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For decades, the U.S. military’s dream of high-energy laser weapons has been perpetually “five years away.”
Now, the Pentagon says it wants to finally make them an operational reality within the next three.
Speaking on a panel at…
PARIS — The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland, together with several other countries, are in talks to set up a financial institution that would provide funding for joint multi-year defense projects, similar to the European Investment Bank but focused on…
Though Internxt Drive rightfully touts its 256-bit encryption and dedication to privacy, there’s no feature in particular that sets it apart from the crowd.
As with services such as Dropbox, Sync.com, OneDrive, iDrive, etc. there’s sync and storage. There’s also…
As someone who works with images for almost every part of my job, I really don’t like Google’s WebP format. It’s fine for what it does, but loading it up in an image editor can often be a headache. So, I use a browser extension to download WebP files as JPEG and PNG—or, at least, I’ve been doing so for a few years. Turns out it was the latest Chrome extension to be sold off and turned…
The first 16TB M.2 SSD on Amazon costs as much as a car
March 19, 2026
Do you need a lot of storage? Well, then, you’re going to have to pay for it—and you’ll be paying a lot more than you would have a year ago, as “AI” data centers gobble up a bigger and bigger share of the industry’s output of memory and storage. But even the most…
So, Nvidia just revealed DLSS 5, its new AI graphics tech that uses generative systems to “enhance” video games with more photo-realistic effects, and I’m not going to worry about mincing my words here: I think it looks shit. Yes, we’ve barely seen a minute of it in…
Introducing seasons in Forza Horizon 4 was a huge shift for the series. Bringing Britain to life four times over, in four distinct seasons, was obviously a significant undertaking. However, what it injected into the game was a reward for returning week after week. That proved extremely valuable. Each week, things would be a little different, and it kept Forza Horizon 4 fascinatingly fresh.
It was…
Arc Raiders, The Finals Dev Embark Studios Parts Ways With Co-founder Following Misconduct Allegations
March 18, 2026
Embark Studios, the dev behind Arc Raiders and The Finals has “mutually agreed to part ways” with co-founder and CCO Rob Runesson following public allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with a popular The Finals streamer, as well as an external legal…
Robert Kiyosaki Urges Bitcoin Accumulation Before Bubble Bursts, Predicts BTC ‘to the Stars’
March 18, 2026
Rising fears of a market rupture are pushing investors toward alternative assets, as Robert Kiyosaki warns a fragile financial system could trigger a rapid repricing that sends bitcoin, ethereum, gold, and silver sharply higher.
Robert Kiyosaki Signals Bubble Risk Rising…
XRP gains clearer regulatory footing as U.S. authorities explicitly include it among digital commodities in new SEC guidance, aligning it with major crypto assets like bitcoin and ether while reinforcing a shift toward function-based oversight that could reshape how investors evaluate risk, value drivers, and long-term market positioning.
XRP Listed Among Digital Commodities in New Federal Crypto…
