Coinbase, Spiko Partner on Mutual Funds Leveraging Stablecoins
Coinbase partnered with Spiko to enable mutual fund transfers using USDC stablecoin through Coinbase Payments, eliminating settlement delays. Spiko offers an EU T-Bills Money Market Fund and a US T-Bills Money Market Fund utilizing this infrastructure.
Morgan Stanley cut its riskiest reconciliation job in half — by making its agents less autonomous
Morgan Stanley deployed an AI agent called FIXR to handle profit and loss reconciliation, reducing the work required by half. The system maintains human oversight by keeping controllers in the loop while converting their decisions into repeatable rules the agent applies independently.
3,000-year-old Irish Bronze Age site may be one of Europe's earliest 'town-like' settlements
A 3,000-year-old Irish settlement called Haugheys Fort near Armagh shows evidence of being one of Western Europe's earliest large, organized settlements from around 1200 BC. The site combined settlement, craft production, and ritual activities in a carefully planned landscape at an unprecedented scale.
Claude Science is Anthropic’s newest flagship product
Anthropic introduced Claude Science, a new product designed to support scientific research through autonomous task execution similar to Claude Code's software engineering capabilities. The product was unveiled at an event for pharmaceutical executives, biotech founders, and researchers on Tuesday.
Heavy AI Spenders Are Adding Workers, Not Cutting Them
Companies with the highest generative AI spending are expanding their workforces faster than low-spending companies, according to a Ramp and Revelio Labs study tracking 21,559 U.S. firms from January onward. The research examined AI vendor spending patterns against workforce records to measure employment growth across different spending levels.
Trump Reports Over $1 Billion in Crypto Earnings in 2025 Disclosure
Trump reported over $1 billion in cryptocurrency earnings for 2025, primarily from a meme coin and his family's crypto venture. The 927-page federal financial disclosure was released Tuesday by the Office of Government Ethics.
Open USD Just Turned the Stablecoin Race Into an Ecosystem Contest
Open USD launched on June 30, introducing a stablecoin model where multiple entities can issue the asset rather than a single issuer controlling the largest digital asset by market cap. This shifts the competitive landscape from individual stablecoin dominance to ecosystem-based approaches where reserve income and distribution mechanisms operate differently than traditional single-issuer models.
How the AI arms race moved from smart models to full-stack infrastructure
AI companies are expanding beyond model development to build complete technology stacks including chips, software, and infrastructure services. OpenAI, Nvidia, Google, and Amazon are competing across multiple layers to capture more value in artificial intelligence systems.
Mark Zuckerberg pushes back against AI job loss fears after Meta’s own layoffs
Mark Zuckerberg stated that job displacement from AI is not inevitable if people become more productive faster than companies automate tasks. He argued that focusing on empowering individuals and increasing personal productivity could create more jobs in the future rather than fewer.
‘He could barely walk’: Passenger notices man limping on tarmac, raises $174K to help him retire.
A passenger noticed a limping airport worker struggling on the tarmac and raised $174,000 to help him retire. The worker, who had performed his job for twenty years, said he didn't believe anyone actually cared about him.
NASA’s Chandra Reveals ‘Red, White, Blue’ Universe for US 250th
NASA released four cosmic images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory colored in red, white, and blue to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. The images were accompanied by three new sonifications that convert astronomical data into sound.
Fossils reveal a prehistoric crocodile relative that walked on two legs
A bipedal shuvosaurid, a prehistoric crocodile relative, walked on two legs 212 million years ago. This ancient creature lived in what is now the United States during that period.
Financial companies join forces for US dollar stablecoin, keeping reserve earnings
Multiple financial companies including Visa and Mastercard are collaborating on a US dollar stablecoin project that could compete with existing options. The initiative aims to challenge Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC, which currently hold the largest stablecoin market positions.
Erling Haaland fires Norway into last 16 with dramatic winner against Côte d’Ivoire
Erling Haaland scored a dramatic winning goal against Côte d'Ivoire that secured Norway's place in the tournament's last 16. Coach Ståle Solbakken rested nearly his entire squad in the previous group match against France, a controversial decision that proved successful based on this victory.
