Ripple joins card giants backing x402 as 75 million payments move just $24 million

Coinbase, among others, filled that gap in May 2025. Under x402, a server that wants payment answers a request with a 402 and a price. The client signs a stablecoin transfer, usually USDC, resends the request with the payment attached, and gets the data. The exchange takes seconds and needs…

Sam Neill Battled Pneumonia Prior to Death, Costar Claims

Sam Neill’s former costar Rima Te Wiata is shedding light on what she claims occurred during the late actor’s final days before his shocking death at 78. Te Wiata, who played Neill’s wife in 2016’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople, broke her silence after the actor died on Monday, July 13, saying…

Austin McBroom Congratulates Catherine Paiz On New Baby

Catherine Paiz and Austin McBroom have truly overcome a lot after going through a rocky divorce following nearly seven years of marriage. From public disagreements to YouTube tell-alls after their split, the pair continued prioritizing co-parenting their three children, Elle, Alaïa, and Steel. That bond naturally extended into Catherine’s new…

OpenAI researcher Miles Wang departs to launch $2B AI drug discovery startup

Hinterhaus Productions OpenAI (OPENAI) researcher Miles Wang is leaving the ChatGPT maker to launch a new startup focused on developing AI models for drug discovery, Tech Crunch reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Several other OpenAI ( Source link

Olandria Carthen’s Poolside Fashion Picks Are So Villa-Coded

From sexy swimsuits to cute cover-ups and strut-worthy heels, Olandria’s Amazon fashion finds will have you looking fierce, whether you’re finding love in Fiji or tanning at your apartment complex’s pool. And you can do it all on a budget since all of her recommendations are under $50, with options…

Major study identifies the type of strong painkillers most likely to kill you – codeine is the safest

Scientists have identified the opioid painkiller drugs that may put patients most at risk of a fatal overdose. Researchers from the University of Manchester have found that fentanyl is most strongly linked to respiratory depression – the condition that causes death from overdose. It causes breathing to become too slow or…

French newspaper L’Equipe brutally rate Premier League star 2/10 after France’s World Cup humbling by Spain – with Didier Deschamps’ flops sent packing after one-sided contest in Dallas

France’s World Cup stars were not spared by L’Equipe after their World Cup campaign came to an underwhelming end with a 2-0 defeat by Spain in the semi-finals. Didier Deschamps’ side had headed into the tournament as favourites to win the World Cup, with the view having only grown with…

Google Images gets a Pinterest-like redesign focused on discovery

Google Images, the tech giant’s image search engine, is taking on Pinterest with its latest redesign that turns the site into a browsable, dynamic gallery of images from across the web. Google is also adding a way for users to create AI images right in Search, as it celebrates 25…

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now

Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, July 10, 2026 Curiosity had a successful long weekend and came into this week ready to explore some more. We’ve been moving fairly rapidly through different mapped “units,” or distinct geological areas of interest, visiting a…

“Inject That Into Them”- Law Roach Opens Up About His Methods of Styling Zendaya, Ariana Grande and More

Celebrity stylist Law Roach has shared the philosophy that guides his work with stars like Zendaya and Ariana Grande, revealing that his approach extends far beyond selecting designer outfits. For Roach, styling is about helping his clients embrace glamour as an expression of confidence and identity. The renowned image architect…