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Bitcoin miners pour billions into AI as capex outpaces revenue 15-to-1

Nine public miners generated $341 million from AI and HPC operations in the first half of 2026 after spending more than $5 billion on capital assets.

2026-08-20 · 16:12 UTC
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Tech

Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users

2026-08-20 · 16:07

Meta is bringing Pocket, its experimental AI-powered app for creating and sharing interactive games, to users across the…

Sports

England lose two quick wickets after 'poor' reviews

2026-08-20 · 16:05

Pakistan take the wickets of Jordan Cox and Joe Root in quick succession leaving England out of reviews at Headingley.

Crypto

Bitcoin Hits Highest Price Since June as $3 Billion in Shorts Liquidated

2026-08-20 · 16:04

Bitcoin punched above $72,000 Thursday, extending a two-day squeeze that's wiped out the most short positions on record…

Tech

Patreon launches 30 new creator features, including short-form Clips and revamped discovery

2026-08-20 · 16:00

Patreon is overhauling how creators get discovered, adding short-form Clips, topic-based communities, and a revamped…

Science

Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

2026-08-20 · 16:00

Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours.

Tech

The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut

2026-08-20 · 16:00

We’re thrilled to unveil the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, our annual handpicked list of the 200 most promising…

Sports

Rider 'nearly hit' by car on day one of Tour of Britain Women

2026-08-20 · 15:59

Australian rider Maeve Plouffe says she narrowly avoided being hit by a car during the first stage of the Tour Of…

Crypto

Most Americans say the Trump family’s crypto investments are not ‘appropriate’: Poll

2026-08-20 · 15:53

A new poll showed 64% of 1,166 Americans varied sharply along partisan lines, with a majority of Republicans saying it…

Tech

How to compromise your system with a job interview

2026-08-20 · 15:50

A fake job interview scheme on LinkedIn uses a seemingly legitimate coding challenge to compromise candidates' systems.

Science

Will personalised mRNA vaccines transform cancer treatments?

2026-08-20 · 15:48

A personalised mRNA cancer vaccine has produced positive results in a final-stage trial involving skin cancer, raising…

Tech

I Am Morally Opposed to Updating My Claude.md

2026-08-20 · 15:47

A developer refuses to update their system prompt file for Claude, arguing that maintaining a CLAUDE.md file becomes an…

Sports

'Brilliant' Cox gets maiden Test half-century

2026-08-20 · 15:46

Watch the best shots from Jordan Cox's maiden Test half-century on day two of the first Test at Headingley.

Tech

Linux 7.2 Released

2026-08-20 · 15:46

Linux 7.2 was released this week as the second-busiest development cycle on record, featuring significant improvements…

Crypto

Optimism moves 546.9M OP from future airdrops to ecosystem growth fund

2026-08-20 · 15:43

The governance vote redirects tokens previously reserved for user airdrops toward partnerships, incentives and…

Tech

Generic Methods in Go 1.27

2026-08-20 · 15:41

Go 1.27 now allows methods to define their own type parameters independently of their receiving struct, eliminating a…

Crypto

Bitcoin price reaches $72.5K as US issues ‘Economic D-Day’ threat to Iran

2026-08-20 · 15:40

Bitcoin saw new multimonth highs above $72,500 even as US stocks cooled amid US threats of “economic warfare” with Iran.

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Could Japan’s Rising Bond Yields Trigger Bitcoin’s Next Sell-Off?

2026-08-20 · 15:37

Japan’s bond market is going through its biggest shakeup in decades, and crypto traders are starting to pay attention. …

Crypto

3 Best Cryptos to Invest in August 2026 for Long-term Gains

2026-08-20 · 15:35

Ethereum could rebound from $1,720 support if buyers regain control and market pressure eases.

Crypto

SHIB Bursts Out With 10% Uptick; Traders Stay Reserved

2026-08-20 · 15:30

Shiba Inu’s attracting renewed interest across spot markets and social channels, but derivatives traders stay on edge.

Crypto

Crypto: Elon Musk Wants to Pay X Creators in Stablecoins

2026-08-20 · 15:30

X is considering a new way to pay its creators.

Tech

Launch HN: Vendo (YC S26) – Let users build features on top of your product

2026-08-20 · 15:29

Vendo is an open-source customization layer that allows B2B SaaS customers to build their own features and micro-apps…

Tech

Clean up Claude 5's token vomit with a separate LLM

2026-08-20 · 15:26

A GitHub project called "Vomit" uses a local LLM to convert Claude's verbose token output into clearer English, running…

Crypto

X’s Stablecoin Push Could Boost USDC Demand—What It Means for Crypto Users

2026-08-20 · 15:23

Elon Musk’s X social media platform is exploring the use of stablecoins such as USDC as a primary means of paying…