Family cargo biking just got a big upgrade. Xtracycle, one of the original pioneers of longtail cargo bikes in North America, has announced the launch of the new Swoop ASM (Automatic Smile Machine), a fully redesigned family cargo e-bike that aims to remove many of the friction points that keep families from making the leap out of a car and onto two wheels. And with room for four people on a…
US Army revamping its electronic warfare acquisition system
February 26, 2026
As the U.S. Army embarks on a massive reorganization of its acquisition agencies, it’s also changing the ways it acquires electronic warfare and signals intelligence systems.
The problem is that “the Army lacks the ability to sense, locate, attack, and protect” across…
FORT STEWART, Ga. — Spc. Lathan Thomley enlisted in the Army to become a cavalry scout. Now, he spends hours practicing on a laptop simulator before piloting drones over Fort Stewart’s training area.
Thomley is part of 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team’s Transformation…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian delegation will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.
Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, is due to hold talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Thursday in Geneva, Zelenskyy told…
Netflix is my new no-lie laptop battery test
February 26, 2026
If you were to take a laptop on a plane or away for a ski weekend, how long would it last streaming Netflix before it ran out of battery? It’s a good question, and one that deserves an answer.
I’ve tested Intel’s Core Ultra 200 (Lunar Lake) and Intel’s Core Ultra 300…
The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Prototype Developer Radical Entertainment Appears to Have Returned, and Fans Are Hyped for Fresh Remakes
February 25, 2026
The studio responsible for The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Prototype, Radical Entertainment, appears to be back under a new name: New Radical Games.
An amalgamation of “Radical Entertainment plus Hothead Games,” the studio’s new website says, “it all…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Director Daniel Vávra Steps Away From Game Development to Focus on Making a Kingdom Come: Deliverance Movie
February 25, 2026
Daniel Vávra, director of the Kingdom Come: Deliverance franchise, is leaving game development to focus on making a Kingdom Come: Deliverance movie.
In an interview with Czech site CzechCrunch (via VGC), studio head Martin Frývaldský revealed that Vávra was stepping away from developing Warhorse Studios’ next game to focus on Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s big-screen…
'This Ain't It': Activision Issues Rare Denial of Standalone Call of Duty Zombies Report
February 25, 2026
Call of Duty publisher Activision has issued a rare, if brief, comment to seemingly deny a claim it planned to launch a standalone Zombies game.
Earlier this week, Call of Duty leaker TheGhostofHope stated on social media that Activision was prepping two separate Call of…
Bhutan has launched a blockchain-powered digital nomad visa that requires applicants to deposit gold-backed TER tokens on the Solana network, marking a rare fusion of residency policy and sovereign crypto adoption.
Digital Nomads, Meet TER: Bhutan Blends Residency With…
Gareth Soloway, president and chief market strategist at Verified Investing, told David Lin on The David Lin Report (TDLR) that U.S. stocks could face a prolonged grind lower while bitcoin may be primed for a sharp relief rally.
Gareth Soloway Warns of Japan-Style Stagnation as He Turns Bullish on Bitcoin
Markets opened the week , with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq sliding roughly 1.5% and bitcoin to…
