DefenseNews

US-Philippine task force to reestablish South China Sea ‘deterrence’

BANGKOK — The United States and the Philippines have announced the creation of a joint task force aimed at further deterring what U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Beijing’s “coercion” in the South China Sea. It is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, where not only the Philippines but also Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam have overlapping claims with China in the sea…
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GamingNews

Hytale Co-Founder Fights to Bring Canceled Game Back to Life and 'Break the Curse Once and for All,' Releases 16 Minutes of New Gameplay Footage

Months after Riot Games pulled the plug on Hypixel’s Minecraft-esque sandbox game, Hytale, a new 16-minute trailer is showcasing how the game currently plays as the original co-founder fights to keep it alive, starting with an early access release. This week, League of Legends developer Riot Games confirmed it had sold the rights to Hytale back to one of the original co-founders after it…
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GamingNews

Kirby Air Riders Review

Kirby Air Riders is totally bizarre, and I love it for that. This unexpected sequel to a niche, single-button GameCube racer makes a significant leap forward. In fact, the improvement from Air Ride on GameCube to Air Riders on Switch 2 is so huge, it feels like jumping…
CryptoNews

Senators Press DOJ, Treasury for Probe Into Trump-Linked Crypto Platform WLFI

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed are urging federal officials to investigate World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto platform linked to President Donald Trump and his family, over alleged national security concerns and gaps in safeguards against illicit finance. Warren, Reed Call for Federal Review of Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Democratic Senators of…
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CryptoNews

OCC Affirms Banks May Hold Crypto to Pay Network Fees

New OCC guidance ignites momentum for banks by clearing a path to hold limited crypto-assets for essential network fees, unlocking faster blockchain payments, sharper operational efficiency and broader participation in emerging financial rails across institutions. OCC…
NewsSpace

Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane

A history-making robotic rescue mission scheduled to launch next year will fly on a rocket dropped from a plane. In September, NASA announced that it has chosen Arizona company Katalyst Space Technologies to boost the altitude of its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope whose orbit has gotten dangerously low since its November 2004 launch. Today (Nov. 19), we learned how…
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