DefenseNews

Norway’s elite Arctic soldiers still dig their own snow caves to hide from drones

SETERMOEN, Norway — Norway’s elite soldiers for Arctic warfare swear by an old-fashioned method for staying hidden from drones’ sophisticated sensors: quinzhees, or snow caves, carefully dug by hand. Deep in Norwegian woods, some 400 kilometers away from the Russian border, an officer of the Norwegian Long Range Reconnaissance Squadron is hidden in a snow-made shelter, with only his…
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DefenseNews

Fincantieri is itching to build more ships for the US Navy

ROME — Fincantieri is ready to build everything from corvettes and unmanned vessels to ice breakers and cable laying ships for the U.S. government as it rebounds from the cancellation of the Constellation frigate program, a senior official has said. “We are ready to take…
ComputersNews

Gaming desktop PCs get plastic surgery in the RAM crisis

RAM is insanely expensive right now, and it’s likely to get more so in the coming months. In the face of hundreds of dollars needed to outfit memory for a decent gaming system, at least one supplier is turning to an older idea: dummy RAM. It’s the hardware equivalent of cosmetic surgery, a stuffed bra, or a sock down your trousers. These modules are plastic with a bit of RGB lighting, made to…
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ComputersNews

Mislabeled Ryzen CPUs spotted in Chuwi and Ninkear laptops

Hardware specifications are generally trusted, if only because they’re hard to fake. But a recent batch of budget laptops from brands originating in China may have done just that, swapping in older, less-powerful AMD Ryzen CPUs and allegedly cheating customers. Chuwi and…
GamingNews

This Week's Meager Destiny 2 Update Leaves Fans Feeling Like the Franchise is at Its Lowest Ebb Yet, While Bungie Focuses on Trying to Make Marathon a Success

Destiny fans are lamenting the future of Bungie’s sci-fi shooter franchise, following a threadbare update this week, released while the developer focuses on supporting Marathon. Destiny 2 Update 9.5.5.5 arrived on Wednesday, and its full patch notes read as follows: General Fixed an issue where some weapons were not benefitting from their Weapon Foundry Sponsorships when active. And…
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CryptoNews

Robert Kiyosaki Cites Warren Buffett Cash Strategy While Loading up on Bitcoin Ahead of ‘Giant Crash’

Robert Kiyosaki warns a “giant crash” is accelerating as Warren Buffett piles up cash for turmoil, while he urgently shifts millions into bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil in preparation for what he believes could be the biggest market collapse in history. Robert Kiyosaki Doubles Down on Bitcoin Strategy While Warren Buffett Builds Crash Liquidity Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki warned…
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