIFT is aiming for with this ecosystem revamp.

Science

NASA’s next major telescope might see alien oceans and rainbows

2026-09-09 · 16:00

The upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory should be able to spot the glint of water on habitable planets, and maybe more

Crypto

Trade groups seek to block Illinois crypto tax before January effective date

2026-09-09 · 15:57

Following on their earlier lawsuit, CCI and the Blockchain Association seek to block Illinois’ 0.2% crypto tax, arguing…

Tech

Understanding the Recent DDoS Attack Against Read the Docs

2026-09-09 · 15:55

In mid-to-late June 2026, Read the Docs experienced its largest DDoS attack in history, with peak traffic reaching 5.5…

Tech

GNU Radio in the Browser

2026-09-09 · 15:53

A web-based GNU Radio editor and runtime allows users to build and run software-defined radio flowgraphs directly in a…

Tech

No Man's Sky Cosmos

2026-09-09 · 15:47

No Man's Sky's Update 7.0, titled Cosmos, introduces major new features including the ability to become a space station…

Crypto

Hunter Biden's LAPTOP Meme Coin Crashes 99% on Debut

2026-09-09 · 15:47

LAPTOP hit a $190.81 peak within minutes of launching on Base, then shed roughly 99% as thin liquidity met a wave of…

Tech

Better AI code comment detector

2026-09-09 · 15:45

A researcher rebuilt an AI comment classifier using public data instead of private data, achieving 77% balanced accuracy…

Tech

Planet Labs' Open Satellite Feed

2026-09-09 · 15:44

Planet Labs, a San Francisco-based satellite manufacturer, operates a constellation of 97 satellites in orbit that…

Tech

Rails 8 Guide: Features, Requirements and Upgrade Path (2026)

2026-09-09 · 15:42

Rails 8.0, released November 7, 2024, requires Ruby 3.2.0+ and introduces headline features including a built-in…