A federal district judge in Washington ordered that $5 billion in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funds must be made available to states, after having been illegally frozen in February.
Update, Jan 23, 2026: This story was originally posted June 25, 2025, with a preliminary judgment releasing funds for 14 states. Now, A federal court has entered final judgment permanently…
Lease deals get all the hype, but a lot of people would still rather buy their vehicles. If that sounds like you, you’re in luck, because there’s a whole bunch of great EVs you can buy with 0% financing this month – including the new “affordable” Tesla Model Y…
Taiwan leaders face pushback on massive defense budget mechanics
January 26, 2026
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan – Taiwan’s government may be facing a fight to find the funding to pay for planned military spending, including announced arms purchases from the United States.
Taipei said last month it would buy a large $11.1 billion arms package from the United…
Ukrainian leaders find lessons in Trump’s daring Venezuela raid
January 26, 2026
KYIV, Ukraine — As U.S. President Donald Trump started the new year by flaunting American military power in Venezuela, the episode has left Ukrainian officials wondering whether Washington would exhibit a similar brand of decisiveness in 2026 to end Russian attacks on Ukraine.
The Jan.3 U.S. raid to capture Venezuelan strongman president Nicolás Maduro was over before dawn, drawing praise from…
PARIS — NATO is ready to engage in a potential Arctic mission, but hasn’t started planning one as there has been no political guidance to do so, said Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, after a meeting of the organization’s top military leaders…
Report: Nvidia cancels GPU MSRP program
January 26, 2026
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PCWorld reports that Nvidia may cancel its MSRP program that incentivized partners to sell GPUs at recommended prices, potentially leading to higher graphics card costs.
Rising memory prices and AI data center demand are…
I hate PC monitor names so, so much
January 26, 2026
“The MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 shouldn’t be confused with the MSI MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50, though the two are similar.”
I almost spit my morning Diet Pepsi across my keyboard when I read that in a (frankly great) PCWorld review. Of course people will confuse those monitors! The names feel designed to be mixed up and forgotten.
It’s not a new problem. Monitor names suck and they always…
A Lenovo update hints at Nvidia Arm CPUs coming soon
January 26, 2026
The transition from x86/x64 architecture (the stuff that’s been powering desktops and laptops for decades) to Arm architecture (the stuff more usually found inside smartphones) was supposed to be a massive change for Windows. It certainly hasn’t been that, at least not…
'It'll Be a Bit of Work, but You Could Marry Them All' — Fable Has 1,000 Handcrafted NPCs for You to Play Around With
January 23, 2026
Fable, the upcoming open-world fantasy RPG from Playground Games, has 1,000 fully voiced NPCs, and, if you do the right things, you can marry every single one of them.
The long-awaited fairytale follow-up to Lionhead’s original Xbox trilogy was showcased at the January…
Xbox Developer Direct 2026: Everything Announced
January 23, 2026
Microsoft kicked 2026 off with a new Xbox Developer Direct showcase, which featured some of the biggest games the company has coming out this year.
We got fresh looks at Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 6 and Fable, Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation, and a surprise appearance from Double Fine in the form of Kiln.
Below we have a roundup of everything announced, including all the…
