CryptoNews

Flexa Retires SPEDN After 7 Years, Shifts to Scalable Crypto Payment Infrastructure

FeaturedPublished:Mar 31, 2026, 10:30 PMBTC$68,077(+0.64%)ETH$2,100(+1.67%) Flexa Retires SPEDN After 7 Years, Shifts to Scalable Crypto Payment Infrastructure Flexa ends a seven-year crypto payments experiment, shutting down its SPEDN app while pivoting toward scalable infrastructure for merchants and partners, signaling a shift from consumer-facing pilots to broader digital asset integration…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early-stage AI startups

Runway is moving beyond building AI video models and into shaping what gets built on top of them. The AI video-generation startup has launched a $10 million venture fund to invest in early-stage companies building across AI, media, and world simulation, the company’s founders told TechCrunch. It’s also rolling out a Builders program offering seed to Series C startups free API credits…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Toyota's new luxury EV in China receives over 3,000 orders in 1 hour after launching for $22,000

The bZ7, Toyota’s new flagship EV in China, may be its most advanced vehicle yet. After launching for under $22,000, the luxury electric sedan secured 3,100 orders within its first hour. The bZ7 launches as Toyota’s new flagship luxury EV Toyota’s joint venture, GAC-Toyota, launched the bZ7 in China over the weekend, starting at 147,800 yuan ($21,500), including limited-time incentives. The…
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DefenseNews

Italy turns away Middle East-bound US military aircraft from Sicily stopover

ROME — U.S. military aircraft heading from the United States to the Middle East have been refused permission to stop off at an air base in Italy, an Italian government source has told Defense News. The request to land at Sigonella air base in Sicily was issued to Italian authorities after the aircraft had already taken off from the U.S., Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on…
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