NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te told a forum in late September he was seeking “resilience through unity” with a new alliance that would let world officials and non-governmental groups prepare together in case of disaster.
For Taiwan, that could mean an attack or blockade by the militarily more powerful China.
Lai’s pitch to 500 experts and guests augured an…
Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold
October 4, 2026
Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options being considered, including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multiple fronts, regional and Western officials told Reuters.
The operation…
ROME — Italian military planners risk losing out on €8 billion ($9 billion) in funding as government and opposition parties seek to cut both defense spending and support for Ukraine.
The plans to limit spending emerged this week as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni…
8 Big October Games We've Already Played if You Want to Know What We Think of Them So Far
October 3, 2026
October is here, which means the Fall is in full swing, which means some of the biggest games of the year drop this month ahead of You Know Who. We’ve already played some of the biggest ones, so check out our previews of Phantom Blade Zero, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Final Fantasy Resonance, and more below.
Phantom Blade Zero
Release Date: October 29
There are three difficulty…
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Review
October 3, 2026
For a series as storied as Star Wars – one brimming with more spacecraft and speeders than George Lucas has beard bristles – it borders on baffling that developer Fuse Games’ Star Wars: Galactic Racer can arrive in 2026 as the first new game of its kind in over two…
Modder Deliberately Corrupts Their Own Hugely Popular Total War: Warhammer III Mod as Row Over AI Escalates
October 3, 2026
The creator of one of the most popular Total War: Warhammer III mods ever has deliberately corrupted it so that it will no longer work with “unauthorized reuploads,” amid a row over the rights and wrongs of AI-generated modifications.
Veteran modder Venris has created…
The couple revealed chilling details of an attack that took place in December, saying that a group of thieves forced their way into the home and stole hundreds of thousands of pounds in cryptocurrency after threatening to kill the pregnant woman and her unborn child with a knife.
Key Takeaways
Masked intruders reportedly tortured a UK couple, stealing hundreds of thousands in crypto under death…
Strategy’s bitcoin holdings underpin a business that raises capital and pays investors dollar dividends. Michael Saylor outlined how the company manages cash, financing costs, and different shareholder rights to sustain that income while pursuing bitcoin accumulation.
Key…
Crypto’s rally after a major legislative setback has an unexpected explanation, according to a new Bitwise analysis. Matt Hougan identifies four areas where the outcome created advantages, alongside one risk that could reverse them.
Key Takeaways
Hougan identifies…
Amazon Web Services released an open source decision model inspired by TypeSafe’s Jev, with AI developers increasingly seeking intelligence that is more suited to computer automation than frontier LLMs.
Amazon’s Strands Decider 2B, released the same week OpenAI announced a similar offering, is a high-speed, low-cost way to sort between pre-decided options and deliver a measure of how…
