⚡️🇺🇸 Musk, Cook Set to Join Trump for Xi Summit, White House Says

The White House is inviting Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk, Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook, Boeing Co.’s Kelly Ortberg and executives from other large companies to accompany President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s David Solomon, Blackstone Inc.’s Stephen Schwarzman, BlackRock Inc.’s Larry Fink, Citigroup Inc.’s Jane Fraser and Meta Platforms Inc.’s Dina Powell McCormick are also on the list of those expected to join Trump’s delegation for his summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, a White House official said Monday.

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🤑 Ripple Prime Secures $200 Million Debt Facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance to Expand Capacity

Ripple today announced the successful closing of a $200 million debt facility from funds managed by Neuberger Specialty Finance, the dedicated asset-based investment team within Neuberger, a global investment management firm. The facility will support the continued growth of Ripple’s multi-asset prime brokerage platform, Ripple Prime, amid rising client demand for institutional-grade prime services and margin financing solutions.

"This facility enables us to grow alongside our clients by delivering increased margin capacity, greater responsiveness, and improved capital efficiency. Neuberger Specialty Finance has deep expertise in asset-based finance and a strong understanding of our business model, and its support reflects the differentiated prime services platform we have built and the many growth opportunities available to us.” — said Noel Kimmel, President of Ripple Prime.

The facility enables Ripple Prime to draw up to $200 million, providing flexibility as client needs evolve. Proceeds will be used to extend financing to clients engaging in traditional and digital markets, increasing Ripple Prime’s lending capacity and enhancing its ability to serve new and existing institutional relationships.

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🇺🇸 Trump Floats Temporary US Gas Tax Halt as Pump Prices Soar

President Donald Trump voiced support for a gasoline tax holiday to counter rising prices at the pump. Trump told reporters at the White House that he’ll seek to suspend the federal 18.4 cents a gallon tax on gasoline “until it’s appropriate,” though it’s unclear how much of the tax cut would reach consumers at the pump.

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🏛 Meta Sued by California County Over ‘Scam’ Advertisements

Meta Platforms Inc. was sued by Santa Clara County, California, over allegations that the company “knowingly facilitates and profits from billions of scam advertisements” on its social networks, including Facebook and Instagram.

The complaint accuses the social networking giant of defrauding seniors and families with scam ads, which the company allegedly tracks. Meta makes approximately $7 billion in revenue each year from these kinds of ads, according to a statement from Tony LoPresti, the Santa Clara County counsel, who is bringing the lawsuit.

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🤖 Discord launches Nitro Rewards, giving subscribers access to the base tier of Xbox Game Pass for no extra cost

At launch, Nitro Rewards will provide access to the base tier of Xbox Game Pass, which lets you play more than 50 PC and Xbox games, including Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, and Day Z. The tier also includes 10 hours of cloud gaming, which lets you stream games from a PC or Xbox to other devices.

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🤖 Chinese breakthrough turns polluted wastewater into ammonia for fertilizer production

A Chinese team has developed a method of converting nitrate in wastewater into ammonia. Presently, agricultural and industrial wastewater runoff often contains large amounts of nitrate. This comes from things like used fertilizer, animal waste, chemical plant waste, and sewage treatment.

The core of the discovery is a new dual-atom catalyst (DAC). This differs from traditional catalysts that tend to use either single atom mateirals or nanoparticles. The team also used AI to help find the best atom pairs for the job. So, instead of running thousands of trial-and-error physical experiments, the AI helped them narrow down the best potentials to test, saving many hours of wasted time.

And this really paid off. According to the team, the catalyst is nearly three times more efficient than other similar catalysts. If true, that means it could produce much higher ammonia yields, conversion rates, and less waste.

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🇯🇵 Japan: World-first fully automated medicine lab with humanoids, robots and no humans

A Japanese university has launched a robotics laboratory where machines now conduct medical experiments previously performed by human researchers. The facility developed by the Institute of Science Tokyo operates with 10 robots, including the humanoid Maholo LabDroid, and no on-site human staff.

The university plans to expand the number of robots over time while combining automation systems with AI, with the long-term goal of automating nearly the entire medical research process.

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🇨🇳 China Green Tech Firms Target New Consumers

One of the country’s largest solar manufacturers Jinko Solar Co. inked two deals at the end of April with partners in Nigeria — in a region where diesel prices have soared 40% since the start of the crisis — while auto manufacturers are hunting avenues to extend sales into locations including Europe, and energy storage firms are lifting overseas shipments.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇯🇵 Japan’s Katayama Says Coordinating With Bessent on FX Policy

Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said her team is working well with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the area of foreign exchange policy, after the two met in Tokyo.

