ROME — The F-35B fighter can take off on a very short runway, hover in the air and land vertically, but the Italian navy is about to find out whether it can also outrace a Ferrari.
In an unusual race planned next month at the Navy’s air base at Grottaglie in southern Italy, one of its F-35Bs will go head-to-head with a Ferrari SF90 to see which has the punchier acceleration.
“We are used to…
CENTCOM has become a battle lab for unmanned systems
September 23, 2026
When a U.S. Army helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz in June, an unmanned U.S. Navy vessel went looking for the crew.
The Corsair, operated by U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59, helped recover two U.S. service members. A month later, three Corsairs were used for…
South Korea faces no good choices in sending forces for Trump’s unpopular Iran mission
September 23, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — As Washington presses South Korea to contribute to securing the Strait of Hormuz, experts said Seoul is facing a military capacity dilemma, as forces could get stretched amid escalating threats from North Korea.
The worry comes as Washington exerts…
Bungie Studio Head Poria Torkan, alongside the Head of Product and GM of Marathon, Josh Dean, revealed plans to “evolve” Marathon as Bungie continues to navigate big internal changes.
In a September 21 video message to fans, Torkan and Dean addressed what’s next for Marathon, saying the game is an “important part” of shaping where Bungie goes next.
“It didn’t reach as many…
Hideo Kojima Could Be the Catalyst for an Xbox Turnaround
September 22, 2026
To use a sports analogy, Hideo Kojima is like a superstar athlete whose previous team (PlayStation) dropped him for, reportedly, salary-cap reasons. Xbox was all too happy to sign him, and unsurprisingly, they trotted him out at the Tokyo Game Show as the new face of the…
This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox’s 25th anniversary, he’ll be sharing his…
This AI Can’t Chat, but Crypto Traders Are Already Putting It to Work
September 22, 2026
This weekend, the cryptocurrency community has been discussing Typesafe AI’s System One model, a product known as Jev. What makes this AI particularly intriguing is that it does not chat; instead, users feed it facts and tightly bounded questions, such as buy or sell, yes or no, or a numerical score, and it returns probabilities in just 70 to 500 milliseconds for pennies. Earlier this week…
Binance Expands Bstocks Collateral as Tokenized Stock Volumes Jump 33x
September 22, 2026
Binance has expanded access to its tokenized equity suite, allowing all eligible retail and institutional users to use tokenized stocks as collateral for futures and margin trading.
Key Takeaways
Binance opened bStocks collateral access to all users, generating $30B+ in…
AI Risk Is Bitcoin Price Opportunity as Giant Funds Get Anxious
September 22, 2026
As capital rotation into all things AI-related has been cited as one of the reasons for the bitcoin bear market this year, a new environment is emerging that could help BTC recapture at least some of that capital.
Key Takeaways
AI exposure is making diversification harder…
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026 Begins on October 8
September 22, 2026
Amazon has announced that the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026 sale will begin on October 8 in India. The annual festive sale will bring deals across categories including smartphones, electronics, fashion, beauty, home essentials, appliances and groceries.
Customers using SBI Credit and Debit Cards can get a 10% instant discount, including on eligible EMI transactions. Prime members will also…
