Author: Charlotte

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, Elon Musk predicted that by 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Do the math. According to Musk, this technology could be worth $250 trillion by 2040. Put another way, that’s roughly equal to:…

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Swiss digital asset infrastructure firm SCRYPT has integrated BENJI, the tokenized share class of Franklin Templeton’s Franklin OnChain US Government Money Fund (FOBXX), into its internal treasury operations, aiming to address what it describes as a structural mismatch between traditional money market funds and the continuous operating demands of a crypto business. The integration is already live, Sylvan Martin, SCRYPT’s co-founder and chief growth officer, confirmed to Sandmark. The integration is live and operational, Sylvan Martin, co-founder and chief growth officer of SCRYPT, confirmed to Sandmark. “Conventional money market funds settle T+1, meaning trades settle the following business day, and…

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13-year-old’s fruit-picking robot beats the world’s best as two more Ugandan innovators earn global honoursUganda has won a Gold Medal at the 2026 International Greenwich Olympiad (IGO), an international platform for student-led research and interdisciplinary competition, spanning both scientific and creative disciplines, held in London, United Kingdom.Roshan Aitham Karoobi, a Senior One student at Light Academy Secondary School in Entebbe, topped the STEM Lesson Presentation category for his project, Physics in Action: How a Fruit-Picking Robot Uses Newton’s Laws of Motion.Two other young Ugandan innovators, Luke Oz Governor Mukulembeze (12, Grade 7) and Israel Mbonye (14, Grade 7), both of…

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Erling Haaland watched Norway’s World Cup group stage finale against France from the bench on June 26, and Norwegian fans were not happy about it. Coach Stale Solbakken called it a “no-brainer.” France apparently agreed, putting four goals past a Haaland-less Norway in a 4-1 rout in Boston. But here’s the thing. Norway had already punched their ticket to the knockout rounds. And while the scoreline looked ugly, the strategic calculus was straightforward: keep your best striker fresh for the matches that actually matter. The on-field logic and the off-field market Solbakken rested both Haaland and Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard…

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AGRICULTUREDirk Schlebusch|Published 19 minutes agoSouth African agriculture has always required a high tolerance for volatility. Yet, the systemic shocks currently hitting the sector are fundamentally redrawing the risk map for producers and packhouses. Today, the most pressing threats to margin stability exist far beyond the physical gates of the packhouse. They are driven by shifting global trade terms, severe climate anomalies, and a punishing domestic fuel climate.When global tariffs spike or export markets suddenly become uneconomical, demand contracts sharply. Producers are forced to either absorb these aggressive tariff barriers or risk losing vital foreign market share entirely. At the same time, localised climate disruptions, from intense heatwaves that slash operational working hours to floods and failed harvests, have shattered historically…

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Mona McSharry was back on the podium in Italy at the weekend | SPORTSFILEMona McSharry continued her strong preparations for the summer’s major international competitions with silver and bronze medal performances at the prestigious Sette Colli meeting in Rome.The Olympic medallist produced a composed display in the 100m Breaststroke final at the Foro Italico, touching the wall in 1:06.30 to claim second place on Friday evening.The Grange native had entered the final as the leading qualifier after setting the pace in the morning heats with a time of 1:06.53, but she was edged out in the final by Italy’s Benedetta…

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Investing.com — A surge in artificial intelligence-related capital spending is unlikely to undermine share buybacks across the broader U.S. equity market, according to a Deutsche Bank strategy note, which said record corporate earnings continue to support shareholder returns despite a sharp rise in investment spending. Capital expenditure across the S&P 500 has climbed from an annualized pace of roughly $1 trillion to about $1.5 trillion over the past two years. Around two-thirds of that increase has come from five hyperscalers: Amazon (), Microsoft (), Alphabet (), Meta Platforms () and Oracle (). Those companies have sharply reduced share buybacks as…

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Here’s what seems to be retail investors’ new attraction. Bitcoin has been on an evident downfall since the start of the year as it plunged below $60,000 for the first time since late 2024. The largest funds tracking its performance have lost over $8 billion in weeks. Although gold began the year on a positive note, hitting a new all-time high, its trajectory reversed, and it’s in the red now. But where is that money going? Out of Gold and Bitcoin The exodus from the Bitcoin ETFs began last November, shortly after the October $19 billion crash. Investors pulled…

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Answer Capsule: Bitcoin spot is still in a bearish lower-value reset after the June 24-25 liquidation. Buyers are showing real absorption near $58,000-$59,750, but BTC has not yet reclaimed $60,750-$61,000 or the stronger $61,750-$62,250 repair zone. My active spot-adjusted score is -3 / +10.Key takeawaysActive BTC score: -3 / +10, replacing the prior futures-only blended 0 / +10.Market state: Bearish lower-value reset with early absorption, not confirmed accumulation.Main tactical resistance: $60,750-$61,000 is the first escape gate from the lower balance.Stronger repair zone: $61,750-$62,250 needs to be reclaimed before the bullish case becomes more credible.Key support and absorption zone: $58,000-$58,400 remains…

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