MANILA, Philippines — Australia has moved to reverse a decline in the number of warships, as its surface combatant fleet stands to fall to its smallest size since World War II. Under Project Sea 3000, Australia and Japan inked a deal to buy three upgraded Mogami-class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The contract was signed by the two countries’ defense ministers aboard JS Kumano…
I don’t want a thinner laptop. I want a better one
April 28, 2026
I used to think thinner laptops were the better option. I don’t anymore.
Thinner just seemed like the natural direction for laptops, especially given how they first started out (big and boxy!). I get the appeal, too. A featherlight laptop is seriously impressive…
Sync.com review: Superb online device sync and backup
April 28, 2026
Where online storage services such as Dropbox, iCloud, and others only allow you to sync data across devices, Sync.com adds discrete unsynced storage to the mix via its Vault folder. This makes it particularly well-suited for backup. I like the approach, and I think the…
It was fun while it lasted, but it’s starting to look like the end for flat-rate AI plans as we know them, with GitHub being the first to turn out the lights.
Just a week after announcing it was halting signups for its flat-rate Copilot Pro and Pro+ plans, Github has announced that starting in June, those plans will switch over to usage-based pricing.
Both GitHub Copilot Pro and Pro+ will…
Walmart Rejects the New Switch 2 Game Pricing Model, Discounts Physical Preorders by $10
April 27, 2026
Nintendo made quite a splash recently when it announced it would charge different prices for physical and digital versions of upcoming first-party games. The new pricing model started with preorders for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, and it has continued with Splatoon…
A number of official Bladur’s Gate 3 books have been announced, including an Astarion prequel, a reproduction of the Necromancy of Thay, a coloring book, and a cookbook.
Penguin Random House announced a new publishing program based on Larian’s masterful Dungeons &…
Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Bundles Restocked at Amazon, Dropping the Price to Just $7 Per Pack
April 27, 2026
Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order Booster Bundles are back in stock at Amazon (sold and shipped by the retail giant), and they’re back at the current market price as well.
You can secure your order at just $41.99 right now, which closely matches the current market pricing at trusted resale site TCG player (at least for now!). That works out at just $6.99 per pack (with a total of six…
Litecoin’s official X account fired back at critics on Sunday, one day after a 13-block reorganization that reportedly exposed a vulnerability in its Mimblewimble Extension Blocks privacy layer and triggered fresh questions about the project’s disclosure practices.
Key…
The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index could fall sharply before a clearer crypto buying opportunity emerges. Continued volatility and weak price retention highlight growing pressure on digital assets despite earlier gains.
Key Takeaways:
Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index may…
Coinbase has partnered with Nium to enable global payments using USD Coin, expanding stablecoin use in cross-border transactions. The integration reflects growing demand for faster settlement and reduced reliance on traditional banking infrastructure.
Key Takeaways:
Coinbase expands USDC payments through Nium’s network across 190+ countries.
Nium clients can fund payouts in USDC and settle to…
