DefenseNews

US Air Force speeds Reaper successor timeline after Iran losses

September 5, 2026
The U.S. Air Force is accelerating its timeline for a cheaper, more expendable successor to the MQ-9A Reaper, officials said Sept. 3, after combat losses left the service unwilling to wait out the rest of the drone’s life. Lt. Gen. Christopher Niemi, the Air Force’s chief modernization officer, told reporters at the Pentagon that a follow-on was already under discussion as the MQ-9 aged out.
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GamingNews

'We Were All Positive It Was Going to Fail': Rockstar Devs Thought GTA Online Would Flop

September 4, 2026
A former Rockstar Games developer has revealed that the team thought GTA Online was going to fail before it launched. In an interview with Eldorado, ex-Rockstar Games developer Matt Freedman looked back on the success of GTA 5 and attributed a lot of it to GTA Online. He noted that a lot of investors seek a GTA Online-level success nowadays, but said it was treated as an “afterthought&#8221…
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CryptoNews

500 Million XRP Leave Binance as Reserves Hit Early 2024 Low

September 4, 2026
Binance’s monthly average XRP reserves have fallen by about 500 million tokens since November 2025, according to Cryptoquant. The decline may reflect accumulation and ETF demand, although exchange transfers could also affect the metric. Key Takeaways Binance’s monthly XRP reserves declined from 3.1 billion to 2.6 billion. The reserve average has returned to a level last seen in February…
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NewsSpace

On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive

September 4, 2026
On Sept. 3, 2006, a European satellite named SMART-1 crashed into the moon! This wasn’t actually as disastrous as it sounds, because the spacecraft did it on purpose. SMART-1 launched in 2003 and was the first European spacecraft to go to the moon. It was also the first mission of a program called Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology, which was a series of low-cost spacecraft…
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