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James Gosling, the creator of Java, sat down this week to trace the language's unlikely origins, from the networking headaches of early connected devices to the strict reliability demands of consumer electronics companies that pushed Sun Microsystems to build a virtual machine capable of running anywhere, on anything. It's a reminder that some of the most durable technologies are born from frustration, not ambition.
Staying in the financial technology space, Ripple has cleared its final regulatory hurdle in the United States. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has formally approved Ripple National Trust Bank, giving the crypto payments company a federally recognized banking charter. For an industry that has spent years fighting for legitimacy, this is a significant institutional milestone.
And Apple is once again at the center of a battle over digital identity. A recent iPhone software update quietly blocked several major ad-tech identifiers inside Safari, including tools from The Trade Desk, LiveRamp, and others. Billions of dollars in targeted advertising flow through these systems, and the industry is now scrambling to understand exactly how much Apple's move will cost them.
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