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#Salesforce is regretfully realising that its decision to #layoff 4,000 employees in 2024 was misguided, as #AI cannot yet replace the essential roles these workers played. Full story

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While #stablecoins are still built on more or less popular public blockchains, one of the #stablecoin market leaders, #Circle, is now working to establish its own layer 1 blockchain, #Arc.

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For context, revisit my view on the stack for web3-based payments in fragile contexts.

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Read the press release

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BeZero’s spatial database of over 3,000 nature-based projects across 20+ registries addresses issues of scattered data, enabling accurate overlap detection and stronger methodologies. Mapping every project, regularly updated – basis for a relevant rating service.

\n\"Aerial\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.locational.network/2025/11/05/bezeros-spatial-database-of-over.html","date_published":"2025-11-05T05:48:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Ronald","url":"https://www.locational.network","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F1637913.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"byzzyy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-05 05:48","date_timestamp":1762321680,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77149154","content_html":"#Uganda next to announce a #CBDC #CentralBankDigitalCurrency pilot.\n\nWhat’s interesting is the reasoning given for this approach:\n\nUganda aims to become a regional hub for #tokenised #finance. This initiative aims to bring over $5 billion worth of real-world assets #RWA onto the #blockchain, with a focus o... blog.locational.network","summary":"","url":"https://blog.locational.network/2025/11/03/uganda-next-to-announce-a.html","date_published":"2025-11-03T06:49:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Ronald","url":"https://www.locational.network","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F1637913.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"byzzyy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-03 06:49","date_timestamp":1762152540,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77226385","content_html":"

BeZero’s spatial database of over 3,000 nature-based projects across 20+ registries addresses issues of scattered data, enabling accurate overlap detection and stronger methodologies. Mapping every project, regularly updated – basis for a relevant rating service.

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Breaking Down the Stack: What It Takes to Implement Web3 Payments for Lasting Impact: blog.locational.network

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@shannonmattern.bsky.social You don’t want to have these people a monopoly on an extremely important technology. Go open source, go distributed computing

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