The U.S. Air Force has committed $75 million to an initial production run of a jet-powered guided bomb that can fly more than 300 nautical miles, Boeing said Wednesday.
Boeing’s BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit is a wing-and-turbojet engine kit that converts a 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) into a long-range JDAM (JDAM LR) dubbed the GBU-75. The result is a gravity bomb with the…
Iran has made a concerted diplomatic push with Gulf states, warning them explicitly that Tehran will hit their oil, power and water plants unless they persuade Donald Trump to end U.S. strikes on Iran and instead seek a negotiated end to the war.
The warning envisaged…
Is Nintendo Losing Its Soul?
August 6, 2026
This is an IGN opinion piece from Charlie Lopresto, who has been writing online about Nintendo since building his first Pokemon fansite in 1999. He rates the DS Lite as his favorite Nintendo system and will not rest until the Koopalings are once more recognized as…
It’s 2026, and the soulslike subgenre continues to grow, with new contenders all aiming high to be the next great hit. It’s an appealing genre, to be sure, but to truly make an impact, you need not only a great hook, but also stellar combat fundamentals that run deep. That’s where the upcoming Swords of Legends is looking to put its best foot forward, as developer Aurogon…
Nintendo Switch 2 hit Pokémon Pokopia has received its big Version 2.0.0 update, adding a bunch of free content, support for its Bubbly Basin expansion, and much more.
Today’s patch is now live on Switch 2 for all Pokémon Pokopia owners, whether you have the…
Circle reported stronger second-quarter earnings as USDC circulation and transaction activity expanded. The stablecoin issuer also set a September launch date for Arc, its institutional blockchain network.
Key Takeaways
Circle posted $48M in Q2 profit as USDC transaction…
Bitcoin traders have quietly stacked more than $41 billion into futures contracts, while the options market is flashing price targets thousands of dollars above where bitcoin actually trades. At $64,711 on Aug. 5, spot bitcoin looks almost cheap compared with the bets piling up across the derivatives market.
Key Takeaways
Binance led $41B in BTC futures as CME open interest jumped 6.82% on Aug.
Abu Dhabi has built one of the world’s clearest paths for crypto and blockchain companies to set up shop, and sovereign money is following close behind.
Key Takeaways
Citadel Mining holds about 6,996 BTC built through Abu Dhabi mining operations since 2022.
Mubadala…
Astronomers witness the strange final moments of a massive star's supernova death (video)
August 6, 2026
Astronomers have captured the death of a massive star from its first faint flash of X-rays, revealing an unusual explosion that may bridge the gap between ordinary supernovas and more extreme, gamma-ray-burst-producing stellar explosions
The event began in March 2026, when…
On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.
The robotic spacecraft lifted off on an Atlas V rocket from what is now Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and spent the next five years making the 1.74-billion-mile trek to Jupiter.
Next Stop, Jupiter! Launch Photos of NASA’s Juno Mission
Since it…
