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Mooney ’29: Why doing less can help us accomplish more

Picture a person who seems to embody productivity. Maybe you thought of someone cooking dinner while on the phone, answering emails while walking on the treadmill or doing math homework and listening in on a Zoom meeting at the same time. We view this kind of multitasking as the ultimate efficiency because we live in a culture that glorifies busyness where our worth is often measured by how much we can get done in a day. We equate constant motion with success, even when it leaves us drained and unfocused. Being at an Ivy League institution only compounds this stress. Surrounded by multifaceted and successful students who seem to perfectly juggle coursework, extracurricular activities and a social life, it feels like we must do the same to keep up. Even though Brown might not be considered a pressure cooker in the same way similarly ranked universities are, the pressure is there nonetheless. Faced with far more tasks than we can complete in a single day, we may rush to find shortcuts and work on assignments simultaneously, sacrificing quality in the process. In a culture obsessed with productivity and doing it all, students would benefit.

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De Ridder strong in debut, Virginia gets past Rider 87-53

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Thijs De Ridder scored 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds in his collegiate debut as Virginia opened its season with an 87-53 win over Rider. Four other Cavaliers reached double figures, with Johann Grunloh (12 points), Sam Lewis (11), Chance Mallory (11), and Jacari White (11) each chipping.

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Ripple hits $4B in crypto investments with Palisade buy

The post Ripple hits $4B in crypto investments with Palisade buy appeared com. Ripple has expanded its push into institutional crypto infrastructure with the acquisition of Palisade, a digital-asset custody and wallet technology provider. With this deal, Ripple’s total investments in the crypto ecosystem now hit $4 billion through strategic acquisitions and platform development. Ripple has been actively making acquisitions over the past year. In April 2025, the company acquired Hidden Road, a prime brokerage, for $1. 25 billion, thereby enhancing Ripple’s liquidity capacity and gaining access to institutional trading infrastructure. Later, Ripple purchased Rail, a stablecoin payment platform, for $200 million, enhancing its real-time settlement and cross-border capability. Only a month ago, the company acquired GTreasury, a corporate treasury administration facility, for $1 billion to enter the trillion-dollar corporate treasury market and expand its reach to Fortune 500 companies managing various cash and liquidity systems. Now, with Palisade, Ripple is taking this ambition a step further by integrating custody and wallet technology that allows firms to control their assets in a tightly controlled crypto environment. Ripple acquires Palisade to deepen custody and wallet push The purchase will grant Ripple access to Palisade’s sophisticated multi-chain wallet technology and top-quality custody facility. Palisade’s wallet-as-a-service scheme enables fintechs and businesses of all sizes to store and manage digital assets securely on a platform. Ripple stated in a press release on Monday that the acquisition would enhance its ability to hold and secure digital assets for fintech companies, crypto-focused businesses, and large enterprises across multiple blockchains. The company’s president, Monica Long, stated that corporations are expected to drive the next major phase of cryptocurrency adoption. She explained that by combining Ripple’s highly secure vault system with Palisade’s fast and lightweight wallet technology, the company can now offer institutions a complete solution covering long-term storage, global payments, and treasury management. The purchase also provides Palisade wallets with.

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