$6.3 Billion Binance hack sends crypto market into a tailspin
$6.3 billion hack of Binance has instantly sent the cryptocurrency market into a tailspin, wiping out $1.5 billion in traders’ leveraged positions. While the exchange has urgently frozen withdrawals and promised to cover the losses from its SAFU fund, Elon Musk has predicted an era of endless cyberattacks for the industry.
A South African writer has created more than 370 books using AI in 20 months
Coral Hart — a pseudonym she uses to protect her real name — told AFP in an interview she had received ’tens of thousands’ of hate messages and several death threats.
The Nobel Prize week 2026 concludes: here are the final results and key discoveries
The 2026 Nobel Prize week has concluded, marking breakthroughs from astrophysics and medicine to literature, peace, and economics. The committees awarded prizes to scientists who revolutionized optogenetics and molecular synthesis, writer Anne Carson, international law advocate Navi Pillay, and economists who transformed the approach to macroeconomic stabilization. Below is the full list of laureates and the essence of their contributions.
Formula 2, Formula 3 to race in Istanbul in 2027
Formula 2 and Formula 3 will race in Istanbul in 2027 after the Turkish city was added to both championships’ calendars for the first time, organizers announced.
327 days alone: a British man rowed across the Pacific and Indian Oceans
A 54-year-old former Royal Marine, Dave Bell, has completed a solo rowing crossing from Peru to Kenya, covering nearly 29,000 kilometers (about 18,000 miles) in 327 days. The Brit not only set a historic world record but also raised over £112,000 for veterans and first responders suffering from severe stress disorders (PTSD), TASS reports.
Mayor of London called for Britain to return to EU without referendum
Sadiq Khan has reportedly called on Andy Burnham to lay the groundwork for Britain to rejoin the European Union — arguing that the case should be made well before the next general election.
Brazil’s medical leap: a unified biobank network to boost research and diagnosis
Brazil’s Ministry of Health has established the Brazilian Biobank Network (RBBMS). The initiative will bring together public and private biobanks across the country and expand opportunities for strategic research in support of the Unified Health System (SUS), according to the government website of the republic.
Vietnam’s capital is going digital to revolutionize travel
The Vietnamese capital is developing digital tools to improve visitor experiences and tourism management.
China's FAST telescope discovers over 1,300 pulsars in decade of operation
China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) has identified more than 1,300 pulsars over the past decade, outnumbering the total pulsar discoveries made by all other international telescopes over the same period, according to an academic conference that opened on Wednesday.
Brazilian scientist identifies eight exoplanets as potential candidates for hosting life
Brazilian researcher Fabio Calabria Evangelista da Silva has identified eight exoplanets outside the Solar System that may have liquid water. The scientist analysed data from more than 6,000 exoplanets, studying their radius, density and distance from the star they orbit. From this dataset, he selected planets that are similar to Earth in terms of radius and density and are also located within the habitable zone. This was reported by Agência Brasil.