NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s two days of military drills in waters surrounding Taiwan last month came closer than ever to the self-ruled island’s coast and were the largest-scale exercises in more than three years of exercises partly aimed at deterring a U.S. role in an actual war, analysts say.
A rocket artillery unit participating in the People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater…
At CES 2026, AMD and Nvidia both signaled that they’re considering bringing back older chip technologies to battle the sudden shortages and extreme price hikes battering the PC ecosystem right know.
I warned y’all this could happen.
We were chatting about reports of AMD…
Intel launched its long-awaited Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” mobile chips at CES 2026 this week, promising an alluring blend of long battery life and shockingly great integrated graphics performance thanks to its new Arc Xe3 graphics cores. (It’s true! We…
The latest edition of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is already drawing to a close, and once again, we’ve seen some truly impressive smart home and home security innovations—and as usual, some are more likely to ship than others.
We’re not counting on the robot lawn mower that picks fruit and lobs tennis balls to canines to actually land in stores, but it certainly counts as one…
Southern California Police Are Trying to Work Out if Multiple Burglaries Involving Trading Card Businesses Are Linked
January 8, 2026
Southern California police are investigating a wave of similar burglaries involving trading card businesses in a bid to establish whether they are linked.
Thieves made off with thousands of dollars’ worth of trading cards over the weekend, targeting a trading card…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded Global Release Times and Details Confirmed
January 8, 2026
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1 Reloaded just around the corner, we’re starting to get a better idea of what to expect when the new update goes live on January 8.
Although we don’t yet have all the details, we should expect four multiplayer maps for Black…
The Stranger Things Final Battle Against the Mind Flayer Was Inspired by Baldur's Gate 3 — Larian Boss Responds
January 8, 2026
The Stranger Things final battle was inspired by Baldur’s Gate 3, the Duffer Brothers have revealed.
Warning! Spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 8, The Rightside Up, follow:
In the finale, our heroes travel to The Abyss for a final showdown against Vecna, whose base of operations turns out to be the Mind Flayer itself. The final battle involves our heroes taking on the Mind Flayer…
China Pays Interest on Stablecoins While US Debates, Coinbase Warns—Is America Handing Crypto Dominance Away?
January 8, 2026
China’s decision to pay interest on its digital yuan sharpens the global race for digital money, raising fears that stalled U.S. policy could weaken stablecoins, payments dominance, and competitiveness as incentives reshape adoption and cross-border finance.
China’s…
XRP Quietly Locks in the Financial System: ETFs, Treasuries, and $1T Settled — Is the Market Still Asleep?
January 8, 2026
XRP’s role in global finance is broadening fast, with new details underscoring its growing footprint across settlement infrastructure, regulation, institutional balance sheets, ETFs, and real-world assets as adoption accelerates.
XRP Enters the ETF Era While Institutions…
The Most Bullish Thing Ever: Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Signals Massive Untapped Demand
January 8, 2026
Morgan Stanley’s planned bitcoin ETF is being hailed as a powerful signal that institutional crypto demand, distribution leverage, and brand-driven access are far larger than expected, suggesting the bitcoin ETF trade may still be in its earliest phase.
Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Sparks Fresh Bullish Conviction
Market participants are increasingly calling Morgan Stanley’s planned bitcoin…
