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Principia Mathematica is modern and insightful

Principia Mathematica (1910) by Whitehead and Russell reads surprisingly like a modern programming language text, discussing concepts such as referential transparency, extensionality, types, and…

2026-08-12 · 23:26 UTC
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World

'If you're not conservative, don't come here': The town making missiles for Trump

2026-08-12 · 23:26

Trump's poll numbers appear to be down, but in this town, his support is as strong as ever.

Science

Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend

2026-08-12 · 23:19

Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.

Sports

Fearless Madjo, 17, ends eight-month wait with dream Villa debut

2026-08-12 · 23:16

Teenage striker Brian Madjo scores on his Aston Villa debut in Uefa Super Cup defeat by Paris St-Germain to end…

Sports

From the mine to the grid

2026-08-12 · 23:01

How Komatsu machines help build Atlassian Williams F1 Team’s FW48

Tech

Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI

2026-08-12 · 23:00

Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

Tech

I built a browser-native SysEx librarian for 80s/90s synthesizers

2026-08-12 · 22:47

A developer has created a browser-based SysEx librarian that allows musicians to back up, organize, and search patches…

Sports

Travis Kelce shares first details from his wedding to Taylor Swift - 'Best night of my life'

2026-08-12 · 22:46

In the comments, Kelce called Swift his "wife" for first time and said it was a "childhood dream" to wed at Madison…

Sports

More history made at Croke Park as Man Utd beat Leeds

2026-08-12 · 22:37

Less than a month after Mayo's historic win in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park, a stadium that is famous for…

Sports

How 'hugely impressive' Villa teen Madjo took fight to PSG

2026-08-12 · 22:35

Match of the Day's Nedum Onuoha and Stephen Warnock analyse 17-year-old Brian Madjo's "hugely impressive" goalscoring…

Science

Toddler's tragic death from brain-destroying amoeba offers lessons for doctors

2026-08-12 · 22:31

Boy's unusual symptoms could help identify the next case sooner.

Tech

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them cheating at their jobs, classes

2026-08-12 · 22:26

Is Anthropic's new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is.

Sports

Lukaku seals 'emotional' move to Fenerbahce

2026-08-12 · 22:26

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has joined Turkish side Fenerbahce from Napoli for an undisclosed fee and contract length.

Tech

AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO

2026-08-12 · 22:24

Lee McIntire, an independent member of Fermi's board, has been hired as CEO, more than three months since the company…

Crypto

After BIP-110 Flops, Bitcoin’s Next Soft Fork Faces a Showdown

2026-08-12 · 22:19

Bitcoin developers have finished a proposed security cleanup called BIP-54, but winning enough support to activate it…

Sports

Galatasaray submit Martinelli bid - Thursday's gossip

2026-08-12 · 22:09

Arsenal have received a bid from Galatasaray for Gabriel Martinelli, Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi could leave the…

Other

Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?

2026-08-12 · 22:07

As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.

Tech

The web’s newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font

2026-08-12 · 22:02

“ShieldFont” aims to poison AI training data without making pages unreadable for people.

Tech

Process as a Proxy for Motivation

2026-08-12 · 22:01

When faced with difficult or abstract goals like "study more" or "make fewer decisions," establishing fixed processes or…

Sports

Chelsea set Friday deadline over £120m Fernandez

2026-08-12 · 21:49

Chelsea set a Friday deadline for offers of £120m for clubs interested in midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

World

Why Can't You Find Canned Sardines?

2026-08-12 · 21:45

Canned sardines are facing widespread shortages across supermarkets due to a viral social media diet trend that has…

Tech

Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack

2026-08-12 · 21:43

The data was scraped and exfiltrated from 2,500 users of a compromised AI package.

Sports

Fernandes the centre of attention - but what next for Man Utd captain?

2026-08-12 · 21:40

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes is attracting attention on and off the pitch.

Sports

Highlights: PSG beat Aston Villa in Super Cup

2026-08-12 · 21:39

Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa in the Uefa Super Cup with goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue.