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Tidal Cycles – Live coding music with Algorithmic patterns

Tidal Cycles is a free, open-source live coding environment written in Haskell that enables musicians to create algorithmic music patterns using code and SuperCollider synthesis.

2026-08-20 · 19:21 UTC
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SpacetimeDB: A Short Technical Review

2026-08-20 · 19:19

SpacetimeDB launched version 2.0 with controversial marketing tactics and benchmarks that the reviewer characterizes as…

Tech

Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses

2026-08-20 · 19:18

Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search, Discover, and…

Sports

'First major milestone for Pakistan' - Usman takes five wickets

2026-08-20 · 19:17

Watch Pakistan's Ali Usman claim a five-wicket haul, including dismissing Gus Atkinson and Ollie Robinson in successive…

Crypto

Bitcoin Is Pumping But Prediction Market Traders Aren't Convinced

2026-08-20 · 19:16

Bitcoin's sharpest rally in five months flipped prediction-market odds from bearish to a coin flip—but the longer-term…

Tech

Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits. But the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders.

2026-08-20 · 19:15

Runlayer and Rippling have dropped their lawsuits. No money was paid.

Sports

Villa £18m bid for Harwood-Bellis rejected by Southampton

2026-08-20 · 19:14

Aston Villa have bid worth around £18m plus add-ons rejected by Southampton for defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

Crypto

Ripple’s Garlinghouse Calls for Clearer Crypto Rules After SEC Fight

2026-08-20 · 19:07

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse calls for clearer US crypto rules after a $150 million SEC fight, as lawmakers debate the…

Tech

Show HN: Huzzah – a novel approach to coding with AI

2026-08-20 · 19:05

A software engineer describes Huzzah, an experimental editor that reimagines AI-assisted coding by replacing verbose,…

Sports

Watch: Late Larne double seals first-leg win over 10-man Red Imps

2026-08-20 · 19:03

Watch highlights as Irish Premiership champions Larne defeat 10-man Lincoln Red Imps 2-0 in the first leg of their Uefa…

Tech

Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles

2026-08-20 · 19:01

The $1 billion Series C was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JP Morgan Chase.

Science

Seeking God in Science Part 10.5: The Mind-Body Problem (Take 2)

2026-08-20 · 19:01

The author acknowledges a significant error in his previous blog post on the mind-body problem: he inadvertently…

World

UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project

2026-08-20 · 18:55

European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part…

Science

Scientific study reveals TikTok videos deactivate key cognitive brain regions

2026-08-20 · 18:54

A Zhejiang University brain-scan study of 56 young adults found that watching TikTok and Instagram Reels videos…

Crypto

Ripple Joins Clearpool, Cicada to Bring Institutional Lending to XRPL

2026-08-20 · 18:53

Ripple has joined Clearpool and Cicada Partners to bring institutional lending to the XRP Ledger, targeting business…

Crypto

CFTC Chair Readies Crypto Rules If Congress Fails to Pass Clarity Act

2026-08-20 · 18:44

The CFTC chair said staff is already exploring a crypto market structure framework and could move quickly to propose…

World

Bessent urges US partners to back plans to 'squash' Iran economy

2026-08-20 · 18:40

The US Treasury secretary says allies will need to decide whether they "are with us or against us".

Sports

Sparkling Brook builds England lead over Pakistan

2026-08-20 · 18:40

Harry Brook sparkles in the Headingley gloom to build England’s commanding lead over Pakistan on a shortened second day…

Science

Why Aren't Smart People Happier?

2026-08-20 · 18:38

Research shows that intelligence has virtually no correlation with happiness—people who score higher on IQ tests are…

Tech

Alibaba's Revenue Jumps 9% as AI Cloud Growth Hits 45%—But a Profit Plunge Sends Shares Lower

2026-08-20 · 18:32

Cloud and AI product revenue accelerated in the June quarter, but a 75% drop in net income extended Alibaba's run of…

Crypto

Schiff Dismisses Bitcoin’s $72k Surge as Treasury-Fueled Fakeout

2026-08-20 · 18:32

Peter Schiff, a known bitcoin critic, argued that the bitcoin rally was fake, a result of investors rushing to position…

Crypto

Ripple Contracts Raise Questions About XRP’s Next Phase

2026-08-20 · 18:30

Ripple’s 1,700-plus historical contracts offer context, but their current status and XRP usage remain unclear to the…

Sports

'Hometown boy delivering once again' - Best of Brook's 91

2026-08-20 · 18:27

Watch the best shots from Harry Brook's 91 as his wait for a Test century at Headingley continues on day two of the…

Tech

Show HN: Kandelo – a POSIX-compatible multi-process WASM kernel for the browser

2026-08-20 · 18:25

Kandelo is an open-source, Wasm-based multi-process kernel that runs POSIX programs in browsers and Node.js.Kandelo is…