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The Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-110 appeared to stall at the weekend, when the nodes that support the proposal broke away from the main network and produced the chain split people had been warning about — a tiny, stalled one. The split came Saturday at block 961,632, when the proposal entered its mandatory signaling window. Nodes running BIP-110 software began rejecting any block that failed to signal support through version bit 4. When the first block at that height arrived without the signal, those nodes rejected it and peeled away onto a separate chain. And it has gone almost nowhere since. …

A new school year brings fresh opportunities to get involved with NASA. Whether you’re curious about space or eager to build real STEM skills, NASA offers a world of experiences putting you close to the action. As we enter a new golden age of exploration, there’s no better time to jump in, try something bold, and see where your curiosity takes you. NASA opens the door to authentic mission experiences through internships and student challenges. As members of the NASA team, interns work on genuine agency projects and gain industry-ready skills, all with the guidance of NASA mentors. Visit NASA’s…

A daily weight-loss pill made by the drug firm behind the Mounjaro jab has been approved for use in the UK – the first country in Europe to do so.Foundayo, made by Eli Lilly, is for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes.But while people will be able to buy it privately with a prescription, the approval by the Medicines and Healthcare productors Regulatory Agency does not automatically mean it will be made available on the NHS.Foundayo is a form of GLP-1 medication that blunts appetite, and comes after the MHRA approved a pill version of a similar weight-loss drug, Wegovy,…

Seadrill, a Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor, has obtained multimillion-dollar deals and extensions of existing assignments for a semi-submersible rig and two drillships in the Americas and Asia. Sevan Louisiana; Source: Seadrill Seadrill has secured contract awards and extensions in the U.S. Gulf and Malaysia, adding approximately $200 million to its contract backlog, which as of August 10, 2026, was around $2.9 billion. The 2013-built West Vela drillship has won a one-year contract in the U.S. Gulf with Talos Energy, beginning in June 2027 and adding about $161 million to contract backlog, excluding additional services. The 2008-built West Capella drillship has landed a contract…

For resource-rich developing countries, decades of resource extraction have produced income concentration, economic dependency, external vulnerabilities, and the weakening of other productive sectors. Achieving broad-based prosperity requires a new approach, one which leverages South-South cooperation to build green industries. DAKAR/RIO DE JANEIRO—For five centuries, raw materials have flowed out of Africa and Brazil at low cost to be used as inputs elsewhere—often returning to their source countries embedded in expensive finished goods. The energy transition offers a critical opportunity to escape this extractive dynamic. The key for these economies is to leverage their vast resources, as well as mutual…

Claim: In 2026, hikers discovered Dead Sea Scrolls-like artifacts in a cliffside in Tennessee. Rating: In July 2026, posts appeared online claiming that hikers in Tennessee had found new versions of the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient documents discovered in a cave near the Dead Sea that contain the oldest known fragments of the Hebrew Bible. The alleged discovery, if real, would upend centuries of historical and archaeological work, given the presence of languages like Aramaic on the supposed scrolls. Snopes readers contacted us looking for more information about the purported finding. The story wasn’t real, however. We found no record…

At least 20 people have been killed after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Colombia and other Latin American countries on Monday, causing damage and injuries and building evacuations in the capital Bogota. In the town of Pereira, 18 people were killed and others trapped in buildings that had collapsed, Mayor Mauricio Salazar told Caracol Radio. “The situation is critical,” Salazar told Caracol Radio after the quake centred in neighbouring Choco province. The Colombian geological service put the magnitude of the quake at 6.6 while its American counterpart USGS put it at 7.4, with an epicenter 100km (62 miles) underground in…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Retail sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Shein’s advisers are pitching the company to potential investors at a valuation below $30bn, a roughly 70 per cent drop from its peak, as the fast-fashion retailer battles to win investor interest in its long-awaited initial public offering.Chinese regulators last month approved the clothing giant’s application to list in Hong Kong, greenlighting an IPO that has been more than four years in the making.Shein’s previous attempts to list in New York and London were derailed by opposition from politicians and scrutiny of…

Boeing is selling three of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) subsidiaries to Archer Aviation, in addition to taking an undisclosed stake in the San Jose-based company.The subsidiares to be acquired by Archer include Wisk Aero, which has been developing an autonomous electric aircraft; SkyGrid, which is building air traffic management systems to be used by urban air taxis; and Insitu, which makes high-altitude drones used by the US Navy. As part of the deal, Boeing and Archer will share technology and Boeing will retain access to Wisk’s autonomous flight systems for its current and next-gen commercial and defense…

Swati KhandelwalAug 10, 2026Cyber Espionage / Artificial Intelligence North Korea’s state hackers are no longer content to type prompts into public chatbots. One of the country’s main espionage groups has begun running artificial intelligence (AI) offline on its own servers, connecting document-search tools to files in its possession, and collecting the software parts needed to build AI into its malware. South Korean security firm Genians says it uncovered the setup after months of tracking and log analysis on infrastructure tied to Kimsuky, a hacking unit under North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau. Genians found no evidence that the group had trained…