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A team of custom drone builders has unofficially shattered the record for the fastest drone ever flown, hitting four hundred fifty three miles per hour. The secret weapon was a set of hand-crafted sawtooth carbon fiber propellers, purpose-built for the attempt. No official recognition yet, but the engineering community is paying close attention.
Shifting gears to the road — or perhaps away from it — Ferrari unveiled its first electric vehicle, designed in collaboration with Jony Ive, the man behind the look of the iPhone. Shares fell following the reveal, with reaction to the design proving sharply divided. It is a revealing moment for a brand whose identity has always been inseparable from the roar of a combustion engine.
And in a story that sits somewhere between bold ambition and cautionary tale, the small island nation of Bermuda has announced plans to become the world's first fully onchain economy. Officials say moving government finance onto blockchain infrastructure will unlock new opportunity for its people. Whether that promise holds up against the volatility of crypto markets remains very much an open question.
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