DefenseNews

Australia, Philippines launch military drills near South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines — Australia on Friday launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving more than 3,600 military personnel in live-fire drills, battle maneuvers and a beach assault at a Philippine town facing the disputed South China Sea, where the allies have raised alarm over Beijing’s assertive actions. The exercises are called Alon, meaning wave in the…
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DefenseNews

Deep-space radar hits key testing milestone

The Space Force’s deep-space radar hit a testing milestone in recent weeks, using seven of its antennas to track multiple satellites in orbit from a site in Australia. The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, or DARC, is being built by Northrop Grumman to detect and track…
GamingNews

Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced Gets Surprise DLSS 4 Support on PC With New Drift Week Update

Grand Theft Auto 5 players on PC just got a new update that adds DLSS 4 support, new cards for Grand Theft Auto Online, and more. Rockstar Games detailed all of the additions for GTA 5 Enhanced owners on its website, revealing a garage filled with content for fans who play both in single-player and online. Although the vast majority of the new goodies can only be enjoyed by those playing the…
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ComputersNews

Intel’s new configurable VRAM option gives Core laptops an AI boost

For many months, AMD offered a special treat to enthusiasts wishing to run AI chatbot LLMs on their PCs: configurable VRAM that significantly improved performance. Now Intel can say the same. Bob Duffy, who oversees Intel’s AI Playground application for running AI art and local chatbots on your PC, tweeted that the company’s latest Arc driver for its integrated GPUs now offers a “shared GPU…
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CryptoNews

Former Monero Developer’s Viral XRP Post Ignites Crypto Culture War

A former Monero lead developer sparked controversy after revealing that a close friend—previously skeptical of crypto—wanted to buy XRP, believing banks would be obsolete within two years. Igniting the XRP Debate: A Skeptic’s Inquiry The claim by Riccardo Spagni, former lead developer for Monero, that a close friend and longtime crypto skeptic had expressed interest in buying XRP ignited…
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