PARIS — French carmaker Renault will start manufacturing long-range strike drones under a contract with the country’s Directorate General for Armament, and in partnership with local defense contractor Turgis Gaillard.
Renault confirmed the plans after French trade publication L’Usine Nouvelle reported the carmaker will produce the drones at its factories in Le Mans and Cléon, west of Paris…
Italy faces GCAP warplane price tag topping $21 billion
January 21, 2026
ROME — Italy’s outlay on the design and development of the tri-nation GCAP fighter has tripled from €6 billion to €18.6 billion — or from $7 billion to $21.8 billion — in the last five years, the country’s defense minister has told parliament.
The announcement…
Defense tech startups had their best funding year ever in 2025
January 21, 2026
PARIS — Defense-technology startups had their best funding year ever in 2025, with investors keen to finance autonomous systems and artificial intelligence for the battlefield, according to data from business-intelligence providers that track venture capital funding.
The…
I block ads (despite the hypocrisy) and you probably do too if you’re tech-literate enough to read PCWorld on the regular. So maybe you’re familiar with the minor drama between Google Chrome and the incredibly popular uBlock Origin, which is also a solo developer’s passion project. That notoriety has led to a small irony: a scammer impersonating said developer with a fake ad blocker.
The…
Pokémon TCG: This Mega Charizard X Ultra-Premium Collection Just Scored a Major Price Drop at Amazon
January 20, 2026
Amazon is continuing its hot streak of tidy TCG deals, and this week has blessed us with a fairly outstanding $100 discount on the Pokémon TCG: Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection that launched alongside Phantasmal Flames at the end of last year.
You can pick it up…
'Custodes Are Not Space Marines' — Games Workshop Addresses 'The Telemon in the Room' and Explains Warhammer Lore Behind New Female Miniatures
January 20, 2026
Games Workshop has published a Warhammer lore explanation for the existence of female Custodes following a new miniature range announcement on Friday.
During a preview livestream, the British company behind tabletop wargames Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000 revealed new…
Ex-Assassin's Creed Boss Suing Ubisoft for CAD $1.3 Million, Alleges His 'Disguised Dismissal' Was to Avoid Severance Pay
January 20, 2026
Ex-Assassin’s Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté is suing Ubisoft for CAD $1.3 million ($937k) in lost severance pay and damages following his shock exit from the company last year.
Radio Canada broke word of the lawsuit, which Coté has filed against his former employer due to the manner in which he left the company — an “unacceptable demotion” that constituted a “disguised…
Mounting global bond stress and soaring precious metals signal a weakening dollar and looming stagflation, while bitcoin faces a sharp reckoning as its digital gold narrative falters, economist Peter Schiff warned.
Peter Schiff: A Dollar Collapse Is Unfolding — and Bitcoin…
Crypto markets are shedding their four-year cycle as ETFs, concentrated liquidity and investor attention reshape price discovery, with Wintermute research pointing to 2026 as the moment digital assets begin trading like global financial instruments.
The Four-Year Cycle Is…
US Lawmakers Say Crypto Market Structure Bill Is ‘Closer Than Ever’ as Bipartisan Negotiations Continue
January 20, 2026
U.S. lawmakers and the White House crypto czar signaled growing unity behind crypto market structure legislation, with negotiations nearing consensus and bipartisan confidence rising that clearer rules for the digital asset industry are within reach.
Lawmakers, White House Crypto Czar Signal Unity on Crypto Market Structure Push
U.S. lawmakers struck an optimistic tone on crypto legislation as…
