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Metaplanet Inc., Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Siiibo Securities Co., Ltd. in a deal valued at approximately 2.1 billion yen, or roughly $13.1 million, the Tokyo-listed company announced on Friday, June 12. The acquisition, expected to close on July 13, 2026, marks the first major transaction under “Project Nova” — Metaplanet’s medium- to long-term strategy to build a Bitcoin-centric financial platform in Japan. Following the close, Siiibo Securities will be renamed Metaplanet Securities Inc. The deal gives Metaplanet something it has not held before: a Type I Financial Instruments Business Operator…

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India’s Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is set to return to competitive action at the Doha Diamond League on June 19, marking his first appearance of the 2026 athletics season.The official entry list for the prestigious one-day meet has confirmed Chopra’s participation. The Indian star has been training in Switzerland in preparation for his comeback and will be eager to begin the season on a strong note.Neeraj has not competed since the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last year, where he endured a disappointing outing. His return in Doha will…

Partnerships announced at Bharat Innovates 2026 aim to strengthen academia-industry collaboration London-based consumer technology company Nothing has signed two strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) and the Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, to accelerate India’s deep-tech innovation ecosystem.The agreements were formalised during Bharat Innovates 2026 held in Nice, France, a global platform organised by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The event showcases India’s emerging deep-tech startups and brings together international investors, policymakers, and research institutions ahead of the G7 Summit.The ceremony was…

A deleted tweet from a conversation between UFC analyst Daniel Cormier and Eric Trump and a prediction market sitting on millions in open interest. Bitcoin is trading near $65,800, up roughly +2% over the past 24 hours after a brutal week, but the story rattling crypto circles right now has nothing to do with price charts. Former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier appears to have posted, then quickly deleted, screenshots of a direct message exchange with Eric Trump ahead of UFC Freedom 250, the White House lawn fight card. In a now-deleted post, Daniel Cormier exposed Eric Trump for asking…

ING analysts Chris Turner, Frantisek Taborsky and Francesco Pesole note that confirmation of a US-Iran ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have pressured the Dollar as energy prices fall and risk assets rally. They highlight that seven G10 central banks meet this week and argue Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision could cap further DXY losses near the 99.00/99.15 area.Fed meeting seen capping DXY losses”News of a US-Iran ceasefire and, more importantly, news that the Strait of Hormuz is set to reopen have seen energy prices drop back to early March levels and equities enjoy a decent rally around…

More Training Can’t Solve The Discipline Problem American manufacturing has more documented procedures than ever before—ISO certifications, detailed work instructions, comprehensive safety protocols. Yet the gap between documented procedures and actual floor behavior remains stubbornly wide. The pattern repeats across industries: operators skip calibration checks under production pressure, modify machine settings during shift changes, forget critical documentation steps. This isn’t a knowledge problem. Most operators can recite the procedures. The issue runs deeper—and the traditional training response of “more documentation” or “additional classroom sessions” fundamentally misunderstands what’s actually failing. The Knowledge-Behavior Gap American manufacturing has excellent training programs and comprehensive…

Alec Baldwin’s goal for his kids isn’t impossible.  The Mission: Impossible–Rogue Nation actor shared the powerful message he’s instilling in his and wife Hilaria Baldwin’s children: Carmen, 12, Rafael, 10, Leonardo, 9, Romeo, 8, Eduardo, 5, Maria Lucia, 5, and Ilaria, 3. “I want my kids to grow up having hope,” Alec exclusively told E! News at the premiere of the documentary Gaslit June 12, “because right now it’s more hopeless than I’ve ever seen.” The political activist—who is also dad to daughter Ireland, 30, with ex-wife Kim Basinger—continued, “We’ve got to continue to fight to prove to our children that you got to keep fighting. You…

From these silent rooms, enclosed interiors, and coded meeting points, the festival​’s first half began to feel less like a sequence of screenings than a series of negotiations over how desire becomes legible. These negotiations would continue elsewhere in the programme, where questions of family, visibility, and recognition returned in more intimate, and sometimes more painful, forms.Nanthinee ShreeI never expected a posh London cinema to make me feel so close to home. There is a distinct irony to making this claim now, as I clickity-clack away on my keyboard, physically distanced from the complex politics surrounding queer lives in Southeast Asia. Yet, Queer East accomplished…

Di tengah ritme hidup yang semakin cepat, banyak keluarga mulai mencari tempat yang tidak hanya nyaman untuk berlibur, tetapi juga mampu menghadirkan ketenangan. Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, Alunan Resort menjadi salah satu destinasi yang menarik perhatian karena menawarkan pengalaman menginap yang lebih dari sekadar rekreasi.Bagi sebagian orang, liburan identik dengan agenda yang padat dan kunjungan ke banyak tempat wisata. Namun, tren kini mulai bergeser. Banyak keluarga justru menginginkan momen untuk berhenti sejenak, berbincang tanpa gangguan gawai, dan menikmati waktu berkualitas bersama orang-orang terdekat. Di sinilah Alunan Resort hadir sebagai tempat refleksi keluarga yang ideal.Bayangkan sebuah sore yang tenang. Anak-anak bermain…