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Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week

The CFTC ordered a trading ban for former Alameda and FTX executives, and US prosecutors opposed a motion from a US soldier accused of profiting from the removal of Nicolas Maduro.

‘Absurd’: children to see gambling logos on sports jerseys until 2032 in transition period condemned by Pocock

Government says it hopes clubs will end jersey deals with wagering companies earlier, but calls it a commercial decision Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Children across Australia will continue to see gambling logos on professional sport jerseys until

Australia’s first home buyers are still taking out loans as property investors step back, data shows

Exclusive: New entrants the only cohort making more loan applications amid interest rate rises and tax changes, mortgage broker says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast First home buyers are still taking out a large number of loans, with government backin

Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say

Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been accused of leaving coastal waters largely unprotected by

Illicit deeds have just gotten a new Halloween video game banned in Australia – and it’s not because of the violence

Academics – and a former director of Australia’s Classification Board – say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an incoherent set of standards Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Halloween’s Michael Myers is one of film’s m

Things I want in a modern relational query language

Article URL: https://sporks.space/2026/08/19/things-i-want-in-a-modern-relational-query-language/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49402491 Points: 19 # Comments: 7

NetBSD and my life (2005)

Article URL: https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2005/09/10/0000.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49402781 Points: 139 # Comments: 32

The Art and Beauty of Blade Runner (2015)

Article URL: https://nappertime.com/the-art-of-and-beauty-of-blade-runner/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405331 Points: 136 # Comments: 68

Fast and Hard Code

Article URL: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/8/22/fast-hard-code/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406285 Points: 81 # Comments: 44

MartyPC is a cross-platform emulator of early PCs written in Rust

Article URL: https://martypc.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405816 Points: 154 # Comments: 55

To become a better writer, read as much as you can

Article URL: https://nappertime.com/the-golden-rule-of-becoming-a-better-writer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405870 Points: 316 # Comments: 208

The End of an Athlon

Article URL: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/the-end-of-an-athlon/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406333 Points: 143 # Comments: 57

JIT Compiling Code in 5μs

Article URL: https://malisper.me/jit-compiling-code-in-5-us/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406387 Points: 123 # Comments: 78

Risk of transmission of amyloid β pathology via transfused blood products

Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00767-1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406398 Points: 24 # Comments: 6

Show HN: Live 3D satellite tracker and the declassified Pentagon UFO archive

Article URL: https://skylens.yantraai.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407309 Points: 36 # Comments: 17

I gave Qwen 3.8 27B a reverse-engineering job and it finished in 30 minutes

Article URL: https://www.xda-developers.com/qwen-3-8-27b-reverse-engineering-job-frontier-model/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407507 Points: 159 # Comments: 80

Slovakia finds Russian backdoor in traffic speed cameras

Article URL: https://risky.biz/risky-bulletin-slovakia-finds-russian-backdoor-in-traffic-speed-cameras/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49409200 Points: 21 # Comments: 2

What Is a Harness?

Article URL: https://earendil.com/posts/what-is-a-harness/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49409092 Points: 27 # Comments: 15

Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for 4 days

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/22/iranian-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407509 Points: 56 # Comments: 34

Death to px, long live ch

Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/death-to-px-long-live-ch/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49408889 Points: 20 # Comments: 10

Authoritarianism of Code

Article URL: https://zedshaw.com/blog/2020-10-07-authoritarianism-of-code/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49409184 Points: 5 # Comments: 3

Malware infects Android-based automotive head unit firmware

Article URL: https://securelist.com/android-head-unit-malware/121106/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49408550 Points: 87 # Comments: 40

Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg92y1wzn8o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407576 Points: 90 # Comments: 59

Mortal Shell 2 review

In the increasingly crowded Soulslike genre, a game's opening minutes need to do a lot of work. The good news for Mortal Shell 2 is its opening is superb, starting as well as it continues, and condensing the magic of its next 30-odd hours into a few minutes with aplomb. Read more

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Trump asks Supreme Court to hear his defamation case against CNN

President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on his defamation case against cable news giant CNN. In a filing submitted on Aug. 14 but docketed on Thursday, Trump told the justices that “CNN falsely and maliciously portrayed” him “as a knowing liar who fabricate

A ‘Culinary Class Wars’ Alum Has Opened One of NYC’s Hottest New Restaurants

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Now Open is a yearlong series celebrating some of 2026’s most exciting new restaurants. Throughout the year, we’ll ch

7 Muskoka Cottages to Book If You’re Obsessed With Sterling Point

Good news: You don't need to inherit an island to summer like Annie and Ramona.

