DefenseNews

Trump asks ‘about 7′ countries for help to open the Strait of Hormuz

CAIRO — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but his appeals have brought no commitments as oil prices soar during the Iran war. The president declined to name the countries heavily reliant on Middle East crude that the administration is negotiating with to join a coalition to police the waterway where…
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DefenseNews

Fincantieri is itching to build more ships for the US Navy

ROME — Fincantieri is ready to build everything from corvettes and unmanned vessels to ice breakers and cable laying ships for the U.S. government as it rebounds from the cancellation of the Constellation frigate program, a senior official has said. “We are ready to take…
ComputersNews

Gaming desktop PCs get plastic surgery in the RAM crisis

RAM is insanely expensive right now, and it’s likely to get more so in the coming months. In the face of hundreds of dollars needed to outfit memory for a decent gaming system, at least one supplier is turning to an older idea: dummy RAM. It’s the hardware equivalent of…
ComputersNews

Mislabeled Ryzen CPUs spotted in Chuwi and Ninkear laptops

Hardware specifications are generally trusted, if only because they’re hard to fake. But a recent batch of budget laptops from brands originating in China may have done just that, swapping in older, less-powerful AMD Ryzen CPUs and allegedly cheating customers. Chuwi and Ninkear have been the target of investigations showing Ryzen 7000 chips swapped for older 5000-series CPUs. According to…
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GamingNews

Bethesda Boss Todd Howard Will 'Stay the Course on Starfield,' Says Veteran Composer, Who Also Believes 'People Were Just Not Ready For It' at Launch

Bethesda boss Todd Howard will continue to work on Starfield and ensure the company’s ambitious space game can “eventually become something that will be legendary,” according to the game’s composer. Speaking to RPGsite, veteran video game composer and frequent Bethesda collaborator Inon Zur said he believed Starfield had simply been ahead of its time when it arrived in…
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CryptoNews

Blackrock Ethereum Staking ETF Roars Into Market as Institutional Demand Surges

Blackrock’s new staking-enabled ethereum ETF opened with strong trading momentum, signaling rising institutional appetite for yield-generating crypto exposure while blending spot ether access with on-chain rewards in a structure designed for traditional market investors. Wall Street Enters Ethereum Staking Race as Blackrock ETF Ignites Institutional Momentum A new crypto investment product is…
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