Technology

How Memecoins Took Over Robinhood Chain

A Blockchain Built for Finance, Adopted Through Memecoins When Robinhood unveiled its blockchain in July 2026, the vision was to build an infrastructure for tokenized real world assets, tokenized stocks, and on chain finance. As crypto has…

China retaliates on US sanctions; North Korea’s dog meat advisory: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post

China retaliates on US sanctions; North Korea’s dog meat advisory: SCMP’s 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting…

South China Morning Post

RNZ

Government cashes in Chorus fibre loans early for $702m

The Government says the deal brings forward the value of old Chorus fibre broadband loans, but has not disclosed the scale of investor protection attached to the transaction.

RNZ

Axis Robotics Secures $12 Million Seed Funding

Axis Robotics Secures $12 Million Seed Funding

Axis Robotics, a Physical AI data company founded in 2025, has raised $12 million in seed funding to scale its Compounding Data Engine. The round was led by Hack VC and included Nomad Capital, Pi Network Ventures, 10K Ventures, and several…

How to Debug 403 Errors When Scraping Websites

How to Debug 403 Errors When Scraping Websites

A 403 Forbidden error means the server understood your scraping request but refused to authorize access. To debug it, check headers, cookies, sessions, IP reputation, rate limits, JavaScript challenges, robots rules, and request patterns…

Nodexo Crosses 50 Verified GPUs on Bittensor

Nodexo Crosses 50 Verified GPUs on Bittensor

Nodexo, a decentralized compute network operating as Bittensor subnet 106, announced Friday that it has crossed 50 verified GPUs online. The network spans seven GPU classes across six countries, including consumer-grade RTX 4090s and…

Foreigners Behaving Badly in Vietnam Challenge Its Communist Justice System

The New York Times

Foreigners Behaving Badly in Vietnam Challenge Its Communist Justice System

Vietnam is grappling with a surge in visitors, testing its Soviet-style criminal justice system as it tries to supercharge its economy through tourism.

The New York Times

Designing an XP System for Real-Life Skills

Designing an XP System for Real-Life Skills

Check out the previous entry in the series: Can a new iOS developer ship an app in two months In case you still decide to skip on reading arguably one of the best literary articles ever written, let me just remind you that Levely is an RPG…

‘Her face was beaten in’: how Taliban rule ushered in a new era of women being killed

‘Her face was beaten in’: how Taliban rule ushered in a new era of women being killed

An investigation into 231 femicide cases highlights the dire situation in Afghanistan, where men are empowered to murder and face no punishment while their crimes are covered up by the state In a voice message recorded weeks before she…

One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted in July that legions of AI-powered robots would dominate the…

Xiaomi’s debut full-size hybrid SUV can cover 314 electric miles before it touches a drop of gasoline

TechRadar

Xiaomi’s debut full-size hybrid SUV can cover 314 electric miles before it touches a drop of gasoline

Xiaomi officially launches SkyNomad N70 and N90 SUVs Both pair a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with huge 76 kWh NMC battery packs Hybrid technology allows for more than 1,000 miles of driving Fresh off the success of the SU7 and YU7…

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Philippine Daily Inquirer

Jaja Santiago makes PVL return with Creamline ahead of US stint