A physicist at the University of Birmingham, Professor Giovanni Barontini, has created a laboratory "mini universe" to explore one of physics' biggest questions: what is time? His study, published in Physical Review Research, suggests that time can emerge from the behavior of a quantum system rather than being measured by a traditional clock.
The experiment used a cloud of 24,000 ultracold atoms inside an isolated system split into two regions by a thin barrier created with two laser beams of different frequencies. This produced two regions: an observed ("bright") region and an unobserved ("dark") region. The bright region repeatedly expanded and contracted, resembling a simplified version of a Big Bang.
Because the system was completely isolated, Barontini could reconstruct the sequence of events using only information from inside the mini universe itself, without referring to any outside laboratory clock. The results showed that time could emerge from changes taking place within the quantum system rather than existing as an independent background that always moves forward.
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Portland General Electric (PGE), Oregonโs largest electricity supplier, will increase its rate for large power consumers by 29.7%. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reports that the stateโs Public Utility Commission (PUC) unanimously approved the increase, which will primarily affect large industries, data centers, and cryptocurrency mining operations.
Meanwhile, costs for residential users will decline. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek called this move โa win for Oregonians.โ
โWe must continue to do whatever we can to keep working families and small businesses from absorbing the costs of data center energy use,โ โ Kotek said.
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In this podcast episode, Max Soul and Turpal Makh speak with Alessandro Voto from Stellar about the role of privacy in institutional adoption of public blockchains.
โ Institutional blockers for public blockchains
โ Confidential transactions
โ Counterparty privacy + privacy pools
โ Compliance-ready private transactions
โ AI-driven on-chain de-anonymization risks
A conversation for teams exploring privacy, compliance, and institutional blockchain adoption.
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Arcane Podcast episode #4 is live.
In our latest podcast episode, @0xMaxSoul and Turpal Makh speak with @AVotoFuture from @StellarOrg about the role of privacy in institutional adoption of public blockchains.
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In our latest podcast episode, @0xMaxSoul and Turpal Makh speak with @AVotoFuture from @StellarOrg about the role of privacy in institutional adoption of public blockchains.
Topics include:
โ Institutional blockers forโฆ
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Chinaโs Long March-10B has successfully completed its maiden flight โ and recovered its first stage via a sea-based net. This marks the countryโs first-ever controlled rocket recovery. A major leap toward reusable launch capabilities.
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In the above documents, this is how the DTCC will use XRP, according to crypto researcher SMQKE.
๐ฏ It was always about the โplumbingโ.
Outside of working group participation in the tokenization platform, the XRPL also has an entry point to the service through DTCCโs acquisition of Securrency, which is the exact means by which Stellar was able to be utilized by the DTCC.
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Modi is the first Indian prime minister to visit New Zealand since 1986. The leader's visit to New Zealand comes almost three months after the countries signed a landmark free trade agreement.
โThis visit is historic, being the first Prime Ministerial visit to New Zealand in four decades. I look forward to holding talks with Prime Minister Luxon and discussing the complete range of the India-NZ friendship,โ โ Modi wrote on X.
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Keiko Fujimoriโs looming inauguration as Peruโs next president is opening a path to repair the Andean nationโs relationship with Mexico, after Lima broke off diplomatic relations last year.
"On my part, there will be every intention to restore relations between Peru and Mexico," Keiko Fujimori said as she left a public event in Lima, without giving further details.
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Britain has designated cloud service providers Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle as critical third-party suppliers to its financial sector, bringing them under direct regulatory oversight from July 13. The move is aimed at strengthening the resilience of financial firms by reducing the risk of widespread disruption from cyber attacks or technology outages.
"As banks, insurers and financial market infrastructures become increasingly reliant on cloud services, disruption at a major supplier could affect multiple firms at the same time, potentially impacting services customers depend on," the government said.
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A group of crypto and Web3 firms that includes OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs and Genlayer have formed the โInternet Courtโ to reach dispute resolutions between AI agents.
โInternet Court is the shared place agents can turn to when a deal goes wrong. Machine-speed money needs machine-speed adjudication,โ โ said David Riudor, CEO and co-founder of the GenLayer Foundation.
โWith our founding members, weโre turning a fragmented space into a single open skill that any agent can use to make financial commitments hold up, even when they're contested,โ โ said Albert Castellana, co-founder and CEO of GenLayer Labs.
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The Trump administration plans to ease export restrictions on the UAE, clearing the way for the Gulf state to buy a broad range of advanced technologies including semiconductors needed to boost its AI ambitions. Under a notice, the Commerce Department said that the UAE now qualifies for easier treatment under US export control laws, citing steps taken by the emirates to safeguard sensitive American technology.
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The US and Canada have agreed to open the delayed Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit with the city of Windsor, Ontario, according to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmerโs office.
โThis bridge is a testament to the enduring partnership between Michigan and Canada and what we can get done when we think big and bet on our shared future together,โ said Gretchen Whitmer.
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Hyundai, the worldโs third-largest carmaker by vehicle sales, moved a stablecoin-based, cross-border, internal remittance system into production readiness on the Avalanche blockchain, becoming the first major South Korean company to do so.
"Hyundai is the first major enterprise to publicly announce this type of implementation on Avalanche, but the initiative represents more than a technical experiment," said Justin Kim, head of APAC at Ava Labs, which develops and supports the blockchain platform.
"This is already a real treasury management use case, not a sandbox โ the pilot moved live USD and USDT between Hyundai Motor's U.S. and Mexico entities.โ
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"President Donald J. Trump announced a surge in Allied defense investment, creating new opportunities for American companies and thousands of high-paying jobs," โ the White House wrote on X.
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Apple Inc. sued OpenAI for trade secret theft, accusing the AI startup and its hardware chief of engaging in a coordinated campaign to steal information about upcoming products.
The iPhone maker said in a suit Friday that OpenAI encouraged Apple employees to share information, components, drawings and other materials related to upcoming products โ part of efforts by the AI company to develop its own suite of devices.
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