A closer look at the emergence of stablecoins, their utility in crypto and cross-border payments, progress in the crypto space that could lead to more widespread adoption, and the strategic logic of Stripe's plan to buy Bridge, a stablecoin platform, for a reported $1.1 billion. At the end: Updates on the Apple Vision Pro, and the secret behind the success of Jayden Daniels in Washington, D.C.

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Stripe Confirms Plans to Acquire Stablecoin Platform Bridge — Bloomberg

Stripe Acquires Bridge, Stablecoins, Platform of Platforms — Stratechery Update

Tim Cook on Why Apple’s Huge Bets Will Pay Off — Wall Street Journal

Apple Sharply Scales Back Production of Vision Pro — The Information

Jayden Daniels’ growth with VR simulation has Commanders embracing mind games — The Athletic

The German VR ‘flight simulator’ behind LSU QB Jayden Daniels’ Heisman-caliber 2023 season — The Athletic

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