Iran showed no sign of accepting Donald Trump’s ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday, while the U.S. president threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless Tehran reached a last-minute deal.
Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. in Washington — 3:30 a.m. in Tehran — to end its blockade of Gulf oil, or he will destroy every bridge and power plant in…
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — The Chinese navy is enhancing its guided-missile frigate, the Qinzhou, with an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed to illuminate blind spots during air defense engagements, an official military website said.
The website cited a…
A casual glance at the Asus TUF Gaming A14 might have you think it’s a mid-range gaming laptop built for gamers on a budget. That’s not quite right. In fact, the laptop doesn’t even have Nvidia discrete graphics and instead relies on AMD’s Radeon 8060S, a powerful…
HP came to CES 2026 with a major announcement about its approach to PC gaming hardware. Going forward, the company’s PC gaming hardware—including monitors and even laptops—will be sold under the HyperX brand name, not HP. The HyperX Omen OLED 27q is the first such monitor PC World has tested, and it’s a simple, budget-friendly OLED display.
Read on to learn more, then see our roundup of…
When you think about the graphics card in your gaming laptop or desktop, the first thought is probably about performance, maybe power draw or efficiency. It probably isn’t whether or not it’s a security risk. But a newly developed attack uses the super-fast memory in a…
World of Warcraft: Midnight's Race to World First Shocks Teams and Viewers With an Ultra-Secret Final Phase
April 7, 2026
Last week, the third raid of World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion opened up: The March on Quel’Danas. My guild and I were pretty proud to have finished off both its bosses on Normal difficulty over the weekend, thank you very much. But there’s currently…
Life is Strange: Reunion Review
April 7, 2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: very few games have stuck with me as long after completion like the original Life is Strange did way back in 2015. While we’ve had some great spinoffs and an excellent follow up to that original story with 2024’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, it still felt like the series was missing something. Sure, the point-and-click adventure…
Crimson Desert has a huge map and lengthy story that will take most players over 100 hours to work their way through, but now Pearl Abyss’ action adventure has been out for a few weeks, some are starting to complain that the open world has become too peaceful — because…
Bitcoin ETFs managed a modest weekly gain despite sharp swings, while ether extended its outflow trend. Solana and XRP also declined in a shortened trading week.
Key Takeaways:
Blackrock IBIT helped drive $22.34 million bitcoin ETF inflows, but volatility signals weak…
India is intensifying scrutiny of cryptocurrency activity as tax authorities flag system-estimated income that may not reflect actual profits, issuing reassessment notices that could reopen past filings and pressure traders to justify discrepancies.
Key Takeaways:
India is issuing Section 148A notices that can reopen past crypto filings for review.
Systems may flag estimated income that does not…
