🇺🇸 US scientists’ new quantum lab targets next-generation computing breakthroughs

Massachusetts will invest up to $25 million in a new quantum research facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a move state officials say will strengthen the region’s position in one of the world’s most competitive emerging technologies.

Governor Maura Healey announced the funding commitment for MIT’s planned Quantum Systems Laboratory (QSL), a facility expected to support advanced quantum computing and sensing research while creating hundreds of jobs and expanding training opportunities for future scientists and engineers.

One of the facility’s goals is to advance the emerging field of quantum-enhanced sensing, which leverages quantum-mechanical effects to improve measurement precision. Such technologies could eventually find applications in navigation, medical imaging, environmental monitoring, and national security.

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🚀 FAA documents outline SpaceX plans for Starfall reentry vehicles

Federal Aviation Administration documents have provided new details about a SpaceX project to develop and test reentry vehicles that could be used to support in-space manufacturing projects.

The FAA documents describe Starfall as serving both in-space manufacturing and point-to-point cargo delivery. The capsules could serve as a “proliferated successor” to the International Space Station to support “a self-sustaining manufacturing economy in space,” the documents state.

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✅ BYD Unveils New Smart Driving Solutions with 'God's Eye 5.0'

BYD has introduced its latest smart driving solution equipped with 'God's Eye 5.0' and a new autonomous driving framework. The company revealed several technical details, surprising the market with two key features: a 'safety net guarantee' for all models equipped with 'God's Eye 5.0' and the launch of its self-developed 'Xuanji A3' chip.

“There are roughly 1.19 million people who die in traffic accidents globally every year, and tens of millions more are injured. Our first goal is to achieve zero traffic accidents,” — said founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu.

By integrating sensors, cameras, radar, and AI, the company aims to enhance a vehicle’s ability to detect hazards, respond to traffic conditions, and assist drivers in complex environments. The system allows drivers to go “hands off”, with BYD pledging to cover any costs from traffic accidents when the technology is activated.

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🇰🇷🤑🤑 XLM Surges Past XRP in South Korea as DTCC Partnership Ignites Retail FOMO with “Buy-the-News” Playing Out

Retail traders are quickly rotating out of XRP and piling into Stellar, with South Korea emerging as the main hotspot for the latest wave of crypto momentum. The move has been strong enough to push XLM ahead of XRP in trading activity on Upbit, the country’s largest exchange.

📈 Stellar climbed to the top of Upbit’s rankings after posting roughly $252 million in 24-hour volume, nearly double XRP’s $125 million.

❗️It’s the first time XLM has overtaken XRP on the platform 🏆

DTCC’s engagement with Stellar doesn’t necessarily sideline the XRP Ledger or XRP; it reinforces a more likely outcome, an emerging multi-chain financial system where different networks serve different roles rather than competing for dominance.

➡️ In this structure, Stellar is increasingly associated with tokenized assets and securities infrastructure, while XRP continues to focus on cross-border payments and liquidity through Ripple’s global network.

🤝 Both are targeting different layers of the financial system.

The long-term relationship between Ripple and Stellar may resemble a financial-services duopoly, similar to Visa and Mastercard, where two parallel systems coexist, each powering a different but complementary segment of global finance.

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⚡️🇧🇷 Petrobras Cuts Diesel Prices Amid Federal Subsidy Plan

Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA said it will reduce its average diesel selling price to distributors by 0.3515 reais per liter beginning June 1, lowering the price by 9.6% to 3.30 reais per liter. The reduction is tied to a federal subsidy program designed to offset the reinstatement of the PIS and Cofins fuel taxes.

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🇺🇸 New US battery facility to produce 10,000-ton EV anode materials, reduce foreign dependence

US company Graphite One has announced it has seured a new site in Ohio to produce 10,000-ton batteries domestically. Located in Conneaut, the company plan to produce what are called Active Anode Materials (AAM) at the new facility. Construction is expected to be completed by late 2027.

At present, the US remains entirely dependent on imported natural graphite. Graphite One is, in part, trying to tackle this issue by linking domestic mining, transportation, processing, and battery material manufacturing into a single supply chain.

The company’s Graphite Creek deposit in Alaska, identified by the US Geological Survey as the country’s largest graphite deposit, would supply raw material to the Ohio facility via the Port of Nome and Great Lakes shipping routes.

❗️The project reflects a broader push by the US to build domestic capability across the battery supply chain.

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🇪🇪 Estonia clears Tesla FSD for roads, company says rollout to begin soon — now the 3rd country approved in Europe!

Estonia's transport authority said it had cleared Tesla's ​FSD driver-assistance system for use ‌on its roads, after recognising a type approval first granted in the Netherlands.

"FSD Supervised now approved in Estonia. ​Rollout will begin soon," — Tesla ​wrote on X.

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⚔️ Dell Rivals Apple’s MacBook Neo With $699 Touch-Screen XPS 13 Laptop

Dell Technologies Inc. introduced a redesigned XPS 13 laptop, positioning the device as a direct answer to Apple Inc.’s popular MacBook Neo, which stunned the budget PC market upon its debut in March with its features and price. The new Dell machine, offers a premium design that includes a high-resolution touch display and a backlit keyboard.

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⚡️🤑 Stellar (XLM) Hits Its Highest Global Search Interest In 3 Months

There has been a notable increase in public interest in Stellar (XLM). Growing search activity could signal broader retail attention toward the digital asset.

🏆 XLM has reached its highest level of global Google search interest in 3 months.

Rising search trends often precede increased market activity, suggesting that retail investors may be paying closer attention to Stellar once again.

