KYIV, Ukraine — The U.S. State Department and Ukraine’s ambassador in Washington have outlined a memorandum that would route Ukrainian drone technology into joint ventures on American soil in an attempt to inject Kyiv’s combat experience into the military’s equipment supply chains.
The draft agreement would open a legal channel for Kyiv to sell its weapons to the U.S. for the first time…
LAOAG, Philippines — A Japanese anti-ship missile smashed into and sunk a decommissioned Philippine naval vessel afloat in the South China Sea, headlining a culminating event of Exercise Balikatan 2026.
This missile firing of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Type 88…
Buying a new TV and a new streaming device used to be separate decisions, as televisions didn’t always come with adequate smart TV software.
These days, though, it’s virtually impossible to buy a television that isn’t a smart TV, with Roku, Fire TV, or other streaming…
How much should a gaming laptop cost? The answer is—depressing and unhelpful as always—”it depends.” If you insist on an Alienware logo on the top and you’re looking at the Dell shop today, then the answer starts at a hefty $1,299. That gets you a relatively recent CPU… and an RTX 4050 graphics card from 2023.
The Alienware 15 is ostensibly what’s replacing the Dell G series of…
FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is AMD’s alternative to upscaler tech like Nvidia DLSS, and it’s pretty good. But the latest frame generation goodies in FSR 4 are only available to the latest Radeon 9000-series cards on the RDNA 4 architecture, a move that has rankled…
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Has a Real-Life $500,000 Treasure Hunt You Can Pay $41 to Try and Solve
May 14, 2026
Ubisoft has announced a real-life Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced treasure hunt with a $500,000 prize, buried somewhere in the Caribbean.
The hoard is made up of specially-minted solid gold coins (collectively worth $350,000) and a rock crystal skull adorned with a…
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic won’t be another bloated single-player game that takes over half a decade to develop, game director Casey Hudson has insisted. Via an interview with Bloomberg, we learned a few new details about the highly anticipated Star Wars RPG, which aims to be a spiritual successor to BioWare’s much-loved Knights of the Old Republic. Hudson talked a bit about the…
Former Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer design director, David Vonderhaar, has teased his next game and it sounds nothing like Call of Duty. In an interview with Bloomberg, Vonderhaar confirmed that he is not making another military shooter like Call of Duty and instead…
Schwab Crypto is rolling out spot bitcoin and ethereum trading for selected retail clients through Schwab-linked accounts. The offer includes 24/7 support, education, research, and pricing at 75 basis points on each trade’s dollar value.
Key Takeaways
Schwab Crypto will…
Ripple and crypto industry leaders backed the Senate’s CLARITY Act ahead of a key markup, citing clearer rules, stronger consumer protections, and U.S. leadership. Ripple’s legal chief cited a report estimating 67 million Americans hold crypto.
Key Takeaways
Ripple executives backed the Senate’s CLARITY Act before a Banking Committee markup.
Supporters say the bill could strengthen consumer…
