PARIS — Norway’s Kongsberg and Germany’s Helsing are teaming up to provide Europe with a sovereign satellite constellation for space-based intelligence, surveillance and targeting by the end of the decade, the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
The plan is to deploy a satellite fleet with interconnected communications for defense use by 2029, with Germany’s Hensoldt…
In Estonia, Europe’s last road through Russia has closed for good
December 11, 2025
LUTEPÄÄ, Estonia — Across the snowy and muddy forests of eastern Estonia, NATO and Russia are locked in a staring match. It’s here, the frontier between a country with a population smaller than Vienna’s and the largest nuclear power in the world, that many analysts…
With the Steam Deck still the favorite of the handheld gaming PC market by a wide margin, and Valve poised to make a swing at console-style living room PCs with the second-gen Steam Machine, Microsoft might be feeling a little nervous about gaming on Windows 11. As well it…
These hardware hacks turn your gaming mouse into a whole new beast
December 11, 2025
For gamers looking to maximize their performance, even small mouse modifications can make a big difference. From glide and click feel to sensor accuracy, each adjustment can be tailored to your personal playing style.
One noticeable improvement is the replacement of the mouse feet with high-quality PTFE skates. These reduce friction on the mouse pad and enable smoother, more precise…
YouTube TV teases slimmed-down streaming bundles for 2026
December 11, 2025
YouTube TV is about to get skinny—that is, it’s set to add skinny bundles of live streaming TV channels next year, including a sports package with every ESPN network.
More than 10 of these “genre-specific” bundles are coming to YouTube TV next year, but for now…
After Almost a Decade, Pokémon Go Delights Fans by Finally Adding Remote Trading — and for Now, There Are No Strings Attached
December 10, 2025
Pokémon Go now finally lets players trade creatures from afar — a feature that fans have wanted for almost a decade.
Since Pokémon Go launched in 2016, the game has been hesitant to allow gameplay that does not encourage players to meet up in person. Remote raiding was…
Skate Story Review
December 10, 2025
There are a lot of skateboarding games, and I feel like I’ve played most of them. Some of them are majestic. Some are not. The Simpsons Skateboarding was the absolute pits. Tony Hawk: Ride was tortuous pain. This year’s Skate is a microtransaction hellscape.
Enter Skate Story. Like those latter examples, it too is a trip to skateboarding hell and a study in pain. In this case, however…
'I Am Looking Forward to Finally Moving On' — Indie Dev Tonda Ros Is Still in His Blue Prince Era
December 10, 2025
Tonda Ros, the creator of Blue Prince, is nearing the end of a triumphant year. His game released to critical acclaim and, more recently, accolades. It won Best Indie Game at the Golden Joystick Awards and was nominated for Game of the Year and Best Storytelling. And it’s…
Bitwise is shifting its flagship crypto index fund to NYSE Arca, offering streamlined access to major assets like bitcoin, ether, XRP, and solana as diversified crypto exposure accelerates into the financial mainstream.
Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF Moves to NYSE Arca
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Rising confidence in crypto’s role in U.S. banking gained traction as the OCC signaled openness to chartering digital-asset firms, underscoring that modern trust bank activity and financial competitiveness increasingly hinge on integrating emerging technologies.
OCC Signals Expanding Pathways for Crypto Integration
Growing confidence in crypto’s place in national banking in the U.S. was…
