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Football transfer deadline day: Manchester City move for Fernández, Villa sign Mbaye, and more – live

Men’s transfer interactive | Women’s transfer interactive The Rumour Mill: check all of the deadline-day gossip You can mail Daniel and follow us on TikTok and Bluesky A lot of people are highly invested in people moving companies and changing jobs. You do not get this with accountancy or waste management.

Ethena pushes stablecoins into everyday banking with high-yield savings, cards and payments

Ethena Pay offers a 6% dollar savings rate and 5% card cashback, using Avalanche for settlement.

England v Ireland: first women’s cricket one-day international – live

Updates from the first ODI, 1pm BST start at Leicester Sign up to receive The Spin newsletter | And mail Geoff Capsey as keeper is away! I can’t say that was the most conventional method – she lunges across and sticks out one hand in front of slip, rather than moving her feet and getting both gloves to it – but she holds the…

Global bond rout deepens as oil prices jump; wheat prices highest since early 2023 – business live

European stock markets fall and Brent crude jumps above $92 a barrel amid renewed fighting in Middle East The FTSE 100 index is down just over 1%, driven by sharp falls in mining and manufacturing shares. Endeavour Mining is leading the index lower, down 8%, while fellow miners Fresnillo and Antofagasta have also fallen…

Barcelona complete signing of Arsenal striker Jesus

Barcelona have completed the signing of Gabriel Jesus on a permanent deal.

Ski Sunday to end after nearly 50 years

The BBC is to end its Ski Sunday programme after nearly 50 years.

‘Get up, get breakfast, noise’: the teen going viral for enduring all 400 of Merzbow’s ear-splitting albums

The infamous Japanese noise artist has a vast and forbidding catalogue that commands a cult fandom. Sam Andrews, 18, is vlogging his way through the lot – and taking a stand for deep listening An Instagram Reel that looks like an 80s coming-of-age movie pops up on your feed.

Ethereum price risks pullback as MACD flattens

Ethereum price remained trapped between $2,400 support and $2,500 resistance on Sept. 1, with weak trend strength and fading momentum raising the risk of another liquidity-driven pullback.

How we could save petabytes of cache storage with Zstandard and Pingora

Could we get more cache space with the same hardware? We prototyped compression inside Cloudflare's cache to find out.

Every done deal on transfer deadline day

Check out the significant signings and departures in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, EFL and Women's Super League.

'One-handed screamer!' - Capsey's stunning catch on wicketkeeper debut

On her international debut as England's wicketkeeper, Alice Capsey takes a brilliant catch to remove Ireland's Alice Tector as England strike early in the first One Day International in Leicester.

Ahanor announced by two clubs in one day after Chelsea workaround

Chelsea announce teenage defender Honest Ahanor will join the club in 2027 after the Atalanta player has completed a loan at Crystal Palace.

Jesus joins Barcelona from Arsenal

Gabriel Jesus has completed a move to Barcelona from Arsenal.

UK’s crime agency freezes Premier League $13.5 million account in crypto crime probe

Authorities targeted funds from a $140 million sponsorship deal with crypto firm Sorare, though law enforcement confirmed no wrongdoing by the Premier League.

Everton agree to re-sign Grealish on loan from Man City

Everton agree a deal for Jack Grealish to return to the club on a season-long loan from Manchester City.

Aston Villa sign Mbaye and Harwood-Bellis

Aston Villa complete the signings of Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris St-Germain and English centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis from Southampton.

Ikea cuts prices as customers struggle with rising cost of living

The Swedish retailer has seen revenue decline as the rising cost of living reduces people's ability to buy new furniture.

Morning Minute: Saylor’s Back Buying Bitcoin

Strategy somehow threaded the needle of buying Bitcoin and STRC while also raising cash. Now how will the market respond?

Russia just switched on a crypto market that doesn’t fully exist yet

Most provisions took effect Sept. 1, but draft rules and a July 2027 transition limit what can operate now.

South Korea Arrests Four Over Crypto Payments to Syrian Terror Group

Police say the ringleader also took crypto from the group and sent back 11 used cars and two excavators, a first for Korean investigators.

Palace and Sunderland battling for £30m Fofana

Crystal Palace attempt to hijack Sunderland's move for Lyon's Malick Fofana.

McTominay to miss Scotland games with minor heart issue

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay is to have a minor heart procedure after the discovery of "a mild benign arrhythmia", Napoli have announced.

Hut 8's Texas power site sits inside Anthropic’s $35 billion AI deal

The company's Texas campus has two long-term leases worth $19.6 billion, more than 260 times its latest quarterly revenue, as AI companies race to secure power and data-center capacity.

UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 ahead of October Budget

The yield on 30-year gilts hit its highest level since 1998, adding to the pressure on government spending.

What does Norris deal mean for Piastri? F1 Q&A

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Italian Grand Prix.

Beckham and Mourinho pay tribute to Messi

Former England captain Sir David Beckham says Lionel Messi has inspired "millions of children worldwide," following the Argentine retiring from international football.

Bitcoin price stalls below $78K as ADX falls to 12

Bitcoin price traded just below $78,000 on Sept. 1 after retreating from the $81,000 area, as fading trend strength, Federal Reserve rate concerns and nearby liquidation clusters kept the cryptocurrency inside a narrow range.

investing Live European news wrap: Risk-off returns as oil and yields extend gains

S&P 500 analysis (with video) shows bears are back but where is the next bounce? Bitcoin at crossroads after hawkish Warsh: traders waiting for 77K-80K range break Euro area inflation climbs above 3% in August on higher energy prices UK mortgage borrowing slows in July, though consumer borrowing continues to hold up Euro area…

Saylor Urges MSCI to Drop 'Discriminatory' Rule That Would Delete Strategy

The proposed screen would cut three companies from MSCI's global indexes in November, with Strategy the largest by some distance.

Mud, flippers and snorkels: Wales celebrates 40 years of bog racing

Competitors have plunged into a Welsh peat bog for the 40th World Bog Snorkelling Championships. The unusual event in Llanwrtyd Wells combines snorkels, flippers and doggy paddling, attracting participants and spectators to the rural town.

Ireland going well against England in first ODI after early wicket LIVE!

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U. S. looks to influence Japan's monetary policy. It couldn't do that with bitcoin

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 1, 2026

How short liquidations cleared $500B in crypto positions before institutional buyers took over

Crypto added roughly $500 billion in market value in a matter of days as Bitcoin ran from about $63,500 toward $80,000 last week. A liquidation squeeze powered much of the first phase, and regulated investment products then supplied fresh capital once forced buying began to fade.

Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program

NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.

‘Led us down such a dark path’: documentary explores how 9/11 changed America

In Netflix film Turning Point: Generation 9/11, the lives of people forever impacted by the terrorist attack on 2002 are explored Twenty-five years on, memory is giving way to history. Soon the US will cross the point where half its population were born after 11 September 2001 or were too young to remember the day that…

‘I was scared to tell my old teammates’: Victoria Pelova on making leap from Arsenal to Spurs

While move across north London has been amicable, Netherlands midfielder is relishing clash with former club There is not the same intensity to club rivalries between women’s teams as there is between their men’s counterparts, but as the game grows that is changing. Increasingly, there is animosity from fans if a player leaves…

GB's Fery returns to Grand Slam stage - what lies ahead?

Shock Wimbledon semi-finalist Arthur Fery returns to the Grand Slam stage when he faces Italy's Lorenzo Musetti at the US Open.

Stokes to play for Adelaide Strikers in Big Bash

Former England captain Ben Stokes joins Adelaide Strikers for the 2026-27 season of the Big Bash League.

Strategy’s STRC remains below $100 despite $635 million in buybacks

Strategy has spent $635.2 million repurchasing its STRC perpetual preferred stock as the security continues to trade below its $100 par value despite recovering from a low near $71. Strategy disclosed in its latest filing that it bought back another…

Singapore proposes 100% reserves and a ban on yields for stablecoin issuers

The country’s financial watchdog says its proposed stablecoin rules are aligned with U. S.

The Breakdown | Love or hate him, Erasmus misses nothing in rugby’s ‘Greatest Rivalry’ thriller

Late changes to South Africa’s team smacked of mind games, but reinvigorated New Zealand remain in the hunt The margins are slim in South Africa this past fortnight and not just on the scoreboard. According to aviation experts, one of the two planes flying over the stadium in Cape Town just before kick-off on Saturday came…

Pakistan's wholesale changes 'most shocking ever', says Afridi

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has called the selectors' decision to make sweeping changes to the squad and remove head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed ahead of the third and final Test against England as the "most shocking ever".

Bitcoin consolidates near $78,000 as Arbitrum surges 30% on Robinhood Chain revenue

BTC drifted lower after last week's rally to $81,428, while ARB led DeFi gains as Robinhood Chain's daily fees topped $2 million.

Villa sign PSG forward Mbaye and Saints defender Harwood-Bellis

Aston Villa have confirmed the signings of both Paris Saint-Germain forward Ibrahim Mbaye and Southampton centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

5 top embedded verification SDKs for DeFi in 2026

Identity verification is becoming a core part of the DeFi stack as developers look to embed reusable credentials, privacy-preserving proofs and compliance checks directly into lending, payments, stablecoins and tokenized asset platforms. As decentralized finance expands into lending, payments, stablecoins…

AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20

The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.

Happy 60th anniversary, Notting Hill carnival – a symbol of all that London can be | Sadiq Khan

Its founders understood the power of culture to challenge racism, build understanding and turn strangers into neighbours. We need that now as much as ever Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London This bank holiday weekend, the streets of Notting Hill once again set the stage for one of the greatest celebrations on Earth.

XRP price targets $1.70 as Bitwise ETF tops $500M

XRP holds near $1.37 as its rebound loses momentum, while Bitwise’s spot XRP ETF surpasses $507 million in assets under management.

‘It’s more freaky, more balls to the wall’: how alt-country won over a new generation

From Waxahatchee and Florry in the US to Brown Horse and Little Grandad in the UK, a wave of young songwriters are reinvigorating the subgenre’s earnest emotion and twang ‘It’s so important to talk about this before it’s gone,” says Francie Medosch, singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band Florry, “because it’s really a…

London Stock Exchange to lose three more firms after takeover offers

Latest purchases take value of deals to leave capital’s stock market this year past $100bn Three more London-listed companies are set to be taken over as the value of deals removing firms from the capital’s under-pressure stock market so far this year passes $100bn (£74bn). On Tuesday, Bodycote, the FTSE 250 industrials group…

XRP investors poured $320M into ETFs while the funds sat on a $746M paper loss

Five major US spot XRP products held XRP with a combined fair value $746.1 million below accounting cost at the end of June, but investors kept buying anyway. According to SEC filings, Bitwise, Canary Capital, Franklin Templeton, 21Shares, and Grayscale recorded roughly $629.9 million in primary-market share creations against…

Shein valued at $26bn after long-awaited stock market debut

The firm's Hong Kong listing on Tuesday comes after a years-long quest to sell shares in New York and London.

Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri

"We could really be facing the great filter."

Pakistan changes 'most shocking ever' - Afridi

Pakistan's decision to make dramatic changes to their squad during the series in England is the "most shocking decision ever", according to former captain Shahid Afridi.

David Squires on … the art of the transfer deal

Our cartoonist looks through the ages to chart the evolution of the football transfer into its modern construct Buy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now

Super Nature review – crowd-sourced Super 8 film is a triumphant collage of hope for the natural world

Film-maker Ed Sayers’ project gathered footage from collaborators all over the world, cleverly edited to combine human and animal contributions This delightful, fleet-footed film represents a labour of love both for its writer-director-producer-editor, Briton Ed Sayers, and his many, many collaborators who shot the film’s…

If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?

