MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. and South Korean governments will hold high-level security talks this week, with officials expected to discuss several issues that have strained ties between the two countries, including a possible South Korean deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.
The Ministry of National Defense said Monday that the Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue will cover wartime…
China changes law to mobilize all resources in case of conflict. Should neighbors worry?
September 15, 2026
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s armed forces will get every possible resource from the home front if needed during a war, according to a change in the law to take effect in October.
And its militarily less endowed neighbors such as Taiwan and the Philippines would bear…
CD Projekt and Blizzard have released a first look at the Geralt-themed Barbarian skin for Diablo 4, but you’ll need to preorder The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past on Battle.net to get it.
During BlizzCon 2026, CD Projekt’s Expert Community and Social Media…
Overwatch Devs Confirm That Yes, Tracer Is Still The Game’s Mascot
September 14, 2026
You heard it here first, folks: Tracer is still the face of Overwatch, despite not being featured in many major collaborations or promotional materials as of late.
We got the chance to sit down with the minds behind Overwatch at Blizzcon 2026 to discuss the game’s newest support hero, Doctrine, and the future of the franchise — as well as grill them about Tracer’s role as its supposed…
World of Warcraft: Forever, a Classic+ iteration of the long-running franchise that lets players return to an updated vanilla Azeroth featuring new zones, dungeons, raids, and more, was announced at yesterday’s BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony. And now, the game’s…
Senate Republicans Update CLARITY Act With Strict Ethics Rules
September 14, 2026
On Sunday night, Senate Republicans released an updated draft of the CLARITY Act with changes to the ethics and other relevant provisions to sway Democrats to vote for the bill on Tuesday. However, it is still unclear whether these changes will be enough for Democrats to…
Analyst Sees SKY Rising 5x, Beating Bitcoin on ‘Federal Bank’ Model
September 14, 2026
Standard Chartered expects SKY to climb from a reference price of $0.065 to $0.325 by end-2028. The bank ties its fivefold projection to expanding USDS supply, agent borrowing, staking rewards, and token buybacks.
Key Takeaways
Standard Chartered set a $0.325 SKY target for the end of 2028.
Sky agents have borrowed $5.9 billion in USDS since September 2024.
Slower yield-bearing stablecoin growth…
Wealth Managers Signal Crypto Shift With 60% Planning Allocations
September 14, 2026
Crypto buying plans and bullish price expectations emerged from a wealth manager poll, with 60% planning allocations within a year and an equal share anticipating year-end gains. Yet 67% had no existing crypto allocation.
Key Takeaways
60% of wealth managers polled planned…
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir just shared some tips for controlling curls in the tough environment of microgravity — and it was a big deal for curly-haired people like me.
Meir’s hair-care advice came Wednesday (Sept. 9) in a 5.5-minute video she posted to X from the…
James Webb Space Telescope discovers the rings of tiny solar system body Chariklo are changing
September 14, 2026
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that the ring system of a tiny solar system body is even more interesting than they knew.
The object in question is Chariklo, which orbits the sun between Saturn and Uranus, at around 17 times the distance between Earth and the sun. Despite only being around 155 miles (250 kilometers) wide, Chariklo, part of the Centaur…
