Shopify replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations–and it scaled

Ethereum Whale Capitulates After 3 Years, Losses Top $19 Million

An ethereum whale who bought in during 2022 and 2023 capitulated on August 8, selling at a loss now exceeding $19…

Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino

Fifa strongly criticises what it calls a "concerted and ongoing effort" to "undermine" the organisation and its…

Crypto Weekly: ADA and Privacy Coins Outperform While XRP Slides

The aggregate crypto market cap rose from under $2.2 trillion to $2.9 trillion during the first week of August 2026.

Ulster 'need to execute more' after Connacht loss - Tuite

Ulster second row Fiona Tuite says her side "need to execute more" after their narrow 15-10 defeat against Connacht in…

Wikipedia's founder on his life's work: "A propaganda tool"

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger claims in an interview with Tucker Carlson that the encyclopedia has become a…

Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the…

Bitcoin’s BIP-110 enters mandatory signaling with miner support below 3%

The deployment milestone tests whether enforcing nodes can sustain the change amid limited miner signaling and…

Wissa & Toure star as Jaissle wins first Newcastle friendly - ratings

Newcastle United forward Yoane Wissa scores twice in a 2-1 win against Valencia in Matthias Jaissle's first game in…

Maryland Closes More of Cunningham Falls State Park After Second Beaver Attack

BIP-110 Splits Bitcoin as Rival Miners Clash at Block 961632

Onchain data confirms the BIP-110 activation period is live, and Bitcoin’s blockchain has fractured into two versions.

Barca make second bid for Rodri - Sunday's gossip

Barcelona increase their Rodri bid, Cristian Romero wants to join Arsenal, Forest are set to sign Ousmane Diomande, plus…

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences [pdf]

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Super Giants suffer batting collapse but hang on to beat Brave

Despite a huge batting collapse, Manchester Super Giants do enough to beat Southern Brave by 10 runs in Southampton, to…

Paris tells e-scooter riders to wear safety gear or face fines

Police in the French capital tighten rules for riders after a sharp increase in fatal accidents.

France Pushes Bill to Share Crypto Tax Data With 48 Nations

A new bill, presented by Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, would expand the exchange of…

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

Open-source interactive map for the Aug 12 total solar eclipse

ChainLink: The Drop in LINK Severely Slows Growth of Grayscale’s ETF

The ETF market is experiencing a mixed quarter, as some products struggle to maintain their growth.

Ruthless Wire crush Bulls to go fourth

Warrington keep alive their outside hopes of a top-two finish with a ruthless 42-4 victory against struggling Bradford…

St Mirren start strongly using relegation scare as 'fuel'

St Mirren were many people's favourites for relegation, so how come they have started with two opening wins in the…

'They are falling apart' - Super Giants lose eight wickets for 30 runs

From being 119-0, Manchester Super Giants lose eight wickets for 30 runs to stumble to 149-8 in their men's Hundred…

Hormuz talks positive, Oman says, as Iran warns deal would not open strait

Both sides suggest progress in talks to agree a new shipping route through the strait, but a breakthrough remains…

Tielemans cameo against PSG hints at Man Utd future

Manchester United's £35m signing Youri Tielemans makes an impressive debut in the 1-1 friendly draw against Paris…