DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government forces have taken control of a base in the east of the country that was run for years by U.S. troops as part of the war against the Islamic State group, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Thursday.
The al-Tanf base sits on a strategic location close to the borders with Jordan and Iraq. In a terse statement, the Syrian Defense Ministry said the handover…
SINGAPORE — Beyond China’s ostentatious display of its J-35A fighter jet at the Singapore Airshow was a lower-profile piece of equipment, the new Wing-Loong X combat drone, which experts say is far more likely to find international success.
Beijing banked on Asia’s…
Windows won’t boot? Safe Mode is the lifeline you need
February 13, 2026
If your Windows PC won’t start properly or keeps crashing, Safe Mode can help you identify the cause and fix the problem.
In Safe Mode, Windows only loads the most essential drivers and services, skips third-party autostart programs, and uses a simple graphical user…
4 quick security upgrades I always do on a new PC
February 13, 2026
Put a brand-new laptop or desktop PC in front of most people, and they’ll begin installing their favorite programs. Me? I check out its security setup.
That’s not just making sure basics like antivirus is active. I also look at Windows and installed apps to make sure the whole computer is configured to cover my butt while I’m online. Sure, I’m still careful while on the web. But having…
Intel’s tough decision boosted AMD to record highs
February 13, 2026
Shipments of x86 processors dropped from the third to the fourth quarter of 2025, as Intel’s supply constraints reined in PC processor shipments and helped AMD, especially in the mobile market.
AMD itself released some of the shipment estimates from Mercury Research on…
No Man’s Sky’s next big update, Remnant, is here, introducing something developer Hello Games has “been wanting to give players since the very beginning”: a gravity gun.
Called the Gravitino Coil, the powerful anti-gravity module for your multi-tool…
Imagine E.T. snorted your dad off a space toilet. You’d be mad, but there wouldn’t be anything you could do about it. Unless you happened to have an arsenal of powerful alien guns and some tricked-out power armour. This is the story of you, an unassuming kid who just happens to love video games, and how Earth getting taken over by a vast interstellar drug cartel turns out to be the making of…
Domina From Overwatch, Will You Be My Valentine?
February 12, 2026
Have you ever fallen in love?
I did nearly a decade ago, with Overwatch, Blizzard’s hero shooter of near-immaculate design. But that relationship sadly became strained, distant even, ever since its decision to move on from those initial glory days and reinvent itself as a…
A legal clash between Coinbase and Nevada regulators is testing whether states can treat federally regulated prediction markets as gambling, setting up a high-stakes fight over who controls crypto derivatives in the United States.
Federal Preemption or State Gambling Law?
Ripple Reaffirms XRP Priority: CEO Says XRP Family Comes First
February 12, 2026
XRP optimism intensified as Ripple leadership reinforced unwavering commitment to the crypto asset’s long-term utility, signaling alignment between strategy and execution while positioning XRP at the core of expanding institutional finance infrastructure.
Ripple Leadership Reinforces XRP’s Central Role as Bullish Momentum Builds
Optimism around XRP strengthened as Ripple leadership emphasized…
