DefenseNews

India turns to private sector to ramp up missile production

August 31, 2026
NEW DELHI — In a bid to accelerate missile production, India has approved the transfer of technologies for all conventional missile systems from a state-run organization to private companies. The move to expand the industrial base for missile manufacturing comes as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have exposed the challenges countries face in replenishing missile and ammunition stocks…
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GamingNews

‘We Are Nervous!’ — Rockstar Knows the Pressure on GTA 6 to Be a Success

August 28, 2026
It feels like the whole world is waiting to play GTA 6. And Rockstar knows it. Ahead of the extended look that just debuted on Netflix, IGN had the chance to visit the developer and talk with Rob Nelson, co-studio head at Rockstar North. Upon us mentioning just how each new Grand Theft Auto feels like a global cultural moment, he replies with a laugh, “No pressure.” “I try not to think…
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CryptoNews

Polymarket Pulls NFL Contracts, Certifies Bitcoin Bets The Same Day

August 28, 2026
Polymarket’s US-serving platform withdrew both of its NFL player participation filings on Aug. 26, one day after certifying them with the CFTC and one day before the listing date it had given the agency. On the same day, the exchange certified bitcoin, ether, and solana price contracts. Both sets were filed as swaps in the binary option subcategory. Key Takeaways Polymarket US withdrew NFL…
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CryptoNews

Bitcoin Mining Consumes 30% of Paraguay Energy, Analysts Reveal

August 28, 2026
During the “Accelerating Bitcoin” conference, experts debated how current bitcoin mining operations would affect the Paraguayan grid, warning of a possible generation crisis by 2029 if bitcoin mining energy consumption grows moderately, as it currently accounts for 30%…
CryptoNews

NZ’s ACT Party Proposes Waiving Capital Gains Tax on Crypto

August 28, 2026
ACT, a party with the fourth-largest representation in the New Zealand Parliament, is campaigning to modernize digital finance rules, proposing regulation to waive crypto gains tax on qualified assets held for over a year and to exempt low-value purchases made with crypto…
NewsSpace

Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch

August 28, 2026
The hours are counting down to the launch of NASA’s newest flagship orbital observatory. The spacecraft recently got its last glimpse of terrestrial light before being encapsulated in its rocket’s protective payload fairing last week and is imminently bound for liftoff. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s next-generation research satellite, and it’s currently…
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