Securitize Shareholders Approve Merger, Paving Way for First Publicly Traded Tokenization Company
Securitize shareholders approved a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, expected to close July 1 and list on the NYSE July 2 under ticker SECZ. This transaction creates the first publicly traded tokenization company in the United States.
12 Best Ways To Celebrate Disability Pride Month
July marks Disability Pride Month, a designated time for disabled people to celebrate their bodies without apology. The month offers opportunities for both disabled individuals and allies to participate in various celebratory activities.
NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities
NASA selected three companies to land four missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the Moon Base Program. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will deliver the missions.
Anchorage Digital and Binance Launch Off-Exchange Settlement for Institutional Crypto Trading
Anchorage Digital and Binance created an off-exchange settlement system allowing institutions to trade on Binance while holding assets in segregated custody at Anchorage Digital Bank. This arrangement lets institutional traders maintain custody separation from the exchange platform where their transactions occur.
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5, a cheaper way to run agents
Claude Sonnet 5 launched on June 30, 2026 as a mid-tier model that performs close to the flagship Opus 4.8 while costing less than half as much. The model is available across every plan and was designed to function as an agent rather than simply answer questions.
Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There
Sixty-one white rhinos have been moved to Mozambique's southern national parks to restore populations decimated during the country's civil war. Nine female white rhinos were reintroduced to one park as part of the restoration effort.
Schneider Electric buys industrial-AI firm Cognite for $3.1bn
Schneider Electric acquired industrial AI company Cognite for $3.1 billion in an all-cash deal announced June 30, 2026. Cognite develops software designed to enable factories and power grids to operate autonomously.
Anthropic launches Claude Science, an AI workbench for the lab
Anthropic launched Claude Science, an AI workbench that consolidates research tools and enables AI agents to execute lab work. The beta version became available on June 30, 2026.
Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard
A new smartphone keyboard application enables users to create custom AI-powered shortcuts using natural language commands across iOS and Android apps. The startup Acti designed this keyboard to function as a home for AI assistants directly within the typing interface.
Visa, Mastercard, And Over 140 Companies Launch Stablecoin Open USD
Over 140 companies including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase launched Open USD, a yield-sharing stablecoin designed to compete in the $300 billion stablecoin market. The new stablecoin aims to challenge Circle's dominance and reshape how stablecoin economics operate.
This San Diego charter school bought $500,000 worth of humanoid robots for the classroom
Altus Schools in San Diego purchased two Ameca humanoid robots for $500,000 combined, with plans to deploy them in classrooms this fall. The ChatGPT-enabled robots can switch between four personas including Sage the Teacher, Ari the College and Career Planner, and Lexi the Translator.
NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit Brings Accelerated AI to Life Sciences Researchers in Claude Science
NVIDIA released the BioNeMo Agent Toolkit to provide GPU-accelerated computing capabilities for life sciences researchers. The toolkit integrates with Claude Science, NVIDIA's AI workbench offering computational resources and domain-specific tools for scientific workflows.
Helicopters dump 6,000 logs into rivers in the Pacific Northwest, fixing a decades-old mistake
Helicopters dropped 6,000 logs into Pacific Northwest rivers to restore habitats that were previously damaged by log removal decades ago. Restoration workers had incorrectly removed large wood from waterways forty years earlier, not realizing logs were actually beneficial for the ecosystem.
Google's Gemini Omni Flash hits the API, turning enterprise video production into a conversation
Google released Gemini Omni Flash through an API, enabling enterprises to generate and edit videos through conversation instead of traditional production workflows. The model allows marketing and learning teams to collapse multi-step video creation into single conversational interactions with the AI system.
Dad Gave Up His Old Mustang to Raise 6 Kids. Decades Later, His Son Got it Back
A father sacrificed his 1969 Mustang Mach 1 decades ago to support his family of six children. His son Shane recently acquired a restored Mustang by trading his own vehicle.
Open Standard Unveils Open USD, a Bank- and Tech-Backed Stablecoin Governed by Its Users
Over 140 financial and technology companies launched Open USD, a dollar stablecoin where reserve earnings and governance flow to adopting businesses instead of a single issuer. The stablecoin's structure distributes control and benefits among participating organizations rather than concentrating them with one entity.