The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%, according to a new Government Accountability Office report released Thursday.
The mission capable rate, which measures the percentage of time aircraft can perform at least one of their tasked missions, dropped from 67% in fiscal 2021…
KYIV — Warfare in Ukraine and beyond faces a paradigm shift in the coming years as artificial intelligence systems integrate into unified networks that speed up decisions on the battlefield, a senior Ukrainian official said.
Ukraine, in the fifth year of fighting a…
PARIS — This year’s Eurosatory defense show near Paris may be the last chance for European countries to shop for weapons that will still be delivered in time for a possible conflict with Russia, according to the retired French general who heads the company running the…
The AI PC era has a benchmarking problem
June 15, 2026
I like numbers. Data feels sure. What could be better than measurable progress, a way of quantifying the world to stop arguments before they start?
But as we all know, people find plenty of reason still to fight about performance, even in spite of PC benchmarks. (Half the time, it’s because of the benchmarks.) Neither the humans referring to the results nor the companies producing the hardware…
An under-the-hood change in Windows seems to signal the further deterioration of Microsoft’s Copilot+ branding, which, at least historically, depended solely on NPUs as the engine of local PC AI. Now, PCs with dedicated GPUs will have access to those features.
An…
There’s a unique sense of intrigue that surrounds every new Fumito Ueda project. Familiar, yet exciting. A promise of a connection between character and player that few others can forge. But the Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian creator is moving away…
Mario Kart World 'Forgotten,' as Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Title Goes a Year Without Major DLC
June 12, 2026
Nintendo fans have reacted in despair at the lack of updates to Mario Kart World, following this week’s big Nintendo Direct broadcast.
While DLC and expansions were confirmed for other hit Switch 2 games, such as Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokémon Pokopia, Nintendo once again kept schtum about any plans to add content to the platform’s best-selling title.
Of course, many fans bought…
Star Trek: Shadow Frontier — Paramount Says 'The Goal Is for Bloober to Make the Best Star Trek Game of All Time'
June 12, 2026
Revealed exclusively at IGN Live, Star Trek: Shadow Frontier is the surprise upcoming game from Bloober Team, the developer of the critically and commercially acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake, and Cronos: The New Dawn. It stars Michelle Forbes, who reprises her role as Trek…
A federal fraud case led to major crypto seizures after prosecutors said nearly $100 million moved through bank accounts and exchanges. Authorities seized some $7.1 million from digital wallets tied to the scheme, while prosecutors separately seek $24,707,031 in…
XRP Gets AI Agent Payment Support in Ripple’s XRPL AI Starter Kit as Executive Sees Billions Ahead
June 12, 2026
XRP is being positioned for AI-driven commerce as Ripple launches a developer toolkit that enables autonomous software to transact on the XRP Ledger. The XRPL AI Starter Kit adds support for XRP and RLUSD payments, while Ripple executives argue agent-to-agent transactions could eventually move billions in value.
Key Takeaways
Ripple introduced new developer tools that enable AI agents to transact…
