Halo: Campaign Evolved is basically already here if you pay the early access tax, and while it does look incredible on high-end gaming PCs and current-generation consoles, it struggles hard on lower-end hardware, particularly handheld gaming PCs. I spent a little bit of time playing the remake on the Xbox Ally, and, well, the original Halo campaign looks a whole lot better in the Master Chief…
PlayStation Network Back Online After Outage Causes PSN Users to Lose Access to Their Games for Hours
July 27, 2026
UPDATE 12:10 p.m. PT: All PlayStation Network services are now back online after an outage caused PSN to go down for hours this morning.
The PlayStation Service Status Page reports that “all services are up and running.” Issues related to the PlayStation Store…
‘To Protect Them’: Bank of Russia Governor Defends Controversial New Crypto Purchasing Caps
July 27, 2026
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina rejected the notion of a divide created by the recently passed Bill No. 1194918-8, which establishes a framework for cryptocurrency regulation. She stressed that withdrawal of crypto abroad had no limitations for both qualified and…
Ripple executives are backing the CLARITY Act as lawmakers debate the future of U.S. crypto regulation, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse urging action while financial firms, technology groups, and advocacy organizations rally behind clearer digital asset rules.
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and company leaders are supporting the CLARITY Act as Congress debates a federal crypto…
Operation Commodity: Brazilian Police Smash $196 Million Cocaine and Crypto Laundering Ring
July 27, 2026
The group, which is linked to cocaine shipments in excess of 6.5 tons to Europe through the port of Rio de Janeiro, used bags of coffee and cement to disguise the drugs. The money obtained through these sales was laundered using shell companies, including luxury car…
There is a particular moment every July when the night sky makes perfect sense to me. Every time I step outside at night, I instinctively look overhead for the Summer Triangle. Not because it’s the most spectacular sight in the sky. In fact, the vast asterism is almost…
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on July 23, 2026 in Xichang, Sichuan Province of China. (Image credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images)
Lightning struck a Chinese rocket shortly after liftoff this week, as seen in incredible video and photographs.
A Long March-3B rocket lifted off from China’s Xichang…
Hubble telescope watches unique nova explosion fire cosmic 'bullets' through the Milky Way at 20 million mph
July 27, 2026
Using NASA’s long-serving Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that a stellar explosion in the Milky Way is blasting out cosmic bullets travelling at 20 million miles per hour.
The cosmic explosion in question is V445 Puppis, which erupted in 2000 and is…
Lava Virat V1 5G, Lava Virat V1 Launched in India
July 27, 2026
Lava Virat V1 5G and Lava Virat V1 have been launched in India. The two new smartphones have a 6.75-inch LCD display on the front and come packed with a 13MP camera on the back. Here are all the details of the new Lava Virat V1 series phones.
Lava Virat V1 5G: Price…
Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, is making its next big move. The company behind the assistant, The Interaction Company of California, has been acquired by AI coding startup Cognition in a deal valuing the startup in the “low nine figures.”
The deal will bring Poke’s interaction model and personality to Cognition’s coding assistant Devin. Meanwhile, Poke will…
