GamingNews

Game Devs Defend Highguard Amid Launch Backlash

January 29, 2026
A number of high-profile video game developers have defended Highguard amid an online backlash during the game’s launch. The free-to-play “PvP raid shooter” was the big new game reveal at the end of last month’s The Game Awards, but developer Wildlight then went dark until the January 26 release date in a bid to channel the successful shadowdrop of Apex Legends back in 2019. At launch…
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CryptoNews

Ripple Sees Bullish Path to $1 Trillion in Institutional Crypto Holdings

January 29, 2026
Ripple sees regulated stablecoins anchoring trillion-dollar digital asset markets as institutions accelerate adoption, pushing crypto from speculation into core financial infrastructure and setting the stage for widespread enterprise integration. Ripple Anticipates Trillion-Dollar Digital Asset Markets Anchored by Regulated Stablecoins Momentum across digital assets is intensifying as institutions…
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NewsSpace

Stargazing in the city: what you can (and can't) see at night

January 29, 2026
Light pollution has become an unavoidable facet of modern life. Artificial light shines from homes, streetlamps and countless other sources, illuminating our cities and towns before inevitably bleeding into the skies above, where it dramatically reduces our ability to…
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NASA research jet makes fiery 'wheels-up landing' after experiencing mechanical issue (video)

January 29, 2026
A NASA research aircraft crashed in a fiery landing accident, but luckily none of the crew aboard the jet were harmed. One of NASA’s high-altitude WB-57 research jets skidded across the runway trailing fire and smoke behind it at Houston’s Ellington Field on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after landing with its wheels up due to a mechanical issue. Video posted to social media by Houston Air Watch…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

January 29, 2026
On a Monday night NBC News segment, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over “some of the things we’ve seen in the last few days,” referring to the violence of Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Amodei focused on the importance of preserving democracy at home, both on NBC and in a post on X that specifically called out “the horror we’re seeing in…
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