DefenseNews

UN peacekeeping forces prepare to leave Lebanon, but what comes next?

ROME — The mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is set to expire at the end of 2026, despite renewed violence in the country that has already claimed the lives of six peacekeepers. After years of U.S. pressure, the decision was taken by the UN Security Council in August last year through the adoption of Resolution 2790. The decision also tasks the Secretary-General…
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ComputersNews

14 nifty USB-C gadgets you didn’t know you needed

I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since there is no wrong way to plug these things in. It’s not just smartphones, tablets, and laptops that use these, however, but also a long list of gadgets. We’ve scoured the market for hidden gems: 14…
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ComputersNews

Laptop makers, I’m begging you to add another USB-C port

Last week I spent a few days watching the Asus and Best Buy websites like a hawk, waiting for that slinky little Zenbook A14 to start shipping. It’s a really cool, lightweight laptop with battery life for days, literally. But it has one design problem that I see all too…
GamingNews

PC Gamers React to Sony Making Its Narrative Single-Player Games PlayStation Exclusive

Sony has reportedly reaffirmed its pullback from PC, telling staff its narrative single-player games will remain PlayStation 5 exclusive. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier said PlayStation studio business boss Hermen Hulst told staff on Monday, locking in the likes of Saros, Ghost of Yotei, and the upcoming Marvel’s Wolverine and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet to PlayStation. While multiplayer…
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CryptoNews

Evernorth Highlights XRP’s ‘Actual Story’ Beyond JPMorgan Settlement Attention

XRP gained renewed attention after Evernorth highlighted how the crypto asset facilitated a tokenized Treasury redemption across Ripple, Mastercard, J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys, and Ondo Finance. Key Takeaways J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys infrastructure interacted with the XRP Ledger during a coordinated institutional settlement workflow. Ripple received U.S. dollar proceeds in Singapore outside normal…
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