The crypto companies associated with the Trump family are taking another hard hit. American Bitcoin Corp., the publicly traded mining company co-founded by Eric Trump, has fallen into a deep slump as the bitcoin market cools and investors increasingly focus on AI infrastructure. According to calculations by Bloomberg, the value of Eric Trump’s stake has fallen by more than $600 million in ten months.
According to reports in the Flemish media, the road vignette for using Belgian roads has moved a step closer to becoming a reality: the vignette is set to take effect in May 2027.
The well-known Van der Valk hotel along the E17 in Nazareth-De Pinte, Flanders, will soon be repurposed: the building will become a European return center for asylum seekers. Interestingly, the restaurant will remain open as usual. “Brunch, lunch, and dinner: we’ll keep serving those,” says manager Thomas Torrekens in a statement to the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad.
Amazon is ramping up its satellite internet project this summer. Following a recent launch, the LEO constellation now has 394 satellites in orbit around Earth, and the company says it plans to launch its first service later this year.
For now, the Great Barrier Reef will not be added to UNESCO’s list of endangered World Heritage sites. In a draft decision, the World Heritage Committee commends Australia’s efforts to protect the reef, but at the same time warns that coral bleaching is placing increasing pressure on the ecosystem’s resilience.
Starting in January 2028, Sony will cease production of physical discs for new PlayStation games. From that point on, new titles will only be available for purchase digitally, via the PlayStation Store or at select retailers. PlayStation announced this in a blog post.
Will the Trump administration change course? OpenAI is pulling out all the stops.
Russia has armed a gas tanker in the Baltic Sea with heavy machine guns. This is evident from photos taken by the Estonian Border Guard and documents reviewed by researchers. According to media reports, the ship, the Marshal Vasilevskiy, is sailing along the coasts of NATO countries in the Baltic region and is also carrying Russian military personnel on board.
The world will be less peaceful in 2026 than it was a year earlier, but a small group of countries remain remarkably stable. According to the Global Peace Index, the peace situation deteriorated in 99 countries, though Iceland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Ireland in particular remain at the top of the rankings. This is according to the 2026 Global Peace Index.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100 percent import tariff on goods from countries that introduce a digital tax on U.S. technology companies. With the warning, he is primarily targeting European countries that, according to him, are on the verge of implementing such taxes.