Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations.
In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela and that its interim leaders are cooperating, but he…
PARIS — Ukraine says drones now account for more than 80% of enemy targets destroyed as the country’s fight against Russia’s invasion approaches the five-year mark, with most of the drones manufactured locally.
Ukrainian forces recorded 819,737 video-confirmed drone…
Italy gets first Lynx fighting vehicles, due to reshape the army
January 29, 2026
MONTELIBRETTI, Italy — The Italian army has taken delivery of four Lynx fighting vehicles from Rheinmetall, the first batch in a massive, planned order of 1,050 vehicles.
The four tracked vehicles were unveiled at the army’s Montelibretti test range outside Rome in front…
AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9850X3D is… okay
January 29, 2026
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PCWorld reviews AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9850X3D, a $499 processor that offers modest improvements over the 9800X3D with higher boost clocks.
Gaming performance gains are minimal at 1-2% for 1080p, though content creation tasks see more substantial 6.6% improvements over its predecessor.
The chip’s market success depends on competitor pricing and DDR5…
The graphics card industry—like the broader PC space, mobile, and pretty much anything that relies upon memory chips—is having a bad time. It looks like cards with high amounts of video RAM and relatively low prices are getting hard to find, though Nvidia and its…
Google Chrome wants to surf the web for you
January 29, 2026
Google says that it’s bringing a major change to Chrome users today: a mainstream agentic AI that will “autobrowse” the web for you, performing tasks that you assign it. Chrome’s also getting a sidebar — and yes, with Gemini AI.
Autobrowsing capabilities will…
UK Court Rules Stealing RuneScape Gold Is Criminal Theft in Case That Could Have Wider Repercussions for the Video Game Industry
January 28, 2026
A UK court has ruled that the unauthorized stealing of in-game currency can be legally classified as criminal theft. Former Jagex developer Andrew Lakeman was charged with allegedly stealing 705 billion Gold from almost 70 RuneScape players, with a real-world value of over half a million pounds, equivalent to around $750,000. He then sold this currency online for Bitcoin.
Although Lakeman had no…
Highguard Launches to Big Steam Concurrents, but It's Getting Absolutely Destroyed in User Reviews
January 28, 2026
Highguard launched last night as planned, and met with big Steam concurrents but also a flood of negative user reviews.
The free-to-play “PvP raid shooter” was the big new game reveal at the end of last month’s The Game Awards, but developer Wildlight then went dark…
Walmart Looks to Have Leaked Two Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Classics — and Some Fans Think It's Now Over for a Metroid Prime 2 Remake
January 28, 2026
Walmart is advertising Nintendo Switch Online with a poster that includes several GameCube classics yet to be made available via the service.
An image visible now on Walmart.com shows a library of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack titles including the brilliant Pikmin…
Bitcoin remains locked in a tight 60-day range as pressure builds beneath the surface, with four looming macro catalysts increasing the likelihood that the market soon breaks decisively in one direction.
Bitcoin 60-Day Range: Research Outlines 4 Macro Catalysts for a Break
Market tension is building as price compression persists. Digital asset market maker Wintermute shared a Market update on…
