DefenseNews

Norway picks Hanwha to supply rocket artillery in $2 billion deal

PARIS — Norway picked Hanwha to supply the army with long-range precision artillery in a deal worth 19 billion Norwegian kroner (US$2 billion), preferring the South Korean company’s Chunmoo system over competing offers from KNDS and Rheinmetall as well as the U.S. High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. Norway agreed to buy 16 launch systems as well as a “large number” of missiles…
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DefenseNews

Germany proposes ‘two-speed’ EU to hasten defense buildup

PRAGUE — Germany is spearheading an initiative to create a “two-speed” European Union, proposing that a core group of six major economies bypass the bloc’s traditional consensus-based decision-making to accelerate defense cooperation and industrial competitiveness…
ComputersNews

Alliwava GH8 review: Ryzen 9 muscle in a shockingly small PC

The Alliwava GH8 aims to provide powerful notebook hardware in a compact mini PC case. It uses the latest high-end AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor from AMD’s Hawk Point series, which is specially designed for performance-oriented, space-saving systems. Does the Alliwava GH8…
ComputersNews

Costco reportedly pulls RAM and GPUs from display PCs due to theft

You’d think that a big-box store with membership requirements to even enter the building would have fewer problems with shoplifting than, say, Walmart or Target. But according to one Reddit post, at least one Costco store has had to remove the RAM from its display PCs, presumably to prevent shoplifters from exercising their sticky fingers. Reddit user “accent2012” noted the conspicuous…
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GamingNews

Ubisoft Confirms Just Dance+ Price Increase After Reshuffle

Ubisoft’s next change following last week’s major company reorganization will be a price increase to its Just Dance+ service. As Ubisoft tightens its belt across the company, its Just Dance+ streaming service will become more expensive whether you purchase access…
GamingNews

Game Devs Defend Highguard Amid Launch Backlash

A number of high-profile video game developers have defended Highguard amid an online backlash during the game’s launch. The free-to-play “PvP raid shooter” was the big new game reveal at the end of last month’s The Game Awards, but developer Wildlight then went dark until the January 26 release date in a bid to channel the successful shadowdrop of Apex Legends back in 2019. At launch…
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CryptoNews

Ripple Sees Bullish Path to $1 Trillion in Institutional Crypto Holdings

Ripple sees regulated stablecoins anchoring trillion-dollar digital asset markets as institutions accelerate adoption, pushing crypto from speculation into core financial infrastructure and setting the stage for widespread enterprise integration. Ripple Anticipates Trillion-Dollar Digital Asset Markets Anchored by Regulated Stablecoins Momentum across digital assets is intensifying as institutions…
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