DefenseNews

Europe weighs giving utilities, infrastructure companies more powers to bring down drones

October 22, 2026
At a former flight-test base south of Paris, drones swoop over fields and woodland as teams on the ground test systems designed to stop them — a response to a growing wave of drone incursions and “hybrid attacks” since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The potential clients for technology such as electronic jammers and interceptor drones tested at the Brétigny-sur-Orge site are no longer just…
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ComputersNews

AMD just gave your old Radeon GPU a new lease on life

October 22, 2026
FSR 4.1 is coming to Radeon RX 6000 GPUs way ahead of schedule, along with Ryzen laptops, gaming handhelds, and Xbox consoles. Credit: Brad Chacos / IDG AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling technology was a revelation when it debuted last year, delivering the sort of…
GamingNews

'Haven't Played Your Console in a While?' Trade It in, Xbox Tells Customers Amid Stock Shortages

October 21, 2026
Xbox is sending emails to customers reminding them that they can trade in their Series X and S consoles if they’ve been collecting dust. The email has reportedly been sent to customers in the U.S. who haven’t used their console in some time. The past year or so has seen console prices skyrocket thanks to the ‘RAMpocalypse’ sparked by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Google…
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CryptoNews

Crypto Thieves Hijack Ngrave Alerts and Walk Away With $2.56M

October 21, 2026
A fake security warning flashed across crypto wallets, sending users scrambling to protect their funds. Instead, the alert delivered them straight to thieves who drained roughly $2.56 million, exploiting a trusted notification system without ever cracking the hardware itself. Key Takeaways Ngrave traced approximately $2.56 million stolen from 70 wallet addresses across four blockchain…
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NewsSpace

Could a $200K bond for satellites paid before launch prevent a space junk disaster in orbit? Here's why some scientists think so

October 21, 2026
The space around Earth is turning into a junkyard. Researchers think a refundable deposit scheme could force satellite operators to clean up their act before a tipping point is reached. For years, space sustainability experts have warned that the growing number of satellites in orbit and the quantity of dead metal left behind threatens to trigger a dangerous cascade of collisions known as the…
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