Ripple USD trading launches on OSL, marking a regulated push to expand stablecoin adoption with fee-free access, institutional-grade compliance, and new onramps for dollar-pegged digital payments and settlement activity.
Ripple USD Debuts on OSL as Regulated Platform Pushes Stablecoin Adoption
A regulated digital asset platform expanded its stablecoin offerings with Ripple USD (RLUSD) at year-end…
Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, astronomers have for the first time confirmed the existence of one of these starless worlds by pinpointing its distance and mass — a rogue planet roughly…
On June 16, 2025, NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite caught a chain of elongated, oval lagoons near Billings and Cape Billings on Russia’s Chukchi Peninsula that lines up so perfectly that — when viewed from above — it resembles a stacked snowman pressed against the…
After the excitement of three visible comets in 2025, another may put on a show in late April 2026. However, although the comet, known as C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), could become bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, it could just as easily remain visible only through binoculars and telescopes.
In the wake of Comets C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN) in October, Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) is due…
Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra India launch was tipped in a latest leak by a tipster. While the expected launch is still a couple of months away, the tipster also suggested that Xiaomi may bring back the T series smartphones to India which hasn’t seen a new addition in…
Leak: Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Price Hike Not on The Cards, Launch Scheduled for February End
January 5, 2026
Samsung Galaxy S26 series price hike likely won’t happen even though its on the cards for smartphones from all manufacturers due to RAM shortage across the industry. The same publication that reported about the price hike also suggests that Samsung is planning an event…
India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over ‘obscene’ AI content
January 5, 2026
India has ordered Elon Musk’s X to make immediate technical and procedural changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users and lawmakers flagged the generation of “obscene” content, including AI-altered images of women created using the tool.
On Friday, India’s IT ministry issued the order directing Musk’s X to take corrective action on Grok, including restricting the…
Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
January 5, 2026
No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT over three years ago – and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched…
In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism
January 5, 2026
If 2025 was the year AI got a vibe check, 2026 will be the year the tech gets practical. The focus is already shifting away from building ever-larger language models and toward the harder work of making AI usable. In practice, that involves deploying smaller models where…
10 must-shoot events for astrophotographers in 2026
January 5, 2026
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After a thrilling 2025 filled with spectacular auroras, planet parades and two bright comets, astrophotographers have much to look forward to in 2026.
In the year ahead, expect another total solar eclipse — this time over Europe — the final “blood moon” for a few years, an unusual partial lunar…
