Subnautica 2 gets its Buddy system update today, August 19. It adds a number of new features revolving around multiplayer in the underwater survival and crafting game.
In a new video, creative director Anthony Gallegos ran through everything players can expect from the co-op focused 1.2 update, which adds Proximity Chat, Player Trading and Revives, and an all-new Tracking Tag.
Gallegos said 1.2…
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…
A planned revival of the failed BIP-110 stalled fork is putting an old cryptocurrency hazard back in the spotlight: replay attacks, where a transaction intended for one blockchain can potentially be copied onto another.
Key Takeaways
Dashjr said Aug. 18 that Bitcoin, which…
Trump Opens Bitcoin Door as US Debt Blows Past $40 Trillion
August 20, 2026
Treasury Department figures and debt clock readings reported Aug. 19 put total public debt at a staggering $40.049 trillion. About $32.266 trillion sits with the public, while another $7.782 trillion is effectively Washington owing money to federal accounts, including trust funds.
Key Takeaways
U.S. debt reached $40.049 trillion Aug. 19 as federal interest costs climbed.
Bitcoin neared $70,000 as…
XRP trading has developed a pronounced weekday peak during overlapping London and New York business hours. Evernorth highlighted that the three-hour window captured 23.5% of weekday on-chain volume in July, up from 14.3% a year earlier.
Key Takeaways
Three weekday hours…
My 5 favorite sights to see in the night sky with binoculars
August 20, 2026
Top 5 things to see in the night sky with binoculars – ranked by an expert
Beyond simple naked-eye observing, a pair of the best binoculars are the most accessible way to experience the night sky. They are affordable (although pricier models are available), very easy…
I woke up on the morning of Aug. 12 and looked out of the window to something I hadn’t dared hope for: blue sky.
After days of scrutinizing weather models that seemed determined to test the nerves of everyone aboard the HX Expeditions ship MS Spitsbergen, somehow, against the odds, the clouds had cleared. Even then, I didn’t trust it (especially after my 2024 eclipse experience). We…
Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet
August 20, 2026
Astronomers have discovered an unusually massive, dense exoplanet that challenges conventional ideas about how rocky planets form.
Called GJ 523b, the exoplanet is about 2.5 times wider than Earth but packs roughly 23 times our planet’s mass into that relatively…
Google Pixel 11 First Impression: Evolution Over Revolution
August 20, 2026
Google’s new Pixel 11 launched worldwide earlier last week and in India, it starts at Rs 89,999. That’s a price hike of Rs 10,000 compared to the Pixel 10 but how is Google trying to justify this bump in price? We’ll talk about that in our Google Pixel 11…
Notification LEDs were once a common smartphone feature back in the day, and they usually sat above or below the display and blinked in different colours when you received a message, missed a call or needed to charge the phone. I remember having the Galaxy S4 and phones from Lenovo which had this feature and they actually made life easier. As bezels became thinner and Always-On Displays became…