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🆕 Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations between iPhone and Android users running the most up-to-date software.

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Hi everyone 👋

🤑 We had an amazing time connecting with everyone at our last Q&A sessions — and we’re excited to invite you to the next Q&A + Meet & Greet Call! 🎉

⚡️ Firstly, you should pass the test and complete the course in → @QSITrainingBot.🔣Then you will get access to the channel. Here you will find a link to Q&A + Meet & Greet Call in Zoom.

We will answer not only beginner questions but also discuss lessons and takeaways you’ve learned from studying Mini Proofs video #2 on BRICS. 💬

❗️This isn’t just a call — it’s your chance to actively participate, share ideas, and gain valuable insights. Make the most of it by showing up prepared and ready to contribute.

📚 How to prepare:
⚫️Watch the video #2 on BRICS in advance
⚫️Take notes and highlight key takeaways
⚫️Come ready with your questions

⚡️ Do your best, be active and get involved!

Don’t miss your chance to join our next call — this is a great opportunity to learn, engage, and be part of the conversation completely free of charge. 🚀

🔘Thursday, May 14 @ 3pm CDT / 1am CET / 9am AEST 🌐

Your involvement matters. We’d love to see you there! 💙

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🇺🇸 Trump calls on Congress to pass Senate’s housing bill

President Donald Trump demanded that Congress pass the Senate housing package, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, amid a stalemate with the House over how to advance housing affordability legislation.

Trump had previously stayed out of the cross-chamber dispute as the House and Senate went back and forth over two similar but rival housing packages. The White House endorsed the Senate housing bill as-is in March.

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🇹🇭 Thailand is poised to overhaul its liberal visa rules

As the government ramps up a crackdown on foreigners who illegally run businesses or commit transnational crimes. Possible measures include reducing the 60-day visa-free stay for tourists to 30 days and reviewing the criteria for categories, including investment, long-term stay, student and digital nomad visas. Visitors from 93 countries currently are eligible for the 60-day waiver.

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⚡️🇺🇸 The U.S. has been holding closely guarded, regular negotiations with Denmark to open three new military bases in southern Greenland.

The new bases would be designated as American sovereign territory. The bases would focus on surveillance of Russian and Chinese maritime activity in the GIUK Gap. The U.S. currently has just one base in Greenland — Pituffik Space Base — down from around 17 during the Cold War.

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🤝 Google in Talks to Use SpaceX to Launch Space Data Centers

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is in talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch the search company’s orbital data centers. Google is also exploring deals with other launch providers.

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⚡️🇪🇺 EU in Talks to Join US-Led Alliance to Secure Tech Supply Chains

The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, is exploring participation in the so-called Pax Silica alliance, though discussions on the terms are ongoing.

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🤑 Stellar to Power Bermuda's Plan to Become World's First Fully Onchain Economy

Today, the Stellar Development Foundation and the Government of Bermuda announced that Bermuda will begin moving key payment and financial-services activity onchain onto the Stellar network. 🤝

🟠The announcement is the first operational milestone since Bermuda announced at the World Economic Forum in January 2026 that the Island plans to become the world's first fully onchain national economy.

✅ The announcement builds on the regulatory foundation Bermuda established with the Digital Asset Business Act of 2018, one of the world's earliest comprehensive digital-asset regimes.

⚫️Government agencies expect to pilot stablecoin-based payments, financial institutions will be able to integrate tokenization tools, and residents can participate in nationwide digital literacy programs, laying the foundation for a more inclusive, competitive, and resilient national economy. Assets may also be used for government payment systems related to social service disbursements.

"The use of digital dollars can change that, and the Stellar network’s capacity to support public sector initiatives are what make it possible to deliver this responsibly and at the scale Bermuda requires," — said The Hon. E. David Burt, JP, MP, Premier of Bermuda.

❗️Stellar is the only blockchain purpose-built for regulated financial services. Public, configurable, and global by design, Stellar pairs a permissionless network with the asset controls institutions require — settling payments in seconds at fractions of a U.S. cent.

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🌐 Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok

Threads is testing a Meta AI integration that works similarly to X’s Grok. Users with a public account will be able to mention Meta AI in a post or a reply to get more context. The feature is currenty in beta testing in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Argentina, and Singapore.

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