A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing the Army to explain why it is shuttering a specialized drone battalion less than a year after establishing it, a move that comes as conflicts across the world have become increasingly defined by unmanned aerial systems and electronic warfare.
The 600-member “Unmanned Assault Battalion,” created as part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, was charged with…
I'm Getting My Hopes Up for The Ascent 2 After the Developer Told Me It Had Big Franchise Plans
September 5, 2026
The Ascent 2 is a game I’ve hoped developer Neon Giant would make ever since I finished the wonderful The Ascent back in 2021 — and after speaking to the studio at gamescom, I’m convinced it’s now in the works.
Neon Giant is currently hard at work on No Law, a…
Nintendo Confirms 2 Nintendo Direct Broadcasts for Next Week, Including a Dedicated Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Broadcast
September 5, 2026
Nintendo has announced a pair of Nintendo Direct broadcasts for next week, including a dedicated Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary showcase.
The Zelda Direct will air on Tuesday, September 8 at 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern / 3pm UK time, and last 30 minutes. Expect updates on…
As you’d expect from a space opera RPG that shares many similarties with Mass Effect, the upcoming Exodus from developer Archetype Entertainment has character relationships that you can build through dialogue choices, interactions, and decisions they make. This includes romance options; while you can choose to play as a male or female version of the lead character Jun Aslan, all character…
Washington State Seeks $1.03M Fine, Ban for Crypto Kiosk Firm
September 5, 2026
Washington regulators are seeking to revoke Coinflip’s license and impose a $1.03 million fine over alleged crypto kiosk compliance failures. The charges also demand consumer refunds and industry bans for the company and its CEO.
Key Takeaways
Washington seeks to revoke…
Based on Strategy’s model, bitcoin would need to fall 83% before STRC reaches a 1x BTC Rating. The company maps its preferred securities against separate bitcoin price thresholds under an internal calculation.
Key Takeaways
Strategy says bitcoin would need to fall 83% to…
US and UK Form First-of-Its-Kind Alliance Against Crypto Scams
September 5, 2026
The United States and United Kingdom formed a first-of-its-kind enforcement alliance targeting overseas cryptocurrency scam centers blamed for nearly $10 billion in annual American losses. The agreement establishes parallel investigations, information sharing, jurisdictional coordination, and case prioritization.
Key Takeaways
U.S. and U.K. agencies will investigate common targets in…
On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus
September 5, 2026
On Sept. 4, 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 spacecraft performed the first-ever rocket maneuver in deep space as it did a quick mid-course correction on its way to Venus. It had launched just eight days earlier and needed to burn its engines to ensure that its trajectory would…
How did the infant sun form? Scientists get surprising new insights from 4.6-billion-year-old space dust
September 5, 2026
New research suggests that dust from meteorites contains a “fossil record” dating back to the formation of the sun. The research reveals that magnetism played a far greater role in the birth of the solar system than had previously been suspected.
Around 4.6…
Scientists watch a comet being born 3 billion miles away
September 5, 2026
Astronomers have witnessed a small, icy body that orbits the sun out beyond Jupiter transforming into a comet, providing a missing link between comets and inert bodies called centaurs.
The object in question is called 450P/LONEOS and is named after the Lowell Observatory survey that found it back in 2004. It is a centaur, which is a breed of inactive body that orbits the sun between Jupiter and…