The team behind Starcloud's orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri.

How good is Fernandez-Pardo? Explosive winger can thrill like Doku

There is one special quality that will have convinced Newcastle United that Matias Fernandez-Pardo can thrive in the Premier League. "He is very explosive, very fast," his former coach Arnar Vidarsson tells Sky Sports .

Hull sign Ansah and close on Norton-Cuffy

Hull City sign forward Ilyas Ansah on a five-year deal from Bundesliga side Union Berlin.

UK's National Crime Agency Freezes $13.6M of Premier League Money in Sorare Probe: Report

The sum was the first payment under a $163 million deal with the Messi-backed fantasy card game, now facing a gambling prosecution.

Stokes signs for Adelaide Strikers in Big Bash League

Former England Test captain Ben Stokes has signed for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL).

Barcelona breeze past Rayo but all eyes in Spain remain on Julián Álvarez

Hansi Flick is very happy to welcome Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona. But Julián Álvarez remains the ultimate prize If Raphinha has any misgivings about playing as a makeshift No 9 for Barcelona, he is doing a good job of hiding it.

Strategy challenges MSCI proposal targeting digital asset treasury firms

Strategy has formally opposed MSCI’s proposed screening rules for companies with large non-operating asset holdings, arguing that the methodology unfairly targets digital asset treasury firms and could push companies including Strategy out of major global equity indexes. In a Monday…

Binance launches U. S. stock, ETF options

Binance has launched long-only options on selected U. S.

Every Deadline Day deal....

The 2026 summer transfer window closes in England at 11pm on September 1. Keep track of all the done deals across the key leagues on Deadline Day.

Strategy spends $635M buying back STRC as perpetual preferred stock lags $100 par

STRC trades at $97.34 despite Strategy’s growing repurchases, while SATA’s higher dividend rate has helped it hold its $100 par value.

Earning Bitcoin: The best BTC yield opportunities

Bitcoin yield has moved beyond lending BTC to a centralized platform and collecting interest. In 2026, holders can choose from self-custodial staking models, lending protocols, managed DeFi vaults, exchange-embedded strategies and wrapped-Bitcoin staking systems.

The summer signings already making an impact - Sangare, Rogers, Enciso

BBC Sport takes a look at the summer signings getting off to a flying start in the new Premier League season, featuring Mamadou Sangare, Morgan Rogers, Julio Enciso, Gonzalo Garcia and Victor Munoz.

Italy August preliminary CPI +3.3% vs +3.3% y/y expected

Prior +2.9% HICP +3.2% vs +3.4% y/y expected Prior +2.9% Italy's inflation rate accelerated in August 2026, driven primarily by a sharp increase in energy costs. The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.5% compared with July and increased by 3.3% on an annual basis, up from 2.9% in the previous month.

Euro area inflation climbs above 3% in August on higher energy prices

Eurozone August preliminary CPI +3.3% vs +3.3% y/y expected Prior +2.9% Eurozone August preliminary core CPI +2.4% vs +2.5% y/y expected Prior +2.5% No surprises there as headline annual inflation jumps back up above the 3% mark again - the first time since May. This is largely led by a surge in energy price inflation, which…

‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox

Last month, Microsoft’s gaming division told its workforce it was cutting 3,200 jobs, which some say will have big ramifications for game development – as well as taking a huge personal toll On the morning of 6 July, an email went out from Asha Sharma, the chief executive of Xbox, to all of the division’s employees around the…

Summer box office 2026: what can we learn from the hits and misses?

It was a bumper season for Hollywood, almost back to pre-pandemic levels, with Tom Holland blockbusters winning out, but there was still a string of disappointments As the world continued to burn and temperatures reached worrying highs, most of us decided to take refuge in the cinema this summer. It provided some relief for…

Alex Eala has one career main-draw win at the US Open. She’s already a global star

Alex Eala has become the Philippines’ biggest sporting star since Manny Pacquiao. Now the 21-year-old’s traveling army of fans have descended on Flushing Meadows The crowd began to swell in Louis Armstrong Stadium a half hour before 2pm.

From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could help tackle UK ‘food deserts’

Selling direct to public helps squeezed farmers control prices and improves access to food in rural areas Fizzy drinks, packets of crisps and bars of chocolate: for decades, vending machines were known as a place to grab a quick snack. Now one family of farmers is trying to change that by bringing vending machines offering…

Euro area annual inflation up to 3.3%

Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.3% in August 2026, up from 2.9% in July according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Why the drivers of inflation matter for monetary policy

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Ferrari reveal Schumacher-inspired Italian GP livery

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Made in America: How AI is keeping this U. S. factory competitive

GE Appliances is leaning heavily into artificial intelligence to improve quality and efficiency on the factory floor.

Cronos validators erase transaction history to contain massive $75 million lending protocol exploit

The network-wide pause appears to have kept most affected assets on-chain, but users still lack a restart timetable or official accounting.

Chelsea close to agreeing deal for Roma's Kone

Chelsea are close to an agreement with Roma to sign France midfielder Manu Kone, but Roma boss Gian Piero Gasperini is trying to keep hold of the player according to Sky in Italy.

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit and Met Gala theme

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will no longer honor famed fashion designer John Galliano with a career retrospective. Neither will he be celebrated at this year's Met Gala.

Alcaraz cruises to US Open second round after four months out

Defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz returns from a four-month injury lay-off and cruises to the second round of the tournament, beating Russia's Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-4 6-4.

UK mortgage borrowing slows in July, though consumer borrowing continues to hold up

UK July mortgage approvals 56.05k vs 59.50k expected Prior 58.20k; revised to 58.21k UK July net consumer credit £2.0 billion vs £1.8 billion expected Prior £1.81 billion; revised to £1.86 billion Net mortgage approvals were seen falling in July to 56,100, and that is well below the previous 6-month average of 60,800. Adding to…

Live updates: Bitcoin trades around $78,000 as crude surges, global bond sell-off deepens

Bitcoin ETFs took in $217 million on Monday, one session after an outflow ended their nine-day run. Ether ETFs have not had net outflows since mid-August.

UK house prices rise for first time since April, says Nationwide

Average price of home rose 0.2% month on month in August to £275,465 as market awaits interest rate vote Houses near top state secondary schools ‘cost £40,000 more’ UK house prices increased for the first time in four months in August, according to a leading index, as buyers and sellers remained in a “holding pattern” before an…

UK August final manufacturing PMI 51.7 vs 51.5 prelim

Prior 51.9 Key findings: Output and new order growth slow Job creation at two-year high Comment: Rob Dobson, Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence said: “The rate of expansion in the UK manufacturing sector cooled in August, with output and new order growth losing traction. There are still signs for continued optimism…

London Stock Exchange partners with Kraken parent to tokenize UK stocks

The London Stock Exchange has partnered with Kraken parent Payward to bring shares of the 100 largest London-listed companies onto the xStocks tokenization framework, opening the door for the products to eventually trade through the exchange’s planned 24-hour venue. Payward…

He was dragged 60ft under a bus - now he's fighting for a UFC contract

Liam McCracken will compete for a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday, three years after he was left fighting for his life when he was hit by a bus.

Ripple expands APAC custody through SettleMint deal

Ripple and SettleMint have integrated custody and tokenization tools, giving Asia-Pacific financial institutions one digital asset platform.

Cronos restarts network after emergency halt over Tectonic exploit

Cronos has resumed block production after validators halted the network during an exploit targeting Tectonic and restored the chain state to a point before the attack. Cronos Network said the blockchain was fully back online after the validator set coordinated…

The Extractor review – Indonesian hostage-rescue thriller has surprising thread of gentleness at its core

Iko Uwais directs and acts in the story of a band of elite soldiers who must rescue a group of researchers taken captive in the jungle Can an elite team of soldiers rescue a band of innocent hostages from a bunch of mean old terrorists? Yes, probably, since there are few (if any) action movies in which the hostages are wiped…

Could this humble sea sponge clean up the world’s ports?

The chicken liver sponge has sailed through a test of its ability to filter pollutants in a harbour in Spain’s Costa Brava In the polluted waters of Marina Palamós on Spain’s Costa Brava, Manuel Maldonado, a sponge biologist, noticed something unusual last month: red starfish had started settling in the area. Nearly two years…

Euro area factory growth continues to expand in August, driven by Germany - PMI data

Eurozone August final manufacturing PMI 52.7 vs 52.8 prelim Prior 51.9 The final estimate reaffirms a solid showing in euro area industrial activity in August, with both factory output and new orders rising at their quickest rates since early-2022. The added good news is that inflation pressures also continued to ease, although…

Germany August final manufacturing PMI 54.3 vs 54.1 prelim

Prior was 52.2 Key findings: Production posts strongest growth since January 2022, supported by jump in orders Supply chain pressures intensify further, contributing to steep rise in purchasing Business expectations brightest since just before the outbreak of the Middle East war in February Comment: Phil Smith, Economics…

France manufacturing confirmed to pick up a little in August - PMI data

France August final manufacturing PMI 51.1 vs 51.5 prelim Prior 49.8 This reaffirms a mild rebound in French manufacturing activity in August, bolstered by better production growth. That being said, new orders continued to shrink further and that's a signal that demand conditions remain rather subdued.

London Stock Exchange to work with Payward to bring biggest UK stocks onchain

The LSE is working with Kraken owner Payward, the developer of the xStocks tokenized equities framework, to bring top U. K.-listed stocks onchain.

Italy August manufacturing PMI 49.6 vs 51.3 expected

Prior 51.3 Key findings: Renewed decline in output amid faltering demand conditions Steepest drop in new orders in almost a year-anda-half First fall in production volumes in seven months Cost pressures ease as purchasing activity drops sharply Comment: Eleanor Dennison, Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said: "The…

Ripple overtakes Kraken as C1 Fund’s largest holding

Ripple became C1 Fund’s largest private holding at 17.5% of net assets, narrowly surpassing Kraken parent Payward’s 16.9% allocation.

Dortmund agree loan move for Arsenal's Nwaneri

German club Borussia Dortmund agree a deal with Arsenal to sign Ethan Nwaneri on a season-long loan.

Colin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people | Howard Bryant

A decade after Kaepernick’s quiet protest shook the NFL, his exile looks less like an aberration than a blueprint for the culture war that followed America likes nice round numbers, perfect for anniversaries and reflections, and it has, suddenly, been 10 years since Colin Kaepernick first protested police killings – more…

Scot Prem latest: Celtic close in on FOUR new signings

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Ripple unlocks 1B XRP as escrow falls to 31.28B

Ripple released 1 billion XRP through three scheduled escrow transactions, leaving an estimated 31.28 billion XRP locked on XRPL.

It's taken me a long time to process Olympic experience - Raygun

Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn - known as Raygun - tells BBC Sport about the aftermath of her extraordinary experience at the 2024 Olympics.

Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme

FCA chief, Nikhil Rathi, warned of ‘adverse consequences’ if challenge made to settlement, court filings allege The boss of the UK’s financial regulator is accused of threatening a consumer group with “adverse consequences” if it blocked a £9.1bn compensation scheme meant to settle the motor finance scandal . Legal documents…

How Americans use FT Mining cloud mining to earn passive income in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin daily

FT Mining outlines its cloud mining plans for earning Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin, including contract options and daily rewards.

