Intel launched its long-awaited Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” mobile chips at CES 2026 this week, promising an alluring blend of long battery life and shockingly great integrated graphics performance thanks to its new Arc Xe3 graphics cores. (It’s true! We benchmarked Panther Lake gaming performance ourselves.)
Core Ultra Series 3 is looking pretty damned good, and its strengths could…
The latest edition of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is already drawing to a close, and once again, we’ve seen some truly impressive smart home and home security innovations—and as usual, some are more likely to ship than others.
We’re not counting on the…
Southern California Police Are Trying to Work Out if Multiple Burglaries Involving Trading Card Businesses Are Linked
January 8, 2026
Southern California police are investigating a wave of similar burglaries involving trading card businesses in a bid to establish whether they are linked.
Thieves made off with thousands of dollars’ worth of trading cards over the weekend, targeting a trading card…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded Global Release Times and Details Confirmed
January 8, 2026
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1 Reloaded just around the corner, we’re starting to get a better idea of what to expect when the new update goes live on January 8.
Although we don’t yet have all the details, we should expect four multiplayer maps for Black Ops 7 at launch, plus new POIs on Haven’s Hollow Resurgence and Verdansk maps in Warzone. There’s also some…
The Stranger Things Final Battle Against the Mind Flayer Was Inspired by Baldur's Gate 3 — Larian Boss Responds
January 8, 2026
The Stranger Things final battle was inspired by Baldur’s Gate 3, the Duffer Brothers have revealed.
Warning! Spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 8, The Rightside Up, follow:
In the finale, our heroes travel to The Abyss for a final showdown against Vecna…
China Pays Interest on Stablecoins While US Debates, Coinbase Warns—Is America Handing Crypto Dominance Away?
January 8, 2026
China’s decision to pay interest on its digital yuan sharpens the global race for digital money, raising fears that stalled U.S. policy could weaken stablecoins, payments dominance, and competitiveness as incentives reshape adoption and cross-border finance.
China’s…
XRP Quietly Locks in the Financial System: ETFs, Treasuries, and $1T Settled — Is the Market Still Asleep?
January 8, 2026
XRP’s role in global finance is broadening fast, with new details underscoring its growing footprint across settlement infrastructure, regulation, institutional balance sheets, ETFs, and real-world assets as adoption accelerates.
XRP Enters the ETF Era While Institutions Secure Billion-Dollar Positions Behind the Scenes
Ripple reposted details shared by blockchain developer platform RippleX on…
The Most Bullish Thing Ever: Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Signals Massive Untapped Demand
January 8, 2026
Morgan Stanley’s planned bitcoin ETF is being hailed as a powerful signal that institutional crypto demand, distribution leverage, and brand-driven access are far larger than expected, suggesting the bitcoin ETF trade may still be in its earliest phase.
Morgan Stanley’s…
I thought I knew the night sky, but what I saw from the Canary Islands left me speechless
January 8, 2026
I should probably start with a confession for someone who writes about the night sky almost every day: until recently, I had never actually seen the Milky Way properly. Not as a bright, structured band stretching across the sky. Not in a way that made me stop and stare.
I…
NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.
January 8, 2026
In a mission update late last month, Perseverance team members described the rover’s most detailed look yet at a class of features called aeolian megaripples, oversized ripples of sand that can rise to around 6.5 feet (about 2 meters) tall. Unlike smaller ripples that may shift readily, megaripples on Mars are often treated as “mostly inactive,” preserving clues about older wind…
