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Ripple Launches New UC Berkeley Center for Digital Assets

October 3, 2025
Ripple is donating $1.3 million worth of its Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin to kick off funding for the new project. Ripple, UC Berkeley Forge Alliance with New Digital Asset Research Hub Imagine an average 1,000-acre Kansas farm capable of yielding roughly 40,000 bushels of wheat seeking a loan from a local bank to fund its operations. Ripple says it could soon be possible for such a farm to…
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Northern lights may be visible in these 12 US states tonight

October 3, 2025
Aurora watchers: don’t pack up your cameras just yet, as the northern lights may return for one last dazzling display tonight (Oct. 2) before conditions quiet down again over the weekend. Over the past few nights, geomagnetic activity has repeatedly exceeded…
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Saturn's moon Enceladus is shooting out organic molecules that could help create life

October 3, 2025
Complex organic molecules that form part of the chain of chemical reactions that can result in life’s building blocks have been found in the watery geysers of Enceladus, almost twenty years after the plumes were first sampled by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Cassini’s mission to the ringed planet Saturn ended in 2017, but scientists are still making findings buried deep in its…
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AI & RoboticsNews

A new a16z report looks at which AI companies startups are actually paying for

October 3, 2025
On Thursday, Andreessen Horowitz released its first AI Spending Report in partnership with the fintech firm Mercury. Using transaction data from Mercury, the report analyzes the top 50 AI-native application layer companies that startups are spending money on, similar to the previously published Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps. a16z partners Olivia Moore and Seema Amble say the data shows companies…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

World's first cargo electric motorcycle completes successful real world trials

October 3, 2025
The PNY Ponie P2, an electric cargo motorcycle built for serious utility work, has just completed a wide-ranging pilot program, and the results are in. After being put through the paces in everything from food delivery to mail service and even ambulance duty, the Ponie P2 seems more than ready for the demands of the modern urban fleet. Now the bike is undergoing even further refinement ahead of a…
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