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A 3D fruit fly on macOS desktop powered by the real FlyWire connectome

DesktopFly is a macOS application that renders a 3D fruit fly on your desktop powered by a real neural simulation of the FlyWire connectome, featuring 668 neurons with ~19,000 real synaptic…

2026-08-18 · 21:50 UTC
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Rare Books Traced to Amazon AI Training Facility to Be Scanned and Destroyed

2026-08-18 · 21:49

A tracking device planted in a book order ended at a Las Vegas facility where Amazon strips bindings to scan pages for…

World

Why has Russia threatened the UK and what happens next?

2026-08-18 · 21:45

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said London will continue "to support Ukraine 100%".

Crypto

SEC Unveils New Crypto Framework as Washington Seeks Clearer Rules

2026-08-18 · 21:30

The U.S.

Sports

Palace sign United States prospect Gozo

2026-08-18 · 21:26

Crystal Palace sign forward Zavier Gozo from Real Salt Lake for a reported $15m (£11.08m).

Crypto

SEC proposes new crypto rules in absence of CLARITY Act

2026-08-18 · 21:24

The proposed rules from the US securities regulator would provide companies with a safe harbor from tokens being treated…

Tech

Arguing With People on X May Get You More Posts You Hate as Algo Feeds on Ragebait

2026-08-18 · 21:20

X’s algorithm may turn argumentative replies into a feedback loop that serves users more content that clashes with their…

Sports

Williams scores in Warrington's victory at Hull KR

2026-08-18 · 21:18

Captain George Williams scores one of Warrington's six tries in their Super League victory against reigning champions…

Tech

Claude Code Teaching macOS to Natively Print to the HP Laser 1008a

2026-08-18 · 21:14

A developer successfully reverse-engineered HP's SPL3 raster language and ran HP's codec in a Linux container to enable…

Other

Companies promote incompetent employees to management tolimit damage they can do

2026-08-18 · 21:13

The Dilbert Principle describes how companies sometimes promote underperforming employees to management roles to…

Other

Find Chicago Parking Cops

2026-08-18 · 21:08

I don't have any actual article content to summarize beyond the title "Find Chicago Parking Cops" and what appears to be…

Sports

Al Hilal target England's Kane - Wednesday's gossip

2026-08-18 · 21:02

Al-Hilal in talks with Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins, Newcastle explore move for Manchester City's Nico Gonzalez,…

Crypto

Winklevoss-Backed Cypherpunk Seizes 18% of Total Zcash Hashrate

2026-08-18 · 21:02

On Tuesday, Cypherpunk Technologies disclosed that it has launched a U.S.-based zcash (ZEC) mining fleet with about 4.2…

Crypto

Cypherpunk Expands Zcash Strategy With $33 Million Mining Push

2026-08-18 · 21:01

Cypherpunk Technologies has launched a Zcash mining operation, adding production capacity to its treasury strategy.

Crypto

Trading Technologies to Add Crypto.com Prediction Markets, Crypto Derivatives

2026-08-18 · 21:00

TT will connect institutional traders to Crypto.com’s prediction markets and crypto derivatives through its trading…

World

Tracking USS Lincoln's months-long mission as concerns about conditions grow

2026-08-18 · 20:48

BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to monitor the warship on one of the longest ever US deployments.

Crypto

FalconX, Interstice Connect Canton to Ethereum, Solana and Robinhood Chain

2026-08-18 · 20:45

The non-custodial cross-chain swap engine connects Canton’s institutional tokenized-asset markets with liquidity and…

Tech

DOJ’s probe into Andreessen Horowitz over board seats baffles VCs

2026-08-18 · 20:36

Since portfolio companies often pivot and expand into competing markets, investors view occasional conflicts of interest…

Crypto

What Happens If Altcoins Finally Break Loose? 5 Crypto Coins Positioned for the Next Major Rotation

2026-08-18 · 20:30

The five tokens span very different categories, from exchange utility to meme speculation, suggesting any rotation would…

Other

Man in Chucky-style mask terrorises Philadelphia residents

2026-08-18 · 20:27

"It was just weird, like some twisted game."

Sports

Man found dead at Charlton Athletic's ground

2026-08-18 · 20:14

A 33-year-old man was found dead at The Valley after a possible fall from height, police say.

Crypto

Citi to Launch Bitcoin Custody Service Through New Custody+ Platform

2026-08-18 · 20:13

Citi plans to launch bitcoin custody later this year through its new Custody+ platform.

Crypto

The 13F Files: Who’s Really Buying XRP Right Now?

2026-08-18 · 20:13

The quickly-growing Wall Street embracement of XRP got market watchers peeling their eyes on price appreciation.

Crypto

The bond market might be Bitcoin’s biggest threat right now

2026-08-18 · 20:05

Bitcoin faces an unprecedented shock as US yields top 5.3%, threatening the entire crypto market balance.