A Rust player left paralyzed by cops in a swatting incident is now suing the police for $176 million.
Back in April of this year, 23-year-old Tucson resident Axeel Melendez was shot in his leg and spine by two officers who stormed into his house via his bedroom window. The cops were responding to a false report of an active shooter in the building — despite Melendez previously warning their unit…
Rockstar Games Killed Midnight Club 5 Because It Wasn't as Big as GTA, Ex-Designer Claims
August 4, 2026
An ex-Rockstar Games designer claims that the studio killed the Midnight Club franchise as it wasn’t as big as Grand Theft Auto.
In an interview with Insider Gaming, former Rockstar senior designer Kris Roberts was asked about Midnight Club’s fate, having worked…
Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo estimates authorities have a 20% to 40% chance of recovering part of the bitcoin stolen through the Coldcard vulnerability. Historical crypto recoveries spanning billions of dollars underpin that outlook, while security leaders urge victims to…
A former FBI supervisory special agent has been accused of doing something investigators spend years warning others about: exploiting access to cryptocurrency seed phrases that were never meant to leave an active counterintelligence case. According to prosecutors, roughly $1 million in digital assets disappeared from wallets tied to a foreign intelligence target, not through a sophisticated…
US Interest in Bitcoin Sinks to Near 5-Year Low
August 4, 2026
According to Google Trends, searches for bitcoin have fallen to a near-historic low, even as one of the industry’s key regulatory pieces, the Clarity Act, is expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate this week.
Key Takeaways
Google search interest for Bitcoin hit near…
Is the Nocs Provisions Lite View spotting scope a good alternative to a traditional telescope?
August 4, 2026
Spotting scopes are typically used by birders and for hunting, but under a dark sky, the Nocs Provisions Lite View reveals a different personality. With a 56mm objective lens and a versatile 9x-27x zoom range, this compact spotting scope is surprisingly capable when turned…
Astronomers watch a black hole's feeding frenzy end with a bad case of cosmic indigestion
August 4, 2026
Astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to observe the violent outflow of material from a distant black hole. The observation once again shows that even the hungriest black holes are extremely messy eaters, while also revealing the “digestive processes” of these cosmic titans in unprecedented detail.
The research focuses on the black hole system Swift J1727.8−1613…
Martin Halliwell is a Partner at NewSpace Capital, one of the world’s first private equity firms devoted exclusively to growth-stage companies working in the space technology sector. He formerly served as Chief Technology Officer of SES, where he led global technology…
Nothing started as a smartphone company and forayed into the audio and wearables segment through its sub-brand CMF. However, it seems like the company is reworking its launch strategy for the months to come, where Nothing AI devices like its smartwatch, speakers, and more…
Google Pixel 11 series specifications have leaked in full, ahead of the devices’ launch later this month. The renders for the handsets were leaked last week and the new leak sheds light on what you can expect from the device’s internals, like the Tensor G6 processor, triple rear cameras on three out of four devices, AMOLED displays, and more. The US and Europe pricing of the devices…
