The U.S. Air Force said Thursday that government-owned autonomous software programs have been successfully integrated into both of its prototype collaborative combat aircraft, in a major milestone.
In a statement, the service said this shows a central pillar of its CCA strategy — that they can be easily modified and upgraded using a modular open systems architecture — can work, and improve how…
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government forces have taken control of a base in the east of the country that was run for years by U.S. troops as part of the war against the Islamic State group, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Thursday.
The al-Tanf base sits on a…
SINGAPORE — Beyond China’s ostentatious display of its J-35A fighter jet at the Singapore Airshow was a lower-profile piece of equipment, the new Wing-Loong X combat drone, which experts say is far more likely to find international success.
Beijing banked on Asia’s…
Windows won’t boot? Safe Mode is the lifeline you need
February 13, 2026
If your Windows PC won’t start properly or keeps crashing, Safe Mode can help you identify the cause and fix the problem.
In Safe Mode, Windows only loads the most essential drivers and services, skips third-party autostart programs, and uses a simple graphical user interface. This allows you to disable faulty drivers, software, or malware–since these do not run in Safe Mode.
There are…
4 quick security upgrades I always do on a new PC
February 13, 2026
Put a brand-new laptop or desktop PC in front of most people, and they’ll begin installing their favorite programs. Me? I check out its security setup.
That’s not just making sure basics like antivirus is active. I also look at Windows and installed apps to make sure the…
Intel’s tough decision boosted AMD to record highs
February 13, 2026
Shipments of x86 processors dropped from the third to the fourth quarter of 2025, as Intel’s supply constraints reined in PC processor shipments and helped AMD, especially in the mobile market.
AMD itself released some of the shipment estimates from Mercury Research on…
No Man’s Sky’s next big update, Remnant, is here, introducing something developer Hello Games has “been wanting to give players since the very beginning”: a gravity gun.
Called the Gravitino Coil, the powerful anti-gravity module for your multi-tool will turn the sci-fi game into “a physics playground,” allowing you to “grab large objects and fling, toss…
Imagine E.T. snorted your dad off a space toilet. You’d be mad, but there wouldn’t be anything you could do about it. Unless you happened to have an arsenal of powerful alien guns and some tricked-out power armour. This is the story of you, an unassuming kid who just…
Domina From Overwatch, Will You Be My Valentine?
February 12, 2026
Have you ever fallen in love?
I did nearly a decade ago, with Overwatch, Blizzard’s hero shooter of near-immaculate design. But that relationship sadly became strained, distant even, ever since its decision to move on from those initial glory days and reinvent itself as a…
A legal clash between Coinbase and Nevada regulators is testing whether states can treat federally regulated prediction markets as gambling, setting up a high-stakes fight over who controls crypto derivatives in the United States.
Federal Preemption or State Gambling Law? Coinbase Fight Heads to Court
The between Coinbase and the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) highlights growing friction…
