DefenseNews

Army Secretary in ‘holy war’ with Congress over budget flexibility

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll says he is locked in a “holy war” on Capitol Hill as he works to convince lawmakers to grant the service more flexible funding authority for electronic warfare, unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone efforts. The resistance Driscoll has encountered in his first eight months in the job is part of a longstanding tension between the Pentagon and Congress over the…
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ComputersNews

I ditched my laptop for a mini PC and couldn’t be happier

Sometime after my social feeds started to fill up with ads for mini-PCs, I realized that there’s a silent revolution going on in desktop PCs. Welcome to the era of the mini-PC, where you can do all your computing from a PC smaller than a box of Pop-Tarts and much cheaper…
ComputersNews

Tiny new YTX motherboard format trims the fat, adds M.2 slots

Motherboards come in various standard sizes, but for most of us, the choice boils down to ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ITX, from largest to smallest. But that’s mostly variations on how many PCIE cards it can hold. There’s now a new standard that swaps a few things around…
CryptoNews

Public Bitcoin Miners Defy Crypto Crash: Applied Digital, Cipher, and IREN Lead Double-Digit Gains

While crypto prices faceplanted over the last day, publicly traded mining firms pulled a power move with gains lighting up Monday’s scoreboard. Out of the 20 largest miners by market cap, only three slipped into the red—and one of those was an ethereum treasury outfit. Crypto Miners Boom Despite Bitcoin’s Slump—20 Public Mining Firms Post Eye-Catching Moves Immersion Technologies may still…
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NewsSpace

See the sun transform into a fiery crescent in breathtaking photos of the September 2025 partial solar eclipse

A partial solar eclipse swept across the face of the sun on Sept. 21, mesmerizing stargazers with a dramatic display of orbital mechanics that saw the curved silhouette of the lunar disk turn the incandescent orb of our parent star into a fiery crescent over the Pacific Ocean. The Sept. 21 partial solar eclipse occurred as the moon traveled between Earth and the sun, blocking the disk of our…
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MobileNews

Oppo Find X9 Series Global Launch Confirmed: What We Know So Far

Oppo Find X9 Series global launch has been confirmed to take place soon, and the company has already confirmed that the series will feature the newly announced flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset. The Find X9 series China launch will take place on October 16. While the…
AI & RoboticsNews

Lincoln Center’s Collider Fellows explore how tech could transform the performing arts

At a time of high anxiety around technology’s impact on arts and culture, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Collider Fellowship is focused on new opportunities, welcoming multi-disciplinary artists to explore how emerging tech can transform live performance and the performing arts. Today, the famed New York performing arts center is announcing its second class of Collider Fellows…
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