From mini loaders built to get through tight man doors to massive excavators and haul trucks built for real dirt-moving muscle, it was all at this week’s CONEXPO event in Las Vegas – and just about every major OEM was showing off fresh zero-emission machinery meant to match diesel on productivity and performance and beat it on noise and TCO.
The OEMs aren’t exactly tripping over each other…
A U.S. intelligence assessment completed shortly before the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran had determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in the Islamic Republic, according to two people familiar with the…
BRUSSELS — NATO nations are sending troops to Norway for a cold-weather exercise this week, as alliance officials kick off a yearslong analysis into causes for conflict in the Arctic.
As part of the planning effort, a U.S. and Norwegian-led research task force will compile…
PARIS — European NATO countries reduced their reliance on the United States for weapons imports in the past year, funneling a greater share of their foreign defense acquisitions to South Korea, France and Israel, analysis by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed.
The U.S. accounted for 58% of major arms imports by NATO’s European member states in the 2021-2025 period…
Nvidia gobbles up 94% of the PC graphics card market
March 10, 2026
When we think of the PC graphics-card market, we usually think of three players: Nvidia, AMD, and to a lesser extent, Intel. Those days are over.
According to market data released by Jon Peddie Research for the fourth quarter of 2025, AMD’s market share in the PC…
Logitech’s radical new mouse ditches clicks for magnets
March 10, 2026
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PCWorld highlights Logitech’s Pro X2 Superstrike gaming mouse, which replaces traditional clicks with innovative magnetic switches that measure press distance and offer adjustable actuation.
The $180 mouse delivers rapid…
‘Claude’ AI is coming to Microsoft 365
March 10, 2026
The agentic world that Microsoft and others have envisioned for AI is now arriving in the company’s office apps, where prompts are replacing the need to build PowerPoint presentations from scratch, even with Anthropic’s Claude.
Microsoft is pushing several major changes for office workers. Part of those will be part of what Microsoft calls its “Frontier” program for enterprises, where the…
Amazon Has Discounted Pokémon TCG: Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Boxes Today, But is It the Best Deal Going?
March 9, 2026
Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution’s latest expansion, Ascended Heroes, recently released its immensely popular Elite Trainer Box (see in stock here). It’s been a hotly sought-after item, and there are only a few spots where you can comfortably bag one online right…
Now Marathon Is Out in the Wild, the True Cost of Its Microtransactions Has Been Revealed
March 9, 2026
Bungie’s Marathon is out now, which means players can finally see how its microtransactions actually work and, crucially, how much everything costs.
The $40 extraction shooter is monetized in a number of ways, including via a premium battle pass and direct…
The Pokémon Company Issues Another Objection After the Trump Administration Used Its IP for Political Meme — Again
March 9, 2026
The Pokémon Company has issued an official objection after the White House used Pokopia for a meme, pushing back against the Trump administration’s repeated use of its intellectual property on social media.
On March 5, the official White House X / Twitter account shared a “Make America Great Again” meme that looks like the recently released spinoff, Pokémon Pokopia. While unconfirmed, it…
