Crypto’s infrastructure era arrives, with AI agents poised to reshape demand

For years, the crypto industry’s biggest challenge has been finding users beyond traders. Now, some of its largest companies think they’ve found them in AI agents. Although speculation still underpins much of crypto’s business, companies are trying to build a second growth engine by turning agents into users of crypto wallets, stablecoins and payment networks….

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Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of ‘one of largest’ smuggling networks

One of the largest criminal networks smuggling drugs and people in the western Mediterranean has been dismantled, authorities have said. Europol said 78 people were arrested in Spain and Algeria in a bust of the network, that is also linked to other criminal activities including “violent robberies, extortion, illegal detentions, and money laundering”. The group…

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Jaaved Jaaferi: “I told my son to sit and watch the sunset but he could’t”: Jaaved Jaaferi on why today’s children are losing patience; and what parents can do about screen time

Jaaved recalled asking his younger son Abbas Jaaferi to simply sit and watch the sunset. Can your child sit quietly and watch a sunset for 10 minutes? It sounds like a simple question, but for many families today, the answer may be no. Bollywood actor and comedian Jaaved Jaaferi recently opened up about something he…

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Spain threatens retaliation if Italy fails to lift border controls over Ceuta

It remains unclear exactly why tens of thousands of migrants attempted to cross into Ceuta, but the EU’s Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner has suggested criminal networks spreading disinformation were to blame – an assertion the Spanish government has agreed with. The crossings came after Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying…

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