🇦🇪🇺🇸A Tribute From The UAE To The U.S. On 250th Anniversary of U.S. Independence Day

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🇯🇵Fire hydrant signs with Starlink antennas tested for emergency Wi-Fi in disaster-prone Japan

Japan’s Fire Hydrant Sign Co., Ltd. has demonstrated an expansive Wi-Fi network that melds its established infrastructure of street signs with Starlink satellite broadband antennas. The big idea is that this network could provide important fallback connectivity in the event of a natural disaster knocking out fiber, mobile masts.

➡️ Japan sits on the intersection of multiple tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions – as well as some extreme weather.

Each sign, a common item of street furniture in residential neighborhoods, can become a dual-purpose emergency water supply sign and ‘communication hub.’ Japan has 120,000 fire hydrant signs nationwide, with the trial taking place near Kanagawa province, near Tokyo.

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⚡️🇦🇺🇫🇯Australia to Sign Fiji Security Pact, Finalize India Uranium Export Deal

Australia is poised to sign a new security agreement with Fiji and finalize a deal to export uranium to India during a series of meetings this week. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Fiji on Monday to sign the “Vuvale Union” with his Fijian counterpart.

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🇵🇹Portugal Has Launched 'Amalia,' Its First-Ever Open-Source AI Model

Rather than being ​used directly by the public, the large language foundation model ⁠is intended as a base technology that public institutions, companies, universities and ​researchers can use to build AI-powered applications tailored to their needs.

Amalia was developed by a consortium of Portuguese universities and research institutions, with government backing and €5.5 million ($6.26 ​million). Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said Amalia would help boost productivity across the public and private sectors, including banking, insurance, telecommunications and industry, while ensuring security.

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🛢OPEC+ Ratifies Planned Oil Quota Hike as Gulf Flows Rebound

Major OPEC+ members agreed another modest increase to their collective oil-production quotas for next month, adding to the prospect of more supply eventually hitting the market if a US-Iran peace pact can stick.

Seven nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed at a video conference on Sunday to add 188,000 barrels a day to their output target, OPEC said in a statement on its website. It’s in keeping with the group’s plan to finish reversing output curbs made a few years ago, and means that since the war began, they’ve added 940,000 barrels a day to quotas — equivalent to almost 1% of global demand.

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🇰🇷 South Korea Eyes Growth Fund From Chip Tax Windfall

South Korea plans to create an investment fund using tax revenue from its burgeoning semiconductor industry to finance long-term economic growth.

In a senior-level meeting of the government and the ruling party, Kang Hoon-sik said the additional revenue from the country’s chip industry should be invested for future growth.

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🇨🇦🇯🇵 Canada and Japan join hands to reduce dependency on Chinese rare-earth minerals

At a trade mission to Tokyo, Canadian and Japanese companies signed more than CA $1 billion in commercial deals and announced their plans to possibly stockpile critical minerals.Three hundred members and nearly 180 companies and organizations were present at Canada’s biggest-ever mission to Asia-Pacific.

Canada and Japan are considering joint stockpiling of critical minerals such as graphite and gallium. Canada’s International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu confirmed the news at the trade mission. Teaming up with Japan would ensure security and safety in light of any disruptions or shortages, as both countries depend on China for these critical minerals. 80% of Japan’s rare earth minerals come from China.

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🤑 Travala announced XRP can be used for over 2.2 million hotel bookings worldwide

Travel platform Travala has announced that its users can now book accommodation at more than 2.2 million hotels worldwide using XRP.

The company views this move as a significant step forward for the everyday use of cryptocurrencies in payments, positioning XRP as a viable option for travel expenses.

➡️ Travala is a platform focused on enabling cryptocurrency-based travel bookings.

According to the platform, users will be able to make instant hotel reservations, bypassing banks and relying solely on crypto for confirmation and payment.

❗️Travala pointed out that XRP’s use in hotel bookings aligns with the asset’s original focus on fast value transfer, providing travelers with a seamless and efficient payment experience.

This marks an expansion of XRP’s reach beyond traditional trading platforms into the broader consumer travel and hospitality market.

Travala stated that, with the addition of XRP, the total number of travel products available for crypto payment on their platform now exceeds three million worldwide. 🚀

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⚡️🤖 Alibaba Gets Reprieve From Lobbying Ban Tied To Pentagon’s Curbs

A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to give Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. a reprieve from a law that caused all of its lobbyists to drop it while she considers its constitutionality in a case set to test the ability of the US government to restrict Chinese companies’ activities.

Washington’s most powerful lobbying firms rushed to cut ties with Chinese tech giants including Alibaba as a new US law took effect last week targeting companies allegedly aiding the Chinese military.

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🔠🔠🔠🔠- Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Assets, Nadine Chakar


“All right, your time is up, guys.
Like, just get in there.
The water feels good.

🔠🔠🔠 🔠🔠🔠🔠

🔠🔠🔠🔠 🔠🔠

🦶 🦶 🦶 😂

and get going.
This technology is moving too fast.”

“Like, I’ve worked in institutions all my life where I was told there’s no benefit in being a first mover — we just wanna be a quick follower.
And there’s some merit in that, but the time 🔠🔠🔠
has come to be a first mover.
The technology is moving too fast.

Like, if you sit by the sideline for any longer, it’s gonna be really hard to catch up.
⚡️Just get in there — again, the water’s really good. 💦 💧 💦💦



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⚡️ President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday

Trump arrives in Turkey on Tuesday, when he will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before a summit with the full defense alliance the next day, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said.

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🔝🤑 Mind blowing numbers from Electric Capital. Stellar is the fastest growing dev ecosystem of any major chain 🎉

According to data Stellar's full-time developer count has grown +35% in the space of just one year.

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🧠 Australia Joins Brain-Computer Interface Race With Less-Invasive Brain Tech

The University of Melbourne startup Fluent develops a new device designed to transform how people with speech impairments communicate. Many people with motor neuron disease and multiple sclerosis gradually lose the ability to speak, making communication increasingly difficult.

Fluent is developing a different approach from many existing BCI systems. While invasive BCIs require brain surgery to implant electrodes inside the skull, Fluent’s device is designed to sit beneath the scalp but outside the skull, offering what the company hopes will be a safer and more accessible alternative.

The research suggests that signals captured by the device are comparable whether electrodes are placed beneath or outside the skull. If validated through further testing, this could represent a significant advance in BCI development, as invasive systems have historically captured higher-quality brain signals and outperformed non-invasive approaches.

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🤖 Hyundai Motor Showcases Humanoid at World Cup in Robotics Push

Hyundai Motor Co. showcased its Atlas humanoid robot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, highlighting its technical progress on football’s biggest stage as the South Korean automaker gears up for mass production and factory deployment.

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