Spain manufacturing falls back into contraction in August - PMI data

Spain August manufacturing PMI 49.5 vs 50.3 expected Prior 50.2 It's not a good look in August for Spain manufacturing activity, with both output and new orders declining. The worsening business activity reflected some concerns over rising prices, especially for energy, with latest data showing a noticeable acceleration in…

Russia opens regulated crypto trading as new law takes effect

Russia’s first comprehensive legal framework for cryptocurrency trading, custody and cross-border settlements has taken effect on Sept. 1, opening regulated market access to retail and qualified investors under Bank of Russia supervision.

Beveridge revisited: Simon Callow film celebrates the radical co-founder of Britain’s welfare state

Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan tours the country with a timely message about tackling want, disease, squalor, idleness and ignorance A new film that addresses issues fundamental to the new prime minister’s declared mission will star Simon Callow as a historical British political figure. The hero of The Man With the…

Nimbys can’t stand in the way of Labour’s legacy: a 21st-century new town boom | Polly Toynbee

Which do Enfield’s Tories and Greens value more – a golf course or thousands of new homes? It’s a question of political values New towns will again be a lasting Labour legacy, just as in the eras of Clement Attlee and Harold Wilson.

Bond Market Survey (August 2026)

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Chelsea latest: Camara bid rejected as Blues eye Fernandez replacement

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Solana AMM Aquifer hit by $2.5 million exploit, offers 20% bounty

Solana-based automated market maker Aquifer has lost roughly $2.5 million in an exploit involving wallets on Solana and Ethereum, with the protocol offering the attacker a 20% bounty for returning most of the funds. Blockchain security monitoring service Defimon reported…

How Saylor’s $2 billion capital loop is quietly rewriting the rules of Bitcoin ownership

His essay preserves self-custody while legitimizing the layered claims that now finance Strategy’s balance sheet.

OpenAI’s ‘Trust Us’ TIME cover raises an old warning for AI bulls

The magazine-cover indicator has a messy record, but TIME’s OpenAI cover checks the classic boxes: a mainstream publication, a widely understood theme and a multiyear run-up in investor enthusiasm.

Pi Network ships a DEX while the market looks away

Protocol 26 tightened the smart contract layer, Protocol 27 is bringing automated market making to testnet, and a decentralized exchange is planned for September; the token has not moved above nine cents. Pi Network has been shipping infrastructure at a…

XRP had its best month since the SEC settlement and the network is about to change underneath it

XRP rallied 37% in August on a wave of record ETF inflows. The market is pricing momentum.

Polymarket hit $1 billion in revenue and now 20 states want to shut it down

A prediction market that went from zero revenue to a billion dollar run rate in six months is signing deals with major sports leagues while state attorneys general line up to call it illegal gambling. The sports league playbook The…

Robinhood Chain hit $945M in daily DEX volume and nobody on crypto Twitter noticed

A two-month-old Layer 2 built by a stock brokerage is now processing more daily decentralized exchange volume than chains that have existed for years, and the market is only beginning to pay attention. How Robinhood built a top-five chain in…

CME launches crypto indexes tracking XRP, SOL, HYPE and other altcoins

CME Group has launched two multi-asset cryptocurrency benchmarks, including a 10-token index that leaves out Bitcoin and Ether and tracks assets such as BNB, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid. According to CME Group’s index documentation, the CME CF Emerging Crypto Index…

What are the main events for today?

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we have the final PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and the UK, as well as the Eurozone Flash CPI report. The final PMIs and other low-tier indicators won't be market-moving, as the data won't change anything for the respective central banks.

Portugal: Kiala aims to bring Black authors from the margins to the heart of publishing

The imprint founded by Elga Fontes entered the market in May to tackle the lack of Black authors and show their work goes beyond racism, discrimination or suffering. In 2026 it will publish two books and already has its 2027 list agreed.

Wendell Berry, US author, farmer and environmentalist, dies aged 92

Author and Kentucky native, who celebrated the farming world of his home state and warned of the excesses of industrial society, died at home Wendell Berry, the Kentucky-born author and agrarian whose poems, stories, novels and essays celebrated the farming communities of his native state and warned of the excesses and…

Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital leads $1B Polymarket funding round

Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital has agreed to lead a $1 billion Polymarket funding round with roughly $300 million that would value the prediction market platform at $21 billion. Bloomberg first reported the new financing, while 1789 Capital spokeswoman Alexa…

Crypto hacks rise 67% as August losses hit $136M

Crypto hacks reached 50 in August, causing an estimated $136.3 million in losses as Tectonic accounted for more than half, PeckShield said.

Scaring monkeys? Detecting bedbugs? Meet the elite working dogs – in pictures

John Fabiano has travelled the globe photographing dogs with jobs – from Italian truffle sniffers and Greenlandic sled dogs to Perla the hotel receptionist in Cologne

How misconceptions and woeful PR allowed Musk to shred USAID so easily | Jeremiah A Carew

A year on from the purge, with thousands of jobs cut and billions in foreign aid lost, a former leader reflects on the sorry saga – and why it would never happen to Nasa A year has passed since I and thousands of colleagues lost our jobs at USAID. Asking myself “Why us?” I have come to the conclusion that the American public…

Pin de Fartie review – spoonerist remix of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame finds fresh absurdity in Argentina

Beckett’s masterpiece is given a postmodern cinema slant, with characters in different locations, music and humour in a free and fanciful interpretation Remember remixes? Where you take a song and swap out parts of it with new or pre-existing material, changing it just enough to be still recognisable?

Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’

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UK house prices nudge up a little in August, overall activity stays more tepid though

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Germany retail sales slump heavily in July after end of fuel discounts

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Singapore proposes new stablecoin rules covering foreign issuers and interest

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SEC and FDA sign 3-year market integrity pact

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Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano. The exhibit had led to backlash because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.

I climbed the career ladder and got my dream job at 30 - then I hit burnout

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A loss that feels different - Djokovic's future more uncertain than ever

After Novak Djokovic's latest bid for a historic 25th major title ends in tears in New York, where does the most decorated men's player of the Open era go from here?

Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs

In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail Consortium The pace of price rises in UK shops rose to its highest level in two years in August, a trade body index shows, with higher energy costs pushing up the price of food and AI chip demand making technology more expensive .…

Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny

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‘I had no love for myself … now I have peace’: former Ireland rugby player Ryan Caldwell’s journey back from the edge

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Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma

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Today on Sky Sports Racing: Jessica chases first success at Wolverhampton

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Why is Antonelli taking grid penalties on home soil in Italy?

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Heads up: Eurozone inflation figures for August due later today

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Bessent remarks show that US intervention comes at a price for Japan

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Bitcoin steady above $78,000, HYPE leads as majors slip on hawkish Fed bets

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Osaka's look inspired by NBA legend Iverson in opening US Open win

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Trump Jr's firm leads $1 billion Polymarket raise at $21 billion value: Report

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The extraordinary untold story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on her best friend – and love of her life

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‘A huge learning curve’: apprentices on the benefits and pitfalls of vocational training

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Madrid residents brace for noise and disruption from new F1 circuit

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The best art and architecture of autumn 2026

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Child trust fund firms face review over efforts to find who owns £1.5bn worth of pots

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From Bill Gates to Bernie Sanders, most agree the AI arms race is disastrous. Only Europe can make it stop | Alexander Hurst

An EU export ban on Dutch tech giant ASML’s machines could force the pause we all need At this point, it should be clear that AI is a choose-your-own-adventure book where every option ends in disaster. Exploding carbon emissions and ecological collapse?

‘I’m not nervous, I’m ready’: Tschabalala Self on racist vandals and her bold striding woman for the Fourth Plinth

The last time she displayed a sculpture in public in Britain, someone covered it in white paint. But, undeterred, the acclaimed artist is a placing a black woman in Trafalgar Square Tschabalala Self is relentlessly positive and unstoppably optimistic.

‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us?

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Iceland’s close ties with EU mean no vote is not a Brexit-style rejection

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Sources of Changes in Current Account Balances and Market Operations (Aug.)

Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Sources of Changes in Current Account Balances and Market Operations (Aug.)”.

Murdoku and the adult activity book craze: the trend sweeping Spain

Activity books for adults are booming, mixing puzzles, pop culture and mysteries. Their success, led by Murdoku, shows a hunger for screen-free fun and a playful workout for the mind.

DeFi Development prices $19.8M CHAD stock offering

DeFi Development priced 2.2 million CHAD preferred shares at $9 each, with proceeds potentially supporting additional Solana purchases.

CME’s share of XRP futures jumps as token rallies 40% in a week

Outstanding XRP futures positions outside CME fell by more than 500 million tokens in two weeks, while exposure on the regulated U. S.

investing Live Asia-Pacific market news: Oil steady near highs, gold flat

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China private PMI beats forecast, longest upturn in five years. AUD support.

This print beats the roughly 51.0 consensus flagged ahead of the release and lands the day after the NBS official PMI also improved, giving AUD traders confirmation from both the state weighted and export weighted surveys in the same week, a combination that tends to build conviction faster than either gauge moving alone. The…

China data: RatingDog Manufacturing PMI (August 2026) 51.5 vs. expected 50.9, prior 50.9

RatingDog Manufacturing PMI pushing AUD higher. Just the data this post.

Duane Keith Davis found guilty of 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur

Las Vegas jury returns verdict against ex-South Side Compton Crips gang leader in killing of US rap legend Thirty years of waiting, a memoir and a trial: conviction in Tupac Shakur killing brings closure A Las Vegas jury has found former South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane Keith Davis guilty of the murder of Tupac…

Pressure mounts on struggling Marnus Labuschagne after Australia ODI axe falls

Batter dropped from tour to Zimbabwe and South Africa Chief selector Bailey insists his Test chances still alive The once-glittering international cricket career of Marnus Labuschagne is on the ropes after he was dropped from the ODI side, even if chair of selectors George Bailey made it clear he remains in contention for the…

Australian tennis battlers savour ‘crazy’ pay days at US Open

Kim Birrell, Maya Joint and James Duckworth advance on day two Birrell plans to spend $265,000 pay day on upcoming wedding An elated Kim Birrell plans on paying down her mortgage after surviving a match point and a restless night’s sleep to chalk up a life-changing US Open win in New York. The gritty Gold Coaster wore down…

Japan manufacturing PMI hits 54.9 as new orders surge most since 2018

The strength of this reading, particularly the sharpest new orders growth in over eight and a half years, reinforces the case that Japan's export-oriented, semiconductor and AI-linked manufacturing base is running considerably hotter than the broader economy, a distinction worth keeping in mind alongside the weaker domestic…

Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year

Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.

Oil Shock Pushes Yields Higher as Bitcoin Resists and Gold Weakens

Key Takeaways for Traders Today Oil and rates: Brent settled above $90, while the US 10-year yield reached 4.768%. This strengthens the higher-inflation, higher-rate market regime.

Apple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI

Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation.

Never too early for a hot seat: Which coaches could be in line for big job openings?

After an unprecedented cycle of changes, what can we expect in 2026?

Kiffin says his players back pursuing ex-NFLers

LSU coach Lane Kiffin said his players have endorsed the decision to pursue former NFL rookies, making him feel better about the whole thing.

USC on opening crowd: Hope to see more fans

USC addressed the widespread criticism over the sparse crowd Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, acknowledging "factors" that contributed to the low attendance.

Steelers won't negotiate with CB Porter in-season

The Steelers say their longtime policy of not negotiating contracts in-season will stand when it comes to cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who is in the final year of his rookie deal.

Broncos OLB Cooper pleads not guilty to charges

Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper pleaded not guilty to multiple domestic violence charges Monday in a Douglas County (Colorado) courtroom.

Cowboys cut Milton, name Howell backup QB

The Cowboys named Sam Howell as the team's backup QB after waiving Joe Milton III on Monday to make room for free agent RB Emari Demercado.

