XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , now hovering just below $1.50, deserves credit for having genuine utility in a market filled with meme coins and outright frauds. Created by Ripple, the token was designed to enable faster, cheaper transactions between financial institutions, especially across borders. Partnerships with major banks, like Bank of America and Santander , show Ripple is doing something right. So, ...
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , now hovering just below $1.50, deserves credit for having genuine utility in a market filled with meme coins and outright frauds. Created by Ripple, the token was designed to enable faster, cheaper transactions between financial institutions, especially across borders. Partnerships with major banks, like Bank of America and Santander , show Ripple is doing something right. So, where will XRP be in five years ? Continue reading
阿尔特曼、皮查伊等科技巨头 CEO 将赴印度，出席关键市场 AI 峰会 核心要点 印度本周将在新德里举办 AI 影响力峰会 OpenAI CEO 山姆・阿尔特曼、Alphabet CEO 桑达尔・皮查伊预计出席 印度拥有庞大年轻科技消费群体与海量人才，是 AI 持续发展的关键市场 全球科技巨头高管本周将齐聚印度新德里，出席一场人工智能峰会。全球顶尖企业正寻求在这一关键增长市场扩大布局。 印度本周将...
阿尔特曼、皮查伊等科技巨头 CEO 将赴印度，出席关键市场 AI 峰会 核心要点 印度本周将在新德里举办 AI 影响力峰会 OpenAI CEO 山姆・阿尔特曼、Alphabet CEO 桑达尔・皮查伊预计出席 印度拥有庞大年轻科技消费群体与海量人才，是 AI 持续发展的关键市场 全球科技巨头高管本周将齐聚印度新德里，出席一场人工智能峰会。全球顶尖企业正寻求在这一关键增长市场扩大布局。 印度本周将主办 AI 影响力峰会 ，这是继英国、韩国、法国之后，由各国政府牵头举办的又一场 AI 主题重磅活动。 核心参会嘉宾 包括： OpenAI CEO 山姆・阿尔特曼 Alphabet CEO 桑达尔・皮查伊 Anthropic 创始人 达里奥・阿莫迪 Google DeepMind CEO 德米斯・哈萨比斯 此前预计出席的英伟达 CEO 黄仁勋，据报道已于周六因 “突发情况” 取消行程。 印度总理纳伦德拉・莫迪将为这场峰会隆重接待科技界 CEO 们。印度拥有年轻、热衷科技的庞大消费群体，以及海量人才储备，对 AI 的持续发展至关重要。 “这场峰会…… 极大地印证了印度市场的潜力。所有人都赶来，因为大家意识到这里是必争之地，印度绝不能被忽视。” ANSR 首席执行官拉利特・阿胡贾表示，该公司帮助企业在印度建立离岸团队。 此次 AI 影响力峰会召开之际，印美关系正迎来重新调整，两国正推动达成贸易协议。 印度力争成为全球科技中心 过去几年，莫迪政府已明确表态： 立志让印度成为全球科技超级大国 。 印度已批准价值 180 亿美元 的半导体项目，旨在打造本土供应链。 政府已推动包括 苹果 在内的多家巨头扩大在印生产。 风险资本押注印度初创企业，该国交易所 IPO 数量也大幅激增。 Counterpoint Research 合伙人尼尔・沙阿表示，政府对科技的支持 “为跨国企业在此落地、扩张与多元化布局铺就了红地毯”。 随着大门敞开，巨头企业本周很可能宣布在印大额投资，而印度政府也将大力宣传本国机遇。 聚焦三大 AI 方向 本届峰会核心议题将围绕 AI 展开，主要聚焦三大方向： 基础设施、用户、人才 。 随着 AI 需求持续攀升、科技公司对算力渴求加剧，预计将宣布多项 AI 数据中心等基础设施投资协议。 去年 12 月， 亚马逊 、 微软 、 英特尔 已承诺在印度建设 AI 基础设施与芯...
