World

US oil reserves are so low, the caverns holding them could be damaged

America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years due to ongoing withdrawals, prompting experts to warn that the crude stored in underground salt caverns could face…

2026-08-16 · 12:49 UTC
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Tech

How Many Employees Does It Take to Reach $100M ARR Now?

2026-08-16 · 12:49

Several AI companies reached $100M ARR in 2025 with remarkably small teams of 45-60 employees, including Lovable (45…

Tech

Claude: System Prompts

2026-08-16 · 12:48

Anthropic's Claude AI models use system prompts delivered at the start of each conversation to provide current…

Crypto

DefiLlama delayed mobile launch over phishing apps on Apple Store, founder says

2026-08-16 · 12:48

DefiLlama’s founder said Apple removed one fake app within days after the company documented it draining funds from a…

Sports

What has been the impact of new owners on The Hundred?

2026-08-16 · 12:46

BBC Sport looks at the impact new owners have had on The Hundred as the first season since private stakes were sold in…

Crypto

BiggerZ: Building a Fairness-First Crypto Casino, Sportsbook and Prediction Markets Platform

2026-08-16 · 12:36

Miami, Florida, USA, August 16th, 2026, PlayNewswireBiggerZ is strengthening its position as a fairness-first betting…

Sports

Medal ceremonies postponed at Europeans after fraud arrest

2026-08-16 · 12:33

Transport was also delayed because of the arrest, leading to crowds building up outside the venue.

Science

Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"

2026-08-16 · 12:22
World

BBC visits smouldering Kyiv market after Russian strikes

2026-08-16 · 12:18

Six people were injured in the strike on the market selling second-hand records, posters, toys and tools.

Tech

A True Telnet BBS on a Casio Calculator

2026-08-16 · 12:16

A hobbyist discovered a passion for vintage Casio pocket computers after learning they support BASIC programming and…

Sports

European Championship marathon records fall in men's and women's races

2026-08-16 · 12:14

Germany's Amanal Petros and Finland's Alisa Vainio both set new championship records on their way to gold in the men and…

Sports

Coventry agree deal for Forest striker Awoniyi

2026-08-16 · 12:03

Coventry City agree a deal worth about £17m for Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi.

Tech

Gooseworks (YC W23) Is Hiring a Founding Builder / Engineer

2026-08-16 · 12:00

Gooseworks, a Y Combinator-backed startup founded by the team behind Athina AI, is hiring a Founding Engineer/Builder to…

Sports

Donnelly wins GB's first women's marathon medal at Europeans

2026-08-16 · 11:40

Abbie Donnelly became the first British woman to win a marathon medal at the European Championships as she claimed…

World

Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in rural Poland

2026-08-16 · 11:35

The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is head-and-shoulders above Rio de Jaineiro's Christ the Redeemer.

Crypto

UNI Price Prediction: $90M Annual Burns Could Send UNI Toward New Highs

2026-08-16 · 11:35

Uniswap dominates Robinhood Chain, capturing 76.5% of trading activity and generating substantial protocol fees.

Tech

Stripe 2.9% vs. Adyen 0.6% vs. Braintree 2.59%: 2026 Fees

2026-08-16 · 11:34

Adyen offers the lowest processing costs for enterprises at approximately 0.6% + €0.11 through interchange-plus pricing,…

Crypto

BiggerZ: Building a Fairness-First Crypto Casino, Sportsbook and Prediction Markets Platform

2026-08-16 · 11:33

Miami, Florida, USA, 16th August 2026, PlayNewswire

Crypto

Grayscale: ETH, SOL Supply Growth Could Fall Below Gold by 2031

2026-08-16 · 11:30

Grayscale projects Ethereum’s annual supply inflation could shrink to roughly 0.4% and Solana’s to 1.1% by 2031 if two…

Crypto

BiggerZ: Building a Fairness-First Crypto Casino, Sportsbook and Prediction Markets Platform

2026-08-16 · 11:29

Miami, Florida, USA, August 16th, 2026, PlayNewswireBiggerZ is strengthening its position as a fairness-first betting…

Tech

Show HN: Remove AI voice from AI writings

2026-08-16 · 11:28

Unslop is a tool that rewrites AI-generated text to remove its characteristic voice and style, restoring a more natural,…

Sports

Hull's £10m bid for Swansea's Vipotnik 'pathetic'

2026-08-16 · 11:19

Former Swansea City forward Andy Robinson says Hull City's bid of approximately £10m for striker Zan Vipotnik falls well…

Crypto

Ethereum devs to narrow 66 proposals tied to Hegotá upgrade

2026-08-16 · 11:12

The Hegotá upgrade aims to introduce more native privacy for Ethereum applications.

Tech

Ask HN: Do you know of any company that went back to hand-written code?

2026-08-16 · 11:05

A Hacker News user asks whether any companies have abandoned LLM-assisted code generation and returned to purely…