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Scotland beat Canada to reach World Cup Qualifier

Scotland hold on for a nervy nine-run victory over Candada to secure a place at next year's World Cup Qualifier after a tense tri-series match in Forfarshire.

2026-08-07 · 18:39 UTC
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Coventry sign Ghana's Yirenkyi for record fee

2026-08-07 · 18:37

Premier League newcomers Coventry City have completed the club-record signing of Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi.

World

U.S. Jobs Report Misses Forecasts as Payrolls Fall and Rate Cut Bets Rise

2026-08-07 · 18:35

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Sports

Rashid takes six wickets as Afghanistan thrash Ireland

2026-08-07 · 18:31

Rashid Khan takes six wickets as Afghanistan beat Ireland by 92 runs in Gary Wilson's first one-day international as…

Crypto

Core3 Portfolio Shifts as Bitcoin Outperforms Peers

2026-08-07 · 18:30

Core3 Portfolio increased Bitcoin exposure after BTC outperformed Ether and Solana amid easing volatility and weaker…

Tech

Databricks drove down AI coding spend 70%

2026-08-07 · 18:25

Databricks reduced AI coding costs by 70% by implementing cost management techniques that balance broad employee access…

Sports

Flintoff leaves England Lions head coach role

2026-08-07 · 18:06

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff steps down as head coach of England Lions.

Other

Book hidden in fireplace returned to Australian library 150 years overdue

2026-08-07 · 18:06

It is thought an apprentice stonemason who worked on the Houses of Parliament in London borrowed it.

Crypto

Bitcoin nears record high active addresses after Coldcard panic

2026-08-07 · 18:05

Coldcard, Bitcoin's safest vault, turned into a sieve. Result: $100 million gone and a million addresses fleeing.

Tech

Assembly Hall of Shame

2026-08-07 · 18:01

The "Assembly Hall of Shame" is a repository that ranks x86 CPU instructions by their slowest possible performance…

Tech

New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics

2026-08-07 · 18:00

19 new maps continue the story from MachineGames' other campaign additions.

Tech

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

2026-08-07 · 17:56

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 achieved 89.0% accuracy on ARC-AGI-1 and 61.4% on ARC-AGI-2 benchmarks at low costs of $0.02 and…

Tech

The Claudyssey: A line-for-line translation of Homer's Odyssey by Claude Fable 5

2026-08-07 · 17:55

Claude Fable 5 has created a complete line-for-line English translation of Homer's Odyssey featuring all 12,107 lines…

Sports

Brilliant Benkenstein leads Essex to win over Glamorgan despite Van Der Gugten ton

2026-08-07 · 17:52

A brilliant 140 by Essex's Luc Benkenstein keeps their One Day Cup hopes alive despite Timm van der Gugten's 118 not out…

World

DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report

2026-08-07 · 17:51

DOGE's inflated "Wall of Receipts": 96% of grant savings unverifiable, GAO says.

World

Politicians, private jets and power - the life of a Fifa president

2026-08-07 · 17:45

Fifa president Gianni Infantino appears to be trying to return to business as usual after the failed World Cup private…

Crypto

HBAR ETF Filing Shows $22M In Token Purchases

2026-08-07 · 17:44

Canary Capital’s HBAR ETF filings suggest that headline inflow figures may overstate the fund’s direct impact on the…

Crypto

Circle expands USDC to OKX ecosystem with X Layer launch

2026-08-07 · 17:36

The rollout gives X Layer users access to Circle-issued USDC and crosschain transfers as the stablecoin expands across…

Crypto

XRP at a Crossroads as Senate Punts on Clarity Act

2026-08-07 · 17:36

XRP is taking the Clarity Act news harder than the rest of the crypto market. Here's why.

Tech

Oracle bans AI-generated code from OpenJDK

2026-08-07 · 17:36

Oracle has banned AI-generated code from OpenJDK contributions due to concerns about safety, security, and intellectual…

Tech

OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”

2026-08-07 · 17:36

Gurman report claims OpenAI confirmed the speaker is not an Apple ripoff.

Sports

Euro navel gazing & early troubles for Scottish title hopefuls

2026-08-07 · 17:34

Already it is looking like the Scottish title might be won again by the best of a bad bunch, but what can we look…

Sports

Sunrisers Leeds thrash Birmingham Phoenix to complete triple elimination

2026-08-07 · 17:30

An underwhelming performance from Birmingham Phoenix against Sunrisers Leeds at Edgbaston confirms the elimination of…

Crypto

XRP Standards Proposal Fuels XRPL Growth Narrative

2026-08-07 · 17:30

XRP Standards proposal introduces on-chain multisignature coordination, aiming to improve reliability for enterprise…