The broader public is beginning to discover a network that institutional participants have already recognized. Broader market recognition may now be catching up with developments that have been building over time.

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🇮🇳🇲🇲 PM Modi, Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing hold talks at Hyderabad House to strengthen bilateral cooperation

Both sides agreed to advance partnership for peace, progress and prosperity and to further collaborate in areas of trade, investment, connectivity, development partnership, capacity building, security and border management. India and Myanmar also agreed to fast-track infrastructure projects to strengthen economic ties, particularly by accelerating work on the Thailand Highway.

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🇯🇵 Japan's ruling party supports crypto ETF trading, yen-based stablecoins

Japan should create a legal framework for trading cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said.

➡️A party panel on promoting blockchain technology submitted the proposal to Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, also saying the state should promote usage of yen-based stablecoins.

"Crypto-ETFs would provide investors with easy-to-understand ways of investment," — the proposal said.

The country's cabinet approved a draft amendment to classify crypto as a financial product in April, having previously treated it as a payment tool.

❗️Japan would be joining other major markets such as the U.S. and Hong Kong in offering ETFs as a means to gain exposure to the crypto market without having to buy and store the underlying assets themselves.

Attempts are already underway to develop and promote yen-based stablecoins, which are digital tokens pegged to the value of a traditional financial asset, such as a fiat currency.

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🖥 Nvidia Is Taking On Intel and AMD With AI Chip for Computers

Nvidia Corp. is entering the PC market with a new chip aimed at loosening the stranglehold of Intel Corp. technology in that arena and modernizing the machines for the AI era.

Starting this fall, Nvidia’s new RTX Spark Superchip will debut in laptop and desktop computers from leading PC brands including Dell Technologies Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd., CEO Jensen Huang said. The product is a combination of microprocessor and graphics chip, built with help from Taiwan’s MediaTek Inc., that will run Microsoft Corp.’s Windows for Arm operating system.

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🤑🤑 Banking Expert Says XRP and XLM Could Moon 3-6 Months After Clarity Act – Here’s Why

CharuSan, a known banking systems expert on X, has argued that XRP and XLM may be among the first major cryptocurrencies to benefit from the Clarity Act. According to him, years of development, testing, and institutional preparation could translate into meaningful adoption within 3 to 6 months of the legislation taking effect.

"After the Clarity Act, it means there will be nothing left standing in the way of banks, global entities, and all institutional firms. There are projects like XRP, XLM, SOL, HBAR, and many other major ones that have been preparing for this day for years," — CharuSan wrote on X.

➡️The expert made the remarks in response to a CoinMarketCap post highlighting comments from macro investor Raoul Pal, who argued that investors have four years to accumulate crypto before AI reshapes the global economy.

❗️The analyst pointed to XRP, XLM, SOL, and HBAR as networks that have spent between 10 and 14 years building infrastructure, improving scalability, and developing enterprise-focused solutions.

Moreover, CharuSan stated that XRP and XLM have already completed important testing phases, positioning them strongly if regulatory clarity arrives through the Clarity Act.

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⚡️Anthropic Files Confidentially for IPO in Race With OpenAI

Anthropic PBC has confidentially submitted draft paperwork for a public listing, potentially leapfrogging longtime rival OpenAI in the race toward a Wall Street debut as soon as this fall.

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🇨🇳 World's first undersea data center powered by offshore wind is online

China has begun operations of the world's first undersea data center directly powered by offshore wind. The Shanghai Lingang undersea data center demonstration project, built by a subsidiary of China Communications Construction, officially entered operation in the waters off Shanghai's eastern coast.

Its core innovation is what developers call a "direct offshore wind connection" model. The system also uses seawater as a natural cooling source through a circulating copper-pipe heat exchange design, reducing electricity consumption by 22.8%, eliminating freshwater use entirely and cutting land usage by more than 90%.

❗️The move is not only an engineering breakthrough, but also a paradigm shift in the relationship between computing power, energy and geographic space in China.

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🤑 When you build with institutions in mind from day 1, bringing them onchain is easy. Denelle Dixon is talking about the partnership between Stellar and the DTCC.

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🇨🇳🇪🇸 China’s SAIC to Make MG Cars at First European Factory in Spain

SAIC Motor Corp.’s MG unit has selected Spain for its first European car factory, a move that will help the Chinese automaker soften the blow of European Union tariffs.

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🍎 Apple Readies Feature to Split Bills by Taking Photo of a Receipt

Apple Inc. is planning a new service for the iPhone that will let users split bills for group dinners or other events, expanding its push into everyday financial tools and challenging third-party apps. The feature will allow users to photograph a receipt, assign items to different people and generate payment requests.

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🇺🇸🇹🇼 New US-Taiwan partnership targets silicon carbide wafers for faster, cooler 6G chips

Purdue University has announced a strategic partnership with GeChi Compound Semiconductor (GCCS) aimed at scaling and reshoring the manufacturing of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. This has resulted in the signing of a five-year MOU focused on strengthening the collaborative research and development as well as on the creation of academic-industry workforce development initiatives.

"By combining our manufacturing scale with America’s leading academic institution, we are taking decisive action to secure the domestic supply chain for silicon carbide," — Kuan-Ming Hsiung, board chairman of GCCS, said.

"This collaboration is not merely about advancing materials; it is about establishing the resilient, high-yield manufacturing capacity within the US that is absolutely essential for national tech security and the future of global critical infrastructure," — he added. 🤝

➡️Silicon carbide is a wide band gap semiconductor. It offers a breakdown electric field roughly ten times that of conventional silicon, as well as higher thermal conductivity and the ability to operate at junction temperatures above 200°C.

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