Sources: Balogun to Everton deal could hit $54M

Everton are closing in on a move for Folarin Balogun after submitting a £35 million offer ($47.5m) for the AS Monaco forward, sources have told ESPN.

Tsitsipas says Kyrgios' cocaine ban was 'expected'

Stefanos Tsitsipas was not surprised that Nick Kyrgios was suspended from tennis for drugs. "Pretty much expected, to be honest," Tsitsipas said.

Claimed by O's, Robert Jr. joins AL playoff chase

The Baltimore Orioles claimed veteran outfielder Luis Robert Jr. from the New York Mets on Monday, as they enter September in a battle for the final American League wild-card spot.

🏠 'Let him out the house': Erica Donald's fun post

Aaron Donald's wife, Erica, was a key part of the offseason rumors swirling that Donald might return to the Los Angeles Rams.

Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fund

The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.

What went wrong for Novak Djokovic at the US Open

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Who is Mariano Navone? Facts about the man who beat Djokovic

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Feeling nostalgic for summer? How to beat the back-to-work blues

Going back to work after a summer holiday can be tricky - here are a few tips to make it easier.

US Open scores: Two-time former champion Osaka in overnight action

Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “US Open scores: Two-time former champion Osaka in overnight action”.

Strategy splits $603 million share sale between Bitcoin purchases and STRC support

One week of common-stock sales funded a $369.7 million Bitcoin purchase, $202.5 million of STRC buybacks and dividends, and a $30 million cash increase.

Arteta joins elite 250 club - but where does he rank?

At full-time in Arsenal's 1-0 win at Aston Villa, the travelling supporters sang about how their team will win the league again with Mikel Arteta in charge.

Inflation? You want inflation? UK shop prices rise at fastest pace since 2024

The acceleration adds a modestly hawkish data point for the Bank of England, coming alongside the Office for National Statistics' own CPI measure, which already showed inflation at a four-month high in July. With the BoE forecasting CPI to peak at 3.2 percent in October and November and food inflation to reach 3.5 percent in…

a16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fund

Andreessen Horowitz held out its hand and returned with billions more in new funds to invest in startups.

Messi's emotional Argentina farewell shows he hasn't forgotten criticism of the past

The level of emotion and humanity Messi showed in his Argentina farewell note shows that he is still not over the criticism he got in the past for not winning as much with his country as he did with his club.

Messi's most memorable Argentina moments: World Cup, Copa America, more

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Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 11: Manchester City

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Harry Edward, Britain’s first black Olympic medallist, inducted into England Athletics hall of fame

Edward and Mo Farah among those to be inducted Sonia Lannaman and Shirley Strong also honoured Britain’s first black Olympic medal winner Harry Edward is to be inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame. Edward will join the likes of Mo Farah, former sprinter Sonia Lannaman and medal-winning hurdler Shirley Strong, who…

The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence

It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.

Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?

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Mock draft: Josh Jacobs drops, MarShawn Lloyd goes in Round 6

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Draft Guide: Rankings, mock drafts and analysis

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Nobody was ever paying the British Pound for its hawks

GBP/USD trades near 1.3550 on Monday, a fraction higher on the session after three consecutive declines took the pair more than a cent off the six-month high just short of 1.3700.

Sabalenka blocks out noise to start US Open 'three-peat' bid with victory

Aryna Sabalenka blocks out the noise to overcome a tricky first-round test against Camila Osorio and begin her bid for a historic US Open "three-peat".

The Japanese Yen gets nothing for a strong consumption print

USD/JPY trades a little beneath 160.00 on Monday, down around 0.2% after an early push above the handle was sold back inside the session. The 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) sits directly on 160.00 and has been descending since the late-July intervention, while the 200-day sits on 158.00.

GB's Fearnley and Dart complete superb comeback wins

Britons Jacob Fearnley and Harriet Dart both produce remarkable comeback wins to reach the US Open second round.

Ontology halts mainnet transactions as technical team investigates potential security issue

The project said no incident or asset loss had been confirmed, while a public node remained at block 20,770,893 and no restart time was disclosed.

Myles Garrett 'changing the culture' of Rams, even from the sideline

The veteran pass rusher's new teammates comment on the "incredible player," his presence and his impact on L. A.

What Donald's return mean for Garrett, Rams' defense and more

After two seasons of retirement, Aaron Donald is back with his Rams with eyes on the Super Bowl. Can he help them get there?

Arsenal trying to lure Julián Álvarez after agreeing deals to sell Martinelli and Jesus

Atlético say they will not allow Barcelona to buy Álvarez Jesus poised for Barça and Martinelli for Al-Hilal Arsenal are running out of time to persuade Julián Álvarez to join them from Atlético Madrid after agreeing to sell Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Fábio Vieira in deals collectively worth more than £70m. Álvarez…

The New Zealand Dollar has nothing left to win

NZD/USD trades a little above 0.5900 on Monday, barely changed on the session and around seventy pips beneath the late-August peak that stalled just short of 0.6000.

‘Pain-free’ Alcaraz brushes aside qualifier in US Open return after four months out

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Lamine Yamal and Raphinha score twice as Barcelona hit five

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha score twice as Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 in La Liga.

GBP/JPY Price Forecast: 217.00 caps bulls as RSI fades

GBP/JPY trades flattish for the third straight day as buyers have failed to decisively crack the 217.00 level, which could open the door to further upside. This pushed the cross-pair to the mid-point of the trading range of 216.08-216.85,

'I felt the love' - how did Alcaraz look on winning singles return?

After a 139-day wait, Carlos Alcaraz makes a winning return to the singles court as he beats Roman Safuillin in the US Open first round.

Pabst offers reward after beer heist from California warehouse: ‘PS, this is real’

Company is offering cash reward for 40,000lb stolen cargo, and turns theft into lighthearted social media promotion Pabst is offering a reward after tens of thousands of cans of its Blue Ribbon beer were stolen from the company’s southern California warehouse two weeks ago – if it is all safely returned. In Instagram posts…

A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms

Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.

US Army Secretary Driscoll resigns after months of friction with Hegseth

Personnel turnover at the Pentagon is not typically a market moving event on its own, but this one is worth flagging given the pattern it extends. The Army now has no Senate confirmed civilian or military leader at all, with an acting chief of staff already in place after the prior officeholder's firing.

Japan Inc is betting big on India as China risks deepen

Japanese companies are doubling down on India amid a shrinking domestic market and rising risks in China.

Kalshi bans George Santos for $17,839 market manipulation

Kalshi has permanently banned former U. S.

Pairing Google Antigravity with Gemini 3.7 Flash solves notable multi-agent math and engineering problems.

Gemini 3.7 Flash powers autonomous agent teams in Antigravity to solve open math problems, build CPU emulators, and optimize OSS.

Tsitsipas not surprised by Kyrgios’ suspension for cocaine

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Deadline Day Papers: Man Utd open contract talks with captain Fernandes

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Who was released before the NFL cut-down deadline? Final roster trims, big moves for all 32 teams

Sunday was the deadline for NFL teams to finalize their 53-man rosters ahead of the 2026 season. We have full lists of cuts and big moves for all 32.

Phemex puts 82 tokens on notice over liquidity and project compliance concerns

Each market met at least one risk criterion, but Phemex did not disclose which issue applied to each pair.

As Public Fury Mounts, Texas Pulls the Plug on Flock Surveillance Funding

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop paying for the AI-powered license-plate readers as privacy concerns and officer-misuse scandals mount across Texas.

Lazarus moves $30M through Hyperliquid as US talks advance

Wallets linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group have sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin through Hyperliquid over three weeks as U. S.

Tupac Shakur murder trial: jury begins deliberations after hearing closing arguments

Former gang leader Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, 63, is accused of ordering the killing of the hip-hop star in 1996 A Las Vegas jury is now deliberating after hearing closing arguments in the trial of the South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of ordering the murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur…

Hyperliquid, Kraken parent explore regulated U. S. futures launch

Hyperliquid Labs and Kraken parent Payward have entered advanced talks to offer selected Hyperliquid-linked perpetual futures to U. S.

Amazon rigged $20bn worth of ad prices, US lawsuit alleges

Amazon responded to the lawsuit, arguing the US Federal Trade Commission "misunderstands" their ad market.

Trump admin shelves Cyclospora research despite record-breaking outbreak

The CDC has tallied nearly 30,000 confirmed and probable cases this summer.

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Strive Adds $143 Million in Bitcoin as Treasury Firms Pile Back In

The Nasdaq-listed asset manager paid an average of $79,431 per coin, lifting its total stash to 23,156 BTC amid a wave of renewed treasury buying.

North Korean hackers are moving tens of millions on Hyperliquid as Trump pushes to onshore the crypto platform

Blockchain data reviewed by CoinDesk shows wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in bitcoin on the platform in the last three weeks alone.

investing Live Americas FX news wrap 31 Aug: The USD moves lower. USD corrects after Warsh's hawkish speech at Jackson Hole

US broader indices close lower on the day. Nasdaq 100 closes marginally higher Trump to announce new drug pricing agreement.

NZD/USD Price Forecast: Bulls defend trendline above 0.5900

The NZD/USD pair is poised to finish Monday’s session virtually unchanged near its opening price, despite a modest 0.08% gain as the US Dollar (USD) weakens amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The pair trades above 0.5900.

AI data centers are learning the power trick Bitcoin miners mastered first

Every answer you get from an AI chatbot begins with electricity. The words appear on your screen, but the actual work happens in a distant building packed with computer chips.

China Caixin PMI preview: private survey seen edging up to 51.0 after NBS beat

A print at or above the 51.0 consensus would reinforce the narrative building since yesterday's NBS beat , that China's export-facing manufacturers are stabilising even as the broader economy struggles. The private survey's greater weighting toward smaller, export-oriented firms makes it a cleaner read on external demand than…

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.

Ireland excludes crypto from new tax-advantaged investment accounts

Ireland’s planned investment accounts will offer tax benefits for stocks, bonds and ETFs, while excluding crypto and derivatives as higher-risk products.

Kalshi bans former congressman George Santos for life after State of the Union trades

Kalshi says Santos did not cooperate with its investigation into bets he placed on his own attendance at the State of the Union. The company also fined the disgraced congressman more than $71,000.

FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit

Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.

The U. S. sues Amazon again

Federal regulators and 22 states allege that the tech giant made billions by manipulating how much brands and sellers paid for ads on its platform.

George Santos Bet on Whether He'd Show Up to the State of the Union—Kalshi Just Banned Him for Life

The exchange found the former congressman placed large trades on his own State of the Union attendance, then made false statements to move prices, profiting nearly $18,000.

The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok

Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools.

Japanese Yen: Supported below 160 against US Dollar – Scotiabank

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight that the Japanese Yen (JPY) is modestly stronger versus the US Dollar (USD), helped by upbeat domestic data including robust retail sales and industrial production.

Economic and event calendar in Asia 01 September 2026 - China Manufacturing PMI due

Yesterday we had the official PMIs from China: China factory activity beats forecasts but stays in contraction in August China official August Manufacturing PMI 49.8 (expected 49.7, prior 49.2) Today we get the privately surveyed manufacturing PMI from Rating Dog / S&P Global. I'll get a preview of this postd soon.

