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Mobility
Waymo, Tesla were preceded by a car that hit 180 kph in autonomous driving in 1995
When people think of self-driving cars, Tesla or Waymo often come to mind, but the technology’s roots go back to the 1970s. One early test vehicle was developed in Japan in 1977 and drove using rooftop cameras. German research later achieved higher-speed autonomous runs and long-distance tests, including a 1995 Mercedes trip that was 95 percent self-driven at up to 180 kph. U.S. universities and DARPA competitions also pushed progress.
AI & Enterprise
CrowdStrike launches Project QuiltWorks alliance to counter AI-led security threats
CrowdStrike has introduced Project QuiltWorks, an alliance of companies meant to help enterprises quickly identify and fix software vulnerabilities found by frontier AI models. Accenture, Ernst & Young, IBM Cybersecurity Services, Kroll and OpenAI are participating, with OpenAI and Anthropic supporting models. CrowdStrike said faster AI-driven discovery is shrinking the time defenders have to respond. The group will collaborate on the Falcon platform and prioritize vulnerabilities based on attacker paths.
Crypto
Institutional investors shift toward XRP, 25 percent plan to raise exposure in 2026
A survey shows the push by institutional investors to increase XRP investment could become clearer in 2026, with regulatory changes, ETF inflows and higher on-chain activity cited as drivers. In a joint Coinbase and Ernst & Young poll, the share of institutions planning to secure XRP exposure could rise to 25 percent in 2026 from about 18 percent now. Evernode CEO Ashish Birla pointed to regulatory momentum and net inflows into a U.S. spot XRP ETF.
