Finance doesn't need to be disrupted.

It means people who see the potential for progress,

like faster payments, more transparency, and new ways to meet compliance,

so that finance can move at the speed of business.

This is what our blockchain solutions deliver for financial institutions,

enterprises and central banks around the world.

Progress is a choice, and it's one you can make right now.

Ripple, crypto means business.

Hello, and welcome to the intelligence from the Economist.

I'm Aura Okimbi.

And I'm Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Let's go for a little ride, shall we?

Not a car, no, not even in a bus or a truck, but in a robot taxi.

The self-driving cars are a polarizing topic in California,

but with expansion on the horizon, we chat with our correspondent,

see if he's on board.

And the sea ice in Antarctica comes and goes with the seasons.

The amount that it goes in the summer has long worried climatologists,

but there's a newer, worrying trend.

It's not coming back as much, even in the continent's winter.

First up, though.

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