It may take Sony another three years to give the PS5 (pictured) a successor. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony and Nintendo are reportedly feeling squeezed by RAM shortages as demand from AI data centers takes up an increasing share of memory chip production. In response to rising costs and dwindling chip supplies, Sony is considering pushing back the release of its next PlayStation console...
It may take Sony another three years to give the PS5 (pictured) a successor. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony and Nintendo are reportedly feeling squeezed by RAM shortages as demand from AI data centers takes up an increasing share of memory chip production. In response to rising costs and dwindling chip supplies, Sony is considering pushing back the release of its next PlayStation console "to 2028 or even 2029," according to industry sources cited by Bloomberg , while Nintendo may increase the $450 price of its Switch 2 console this year. That delay would be a considerable divergence from Sony's usual release schedule, having launched a new console generation every six to seven years since the original PlayStation debuted in 1994. As the curre … Read the full story at The Verge.
Plant closures possible as part of German carmaker’s efforts to create resilience in face of competition from China Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% by 2028, with plant closures not ruled out, as part of an effort to reshape the company in the face of increasing competition from China, according to reports. The German automotive company’s chief executive, Oliver Blume, and its finance chief, A...
Plant closures possible as part of German carmaker’s efforts to create resilience in face of competition from China Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% by 2028, with plant closures not ruled out, as part of an effort to reshape the company in the face of increasing competition from China, according to reports. The German automotive company’s chief executive, Oliver Blume, and its finance chief, Arno Antlitz, are said to have presented a plan for “massive” savings at a meeting of the company’s top executives last month. Continue reading...
Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutral The British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from some of its displays, saying the term was used inaccurately and is no longer historically neutral. Maps and information panels in the museum’s ancient Middle East galleries had referred to the eastern Mediterranean coast as Palestine...
Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutral The British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from some of its displays, saying the term was used inaccurately and is no longer historically neutral. Maps and information panels in the museum’s ancient Middle East galleries had referred to the eastern Mediterranean coast as Palestine, with some people described as being “of Palestinian descent”. Continue reading...
The French government is getting cold feet about Europe seeking to strengthen the international role of the euro and calling for an assessment of the economic risks. Finance chiefs are due to discuss how to promote the use of the currency in issuance and transactions at a meeting in Brussels later Monday. Paris backs that push but wants a deeper understanding of the costs to exporters if it furthe...
The French government is getting cold feet about Europe seeking to strengthen the international role of the euro and calling for an assessment of the economic risks. Finance chiefs are due to discuss how to promote the use of the currency in issuance and transactions at a meeting in Brussels later Monday. Paris backs that push but wants a deeper understanding of the costs to exporters if it further drives up the euro against the dollar, a finance ministry official said, briefing journalists on condition of anonymity. The caution comes after President Emmanuel Macron earlier this month pushed for leaders to discuss the strength of the single currency after it hit its highest level since 2021. France has traditionally been a vocal backer of initiatives to increase the heft of the euro in the global economy, and often bemoaned the dominance of the US dollar. Those sentiments date back as far as the 1960s when Valery Giscard D’Estaing coined the term of “exorbitant privilege” to describe the US currency. However, the French official said such privilege can’t necessarily be replicated for the euro area’s economy today, in part because it has a trade surplus with the rest of the world. If the euro were a safe haven for investors in a crisis, the bloc’s exporters would be hit both by lower demand from an economic downturn and an appreciation of the euro, the person said. Measures European ministers will discuss on Monday in Brussels include boosting the competitiveness of the European economy with deeper integration of its financial markets and promoting strategic autonomy in payments, notably with the digital euro. The benefits of encouraging the use of the currency in trade and global financial safety nets are also on the agenda. Over the weekend, the European Central Bank moved to promote the role of the euro by announcing it’s prepared to offer euro liquidity to central banks from around the world. ECB Revamps Euro Liquidity Offer to Boost Currency’s Appeal Macron Plan...