DefenseNews

Britain will not join Canada-led defense bank initiative

Britain will not join the Canada-led Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, in a setback to efforts to create the world’s first global defense bank, according to a person familiar with the matter. The two countries instead said on Sunday that they would develop a framework for cooperation between their respective defense-funding initiatives, establishing two distinct but complementary…
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GamingNews

Xbox Seeks Partner to Support Arkane Lyon as It Finishes Marvel's Blade, Extends Search for Buyer

Microsoft has said it’s exploring the possibility of a company coming in to support Arkane Lyon as it works to finish development of Marvel’s Blade, and that it’s extending the deadline to find a buyer for the studio. Arkane Lyon’s 217 employees are currently at risk of losing their jobs unless a buyer is found for the famed immersive sim studio. According to a recent…
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CryptoNews

Arbistar Ponzi Scheme Wallets Moved Over $1.1B in Bitcoin After Collapse: Report

Spanish authorities investigating the fraudulent cryptocurrency platform Arbistar have uncovered massive post-collapse bitcoin movements. Key Takeaways Arbistar froze accounts in Sept 2020 after promising fake 28% weekly crypto bot returns. Arbistar’s collapse affected 32,000 investors worldwide and resulted in damages exceeding $220 million. A Spanish court jailed founder Santiago Fuentes for…
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NewsSpace

'More missions, more often': NASA is overhauling how it selects science missions

NASA is overhauling how it selects and develops science missions, with changes intended to reduce costs, streamline competition and get missions into space faster. The new approach, called Competition Model 2.0 (CM 2.0), was announced on Oct. 21 in an open letter from Nicky Fox, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), to the NASA science community. The changes…
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