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The outlook for XRP is becoming increasingly polarized as traders, analysts, and industry critics weigh in on its price trajectory, governance model, and growing institutional interest. Related Reading Recent market activity reflects a complex environment where both technical signals and structural concerns are shaping sentiment. As whale sell-offs, ETF inflows, and a revived decentralization debate collide, XRP finds itself at a critical moment that is testing assumptions about its long-term viability. XRP’s price records some momentum on the daily chart. Source: XRPUSD on Tradingview New Participation Models and Market Volatility A wave of alternative yield platforms, including BlackchainMining, has entered…
Court filings involving a Vancouver-based crypto firm suggest the federal government’s efforts to rein in crypto-based tax evasion and illicit financing are hampered by limited resources for enforcement in a space hallmarked by its borderless anonymity. A CRA application filed in Federal Court in September says Canada’s Minister of National Revenue is concerned about taxpayers using the anonymous underground economy to evade taxes, fuelled by cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, which are digital representations of an asset. However, the agency’s top crypto auditor says in related documents that the CRA believes “there is no way to reliably identify taxpayers operating in the…
A new video from a Tesla demonstration in Miami this weekend shows the company’s Optimus humanoid robot taking a concerning fall, with hand movements strongly suggesting it was being teleoperated by a remote human operator. Electrek reports that Tesla’s highly touted Optimus humanoid robot suffered an embarrassing setback during a public demonstration at the company’s “Autonomy Visualized” event in Miami this weekend. In a video posted to social media, the robot can be seen handing out water bottles to attendees before suddenly losing its balance and tumbling backward. But it is not just the fall itself raising eyebrows — the…
Google and Apple have long existed as polar opposites, each ruling over their tech kingdoms with little interest in cooperation. But the latest build of Android’s Canary operating system hints at an unusual instance of collaboration between the brands, with a new feature that seems aimed at making data transfer simpler between Android and iOS mobile device during the setup phase. It is expected to also be available in a future developer beta of iOS 26.A representative for Google confirmed that the report from 9to5Google on this development is accurate, but didn’t provide any additional details on how the transfer…
After breaking below $90,000 again, the next direction of the Bitcoin price is being hotly debated once again. This comes with the added burden of a number of major events coming around this week, as well as investor sentiment being stuck in the negative territory for an extended period of time. Crypto analyst, MarcPMarkets, shares his thoughts on the current state of the market and what investors should be looking out for as the next direction is determined. The Bearish And Bullish Scenarios In the analysis shared on the TradingView website, MarcPMarkets highlights the different scenarios that could determine where…
It would perhaps be sacreligious, but not amiss, to call Arshad Nadeem Pakistan’s sporting messiah. He was the saviour the country had pinned all their Olympic aspirations on when he flew to Paris last year, ultimately creating history for a nation facing a medal drought at the most spectacular sporting show on Earth. No sooner had the Olympic champion emerged in the PNS Karsaz ground that he was greeted by the dusty Karachi winter heat and pockets of fans swarming him for selfies every two metres. He obliged, as he always has to his fans. Read: Man of the people.…
If you love movies, the merger of Netflix and Warner Bros. is about as bad as the news can get. We’ll start with… THE DEATH OF QUALITY MOVIES About 15 years ago, I started giving up on modern movies. Sure, we’d get a handful of great movies each year. What’s dived in quality are those everyday movies, the ones that hit theaters most every weekend. Today, those movies almost all range from forgettable to outright garbage. Here’s how I back that up… Movies I enjoy, I own. There’s no agenda in my purchasing decision. If I like it, I buy…
Today, during the XR edition of The Android Show, Google showed off a bunch of updates and new features headed to its mixed reality OS. And while most of the news was aimed at developers, I got a chance to demo some of the platform’s expanded capabilities on a range of hardware including Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset, two different reference designs and an early version of Xreal’s Project Aura smart glasses and I came away rather impressed. So here’s a rundown of what I saw and how it will impact the rapidly growing ecosystem of head-mounted displays.First up was one…
In the calm of the late afternoon, as the stadium still hummed from the day’s earlier miracles, the pole vault pit became a theatre of silent and personal ambition. For Noreen Hussain, the US-based athlete competing for Army, the bar was set at two heights: one for gold and another, higher one, for the national record. With a clean final leap of 2.90 metres, she claimed the National Games title with undeniable grace. Yet, the national record remained untouched, a few centimetres beyond her reach on Monday. “I had a great time competing, and a gold medal is just a…
A new study by Anthropic has shed light on how professionals across the general workforce, creative industries, and scientific research are grappling with the impact of AI on their work. Anthropic, the company behind the AI assistant Claude, has published the results of an extensive study involving 1,250 in-depth interviews with workers, creatives, and scientists. The research, conducted using Anthropic’s new AI-powered interview tool, Anthropic Interviewer, reveals a workforce that is embracing AI for productivity gains while also wrestling with stigma, trust issues, and concerns about the long-term impact of AI on their careers. The study participants were divided into…