Seeing two wounded fighters stranded on the battlefield — one of them still strapped to a land drone immobilized by a Russian strike — Ukrainian commander Vladyslav Polskyi knew he had to do something.
The 29-year-old — a former science teacher who joined the army in 2023 — was watching the soldiers on a screen in his command post around 15 km (9 miles) away.
Between them stretched the…
With UK military secrets, Ukraine could now build SCALP missiles at home - but it will take time
August 27, 2026
VIENNA — With the United Kingdom passing classified blueprints for British-made components of the SCALP cruise missile to Ukraine, the country is now in possession of the intellectual property and permissions needed to build the high-tech European weapon domestically.
First North Korea-Russia road bridge nearly complete, symbolizing new era of military cooperation
August 27, 2026
VIENNA — The first-ever road bridge linking North Korea and Russia across the Tumen River appears close to completion, according to satellite imagery reviewed by Defense News, though construction on the Russian side lags behind Pyongyang’s finished part. It is a visible…
Infinity Ward has pushed an unplanned update for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta in order to quickly address fan feedback.
Although the first beta weekend for Modern Warfare 4 is coming to a close, Infinity Ward has pushed an unplanned update that will fix spawns. This isn’t the final update for spawns as part of this beta, but is an “early piece” of a larger improvement…
gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: Everything Announced
August 26, 2026
Opening Night Live 2026 is over for another year, and it brought plenty of announcements, new trailers, and news on upcoming games. We’ve got all the reveals that matter right here, rounded up below.
Highlights include The Witcher 3 Remastered, The Witcher 3 expansion…
Marvel Tokon Devs Confess Regaining Trust After Fumbled PC Launch Will Be 'Extremely Challenging'
August 26, 2026
Arc System Works has apologized for the troubled PC launch of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and admitted it will now be “extremely difficult” to regain player trust.
Producer Takeshi Yamanaka offered a post-mortem on the release of the studio’s new…
Ripple USD has crossed $2 billion in market capitalization less than two years after its launch. Nearly $1 billion of the dollar-backed stablecoin is issued on the XRP Ledger, while Ethereum holds a slightly larger supply.
Key Takeaways
RLUSD’s market capitalization reached approximately $2.02 billion.
The XRP Ledger held about $962.8 million in circulating RLUSD.
Monthly transfer volume…
The Treasury has opened Iran’s digital asset sector to broader sanctions while targeting a broker accused of processing over $100 million in cryptocurrency for oil sales supporting Iran’s military and its proxies.
Key Takeaways
OFAC can sanction foreign parties…
Operation Lighthouse investigated 29,120 cryptocurrency addresses and digital identifiers while generating 14,300 investigative leads. The Chainalysis-led sprint also surfaced more than 7,700 suspect accounts and identified suspects across 125 countries.
Key…
Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth — could it boost northern lights chances this week?
August 26, 2026
Today (Aug. 25), the sun unleashed a powerful M6.9 solar flare from a restless Earth-facing sunspot, hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth could potentially be in the firing line.
The M6.98 solar flare erupted from the active sunspot region 4513 and peaked at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT), according to SpaceWeatherLive. 4513 has been particularly active over the last 24 hours…