GRAM price rebounds as Telegram begins wallet rollout

This article was updated to remove references to Walt and its planned rebrand after the related announcement did not go live as expected. GRAM has rebounded toward $1.40 after Telegram began releasing its self-custodial Gram Wallet to selected users, while…

Naomi Watts to receive Donostia Award at 2026 San Sebastian Film Festival

With a career spanning five decades, the English actress has moved between cult films and "blockbusters". The award she will receive with director Werner Herzog adds to her Oscar, BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

Review: Coyote vs. Acme is an unabashed love letter to Looney Tunes

Director Dave Green's live action/animated hybrid captures smart, subversive weirdness of the classic cartoons.

US President Trump says Iran strikes will be limited as Oil flows through Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that strikes on Iran will be limited, following a previous story reported by Axios, which said that he and his senior aides are considering waging limited strikes in Hormuz to prevent Iran from reconstituting its radar and missile capabilities to attack ships

August was three good days for the Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed just short of 53,300, roughly 250 points and about 0.5% lower, after American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island and Tehran answered with missile and drone attacks on bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

Bitcoin gains 24% as CryptoSlate price prediction model maps a volatile September

The median forecast points to $81,319 by Sep. 29, with $80,000 resistance and a break in ETF inflows testing the rally.

Mexican Peso appreciates as USD/MXN dives on USD weakness

The Mexican Peso (MXN) appreciates by about 0.20% against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, even as risk appetite deteriorated amid the escalation of the US-Iran conflict, which triggered a jump in energy prices.

Trump to announce new drug pricing agreement.

President Trump is set to announce another round of voluntary drug-pricing agreements today involving Bayer, Takeda, CSL and several midsized biotechnology companies. Under the agreements, participating drugmakers are expected to provide “most-favored-nation,” or MFN, pricing on outpatient drugs purchased through state…

US trade regulator and 22 states accuse Amazon of taking $20bn with secret surcharges

FTC alleges in lawsuit that online retailer ‘secretly and systematically overcharged’ advertisers for years The US’s main trade regulator and 22 states sued Amazon on Monday, alleging the online retailer “secretly and systematically overcharged” advertisers on Amazon.com. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said these practices…

Apply now to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Apply before September 4 to be a part of the TechCrunch Disrupt community by hosting your own Side Event.

XRP ETFs Extend Inflow Streak to 9 Days, Pulling In $1.6 Billion Since Launch

Spot XRP funds have drawn inflows for nine straight days, reaching $1.6 billion in cumulative net inflows even as the token's price cools.

China: Easing case strengthens on weak PMIs – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao argues that two months of broad Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) contraction leave China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth tracking below the official 4.5%-5.0% target, intensifying pressure on Beijing.

Defense lawyers for singer D4vd withdraw from murder case

Singer, accused of murder and sexual abuse of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez, to be represented by LA public defender Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers on Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. It is…

Instagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profiles

As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.

MEXC launches Visa crypto card with USDT cashback and Apple Pay support

MEXC has launched a Visa-linked Global Card offering eligible users up to 10% cashback in USDT as monthly crypto card spending reached $759 million in July, roughly 2.5 times its level a year earlier. According to MEXC’s Aug.

Apple’s top App Store exec, Phil Schiller, follows wave of exits as CEO Tim Cook steps down

The longtime executive won't be leaving Apple just yet but staff at the company say it's a step closer to Schiller retiring.

Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage

Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.

Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union bets

The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.

Crypto market moves ‘as one block’ despite broader rally: Cryptex co-founder

The crypto market has posted sharp gains across Bitcoin and several major altcoins, but Cryptex Finance data covering 36 assets and roughly 92% of the digital asset market shows that capital remains heavily concentrated in Bitcoin and Ethereum despite prices…

Singapore Dollar: Near-term pressure against US Dollar - OCBC

OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong say the Singapore Dollar (SGD) slipped as the broad Dollar rebounded after Jackson Hole, but still retains relative resilience thanks to the S$NEER policy and firm domestic fundamentals.

Russia's Sberbank Sees $46 Billion in Crypto Trading, Plans Ethereum and USDT-Backed Loans

Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov told state media that trading could hit 4 trillion rubles in its first year, as the bank prepares to broaden crypto-backed lending once regulators sign off.

Trump tells FCC to punish journalist for calling his election results "mixed"

Trump furious at NBC's Kristen Welker for saying he had mixed results in primary endorsements.

Gold slips as Warsh Fed hike bets, Oil rally lift US yields

Gold (XAU/USD) price retreats some 0.40% on Monday after last Friday's hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh, which sparked speculation of a possible rate hike at the September meeting.

Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a ‘Harvey for police officers’

Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet.

Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life

Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump’s State of the Union address George Santos, the former Republican congressman whose political career collapsed under a mountain of lies, has become the first person ever handed a lifetime ban by the prediction-market platform Kalshi. The company announced…

SEC and FDA Announce MOU to Bolster Cooperation and Ensure Market Integrity

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Food and Drug Administration today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to assist the agencies in carrying out their respective missions of ensuring the…

What would it take to bring Hyperliquid to the US? Former SEC counsel explains

Hyperliquid has faced a potential 10-to-12-month regulatory process to enter the U. S.

Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD consolidates below 100-Day SMA as momentum fades

Silver (XAG/USD) is little changed on Monday, caught between a weaker US Dollar (USD) and lingering hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations, leaving the metal without clear direction after tumbling 4.11% on Friday in the wake of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole comments.

More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs

Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform Andy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, telling MPs in the Commons on Tuesday that it will be the only way to improve growth across the country. Burnham will…

“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit

Lawsuit: Anthropic’s torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.

Why Bitcoin’s $2B corporate treasuries are a ticking time bomb of hidden conditional supply

PowerCompute and USBC show how collars, options and secured loans can turn passive holdings into contractual obligations.

Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson

The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U. S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation.

Bitcoin needs ETF demand to hold as Fed rate hike risk grows: analysts

Bitcoin’s ability to extend its August rally has come under a fresh test as analysts have pointed to sustained spot ETF demand as a key requirement for overcoming rising expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike. According to Bitfinex…

Hyperliquid in Talks With Kraken Parent to Bring Crypto Perps to US Traders

A deal would route the decentralized exchange's perpetual futures through Payward's US-regulated Bitnomial, marking Hyperliquid's first US entry—weeks after Trump said his administration was working to bring it onshore.

Australian Dollar holds firm amid hawkish Fed and RBA expectations

AUD/USD trades in a narrow range on Monday as markets weigh hawkish expectations from both the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Federal Reserve (Fed). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 0.7167, with a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD) helping cushion the downside.

Euro: Limited downside, range defined against US Dollar – Scotiabank

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report the Euro (EUR) is fractionally higher versus the US Dollar (USD), stabilizing after recent losses and attempting a modest recovery from upper-1.15 lows.

Forex Today: Attention shifts to US ISM, JOLTS and inflation in Europe

The US Dollar (USD) has faded part of Friday’s strong advance despite the geopolitical landscape seeming to have deteriorated a tad in the last few days, while market participants appear to have already digested the hawkish remarks from Chair Warsh in Jackson Hole.

Trump attacks datacenter backlash, claiming communities pushing back risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homes Donald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against datacenter projects across the US amid a growing backlash, warning those that reject them risk becoming “backwards and poor”. As controversy surrounding…

FEDS Paper: United States of U-Star

Hie Joo Ahn and Jeremy Rudd This paper estimates state-level trend unemployment rates (trend U-star) based on the trend components of unemployment inflows and outflows across unemployment durations. The estimated trend U-stars, particularly the portions attributable to long-termunemployment, have levels and dynamics that vary…

Victoria Beckham's company makes its first profit after 18 years

Beckham's fashion and beauty business makes a £7.3m operating profit after years of losses.

Webull expands crypto trading into Canada through Coinbase collaboration

The brokerage is adding digital assets alongside stocks, ETFs and options as Canadian crypto ownership rises and regulators move toward clearer industry rules.

Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt

The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.

Statement on Extension of 2024 Form PF Amendments

Paul S. Atkins, Chairman

Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds

Finding reveals an overlooked way that water can damage surfaces.

Paperwork, lines, hours on hold: There's a 'Time Tax' on Americans who need help most

Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says.

Former SEC, CFTC Officials Urge Lighter Touch to Bring Crypto Perps Trading Onshore

With the Clarity Act stuck in recess limbo, the agencies are pressing ahead on crypto derivatives and custody, as former officials warn that overly burdensome rules will keep a $90 trillion perps market offshore.

Massive Bitcoin derivatives gap between CME and Coinbase threatens violent position shakeout

The 41,252.1 BTC CME position dwarfs Coinbase's 151.62 BTC residual, while any hedge leg could offset a squeeze.

The Guardian view on regulating big tech: Meta has got off too lightly | Editorial

New child safety measures are welcome, but the wider risks posed by these platforms remain unaddressed “Hook, hold, harvest and hide” was how Megan O’Neill, a lawyer for the US state of California, characterised Meta’s business model in the trial that ended last week with an $18bn settlement, to be shared between the states and…

Tim Cook’s parting message: Apple is in the hands of a product builder

Tim Cook’s farewell memo to Apple employees offers a glimpse at how he wants John Ternus to be seen: as a product builder with deep experience across the iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and other major hardware lines.

Bitcoin Holds Steady as US Strikes on Iran Rattle Stocks and Lift Oil

The largest cryptocurrency is on track for its best month since 2017, holding above $78,000 even as a hawkish Fed and renewed Middle East conflict drag on stocks and lift crude.

Bitcoin begins volatile monthly close as US bond yields eye new 20-year high

Bitcoin price action saw sharp moves within its local range as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed US bond yields.

HKDAP could take HKD beyond payments into on-chain finance, HashKey researcher says

HKDAP could move the Hong Kong dollar beyond payments and into cross-border settlement, corporate treasury management and tokenized finance as regulated stablecoins gain a role in Hong Kong’s on-chain financial system, according to a HashKey researcher. HashKey senior researcher Tim…

British Pound edges higher as USD softens ahead US jobs data

The Pound Sterling (GBP) advances during the North American session on Monday, up a modest 0.09%, as the US Dollar (USD) edges lower despite last Friday’s hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh, ahead of a packed week of economic data from the United States (US).

Think twice before installing this device promising free movies

In exchange for free stuff, devices make home connections part of a proxy network.

The Dollar Index falls through a war and a hawkish repricing

The US Dollar Index (DXY) trades just beneath 99.50 and 0.26% lower on Monday, on a session that handed it every input a currency is supposed to rally on.

Dolly Parton laid to rest in private Nashville funeral

The queen of country was interred next to her late husband in an intimate ceremony attended by close family Dolly Parton was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Nashville on Friday, her family has confirmed. The queen of country music, who died aged 80 on 25 August “after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer”, was…

How to tackle the climate impact of datacentres | Letters

Datacentres should generate their own power and control their emissions, writes Richard Lamming , while Michael McClelland says we should reduce our digital communication. Plus a letter from Malcolm Fraser The case of future datacentres demanding more electricity than the entire United Kingdom ( Two planned datacentres will…

VLC crosses 7 billion downloads

In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.

Crude Oil prices the mines, not the barrels

Crude Oil trades near $85.00 and 2.5% higher on the session on Monday, after American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island and Tehran answered with missile and drone attacks on two air bases in Jordan.

El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds

“One more warning sign here of what we're facing in a warmer world.”

Onslaught review – super soldier slasher doesn’t go hard enough

There’s a committed performance from a spunky Adria Arjona in the Guest director Adam Wingard’s decent B-movie but it’s missing some sharper weaponry There’s something rather fascinating about an indie director who heads to the A-list before returning to their roots, a wider skillset and different perspective gained for better…

‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds

Technology trained on millions of routine ECGs could fast-track high-risk patients for treatment Doctors have developed a “superhuman” AI tool that can spot heart disease in less than two seconds. The groundbreaking technology has been trained on millions of patients and works by extracting more information from a routine…

Clipto uses AI to search terabytes of video and is now valued at $250M

The three-year-old startup says it reached $15 million in ARR and profitability before raising its latest $15 million round.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is short its own war

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) trades near 53,250, roughly 300 points lower on the session on Monday, after American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island and Tehran answered with attacks on bases in Jordan and assets in the United Arab Emirates.

