LONDON — The Iran war has left Britain’s armed forces exposed, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to act on his promises to invest in defense, after years of warnings from military bosses about the U.K.’s shrinking capabilities.
When a British military base in Cyprus was hit by a drone early on in the Iran conflict in March, Britain, whose navy was the largest in the world at…
GRAZ, Austria — The European Commission this week unveiled the results of its 2025 European Defence Fund call for proposals, selecting 57 collaborative research and development projects for a combined €1.07 billion ($1.26 billion) in EU funding − a package that makes…
If you’re trying to build a PC in 2026, I feel bad for you, son. I’ve got 99 problems… and most of them tie back to the same “AI” bubble that’s making computers ridiculously expensive. Though some older parts are also going up in price, many are falling back on…
“Everyday productivity.” “Value-orientated computing.” “Right-sized performance.” All of these are terms Intel is using to describe the Intel Core Series 3, Intel’s response to budget CPUs that are appearing in laptops like the Apple MacBook Neo.
Intel unexpectedly launched the Core Series 3, based on its excellent “Panther Lake” (Core Ultra Series 3) architecture and 18A…
For years, creatives have delved deeply into a single app at a time, pushing and shaping pixels in apps like Photoshop to achieve the right look and feel. Now Adobe and Canva want you to abandon that approach for one where AI agents do that work for you.
Adobe calls its…
Trump Endorses Halo Composer
April 16, 2026
Marty O’Donnell, the former video game composer known for his work on Halo and Destiny, has seen his latest bid for Congress endorsed by Donald Trump.
Writing on X/Twitter last night, O’Donnell said he was “honored” to have Trump’s support, following a social media…
Crimson Desert Praised
April 16, 2026
Crimson Desert has a high-profile fan: the director of The Witcher 3.
Both games are single-player fantasy adventures, and while The Witcher 3 leans more heavily on story, character, and traditional RPG elements, Pearl Abyss and CD Projekt’s vast open worlds are often compared.
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the director of The Witcher 3 and former Cd Projekt executive, told The Game Business that…
Marathon Patch 1.0.6 Update Pushes Players to Be Nice and Brings Big Gameplay Changes – Everything You Need to Know
April 16, 2026
Bungie has been sprinkling details of its massive patch 1.0.6 update for Marathon in the leadup to its release today, April 14. As an avid player of Bungie’s sci-fi extraction shooter myself, I was keen on the revamp to Recon, which has been my main Shell since the…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed House Bill 798 into law April 13, 2026, requiring crypto exchanges and custodians to transfer dormant digital assets to the state in their native token form rather than converting them to cash.
Key Takeaways:
Virginia Gov. Abigail…
Crypto.com Partners With NYSE-Listed Casino Operator High Roller to Launch US Prediction Market Contracts
April 16, 2026
Crypto.com has signed a definitive agreement with NYSE-listed online casino operator High Roller Technologies to offer prediction market contracts in the United States, adding another major entrant to a sector that has drawn both explosive growth and escalating legal challenges in recent months.
Key Takeaways:
High Roller Technologies (NYSE: ROLR) signed a definitive agreement with Crypto.com to…
