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Solana now commands 23% of the global blockchain developer market share, up from 6% in 2020, a 45% year-over-year surge in active builders that no news would have predicted in 2022. This is bullish news for Solana.Ethereum’s share has fallen to 31%, dropping below 35% for the first time since 2022 and erasing nearly five decades’ worth of dominance in under four years.The story this data tells is structural: developer talent is consolidating around high-performance integrated chains, and the Layer 1 competitive landscape has fundamentally reset.Source: SyndicaA new report from Syndica, tracking developer distribution across blockchain networks, confirms what the…

CEO Jacob Walthour, Kourtney Gibson and The 49th Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris onstage at the 2026 Power100 Honoree Dinner at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 3, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.Arnold Turner | Getty ImagesThe Power100 gathering on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference took on a different tone this year as its diverse leaders in finance attendees fight to reclaim the narrative about people of color and women.”We are trying to show the world what success looks like,” said Jacob Walthour, co-founder of Power100 and founder and CEO of Blueprint…

A mother accused of killing her adult son with a drug‑laced smoothie has been found not guilty of his murder after a weeks long trial.

RENEWED ENGAGEMENTBut it was Cheng’s meeting with Xi that drew the most attention. Beijing has avoided engaging Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which it sees as promoting independence from China.Instead, it has maintained channels with the KMT, which is seen as more Beijing-friendly.The Xi-Cheng meeting therefore marked a revival of party-to-party dialogue between the Chinese Communist Party and the KMT – a priority Cheng has pursued since taking office last November. Speaking on the significance after the meeting, Cheng said: “As long as our starting point is right, peaceful development across the strait is full of optimistic possibilities. Today, we’ve successfully…

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Rosalind Jordan and Almigdad Alruhaid report on the latest developments after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to the US peace proposal, as negotiations increasingly focus on sanctions, ceasefire guarantees, and control of the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one of the biggest global gadget debuts since the iPhone launches of yesteryear. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNintendo will hike the retail price of the Switch 2 after forecasting a decline in sales for its flagship console as the memory chip crunch hits the Japanese gaming giant. The company said on Friday it expects…

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State Bank of India stock fell nearly 4% on Monday after the lender missed fourth-quarter profit estimates and warned that a prolonged Iran war could weigh on loan growth, prompting investors to reassess the near-term outlook for the stock.The reaction reflected more than disappointment over one set of quarterly numbers. In banking, an earnings miss combined with caution on growth tends to carry more weight because it affects expectations for future revenue, balance-sheet deployment and the pace at which a lender can expand its core business. SBI’s comments therefore shifted the focus from the quarter just gone to whether external…

The view from the rooftop pool of the Marina Bay Sands resort hotel, which overlooks the financial district skyline of Singapore.Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty ImagesSingapore, long viewed as a bellwether for the global economy, expects tourism spending to soften this year despite forecasting another increase in visitor arrivals, reflecting concerns that conflicts in the Middle East could weigh on consumer and business spending.The Singapore Tourism Board projected tourism receipts of 31 billion and 32.5 billion Singapore dollars ($24 billion to $25.6 billion) in 2026, compared with a record of 32.8 billion Singapore dollars last year. International arrivals are…

A mother who lost her teenage daughter to a rare disease has vowed to keep fighting for every Australian child to get access to a life-saving vaccine.Victoria has earmarked $9.4 million to vaccinate Year 10 students, or age equivalent children, against meningococcal B from January 1.Meningococcal B is the most prevalent strain of the disease in Australia, responsible for at least 80 per cent of cases in 2022, 2023 and 2024.The disease kills between five to 10 per cent of patients and leaves another 10 to 20 per cent with brain damage, hearing loss or a learning disability.A vaccine for…