Bitcoin on course for best August since 2017 despite renewed US-Iran hostilities

Bitcoin is on track to log its best August performance since 2017, demonstrating remarkable resilience against back-to-back macro shocks as escalating US-Iran hostilities and a hawkish pivot from the Federal Reserve test the durability of the digital-asset rebound. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest cryptocurrency…

Strive buys $143M in Bitcoin, becomes fifth-largest holder

Strive has purchased 1,800 Bitcoin for about $143 million, raising its treasury to 23,156 BTC and moving past Bullish into fifth place among public corporate holders. Strive Bitcoin holdings reach 23,156 BTC The U.

Japanese Yen advances as Bessent expects further strengthening

USD/JPY declines 0.21% on Monday and trades around 159.80 at the time of writing, after briefly moving above the psychological 160.00 level.

Sony Argues in Court That Digital Games Can't Be Owned

The PlayStation maker is fighting a California class action over "Buy Now" buttons, and has asked the judge to send the case to arbitration.

Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is

Bramham Park, Leeds Charli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker • Charli xcx, Reading festival review – Pretentious? Just a bit.

Bitmine now controls 4.9% of Ethereum supply after adding 53.5K ETH

Bitmine has bought Ether for 65 consecutive weeks, maintaining its accumulation strategy through a prolonged crypto downturn and $5.1 billion in paper losses.

Coinbase expands Webull crypto partnership to Canada

Coinbase has expanded its Webull infrastructure partnership into Canada, adding a fourth market to an agreement that already supports crypto services in the United States, Brazil and Australia. Coinbase will supply Webull Canada’s crypto infrastructure Coinbase said in an announcement…

Google Maps renames "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" even faster than US government

Google rolled out the Lake America change on Saturday, while the official US government maps are still waiting.

Kalshi lays down first lifetime ban for ex-member of Congress George Santos

The prediction market platform banned Santos for manipulation as part of the industry's ongoing efforts to show it's dealing with bad behavior.

BitMine adds 53,501 ETH as holdings reach 5.9M

BitMine Immersion Technologies has purchased another 53,501 ETH, lifting its Ethereum treasury to 5,901,112 tokens worth about $14.54 billion at the time of writing. BitMine’s Ethereum holdings have reached 5.9 million ETH BitMine Immersion Technologies said in its latest treasury…

How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools

AI is proving effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. Some say this will make it harder for governments to use hacking tools and spyware and could reignite calls to backdoor devices.

'I remain deeply sorry': John Galliano calls off Met Gala retropective show over racism row

Fashion designer John Galliano has apologised again and cancelled a planned retrospective ahead of the annual Met Gala in 2027 amid a growing storm over racist and antisemitic comments he made in the past.

Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet reveals its plan for tackling Big Tech’s AI chip buildout

Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips.

Strive buys 1,800 Bitcoin for $143M, becomes fifth-biggest corporate holder

Strive’s latest Bitcoin purchase lifted its holdings to 23,156 BTC, making it the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate holder as crypto markets rebound.

China: Uneven recovery and property reform support – BNY

BNY’s Wee Khoon Chong highlights that China’s factory slump is easing, with manufacturing PMI edging higher and export orders returning to expansion, while services and construction remain weak.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent says Oil prices to fall, Yen to strengthen

Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, crossed the wires in an interview with CNBC, saying Oil prices will come down and that US President Donald Trump has been saying that Iran is not ready for a deal.

Swiss Franc gains as US Dollar loses post-Jackson Hole momentum

USD/CHF trades with a downside bias on Monday as the US Dollar (USD) struggles to gain traction despite rising Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike expectations and Middle East tensions. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 0.8080, down roughly 0.15% on the day.

‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament

Exclusive : Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s government inquiry…

Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there

A graphic novel by Melissa Chan and Badiucao imagines China and the US at war in 2035. They hope to remind young people that ‘authoritarianism everywhere is bad’ Drinking Tsingtao beers, eating congee, walking with hands behind their backs: for many young people in western countries, “ Chinamaxxing ” has become all the rage.

Burnham’s bumpy ride ahead: PM’s in-tray full of dilemmas as parliament returns

Labour leader faces tough decisions on issues such as North Sea drilling, electoral reform and defence spending After a relatively cheery summer in which he announced a range of eye-catching cost of living policies, Andy Burnham may find his return to parliament this week to be a rude awakening. While the new prime minister…

Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano is cancelled after backlash

Fashion designer was convicted of hate crime by French court in 2011 after series of racist and antisemitic remarks The controversial fashion designer John Galliano announced on Monday that an exhibition honoring his work that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art had scheduled to open for the upcoming spring’s Met Gala is not…

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

The law won't save us from Meta's 'pervert glasses'. The only solution is mockery | Jonathan Liew

These things are undermining not just our public spaces but the very nature of being human. Let’s shame them off the streets So far I am yet to be tempted into purchasing a pair of Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

Tom Lee's Bitmine Buys $131M of ETH in Largest Ethereum Purchase Since June

The purchase lifts Bitmine's stash to 5.9 million ETH—4.9% of supply—as chairman Tom Lee points to crypto's strong third quarter.

Canadian Dollar outperforms US Dollar as geopolitical tensions boost Oil

USD/CAD falls 0.24% on Monday and trades around 1.3870 at the time of writing, after reaching its highest level in more than two weeks earlier. The pair comes under pressure from both a stronger Canadian Dollar (CAD), supported by rising Oil prices, and a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD).

MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.

Russian crypto trading to bring $46B to regulated exchanges in first year after legalization: Report

Regulated cryptocurrency exchanges may see more than $46 billion in crypto trading volume during the first year after legalization, according to estimates from the country’s largest bank.

Why the SEC’s $75 million crypto path is not the same deal Congress is offering

The SEC proposal and Congress’s unfinished ancillary-asset framework diverge on who qualifies, what investors can enforce and how overlapping rules would interact.

Taiwan: Growth outlook upgraded – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered’s Tommy Wu raises Taiwan’s GDP growth forecasts, projecting 11.5% in 2026 and 6.5% in 2027, both slightly above government estimates. The upgrade is driven by AI-related export strength and recovering domestic demand.

NYSE owner ICE taps tZERO for tokenized securities push, takes stake in firm

The deal adds transfer-agent and settlement infrastructure to ICE's plans for an NYSE-affiliated market for tokenized stocks, tZERO said.

Treas Sec Bessent: Oil price are going to come down. US 10 year yield is where it was when Pres. Trump took office.

Treas Sec Bessent on CNBC: Oil prices will come down. Pres.

Solana price holds $100 as bulls target $110 retest

Solana price traded near $102.50 on Aug. 31 after retreating from a weekly high of $110.04, but its daily and 4-hour charts show that the broader August breakout remains intact above $100.

Canadian Dollar: Rangebound near fair value against US Dollar – Scotiabank

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret observe that the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is little changed, with USD/CAD trading around their fundamental equilibrium estimate near 1.3920.

60 years of Notting Hill Carnival: 10 essential songs chosen by its veterans

For London's Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th anniversary, Euronews Culture spoke to 10 people who have helped shape, celebrate and document its culture - asking each of them to choose the one track that, for them, captures the spirit of the biggest festival of its kind in Europe.

I've tested dozens of items to perfect my work-from-home setup. These 13 make all the difference

Build a home office you’ll actually enjoying working from with tried-and-true upgrades – from inexpensive speakers to a stand that can turn an iPad into a second monitor The best wireless earbuds in the US – tested Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things If you work from home…

XRP price holds $1.35 as ETF inflows reach $110M

XRP price traded near $1.36 on Aug. 31 after falling roughly 7% over seven days, as fading momentum and leveraged position unwinding offset record weekly demand from U.

Costumed carnival-goers in Notting Hill – in pictures

People hit the streets of west London as Europe’s largest street carnival marks its 60th year, celebrating Caribbean history and culture

BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom

Telecoms company to benefit from soaring prices for recycled metal recovered from full-fibre broadband rollout BT is on track for an estimated £2bn-plus windfall over the next decade from selling off old copper cabling, as it cashes in on soaring prices amid the AI market frenzy and switches the UK’s network to full-fibre…

South Korea Will Give Every Citizen Free AI Access With Unlimited Tokens

Three consortia will run the service, sharing up to 512 Nvidia B200 chips supplied by the state, with beta testing due in September.

Singapore Dollar: Range consolidation after sharp decline against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/SGD surged to 1.2754 after previously expecting a tighter range, with the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (S$NEER) still above its mid-point.

XRP daily trading volume hits $3 billion amid surging demand: How holders can earn $10,000 daily

XRP has recently seen a significant uptick in market activity, with its 24-hour trading volume reaching approximately $3 billion on Sunday. With a circulating supply of around 62.74 billion tokens and a total supply of roughly 99.98 billion, XRP continues…

Europol museum theft alert reaches Spain's Villena a day after historic heist

Europol had warned three days before the assault of a rise in thefts of precious metals from European museums, but the alert reached the Villena Museum only the day after the treasure was plundered.

The most important Solana news in 2026: Transaction V1, Alpenglow, and how miners can earn 100 SOL per month

The most important week in Solana’s history is about to begin, and Jacob Creech, Vice President of Technology at the Solana Foundation, has released the announcement the Solana community has been eagerly awaiting. Solana is about to enter a period…

Euro holds modest gains as US Dollar lacks momentum, Eurozone inflation in focus

EUR/USD holds modest gains on Monday during American trading hours as the US Dollar (USD) struggles to build on Friday’s strength, which followed hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Symposium.

Dolly Parton has left fans a secret song – but it’s locked away and buried until 2045

Dolly Parton may no longer be with us, but she recorded a secret song for her fans. The only snag is that it won't be released / literally unearthed until 2045...

A$AP Rocky review – arena spectacular has plenty of helicopters but little sense of direction

O2 Arena, London The polymath rapper’s stage show, which also features SWAT teams and a warship, is truly bravura stuff – but you can’t help feeling this is an artist at a creative crossroads A$AP Rocky dangles precariously from a helicopter, while beneath him black-clad SWAT officers brawl with his white-masked followers. This…

DeFi protocols just lost $83 million to an attack financial regulators already warned about

Malicious actors exposed two decentralized finance (DeFi) lenders to over $84 million in losses over four days, using variations of a price-manipulation strategy previously targeted by US regulators. The larger incident hit Tectonic on the Cronos blockchain, where security firm GoPlus estimated roughly $75 million was…

ChatGPT and Reddit now face EU's toughest online safety rules

Explosive growth comes with a new regulatory burden in the European Union.

Bank of Canada: Tariffs reshape rate risks – NBC

National Bank of Canada's (NBC) Taylor Schleich and Ethan Currie expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep its overnight rate at 2.25% and maintain current balance sheet policy.

Mystery surrounds why an OG burned $1M in Bitcoin

The million dollar question is what prompted a Bitcoin OG to send 20 BTC to a custodian, retrieve it back, and then deliberately burn it?

Ireland bars crypto from new tax-advantaged investment accounts

Eligible assets for the new accounts include listed stocks, bonds, and ETFs, with providers handling tax reporting to simplify investor compliance.

