SYDNEY — Australia has its work cut out keeping aging Collins-class diesel-electric submarines in service as it transitions to nuclear-powered submarines, firstly to second-hand Virginia-class boats from the United States, and then to SSN-AUKUS submarines designed and built in conjunction with the U.K.
Asked about the risks for the Collins-class life extension and the SSN programs, Rear Adm.
ROME — The new sixth-generation GCAP fighter should be able to carry a wide variety of armaments and work with any number of different “Loyal Wingman” drones, a leading official on the UK-Japanese-Italy program has said.
British defense ministry official Group Captain…
Windows 11’s taskbar audio settings suck. Here’s how to fix it
November 7, 2025
I’ve used Windows 11 regularly for a couple of years now. I still dislike it. But now we’re all stuck with it, given Windows 10’s “death” earlier this month.
What I hate in particular: The sound settings on the Windows taskbar.
In Windows 10, when you clicked, you…
Bethesda has outlined the patch notes for Fallout 4 ahead of the release of the Creations Menu update and Anniversary Edition.
During the recent Fallout Day broadcast, Bethesda announced Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, due out across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on November 10, 2025.
Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition — designed to coincide with the post-apocalyptic role-playing game’s 10th anniversary…
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 just around the corner, Activision has laid out exactly when players will be able to jump into the action, and has confirmed everything players need to know about the official PC system requirements and pre-load times.
While pre-load goes live…
Wreckreation Review
November 6, 2025
It’s been 6,496 days since the original release of Burnout Paradise, not that I’m counting. With the Burnout series clearly consigned to the same storage cupboard EA has been hiding the corpses of Westwood, Black Box, Pandemic, and all the other studios it shut down over…
Bitnomial is redefining U.S.-regulated crypto derivatives by integrating XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD) as margin collateral, unlocking unprecedented capital efficiency and blockchain-native settlement for traders under full Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight.
Bitnomial Expands Regulated Margin Collateral to Include XRP and RLUSD
and Ripple USD (RLUSD) are reshaping digital asset markets…
Countdown Begins: XRP ETF May Hit US Markets Next Week
November 6, 2025
XRP is on the brink of a historic milestone as the first U.S. spot XRP ETF could debut next week, igniting massive institutional excitement, signaling accelerating mainstream adoption, and positioning Ripple’s ecosystem at the forefront of digital finance.
XRP ETF Could…
Ripple Doubles Down on XRP as It Bets Big on Crypto’s Future
November 6, 2025
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is championing a breakthrough year marked by record growth, a $500 million strategic investment, and surging XRP momentum, underscoring crypto’s rapid ascent as a driving force in global finance.
Ripple Builds Its Future on XRP as the Next…
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the Americas and Pacific
November 6, 2025
The sun has fired off not one but two colossal X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours, causing radio blackouts across the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption and marking a dramatic uptick in solar activity.
Each of the X-flares was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection. (Image credit: NOAA SWPC / LASCO)
The first eruption, an X1.8-class flare, exploded from sunspot AR4274…
