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O'Connor secures European gold in heptathlon

Kate O'Connor secures gold in the heptathlon at the European Championships in Birmingham.

2026-08-15 · 19:00 UTC
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Tech

Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work

2026-08-15 · 18:58

How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?

Sports

Liebmann and Douglass set world records on same day

2026-08-15 · 18:52

Germany's Johannes Liebmann and American Kate Douglass set swimming world records on Saturday, dazzling crowds at events…

Crypto

CZ Warns Bitcoin Scarcity Could Put Full Coins Out of Millionaires’ Reach

2026-08-15 · 18:47

Bitcoin’s fixed supply could make full coins harder for millionaires to own as more BTC is mined, lost or locked away,…

Crypto

BIP-110 Breakaway Chain Faces a Long Fight to Survive

2026-08-15 · 18:45

Since Bitcoin split at block 961632 on Aug.

Science

First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists

2026-08-15 · 18:37

Chinese researchers are conducting at least seven clinical trials using DREADDs, a chemogenetic therapy developed 20…

Sports

Rahmat steers Afghanistan to victory over Ireland

2026-08-15 · 18:34

Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah hits an unbeaten 143 at Stormont to help his side complete a 4-0 one-day series win over…

Tech

Tess's Android Wayland Compositor

2026-08-15 · 18:34

Tess's Android Wayland Compositor (tawc) is an application that allows users to run Linux CLI and graphical programs on…

Tech

Voltair (YC W26) Is Hiring a Test Flight Engineer

2026-08-15 · 18:33

Voltair, a YC-funded startup building autonomous drones for earth observation, is hiring a Flight Test Engineer in San…

Tech

AI Isn't Outthinking Mathematicians. It's Out-Remembering Them

2026-08-15 · 18:13

# Summary AI systems excel at solving complex mathematical problems not primarily through superior reasoning, but…

Tech

Thunderbird's Desktop Calendar Visual Redesign

2026-08-15 · 18:09

Thunderbird's design team is undertaking a comprehensive redesign of the application's calendar feature to modernize its…

World

Why is Australia's mushroom killer back in court this week?

2026-08-15 · 18:02

The BBC’s Katy Watson explains why triple-murder Erin Patterson is back in court this week trying to overturn her…

Tech

BriskDB

2026-08-15 · 17:56

BriskDB is an open-source database system that transforms SQLite files into a sharded database with parallel write…

World

Firefighters battle wildfire tearing through Belgian nature reserve

2026-08-15 · 17:47

The fire burning through the major park was described as the country's worst in recent years.

Crypto

Trump’s Crypto Meeting Tests Bitcoin’s Next Move as Rules Take Center Stage

2026-08-15 · 17:32

Trump’s White House crypto meeting puts Bitcoin, regulation and prediction markets in focus as lawmakers debate new…

Tech

TreasuryDirect: Prepare for ID.me – Your New Way to Log In

2026-08-15 · 17:30

TreasuryDirect will transition to ID.me for login authentication starting September 2026, with the new system becoming…

Crypto

Stellar Ecosystem Expands Payments and Tokenization

2026-08-15 · 17:30

Archax brings regulated tokenization to Stellar, while MoneyGram connects the network with global remittance activity…

Crypto

Tokenized stock holders more than double as monthly volume surges

2026-08-15 · 17:26

Tokenized equities reached 1.31 million holders over the past month, as monthly transfer volume surged 179% to $23.13…

Science

Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves

2026-08-15 · 17:21

Extreme heatwaves across western Europe since May have visibly damaged landscapes, as revealed by satellite imagery…

Crypto

Paul Tudor Jones’ Blackrock Bitcoin ETF Bet Hits $22.9M

2026-08-15 · 17:20

Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones’ Tudor Investment Corp increased its stake in Blackrock’s spot Bitcoin…

Sports

Sunderland agree £25.6m fee for defender Methalie

2026-08-15 · 17:20

Sunderland agree a £25.6m fee to sign left-back Dayann Methalie from Toulouse.

Sports

Inter sign England full-back Spence from Tottenham

2026-08-15 · 17:15

England full-back Djed Spence signs a five-year deal at Inter Milan as he makes a move to Italy from Tottenham.

Crypto

Grayscale Sees Three Forces Capable of Supporting Bitcoin Adoption Despite the Bear Market

2026-08-15 · 17:05

The decline in prices would not be enough to stop bitcoin adoption.

Tech

Apple Turns to Alibaba to Help Build AI Model for China

2026-08-15 · 17:01

Apple is pairing its in-house model with Alibaba’s Qwen as it prepares to bring Apple Intelligence to Chinese iPhones.