Ethereum price could retest $2,250 if support fails

Ethereum price traded near $2,455 on Aug. 31 after buyers again failed to hold the price above $2,500, leaving ETH confined between major resistance and support near $2,400.

‘The whistling on the theme tune? That’s Dickie Attenborough!’ Hayley Mills on Whistle Down the Wind

‘I’d just made two films in America. Shooting on a Lancashire farm was very different.

Japanese Yen: BoJ normalization expectations and contained moves – BNY

Wee Khoon Chong at BNY reports strong Japanese macro data and resilient housing and commerce indicators, supporting the narrative that Japan has exited deflation and Bank of Japan (BoJ) normalization remains in play.

Japanese regulator requests tax filing exemption for trust-type stablecoins in 2027 reform

Japan’s FSA requested to exempt trust-type stablecoins from mandatory tax filings starting in fiscal year 2027, arguing that it would improve their use as transaction tools.

Metaplanet moves 4,800 BTC worth $377M to Coinbase

The Japanese Bitcoin treasury company has transferred 10,270 BTC to Coinbase Prime this week, an amount equal to more than 29% of its reported holdings.

Les Siècles/Lehmann La Damnation de Faust review – vivid colour, soaring solos and a sharp-suited demon

Royal Albert Hall, London Period instrument grain and an energised Jakob Lehmann did a fair job with Berlioz’s concert setting of the drama, but the hall’s murky acoustic buried some of the sparkle Berlioz wrote his setting of the Faust story for concert performance, counting on the fact that what went on in his audience’s…

Treas. Sec Bessent at the G20: Iran taking sanctions seriously

Bessent at the G20: Iran is taking sanctions seriously Iran is lashing out kinetically because they are losing economically We will continue to exert pressure Iran's economy doesn't have to collapse just needs to come to its senses Real wages are growing Only way to get out of debt is to grow our way out of debt. Seems like…

Silver rebounds, but Fed rate-hike threat hangs over the metal

Silver (XAG/USD) rebounds on Monday and trades around $66.70 at the time of writing, up 0.40% on the day. The main obstacle to a stronger recovery in Silver remains the shift in expectations surrounding the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy.

Bank of Canada: Policy on hold as tariffs bite – Rabobank

Rabobank strategists expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep its overnight rate at 2.25% at the September 2 meeting and through 2027, despite markets pricing in around 17bp of tightening by year-end.

NASA's next "great observatory" begins mission to widen our view of the Universe

"We would need over half a million 4K TVs to fully display the single Roman image from our largest survey."

Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign

Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars For many Iranians, the new US sanctions campaign, called Operation Economic Outcast, seems superfluous given the grim economic situation in their country. Iranians are facing runaway food inflation, closed petrol…

For BTC and XRP holders, learn these 4 steps to join XRPPower for free and explore daily earnings plans

Learn four steps to explore XRPPower’s BTC and XRP plans, review contract terms, monitor earnings and consider the risks before participating.

Strategy buys 4,603 BTC after two-month pause

Strategy bought 4,603 Bitcoin for $369.7 million using MSTR share-sale proceeds, lifting its corporate holdings to 845,050 BTC.

Introducing Adaptive Intelligence: Undermining the economics of every bot attack

Bot operators have historically had the economic advantage, bypassing static, deterministic detection rules with cheap proxies and retooling. Cloudflare's new Adaptive Intelligence engine flips this dynamic by autonomously learning from the meta-signals of live traffic and deploying disposable rules, making automated attacks…

Meeting note-taker Circleback adds a free tier to attract more customers

Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month.

Bitmine makes largest ether purchase since June as Tom Lee points to crypto's strong Q3

Company Chairman Lee said crypto’s recent outperformance could draw more institutional investors.

Pound Sterling retreats as Japanese Yen attracts modest buying

GBP/JPY trades on the back foot on Monday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against its major peers. The Pound Sterling (GBP), meanwhile, lacks a fresh domestic catalyst as UK markets remain closed for the Summer Bank Holiday.

Strategy buys $370M Bitcoin in first corporate purchase since June

Strategy added to its BTC treasury for the first time in two months, while continuing to bolster its cash reserves and buy back its perpetual STRC preferred stock.

Bitcoin treasury company registers 93% of shares for resale and puts third of its crypto into options

The shares are already issued and may never be sold, while loan, treasury and cash risks remain.

US Dollar: Warsh boosts policy credibility – OCBC

OCBC FX Strategist Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech eased debasement concerns and supported the Dollar, with Gold lower and the US yield curve flatter.

Anthropic sued over alleged theft of ‘tens of thousands’ of songs

AI company faces multibillion dollar lawsuit over misuse of copyrighted songs to train Claude models All AI wants for Christmas is a vast back catalogue of songs without paying for it, according to a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the startup behind the Claude chatbot. Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell, music…

Morning Minute: Robinhood Chain Flips Ethereum and Base in Fees

Vlad Tenev’s new blockchain is soaring in all metrics as memes paired with tokenized stocks start to take off.

Trump: Iran has no Navy and Air Force.

Pres. Trump is ranting to start the week.

Oil: geopolitical support and Venezuela deal risk – BNY

BNY’s Wee Khoon Chong notes Oil prices are underpinned by renewed U. S.–Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump’s claim of a deal granting U.

Strategy Buys $370M of Bitcoin in First Purchase Since June

The 4,603 BTC cost an average of $80,318, some 29% above what the company took for the coins it sold this summer.

Bitcoin BLAKE2b fork faces Sept. 1 launch test

Bitcoin’s stalled BIP-110 branch is moving toward a BLAKE2b fork as David Schwartz challenges supporters before the planned Sept. 1 launch.

Strategy returns to bitcoin buys, adding $370 million of BTC last week

It's the first week of bitcoin purchases for the Michael Saylor-led company in about two months.

Defence spending is an insatiable beast. John Healey is right to tame it | John McTernan

The MoD grossly overspends then claims poverty. It’s high time it was treated as just one part of a progressive government Nowhere was the confidence of the prime minister, Andy Burnham, shown as clearly as in his appointment of chancellor.

Federal Reserve: Warsh’s hawkish shift reshapes rate outlook – Rabobank

Rabobank’s Elwin de Groot discusses Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech and its impact on US rates. He notes that Warsh signalled dissatisfaction with recent inflation and openness to further hikes, lifting near-term rate expectations while lowering longer-term premia.

FBI and Australian police charge two in TeamPCP probe

Two Australian men face 14 charges after an AFP-FBI probe into alleged TeamPCP attacks that exposed more than 500,000 credentials.

Germany flash HICP growth remains slower than expected at 2.9% in August

Preliminary Germany Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) data for August arrives at 2.9% YoY, lower than estimates of 3.1% but higher than the previous reading of 2.8%. On a monthly basis, inflation grew by 0.2%, slower than 0.3% estimates and the prior release of 0.9%.

Rise of Chicken Shop Date highlights how YouTube turned the tables on TV

Amelia Dimoldenberg says publicists ignored her interview show for years but she can now be picky over A-list guests Just a decade ago, Amelia Dimoldenberg found it impossible to drum up any mainstream celebrities to come on her mock date YouTube show, in which she chats awkwardly with guests over chicken and chips. Even…

The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole

Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance scheme From the outside, the seven-storey building at 2 America Square looks like any other office block in the heart of London’s financial district. Located about half a mile from Tower Bridge, one might expect it to be a hive…

Germany August preliminary CPI +2.9% vs +3.0% y/y expected

Prior +2.8% HICP +2.9% vs +3.1% y/y expected Prior +2.8% Core CPI Y/Y +2.4% vs +2.4% prior Full report here Germany’s inflation rate is expected to rise to 2.9% y/y in August. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.2% compared with July.

FTC, States Sue Amazon Over Secret Ad Surcharge Scheme

FTC and 22 state attorneys general allege Amazon concealed unfair charges in its digital advertising auction pricing Today, 22 states joined the Federal Trade Commission in filing suit against Amazon, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that secretly inflated prices in its online search…

Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan

More than 20 organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney urging him to scrap his plan for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.

Robinhood Chain beats Ethereum in daily revenue as memecoin trading takes over

The two-month-old network processed a record 5.52 million transactions on Aug. 30 as users launched 22,600 tokens and memecoin trading tools drove most of the $2.66 million in revenue.

investing Live European markets wrap: Oil holds higher, regional yields push up

Headlines: Oil prices jump as US and Iran exchange strikes; prolonged stalemate keeps the downside limited Iran says US must bear full responsibility for consequences of escalation IRGC claims that a supertanker has caught fire after being struck by naval mines in Strait of Hormuz US futures keep lower to start the new week…

Euro: ECB tightening expectations support pair – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects Eurozone August headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) to accelerate to 3.3% year-on-year on higher energy, with core inflation steady at 2.5%.

USD/JPY Price Forecast: Faces selling pressure above 160.00

The US Dollar (USD) is down 0.3% to near 159.65 against the Japanese Yen (JPY) during the European trading session on Monday. The USD/JPY pair declines as the Japanese currency outperforms its peers on hopes of support from the United States (US)-Japan joint intervention.

No strings attached: Air Guitar World Championships return for 30th edition in Finland

Finnish performer Aapo “The Angus” Rautio has won the Air Guitar World Championships for a second consecutive year, taking the title in front of a home crowd in western Finland.

Euro languishes around 1.1600 amid Fed hiking hopes, fresh tensions in Iran

The Euro (EUR) posts marginal gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, but it remains close to Friday’s lows at 1.1578, as bulls fail to find significant acceptance above 1.1600.

Gold consolidates after sharp decline as higher-for-longer Fed outlook weighs

Gold (XAU/USD) fluctuates between gains and losses on Monday after opening the week lower and briefly falling below $4,400, its lowest level since August 19, during Asian trading hours. The metal retains a near-term bearish bias as hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations keep buyers cautious.

Canadian Dollar: BoC dovish tone and tariff risks – TD Securities

TD Securities’ macro team, including Andrew Kelvin and Jayati Bharadwaj, expects the Bank of Canada (BoC) to adopt a dovish tone and provide limited guidance as trade tensions with the US rise.

Michael Saylor’s $13,400 Bitcoin floor exposes the exact order of losses inside Strategy’s debt stack

The filed ratio moves with cash and claims, while MSTR dilution and legal priority shape real losses.

Beyond the crypto rally: 4 trends to watch this cycle

Four trends shaping crypto’s next cycle: retail ownership, CeDeFi, stablecoins and Bitcoin, and the rise of agentic finance.

Sberbank plans to add ether and USDT as collateral for crypto-backed loans: Report

The Bank of Russia recently included ETH and USDT in a draft list of cryptocurrencies approved for public trading on Russian exchanges.

Here's 1 metric on U. S. debt that makes bitcoin's bull case look stronger than ever

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 31, 2026

Hyperliquid, Pump.fun account for nearly 90% of record $638M crypto buybacks: FT

Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token buybacks so far in 2026, as more protocols are turning their revenue into buybacks to return more value to token holders.

Float Protocol hit by $28K flash loan attack through Uniswap V3 manipulation

Float Protocol has lost about $28,000, or 10.71 ETH, after an attacker used a flash loan to manipulate a Uniswap V3 spot price and exploit how its Hypervisor contracts calculated liquidity provider share values. SlowMist said on Aug.

New Zealand Dollar holds above 0.5900 as traders await RBNZ decision

NZD/USD trades around 0.5910 on Monday, virtually unchanged on the day at the time of writing. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) retains some support from improving Chinese activity data, but the move remains limited as investors prepare for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decision on Wednesday.

US Dollar: Jobs data to test hawkish Fed repricing - BNY

BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that recent U. S.

