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Ripple, the cryptocurrency firm, has reported tremendous growth in the first three months of 2023, according to Q1 2023 XRP Markets Report. The report highlights that Ripple has been experiencing rapid adoption during this time period, which is a remarkable achievement given that other cryptocurrencies were seeing a decline in new users and adoption. One…

Ryanair will add three additional Boeing 737 MAX 8200 aircraft to its London Luton Airport (LTN) base during the summer of 2023 in order to deliver “sustainable growth” as part of Ryanair’s joint growth strategy with LTN airport. The announcement of three new 737 MAX 8200 planes means that the airport will have increased capacity,…

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: BP has agreed to acquire Shell’s 27% stake in the Browse joint venture, thus extending its holding in Australia’s largest untapped gas resource. This deal may improve the development prospects for the long-stalled project. The Browse project, which is estimated to cost $20.5 billion, has been stuck on the drawing board for years…

Polygon Labs and Google Cloud have announced a multi-year partnership to enhance the development of Ethereum scaling protocol tools and infrastructure. The partnership aims to streamline the integration of developers to build and launch Web3 products and decentralized applications on Polygon. Polygon’s core protocols, including Polygon proof-of-stake (PoS), Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon Supernets, will benefit…

Sony’s financial report shows that the company experienced a surge in sales of its latest console, the PlayStation 5, during the financial year of 2022. The report revealed that Sony started the financial year with 2.4 million units of the PS5 sold worldwide in Q1, and by the end of Q2, it had sold 3.3…

The California Air Resources Board has voted unanimously to approve the Advanced Clean Fleets rule, which bans the sale of new diesel big rigs by 2036 and requires all trucks to be zero-emissions by 2042. This puts California at the forefront of mitigating national tailpipe pollution. This is the state’s second zero-emissions trucks rule and…

Mastercard plans to increase its cryptocurrency payment card programme by establishing more partnerships with cryptocurrency companies, despite the industry’s increased scrutiny from banks and regulators. The company’s head of crypto and blockchain, Raj Dhamodharan, said that Mastercard has already collaborated with crypto exchanges such as Nexo, Gemini, and Binance to offer payment cards linked to…

Arkane Studios has announced the worldwide release schedule for their highly anticipated Xbox title, Redfall. The game is a co-op-focused, open-world first-person shooter where a group of survivors must unite to save the town of Redfall from a horde of evil vampires. However, the game has recently faced controversy due to its launch at 30…

Xiaomi, the popular Chinese electronics company, is set to launch a new mid-range smartphone, the Redmi Note 12R Pro, which will be fully revealed on April 29th. This announcement comes shortly after the release of the Redmi Note 12 series in Europe, and fans of the brand are eagerly anticipating the latest addition to their…