NanoGPT Speedrun Frontier

Article URL: https://www.primeintellect.ai/research/nanogpt-speedrun Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49404380 Points: 127 # Comments: 31

My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes

Article URL: https://bookdna.com/best-books/nonfiction-about-cults-scams-and-schemes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49408858 Points: 48 # Comments: 13

These 2 tools make it easy to create standout visuals

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools , a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. I always fuss over how best to add visual variety. I do that so you, dear reader, aren’t bored by thick walls of text. (I halved the length of this

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Nvidia customers reportedly warned about AI-related price hikes

The chipmaker has told some of its largest customers that the prices of servers containing its AI chips could move more than 15% higher, Bloomberg News reported.

Modern Warfare 4 beta's first update is live, adding a new map, mode, and toned-down footsteps

Infinity Ward has deployed the first proper update to the Modern Warfare 4 beta , addressing a chunk of the feedback from the beta's opening day, including footstep audio, weapon lethality, and map voting. Read more

Kacey Musgraves Launches Lube, Hangs from Giant Disco Balls at Tour Kickoff

The suggestive product launch arrived just days before Musgraves took the joke to arena scale in Chicago. Kacey Musgraves Launches Lube, Hangs from Giant Disco Balls at Tour Kickoff Alex Krinsky

Live: ASX set to lift as Wall Street slump arrested

Elche vs Barcelona LIVE: La Liga

Follow updates as Barcelona kick off their La Liga campaign - including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary.

Security Council LIVE: Drone strikes and political impasse in Libya

As Libya faces a political impasse delaying long-planned elections alongside clashes and drone strikes that left a major oil refinery ablaze, the Security Council heard the latest updates, with an activist warning that the collision of extreme heat, water scarcity and environment

BBC Introducing announce ‘LIVE’ events across the UK for young artists after being axed from Reading & Leeds

The programme will span 10 locations with performances, workshops, open mics and panels The post BBC Introducing announce ‘LIVE’ events across the UK for young artists after being axed from Reading & Leeds appeared first on NME .

How long could we possibly live? A new estimate is mind-boggling

Biogerontologists are exploring the upper limit for human life. A recent study has it verging on two centuries – but columnist Graham Lawton finds reason to be sceptical

Iran war live: Tehran warns neighbours against joining US economic war

Official says any state joining US would be considered an enemy and Tehran would target their interests in retaliation.

DMK’s regional satraps among 22 who will lose district secretary posts

Thirty-three additional district units will be created and 55 new faces are likely to assume office as the DMK is set for a revamp following its defeat in the recent Assembly election, say party sources

Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

President sharply criticises proposal, saying ‘elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said holding elections in Ukraine during wartime would risk splitting the country at a time when Russia is amassing ballistic missiles a

Weather tracker: Extreme rain deluges Japan and South Korea

Downpours break records and cause transport chaos, evacuations and deaths, as people get trapped inside vehicles South Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rain late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rai

How will European politicians react to a summer of extreme heat?

Europe this summer has had to face record breaking temperatures, which caused droughts, deaths, and caused devastating wildfires. While the latest heat dome has dissipated, the damage remains – the continent continues to be the fastest warming globally. Will this summer serve as

Thousands rally in Sweden to protest climate policies ahead of general election

Some 10,000 people rallied in Stockholm on Sunday to demand stronger action on climate change, weeks before Sweden’s general election. Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg joined the rally, as organisers accused the government of weakening emissions policies and urged politicians to

Zelensky rejects wartime elections, saying vote would 'split' Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that holding elections during wartime would pose a threat to the country, following a controversial call by his former defense minister to pave the way for an election. According to the latest opinion poll by the Kyiv Institute of S

French centre-left candidate launches presidential bid amid divided left

Centre-left politician Raphaël Glucksmann on Sunday launched his bid for the French presidency, aiming to unite moderate left-wing voters and challenge Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s influence ahead of France’s 2027 election. With Marine Le Pen leading first-round polls, Glucksmann is seek

Zambia’s messy but decisive election: government shows strength; democracy shows weakness

How the re-elected government uses its new dominance will influence Zambian politics well beyond this election.

Too much mate choice overwhelms frogs

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02554-w Female treefrogs select less carefully when hearing a chorus of males.

Ditch Google Search for One of These 5 Other Free Search Engines

Breaking up with Google is easy with these free alternatives.

Fiat's Tiny Topolino Is Proving to Be a Popular Golf-Cart Substitute

With limited street use, this little 8-hp electric runabout is attracting a lot of attention from affluent communities.

Dems turning more GOP Senate strongholds into midterm battlegrounds

Ten weeks from Election Day, the Senate battlefield is sprawling, scattered — and stretching deep into Trump country . Why it matters: In a normal year, Republicans wouldn't think twice about Alaska, Kansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska or Texas. This isn't a normal year. Republic

The 'heartfelt' spaces drawing crowds away from traditional music venues

Nordic nations ‘have lost confidence in Infantino’, demand FIFA reforms

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands back calls for Infantino's resignation amid FIFA crisis.