Digital asset company Bakkt completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) through an equity-based transaction as part of its bid to create a digital settlement layer. Bakkt CEO Akshay Naheta said on Thursday that the deal aims to combine Bakkt’s institutional infrastructure with DTR’s native artificial intelligence payments engine and stablecoin…
Russia has successfully conducted the first test launch of its new Soyuz-5 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking a key milestone in the country’s space programme, according to its space agency Roscosmos.The launch took place late on April 30 at 2100 Moscow time, with the rocket lifting off without any reported issues. Roscosmos…
The Tamil television space continues to celebrate yet another milestone moment as Chinna Marumagal, starring Navin Kumar and Swetha, successfully completes 600 episodes. The popular daily soap, known for its emotionally engaging narrative and relatable family drama, has carved a special place in the hearts of audiences. Since its premiere in January 2023, the show…
Senior official in the Iranian government dismissed claims by the United States on the health of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said that he is healthy.Member of the assembly of experts and the deputy for international affairs in the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi said that such tactics are used…
Evelyn Sharma, best known for her roles in ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ and ‘Yaariyan’, has largely remained out of the limelight in recent years. Her last notable screen appearance was in ‘Saaho’. The same year also marked a turning point in her personal life when she got engaged to Indo-Australian dental surgeon Tushaan Bhindi. However,…
Shubman Gill is the star of the hour. The man created history in IPL 2026 by becoming the first player to hit 100 sixes for Gujarat Titans during a match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Coming from a small village in Punjab to becoming one of India’s most dependable batters, he has built a remarkable cricketing…
Ottapidaram Assembly Constituency is a reserved (SC) seat in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, known as the birthplace of freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. M C Shunmugaiah (also spelled Shanmugayyaa or Shunmugaiah C) from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) remains the MLA as of March 2026, with no reported by-elections or changes since 2021. He won…
A group of Bitcoiners has launched a new open-source AI tool that generates evidence-based responses to misconceptions about Bitcoin’s environmental impact, energy use and its role in the financial system. Nordic-based Bitcoin education platform Bitcoin Beyond 66 said it built “The Bitcoin Evidence Base” at a time when there is a “growing body of peer-reviewed…
Elon Musk has responded to a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) that highlighted comments by Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the future of data centres. The post, shared by Peter H. Diamandis, executive chairman at XPRIZE, claimed that data centres in space could become “the new normal” within a decade — a view…