Ripple is revolutionizing cross-border finance in the UAE, launching with Zand and Mamo just months after securing groundbreaking regulatory approval, unleashing real-time blockchain-powered payments.
Ripple Payments Gains First Major Foothold in UAE with Zand and Mamo Integration
Ripple announced on May 19 that Zand Bank and Mamo have become the first customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Google’s AlphaEvolve: The AI agent that reclaimed 0.7% of Google’s compute – and how to copy it
May 19, 2025
Google’s new AlphaEvolve shows what happens when an AI agent graduates from lab demo to production work, and you’ve got one of the most talented technology companies driving it. Built by Google’s DeepMind, the system autonomously rewrites critical code and already pays…
The work ecosystem as we know it is about to change, with agents — the “next frontier of generative AI” — set to augment human decision-making for good. At the beginning of the year, the BCG AI Radar global survey said two-thirds of companies are already exploring AI…
At the height of the dot-com boom, adding “.com” to a company’s name was enough to send its stock price soaring — even if the business had no real customers, revenue or path to profitability. Today, history is repeating itself. Swap “.com” for “AI,” and the story sounds eerily familiar.
Companies are racing to sprinkle “AI” into their pitch decks, product descriptions and…
Wait, Mazda sells an EV for less than $20,000? The EZ-6 is sold in China but will launch in Europe and other global markets later this year. With overseas deliveries kicking off, Mazda unveiled a sporty new EZ-6 edition that’s actually pretty sleek. Will it arrive…
Tesla has hired a new board member with no automotive background, but that’s not a problem as the main responsibility of Tesla’s board members these days is to sell stocks and let Elon Musk destroy the brand.
Tesla announced today that Jack Hartung, better known for…
Despite pulling out of the Russian market in a response to that nation’s invasion of Ukraine, new trademark filings and a buyback option on its shuttered factory are raising eyebrows. Is Hyundai headed for a Russian return?
Hyundai joined most Western automakers in pulling out of the Russian market, and officially “left” the market in December of 2023, issuing one of the shortest…
At the recent Dubai Fintech Summit, Ripple reaffirmed its strategic focus on the evolving global crypto landscape. A key highlight of the event was the meeting between Ripple President Monica Long and Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, a prominent figure in Dubai’s…
Russian law enforcement has arrested the co-founder of the crypto game Blum in Moscow as part of a criminal investigation into large-scale fraud.
Smerkis Steps Down as Blum CMO
Russian law enforcement arrested Vladimir Smerkis, co-founder of the crypto game Blum, in Moscow…
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350 / OTCQX: MTPLF), a leading bitcoin treasury company based in Japan, has announced a significant expansion of its cryptocurrency portfolio. The company acquired an additional 1,004 bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 7,800 BTC. This strategic investment underscores Metaplanet’s continued commitment to leveraging Bitcoin as a core asset to drive…
