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Physical AI, a Singapore-based humanoid robotics startup, is expanding into the United States, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Asia as it prepares for a planned Series A funding round. The company has live deployments and commercial engagements across two continents, with Daimler, Carrier, and

Onchain trading card platform Fantasy.top announced its shutdown after more than two years of operations. According to an official X post, the team decided to shutter the platform after months of consideration and exploration of alternative options. Co-founder Kipit attributed the failure to a

The wife of The Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget was targeted in a failed kidnapping attempt at the couple's home in Villenoy, France, according to French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche. Summary Borget's wife escaped injury after neighbors disrupted a reported kidnapping attempt at their V

21X appointed Mark David Bakacs as managing director of group strategy to accelerate efforts expanding regulated blockchain-based capital markets infrastructure across Europe and internationally. Bakacs brings multidisciplinary expertise spanning legal, regulatory, technical, and strategic

Nvidia announced plans to significantly increase cash returns to shareholders through a dividend increase and expanded share repurchase authorization. The AI chipmaker boosted its dividend from 1 cent per share to 25 cents per share and authorized an additional $80 billion in share repurchases on to

Hester Peirce, a prominent figure in U.S. cryptocurrency regulation, is leaving the Securities and Exchange Commission to join Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November 2026. Regent University confirmed the appointment on May 19, with Dean S. Ernie Walton praising Peirce

25 additional banks have joined Qivalis, a European stablecoin initiative now backed by 37 financial institutions across 15 countries. The project reflects growing efforts by European lenders to build blockchain-based payment infrastructure independent of U.S.-dominated networks. Key

Opening CME Group's XRP futures have reached $62.87 billion in notional volume over a one-year period, reflecting accelerating institutional participation in regulated XRP derivatives. The surge underscores growing market acceptance of XRP as a tradable asset class through CME's regulated

The European Commission downgraded its 2026 economic growth forecast for the European Union to 1.1% on May 21, citing the impact of the Middle East situation and resulting surge in energy prices as the primary cause of the slowdown. The eurozone's 2026 growth forecast was similarly revised

Bank of America went live on CLS's cross currency swaps settlement service, expanding its use of payment-versus-payment settlement infrastructure to reduce settlement risk across foreign exchange transactions. The move reflects intensifying efforts by major financial institutions to manage

South Korean battery maker SK On ended its joint venture with Ford on May 21, taking sole control of its Tennessee EV battery plant as the partners unwound their 2022 tie-up amid weaker EV demand. SK On renamed the facility from BlueOval SK Tennessee to SK On Tennessee and completed the

Manus co-founders are seeking approximately US$1 billion from outside investors to buy back their AI startup from Meta following Beijing's ordered unwinding of the acquisition on national security grounds. The three founders are discussing a funding round at a valuation of at least US$2 billion, mat