Ripple’s move to launch a national trust bank is drawing fire for threatening to erode regulatory safeguards, destabilize the banking system, and blur core institutional boundaries.
Ripple’s Bank Ambitions Collide With Legacy Finance
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), which represents around 5,000 community banks across the country, has formally objected to Ripple Labs’…
Nexo and DP World Tour Launch Crypto Prize for Golfers
August 7, 2025
Nexo has enhanced its partnership with the DP World Tour by introducing a new prize for golf players who hold a course record at the conclusion of a tournament.
Prize Structure and Rules
The digital assets wealth platform, Nexo, has deepened its partnership with the DP World…
The Nissan Micra is back, and it’s gone all-electric. Nissan announced that prices for the new Micra EV will start at £22,995, or just over $30,000, in the UK. It also has a longer driving range than initially expected.
Nissan announces Micra EV prices and range for the…
World record alert: 2026 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck drove 1,060 miles on a single charge
August 7, 2025
Move over, Lucid. There’s a new world record holder in EV range. Engineers at General Motors recently took a minimally modified version of the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck out on a real-world test and traveled a total distance of 1,059.2 miles from a single charge.
The Chevy Silverado EV may differentiate quite a bit mechanically from its ICE counterpart, which has been in production…
Meet Hyundai's smallest EVs yet: The E3W and E4W
August 7, 2025
Hyundai’s thinking small, but aiming big. The E3W and E4W concepts, an electric tuk-tuk and mini four-wheeler, are Hyundai’s smallest EVs yet, but they could be a surprise hit.
Check out Hyundai’s E3W and E4W mini EV concepts
Earlier this year, we got our first look…
The Space Force expects to launch its first ground moving target indicator satellites in the next year — but until then, it’s working to craft operational concepts and experiment with enabling technologies that will shape the future constellation.
The service has been…
The Pentagon awarded $7.8 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin and RTX Corporation at the end of July to produce thousands of new missiles for the Air Force and Navy, as well as a host of international allies.
The contracts include $3.5 billion to RTX Corporation for the AMRAAM Air-to-Air missile, reported to be the largest contract in the history of the AMRAAM missile program. The contract…
Army plans to grow Patriot battalions, plus one for Guam
August 6, 2025
The Army is planning to grow its operational Patriot air-and-missile defense force from 15 to 18 battalions, plus a composite battalion which includes Patriot capability in Guam, an Army spokesperson told Defense News in a statement.
In 2023 the service announced a plan to…
After almost 20 years of the MCU’s dominance—where characters like Gamora and Groot have miraculously become household names and command the careers of A-list actors—we’ve suddenly found ourselves in a period of nostalgia for Marvel’s ramshackle 1990s…
Here's Everything We Know So Far About Phasmophobia's Terrifying New Map, Nell's Diner
August 6, 2025
Phasmophobia developer Kinetic has finally lifted the veil on its next small map — and it’s a diner. Nell’s Diner is described as a run-down, retro restaurant complete with a “classic diner counter, comfy booths, and a kitchen preparing some less-than-savoury encounters.” Apparently, every meal at Nell’s “is an (un)happy meal.”
While we don’t have a…
