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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 of the price hike came in a request to parliament to authorize the pay-out which prompted criticism from Italy’s opposition…

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…

This fake ad blocker malware impersonated uBlock Origin’s developer

January 21, 2026

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…

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 for just $149.99 ($100 off its $249.99 list price) while stock lasts at Amazon, which is pretty much bang on its current…

'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…

Peter Schiff Sees Bitcoin Setting up for Major Crash as Dollar Collapse Looms

January 20, 2026

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 Is Setting up for a Violent Crash Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff shared on social media platform X this week a…

2026 Won’t Be About Cycles — Research Shows What Will Actually Drive Crypto Prices

January 20, 2026

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…

This is the sharpest view ever seen of a black hole's dusty disk

January 20, 2026

The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its clearest view yet of a supermassive black hole’s immediate surroundings, NASA announced Tuesday (Jan. 13). The snapshots show that the intense infrared glow in active galaxies comes not from powerful outflows, as long assumed, but from a dense disk of gas and dust feeding the black hole, NASA said in a statement. The findings come from James…