DefenseNews

Manufacturing woes hamper US 155-mm ammo production

July 15, 2026
Manufacturing problems are dashing the U.S. Army’s plans to boost production of urgently needed 155-mm howitzer shells, a Pentagon watchdog warned. Despite a goal of 100,000 rounds per month by October 2025, the Army had only managed to produce 36,000 rounds per month as of March 2026, according to a report published this month by the Department of Defense Inspector General. Shell production…
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ComputersNews

Samsung 990 SSD review: Good, but not great. Is AI to blame?

July 15, 2026
New NVMe SSD releases have become increasingly rare — another casualty of the AI data center gold rush. Because of that, I was stoked to see a new SSD release from Samsung — the 990. The good news? It’s more power efficient and faster overall than the SSD Samsung says it’s replacing, the 990 EVO. The not-so-great news? It’s not as fast as the still-available 990 EVO Plus and…
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GamingNews

Xbox’s ‘Reset’ – What Its Franchise-First Future Could Look Like | IGN Opinion

July 14, 2026
As was feared after rumors of massive layoffs at Xbox started circulating shortly after this year’s Xbox Showcase, the axe has finally fallen at Team Green. While it is the latest in a series of devastating impact waves that have been hitting Xbox ever since its record $69 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King became official, it is at least a relief to know that the four studios whose…
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CryptoNews

Fidelity, BNY, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Citi Lead Strategy’s Bitcoin Banking Adoption

July 14, 2026
Fidelity, BNY, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup topped the newly launched Strategy Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index, which assessed 25 major global institutions across trading, custody, digital-asset products, financing, and corporate participation. Key Takeaways Fidelity led with 71%, followed by BNY at 46% and Goldman Sachs at 45% in Strategy’s new Bitcoin Banking Adoption…
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