DefenseNews

EU nails down five defense priority areas to channel common spending

PARIS — European Union member states approved five projects for joint defense-industrial investment in priority areas including drones and counter-drone systems as well as air and missile defense, part of efforts to encourage more cooperation on defense spending and avoid overlap in the 27-nation bloc. The five projects approved on Monday are now eligible for EU funding via the €1.5 billion…
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GamingNews

The Best Deals Today: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Metroid Prime 4, Nintendo Switch 2, and More

A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Nintendo Switch 2, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, September 26, below. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave for $69.97 Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is out now, and you can save $10 on a physical copy at Amazon. While the game is priced at $79.99 elsewhere, you…
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CryptoNews

Waiting for a 30% Bitcoin Dip Backfired in 61% of Tested Cases

Bitcoin buyers in a test of 216 highs would have paid more after a 30% crash than at the earlier high in most cases. Successful waits brought a median 19% discount; failed waits, a median 76% premium. Key Takeaways Livingston tested buying after pullbacks from 216 bitcoin…
CryptoNews

Discover How 20 Million Russians Tap Into Over $43B in Cryptocurrency

Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov has estimated that 20 million Russians have invested 3.7 trillion rubles (nearly $44 trillion) in crypto. These funds are being leveraged in three different pools: foreign trading, mining, and held as investment or savings assets on external exchanges. Key Takeaways Over 20M Russians use crypto to settle foreign trade, bypassing SWIFT sanctions to import key…
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CryptoNews

Kazakhstan Turns to Flare Gas to Power Crypto Mining Revival

Kazakhstan is working to entice crypto miners to take advantage of flared gas opportunities as part of a push to revive mining, which was severely hampered by power limitations imposed by an auction system designed to protect the country’s aging grid. Key…
AI & RoboticsNews

Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Meta’s new AI agent Muse took the spotlight at the company’s annual Connect event, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that Facebook’s parent company plans to push AI features everywhere. On the latest…
NewsPhotography

Photography festivals work better with a theme, and Bristol has built an entire biennial around this single unsettling idea

I go to lots of photography festivals, and I like it best when they have a theme. Not just because it makes them easier to write about, but because more broadly, I think it helps the public enjoy the event. There’s nothing worse than wandering around gallery after gallery, staring at photograph after photograph, not really knowing how you’re supposed to feel about them, or what…
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