DefenseNews

Senior Ukrainian commander sees imminent ‘turning point’ in war

Ukraine has a six-month window in which to seize the battlefield initiative from Russia and strengthen its hand for peace talks, a senior commander told Reuters, predicting a “turning point” was imminent after more than four years of war. Russian forces have made grinding gains since their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but the advances have slowed this year and Ukrainian…
Read more
ComputersNews

Windows 11’s new update actually makes your PC faster. Here’s how to get it

Microsoft is following through on a previous announcement with a new optional update for Windows 11 that makes the operating system genuinely faster, especially in certain situations. It’s called update KB5089573 and it includes the “Low Latency Profile” feature. Windows Central reports that KB5089573 is the first update to come out of the secret Windows K2 project. In short, the aim of the…
Read more
ComputersNews

The Steam Deck is back, and affordable PC gaming is dead

The Steam Deck, harbinger of a portable PC gaming revolution, has been out of stock for three months. Now it’s back… at almost double the price of the original model. It’ll cost you $789 USD to get the 512GB OLED version, $949 for the 1TB upgrade. The original LCD…
GamingNews

Take-Two CEO Pushes Back Against Suggestion Red Dead Online Was a Missed Opportunity

Strauss Zelnick, the boss of Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two, has pushed back at the suggestion Red Dead Online was a missed opportunity, insisting it “has been immensely successful and long lasting.” Red Dead Online is the standalone multiplayer component of Rockstar’s 2018 masterpiece, Red Dead Redemption 2. While Rockstar initially released significant updates for the game, the…
Read more
CryptoNews

Trump Defends Prediction Markets and Bitcoin in Truth Social Post Praising CFTC’s Selig

President Donald Trump posted a public statement Tuesday defending the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) exclusive federal authority over prediction markets and warning that the United States must protect its position as the world’s leading crypto destination. Key Takeaways Trump backs CFTC Chairman Michael Selig’s federal authority over prediction markets, rejecting state-level…
Read more