Ireland Bars Crypto From State Savings Scheme Targeting $203B in Deposits

Shares, bonds, funds, ETFs and insurance products will qualify for the tax-advantaged accounts, which open next year.

Catapult trade names its backers as total raised reaches $6.6 million ahead of $PULT TGE

Catapult Trade disclosed investors behind four funding rounds totaling $6.6 million as it prepares for its planned PULT token launch.

‘Polyester’: Understanding Gen Z’s new favourite insult (and why it’s a good thing)

What does Gen Z’s latest viral insult mean and what does it reveal about their preoccupations?

‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires

Director Mark Mori followed coffee chain workers’ struggle to unionize: ‘These young kids are so inspirational’ As the food service industry was pushed on to the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, workers at Starbucks stores in the Buffalo region of New York went public to announce their union-organizing campaign.…

Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD steadies near $4,400 lows amid rising Fed tightening bets

Gold (XAU/USD) shows marginal gains on Monday, with price action hovering around $4.450 at the time of writing yet unable to take off from last week’s lows in the $4,400 area after depreciating more than 4% late last week.

Markets pivot to September Fed rate hike: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin approached the August monthly close below key resistance with markets once again pricing in a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike in September.

U. S. strikes on Iran fail to stir bitcoin, on track for best month since November 2024

Bitcoin held steady despite a broader risk-off move after the first U. S.

GBP/USD Price Forecast: Finds ground slightly below 20-day EMA

The British Pound (GBP) is marginally higher at around 1.3545 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Monday. The GBP/USD pair rebounds as the US Dollar corrects after a strong upside move on Friday.

XRPL consensus freezes after removing just 12% of central nodes – but a simple tweak triples XRP defense

At 60% participation, two random links raised simulated quorum-failure thresholds from 11% to 38% and 12% to 33%.

WTI Oil appreciates beyond $85.50 as tensions rise in Iran

Crude prices rally on Monday, with the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) trading at $85.50 per barrel at the time of writing, more than 3% up on the day so far, drawing close to one-month highs, at $87.38.

US Dollar: Warsh speech keeps rate hike debate open – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen notes that Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech boosted the US Dollar by signalling openness to tighter monetary policy and a possible September rate hike.

Pocket's AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results.

Interactive mobile "gizmos" are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta's platform.

As US-Canada tensions flare, who’s calling the shots in Trump’s trade team?

US trade representative Jamieson Greer has a level-headed reputation but commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and White House adviser Peter Navarro also have key roles Having reportedly read Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, in French, during a military tour of duty in Iraq, Jamieson Greer considered himself an unlikely target for…

Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like | Rebecca Solnit

Public lands belong to all of us. No one should plunder those lands for profit Do people still say a car was “sold for parts”?

Parasomnia review – sleep-schedule horror conjures up a succubus on the loose in waking nightmare

Debut director James Ross II shows promise in this gore fest, but the fear factor suffers from an overly complex plot Sleep has been part of the horror genre repertoire since The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, and the anxieties around it are spiking as the “ sleep economy ” becomes a thing. This ambitiously structured gore fest about…

Australian Dollar edges lower as mixed Chinese PMIs fail to impress

AUD/USD trades around 0.7160 on Monday at the time of writing, down a modest 0.08% on the day. The Australian Dollar (AUD) struggles to find a clear direction following the release of mixed Chinese economic data, while investors also assess the latest indications on Australian inflation.

Crypto.com's Cronos Halts Entire Blockchain After $75M Tectonic Exploit

Some $6 million reached Ethereum before validators froze the chain, stranding the rest on a network that still is not producing blocks.

AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20

Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has joined the throng of figures warning about the global risks posed by the most advanced artificial intelligence technology. In a two-page letter sent to international…

OnlyFans and AI training: why gen Z doesn’t care where our money comes from | Alice Lassman

With traditional goals such as stability and home ownership feeling out of reach, young people are focused on the present By now, we all know the shape of financial nihilism: the throw-your-money-at-anything reaction to the dissolution of the slow, linear path to wealth; the prediction markets , meme stocks , cryptocurrencies…

‘Sometimes you just need a good cry’: why Little Women is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their go-to comfort films is an ode to the teary 1994 adaptation of the classic novel I have an ongoing argument with some friends about how I refuse to watch Interstellar again, despite considering it a beautiful and well-crafted film. It’s just so sad, I tell them, even with…

Big tech, big debt: when US tech giants tap the euro area bond market

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Hit shows from Edinburgh's Fringe festival are coming to America. Here are our top picks

The annual "anything goes" performing arts festival featured more than 4,200 performances this year. These are the ones we're still talking about.

More Markets lending reserve drained for $9.3M: Blockaid

Blockaid said an attacker used an Ankr liquid staking token and E-mode to overborrow from More Markets and drain about $9.3 million in WFLOW from a lending reserve.

British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum The British Museum privately hosted the Donald Trump-supporting tech billionaire Peter Thiel in the exhibition space of the Bayeux tapestry earlier this month, the Guardian understands. The museum’s director of…

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ dethrones ‘Titanic’ and nears all-time box office Top Three

Nothing can stop 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and its historic box office run. It now sits as the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time and could soon bump 'Avatar: The Way of Water' off the global podium.

A 36-day staking bottleneck is costing Ethereum depositors over $350,000 in lost rewards daily

The 35.75-day backlog represents an annualized opportunity-cost estimate as deposits share a 256 ETH-per-epoch activation gate.

U. S. jobs report, Russia’s digital ruble rollout: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 31.

Live updates: Bitcoin eyes 25% gain in August, best month since November 2024

The price of crude oil is surging higher after overnight military strikes in Iran, with Trump once again proclaiming victory.

German states see higher inflation prints in August

The state readings released around the same time: Bavaria August CPI +2.9% vs +2.8% y/y prior Saxony August CPI +2.9% vs +2.7% y/y prior North Rhine Westphalia August CPI +2.9% vs +2.7% y/y prior Baden Wuerttemberg August CPI +2.6% vs +2.5% y/y prior And even the monthly estimates are showing stronger prints after the big…

Luke Dashjr exits mining pool Ocean after split over Bitcoin mining’s future

The split was mutual, with both parties citing differing views on the future of Bitcoin mining and recent protocol developments.

Bel review – the powerful life force and haunting absence of a traumatised singer-songwriter

Beldina Odenyo alchemised the pain of exile, loss and racism into music as Heir of the Cursed before her death in 2021, as this attentive tribute explores Instead of an artist in a booth, a lone amplifier plays the music of singer-songwriter Beldina Odenyo for a cluster of microphones to pick up during the posthumous recording…

The Future Starts With Us by Gordon Brown review – the ex-PM’s recipe for beating populism

Global crises are tightly linked to how we treat each other at the local level, argues this optimistic book In times of crisis, there is one person to whom the left still turns for guidance. More than a decade and a half after leaving government, Gordon Brown has mellowed into the Labour party’s favourite wise elder; one who…

Quarterly Schedule of Outright Purchases of Japanese Government Bonds (Competitive Auction Method) (July-September 2026) (Schedule Updates)

Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Quarterly Schedule of Outright Purchases of Japanese Government Bonds (Competitive Auction Method) (July-September 2026) (Schedule Updates)”.

‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks

Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas Turkmenistan has started plugging the mega-leaks of methane that spew from its ageing oil and gas facilities, the latest UN data shows, in a move hailed as a breakthrough. Methane, also called natural…

September Fed rate hike fears look overblown as the probability stands at just 58%, not 90%

Odds of a rate hike in September remain below 60% despite Warsh's hawkish speech on Friday. Observers downplay fears of tightening.

XRP’s next rally could put this 115 million-token short under pressure

The Aug. 25 CFTC snapshot shows 115.7 million XRP-equivalent net short against rising dealer and asset-manager net longs.

Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns

Exclusive: Patients identify errors in consultation transcripts that are missed by GPs, Healthwatch England finds AI technology that listens to and transcribes patients’ consultations with doctors can put them at risk by getting the names of drugs and illnesses wrong, an NHS watchdog has warned. In one case a woman was left…

First-time buyer Isa v lifetime Isa – which one should you choose?

Despite plans to scrap the lifetime Isa, experts still advise you open one now and not wait for the new first-time buyer account to launch If you want to start saving towards your first home, don’t wait until a new Isa just for first-time buyers goes on sale. That is the advice from experts after more details emerged about a…

IRGC claims that a supertanker has caught fire after being struck by naval mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is out claiming that a rogue supertanker has been stopped in its tracks and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. That after being struck by two naval mines along the waterway.

Iran says US must bear full responsibility for consequences of escalation

Iran will respond decisively to any further military aggression from "the enemy" US and those supporting its military actions bear full responsibility for consequences of escalation Iran has attacked UAE's Al Minhad air base with drones earlier today US military bases in Jordan were also struck in response to the attack on…

Heads up: Germany states' CPI readings due later today

It's getting to the tail end of the summer in Europe but price pressures are staying hot. We got a dose of that with the French and Spanish numbers on Friday, and Germany should continue that today.

UK households will take £2,400 financial hit from Iran war, analysis shows

Centre for Economics and Business Research calculates effect of inflation and wage stagnation to end of 2027 UK households will have suffered a £2,400 financial hit, on average, from the Iran war by the end of 2027, new analysis shows. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has calculated that the jump in…

Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds

Nationwide research also shows average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes of England and Wales Housebuyers are paying a premium of almost a quarter to own a property located within a UK national park, with the New Forest the most expensive national park to live in, according to Britain’s biggest building society.…

investing Live Asia-Pacific market news: Oil jumps, renewed Iran - US strikes

Asia shares slide as Iran clash lifts oil, yields stay elevated Gold extends slide as hawkish Warsh hangover weighs on session A pop for yen despite USD/JPY weakening earlier past 160 as Warsh's hawkish tone clashes with Bessent BofA says Warsh's Jackson Hole speech raises pressure for September hike Australian inventory data…

The US is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them

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Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off

George Arison is done letting Wall Street's "Grindr discount" go unchallenged — in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and long-distance matchmaking are turning Grindr into the "gayborhood in your pocket" he's been promising since 2022.

Payment and Settlement Statistics (July)

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China factory activity beats forecasts but stays in contraction in August

The better-than-expected manufacturing PMI print offers some relief after July's steep fall, and the beat against consensus should support a modest improvement in risk sentiment toward Chinese assets and commodity-linked currencies, even though the index remains below the 50 line separating growth from contraction. The…

Australian inventory data for Q2 will be a drag on GDP growth

The inventory figure is the most consequential data point here for GDP-watchers, since a 0.3 percentage point drag from private non-farm inventories is a meaningful subtraction heading into Tuesday's national accounts release. Because the drawdown was concentrated in mining inventories, it points to a likely offsetting boost…

China official August Manufacturing PMI 49.8 (expected 49.7, prior 49.2)

China official August Manufacturing PMI 49.8 expected 49.7, prior 49.2 Non-manufacturing PMI 49.0 expected 49.5, prior49.0 Composiute PMI is 49.5 prior 49.3 Preview of this here earlier: Economic and event calendar in Asia 31 August 2026 - China official PMIs I'll have more to come on this separately, details and…

New Zealand data: ANZ business survey shows August business confidence 53.7 (prior 56.1)

Earlier: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Shadow Board split, most back 25bp rate hike this week Preview: Inflation and growth strength point to further RBNZ tightening, BNZ says 90% of economists expect RBNZ hike on September 2, poll shows Data: Business own activity Outlook 48.2% prior 49.3% Business confidence 53.7% prior 56.1%…