Onset Octopus says it is the first UK company to fully fund and produce a vertical‑video series that will be sold worldwide. The new show, Cowboy Before Dark, follows a same‑sex romance between two friends who reconnect. Writer Octavia McKenzie crafted the story, while actors Elliot Eason and
Ripple has added new tools to its treasury platform so companies can keep and use digital money like XRP and RLUSD together with regular cash. The update is called Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury. It works on GTreasury, a system Ripple bought in 2025 that already handled $13 trillion
The U. S. Health Secretary has put a pause on the preventive‑care panel that shapes free medical tests, and experts say this delay is pushing back new cancer screening rules. The panel, which was created in 1984, decides which routine tests—like cancer or heart disease checks—are covered by health
A recent assessment by a noted analyst has kept the rating for Geekplus Technology’s shares at “Buy. ” The recommendation comes with a target price set at HK$35. 00, suggesting that the company’s prospects remain solid for investors who are looking to add tech names to their portfolios. The analy
In Brazil, five long‑standing religious schools faced a new rule: the market now decides who attends school. These institutions had to decide whether to follow old traditions or adopt new business habits. Researchers looked at how the schools mixed both worlds, creating a hybrid plan called ne
Bitcoin has officially stepped into the world of traditional credit, thanks to a new bond issued in New Hampshire. The project, called Waverose Finance, uses the cryptocurrency as collateral for a $100 million bond that Moody’s rated with a provisional Ba2. The deal is wrapped in a taxable revenue‑b
LBank announced its Q1 2026 results, showing a surge in multi‑asset trading that pushed daily volume past two billion dollars. The exchange rolled out its TradFi section, allowing users to trade both traditional and digital assets from a single platform. On March 18 the volume milestone was hit, sig
Telegram users now have a way to trade perpetual futures directly from the chat app. The new feature is powered by Lighter, a decentralized exchange that lets people open long or short positions on more than 50 different assets. Traders can use up to 50 times leverage, and the range includes major c
The study explores how fruit shape and seed traits affect plant life in a semiarid Brazilian area. Researchers focused on four species: Jacaranda brasiliana, Copaifera langsdorffii, Parkia platycephala, and Roupala montana. They collected a hundred fruits from each plant to measure size, weight, and
'In a quiet Slovak village at the close of 2000, a simple dinner conversation sparked an idea that would grow into a company. Ivan Ducko and his father discussed how aging changed the body’s reaction to alcohol, and that led to a plan: create a drink that helps people recover after drinking. The goa
