PARIS — The Royal Netherlands Navy plans to equip its fleet with a new counter-UAS capability based on interceptor drones from defense firm Destinus to improve protection of its warships against drone attacks.
Destinus will develop a kinetic counter-UAS capability for the Navy based on its Hornet B2 interceptor, the company said in an emailed statement late Monday. The program will include…
Windows 95 introduced the Start menu and taskbar but also the Blue Screen of Death. A look back at its legendary launch 31 years ago.
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PCWorld recalls how Windows 95, launched on August…
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – I Spent 44 Hours in 4 Days Playing It in Bethesda's Basement
August 25, 2026
I imagine the Xbox stories I’ve been sharing on IGN recently in the run-up to the brand’s 25th anniversary probably seem a little ridiculous or even a bit crazy now – like how I got to be one of the first people to ever play through Halo 2 while playing in a storage…
This is an IGN opinion piece from writer Tim Brinkhof, who loves challenging video games and has bested all of Black Myth: Wukong’s bosses (except Erlang, who continues to stand in the way of ultimate victory).
Black Myth: Zhong Kui is still years away. But if the recently released gameplay trailer provides an accurate impression of the final product, it seems we should expect the game to be a…
Magic: The Gathering’s 2027 lineup is taking shape, with half of the six sets revealed. From a return to Kamigawa to afrofantasy and underwater adventures, we’re just waiting for our first look at Universes Beyond sets to fill out the calendar.
We’ll likely get our…
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan finds crypto’s bullish case easier to make in 2026 than during earlier cycles. His outlook reflects structural changes he believes have made optimism easier to sustain.
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Hougan cites five factors behind an easier…
Trading volume in Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) exceeded $200 million across three consecutive sessions. Each session established a new high for the fund, culminating in more than $80 million on Aug. 24.
Key Takeaways
Bitwise’s XRP fund traded more than $200 million across three sessions.
The fund held about 328 million XRP worth $484.6 million on Aug. 23.
Trading volume measures…
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Go Live for Eligible Non-US Users
August 25, 2026
Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. stocks on Base for eligible users outside the United States. The 1:1-backed securities support continuous trading and decentralized finance applications, with Chainlink supplying market data.
Key Takeaways
Eligible non-U.S. users can…
Here’s what to expect during each stage of the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, as our planet’s colossal shadow swallows 96% of the moon’s surface for billions on the night side of Earth.
August’s lunar eclipse is the closing act of a dramatic…
In August of 2006, astronomers at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) democratically voted to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet — but 20 years later, with our greater knowledge and understanding of planetary systems, is it time to revisit the controversial decision? Should Pluto be called a planet again?
For several years before the IAU vote, there had been agitators among the…
