Fleet managers don’t get paid to argue on Facebook. They get paid to look at the numbers, and make decisions in the best financial interests of their companies. According to studies that follow real-world fleets in the most extreme, cold-weather conditions in America, EVs don’t just survive — they thrive, beating out diesel on the balance sheet.
Backed by an NREL study that explored how EVs…
PARIS — French carmaker Renault will start manufacturing long-range strike drones under a contract with the country’s Directorate General for Armament, and in partnership with local defense contractor Turgis Gaillard.
Renault confirmed the plans after French trade…
Italy faces GCAP warplane price tag topping $21 billion
January 21, 2026
ROME — Italy’s outlay on the design and development of the tri-nation GCAP fighter has tripled from €6 billion to €18.6 billion — or from $7 billion to $21.8 billion — in the last five years, the country’s defense minister has told parliament.
The announcement…
Defense tech startups had their best funding year ever in 2025
January 21, 2026
PARIS — Defense-technology startups had their best funding year ever in 2025, with investors keen to finance autonomous systems and artificial intelligence for the battlefield, according to data from business-intelligence providers that track venture capital funding.
The value of venture capital deals in defense technology jumped to a record $49.1 billion last year from $27.2 billion a year…
I block ads (despite the hypocrisy) and you probably do too if you’re tech-literate enough to read PCWorld on the regular. So maybe you’re familiar with the minor drama between Google Chrome and the incredibly popular uBlock Origin, which is also a solo developer’s…
Pokémon TCG: This Mega Charizard X Ultra-Premium Collection Just Scored a Major Price Drop at Amazon
January 20, 2026
Amazon is continuing its hot streak of tidy TCG deals, and this week has blessed us with a fairly outstanding $100 discount on the Pokémon TCG: Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection that launched alongside Phantasmal Flames at the end of last year.
You can pick it up…
'Custodes Are Not Space Marines' — Games Workshop Addresses 'The Telemon in the Room' and Explains Warhammer Lore Behind New Female Miniatures
January 20, 2026
Games Workshop has published a Warhammer lore explanation for the existence of female Custodes following a new miniature range announcement on Friday.
During a preview livestream, the British company behind tabletop wargames Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000 revealed new models for the Adeptus Custodes, a faction made up of genetically-engineered, functionally immortal transhumans who work as the…
Ex-Assassin's Creed Boss Suing Ubisoft for CAD $1.3 Million, Alleges His 'Disguised Dismissal' Was to Avoid Severance Pay
January 20, 2026
Ex-Assassin’s Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté is suing Ubisoft for CAD $1.3 million ($937k) in lost severance pay and damages following his shock exit from the company last year.
Radio Canada broke word of the lawsuit, which Coté has filed against his former employer…
Mounting global bond stress and soaring precious metals signal a weakening dollar and looming stagflation, while bitcoin faces a sharp reckoning as its digital gold narrative falters, economist Peter Schiff warned.
Peter Schiff: A Dollar Collapse Is Unfolding — and Bitcoin…
Crypto markets are shedding their four-year cycle as ETFs, concentrated liquidity and investor attention reshape price discovery, with Wintermute research pointing to 2026 as the moment digital assets begin trading like global financial instruments.
The Four-Year Cycle Is Gone, and 2026 Is Where Crypto Starts Pricing Like a Global Asset, Research Shows
Structural forces are emerging as the…
