Sony has issued takedown notices for videos showcasing a fan-led project that’s bringing doomed PlayStation live-service game Concord back to life.
PlayStation’s quickly-binned hero shooter Concord was one of the biggest flops in the compay’s history. Amid disastrously low player numbers, Sony pulled the game offline just two weeks after launch, with one estimate suggesting it…
VALR Partners With Mukuru to Launch USDC Wallet on Whatsapp
November 18, 2025
African crypto exchange VALR has partnered with financial services platform Mukuru to launch a USDC wallet integrated into Whatsapp.
Bridging Finance to the Masses via Whatsapp
The leading African crypto exchange, , has forged a significant partnership with , a leading…
$450B Vanishes From Crypto Sector in One Week as Top Coins Dive Deep Below Record Peaks
November 18, 2025
Over the past seven days, about $450 billion has vanished from the crypto economy as it slid from $3.57 trillion on Nov. 10 to $3.12 trillion by 4 p.m. Eastern time on Monday. Even after a year filled with fresh all-time highs, plenty of tokens are now sitting a cool 25% to…
Escalating demand for a solana ETF is accelerating sector growth as Vaneck’s new launch combines cost efficiencies, staking access, and regulated structures to intensify competition and attract institutions seeking streamlined exposure to fast-execution blockchain markets.
Solana ETF Momentum Intensifies as Competition Escalates
Surging interest in solana ( SOL) exposure through regulated…
I’ve been fortunate enough to catch several northern lights displays in just a few years, including from my own backyard in Nottingham, U.K. (thank you Gannon Storm 2024). As an aurora reporter, one of the most common questions I get asked is, “Where’s the…
Astrophotographer spies an ancient supernova remnant shining in the wing of a cosmic swan (photo)
November 18, 2025
Dutch astrophotographer Cornelis van Zuilen combined 35 hours of telescopic data to create an incandescent view of the Eastern Veil Nebula shining 2,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus.
Van Zuilen’s nebula image reveals breathtaking detail in these…
How the sun threatens your nuts: Inside the $100 million solar storm peanut problem
November 18, 2025
With solar activity likely to remain elevated for the next couple of years, more powerful geomagnetic storm events are possible. The northern lights may grab the headlines, but it’s the invisible GPS turbulence that can disrupt our technological world and determine the fate of your next peanut butter sandwich.
Charged particles hurled toward Earth from the sun can trigger geomagnetic storms…
Luminal raises $5.3 million to build a better GPU code framework
November 18, 2025
Three years ago, Luminal co-founder Joe Fioti was working on chip design at Intel when he came to a realization. While he was working on making the best chips he could, the more important bottleneck was in software.
“You can make the best hardware on earth, but if…
MCP AI agent security startup Runlayer launches with 8 unicorns, $11M from Khosla’s Keith Rabois and Felicis
November 18, 2025
On Monday, a new Model Context Protocol security startup called Runlayer launched out of stealth with $11 million in seed funding from Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois and Felicis.
It was created by third-time founder Andrew Berman (previous companies: baby-monitor maker…
South Korea’s major defense giants have amassed roughly $69 billion in order backlogs as of late 2024, according to media reports. Seoul is also accelerating investment in advanced weapons systems and expanding its defense ties, particularly with Europe. With the new EU-South Korea Security and Defence Partnership in 2024 and growing exports of vehicles and artillery, the country has become…
