Crypto

US appellate court mandate affirms Sam Bankman-Fried conviction

Three circuit judges disputed the former FTX CEO’s claims that the defunct crypto exchange’s investors could have been made whole and wouldn’t have experienced any losses.

2026-08-06 · 17:17 UTC
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Science

Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too

2026-08-06 · 17:13

This may help fungi survive host scarcity and explains why infected hosts prefer the mosses as death sites.

Tech

Improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access for free users

2026-08-06 · 17:02
Sports

Kerr brilliance keeps MI London's slim hopes alive

2026-08-06 · 17:01

Melie Kerr's unbeaten 69 rescues MI London as they beat London Spirit for their first win of the 2026 campaign.

Tech

Taste Is All That's Left

2026-08-06 · 17:01

As AI tools have made software production nearly instantaneous, the traditional barrier of effort that once filtered out…

Tech

Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company

2026-08-06 · 17:00

Taking vibe-coding a step further, Naïve claims its infra can automate most of the work in setting up and running a…

Crypto

FATF Report Shout Outs HBAR Alongside Ethereum & Solana

2026-08-06 · 16:55

A FATF DeFi study reportedly cites Hedera alongside Ether & Solana as examples of DLT infra used at the settlement layer.

Crypto

US Senate will vote on CLARITY crypto bill ‘without any question’ this week: Tim Scott

2026-08-06 · 16:53

The South Carolina lawmaker who heads the Senate Banking Committee said that the majority leader still had time to put…

Other

What Happened to Talenti?

2026-08-06 · 16:50

A devoted Talenti gelato fan reflects on how the brand changed after being acquired by Unilever in 2014.

Tech

Strategy’s Saylor Claims ChatGPT Fueled $15B Financial Breakthrough

2026-08-06 · 16:45

Strategy’s founder, Michael Saylor, says artificial intelligence (AI) helped Strategy design a financial product that…

Tech

GitHub Is Experiencing Difficulties

2026-08-06 · 16:42

GitHub is experiencing a widespread outage affecting multiple services including GitHub Actions, Pages, Copilot…

Tech

Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers

2026-08-06 · 16:42

Connor Moucka pled guilty to hacking and stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers, which net him and his…

Crypto

Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot loses Wall Street’s wow factor

2026-08-06 · 16:42

New analysis finds AI infrastructure contracts are becoming larger and more profitable, but investors now demand…

World

Trump FCC kills TV ownership cap, claiming authority over limit set by Congress

2026-08-06 · 16:40

Change will let "Trump-aligned billionaires" buy more stations, advocacy group says.

Science

Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself

2026-08-06 · 16:39
Science

Moderna's mRNA flu shot earns FDA approval after rollercoaster review

2026-08-06 · 16:31

Moderna's new flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA, is approved for all adults ages 50 and up.

Crypto

Ethereum Staking Grows as ETH Tests Key Resistance

2026-08-06 · 16:30

Ethereum Staking garnered publicity when Bitmine increased the total amount of stakes to 5,067,309 ETH, or 87.4% of the…

Crypto

MetaMask Launches Self-Custodial AI Wallet for Autonomous Crypto Trading

2026-08-06 · 16:26

The new Agent Wallet lets AI agents execute on-chain trades within user-defined limits as MetaMask expands its push into…

Tech

Zapscape (CVE-2026-64561)

2026-08-06 · 16:24

Zapscape (CVE-2026-64561) is a KVM escape vulnerability discovered by Hyunwoo Kim that allows a guest to escape to the…

Crypto

Bitcoin price coils under $65K as US PMI data brings new ‘stagflation’ warning

2026-08-06 · 16:24

Bitcoin price action stayed compressed in an ongoing divergence from stocks and gold while US PMI data sparked fresh…

Tech

DuckDuckGo’s Meta-Trolling 'Normal F***ing Sunglasses' Sell Out in Under a Week

2026-08-06 · 16:19

The $35 frames have polarized lenses, UV protection and no camera, microphone, battery or electronics of any kind.

Crypto

Blackrock Leads $305 Million Bitcoin and Ether ETF Inflow

2026-08-06 · 16:15

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $244.42 million on Wednesday, extending their inflow streak to three sessions.

Tech

Cloudflare open-sources vibe-coding platform for people who aren't coders

2026-08-06 · 16:15

Cloudflare built an AI agent workspace for its employees. Now it’s open source.

World

Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo

2026-08-06 · 16:12

Nashville's Metro Council voted 27-5 to authorize the city to use eminent domain to acquire property adjacent to the…