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National Bank-Grade Oversight Positions Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin for Institutional Use

January 6, 2026
Ripple’s RLUSD is emerging as a regulated stablecoin built for institutional trust, combining bank-grade oversight with multichain expansion to meet rising demand for compliant digital dollars across payments, settlement, and decentralized finance. Ripple’s RLUSD Highlights the Push Toward Regulated, Multichain Stablecoins Stablecoins are increasingly aligning with formal financial regulation…
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Moon rush: These private spacecraft will attempt lunar landings in 2026

January 6, 2026
2026 is shaping up to be a spectacular year for lunar exploration, with a growing fleet of commercial missions set to attempt to land on Earth’s celestial neighbor. It will be a huge year for the moon overall. NASA plans to send humans back to the vicinity of the moon with the Artemis 2 mission no earlier than February, while China, in the second half of the year, aims to land at the lunar…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

January 6, 2026
Amazon’s AI-powered overhaul of its digital assistant, now known as Alexa+, is coming to the web. On Monday, at the start of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the company announced the official launch of a new website, Alexa.com, which is now rolling out to all Alexa+ Early Access customers. The site will allow customers to use Alexa+ online, much as you can do today with other AI chatbots such as…
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Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026

January 6, 2026
Google believes AI can improve the TV-watching experience, which is why it brought its Gemini AI to Google TV devices in November. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the company is now showing off a series of new Gemini features that will soon arrive on the TV, making it possible for…
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Yes, this IS a photograph! How a double exposure turned a water strider into an award-worthy work of art

January 6, 2026
Some photographs capture a moment. Others seem to create an entirely new reality. Anirudh Kamakeri’s Layers on Water falls firmly into the second category. This dreamlike image transforms a simple water strider into what appears to be a fossil suspended in ancient ice. Achieved through careful planning and creative camera work with his Nikon D500, it earned Kamakeri a Special Mention in the…
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