Russian T-14 Armata tanks in Moscow’s Red Square. Reuters Russia’s state-run arms maker is marketing the new T-14 Armata tank for export. The T-14 is considered highly advanced, with features said to match or exceed NATO’s tanks. But Moscow has reduced its own purchases of Armatas, raising doubt about its ability to build them. Russia…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Payments service providers are building an array of financial services to compete with financial institutions (FIs). The surging popularity of service providers has given firms huge client bases to whom they can push financial solutions. Do you work in the Ecommerce and Retail industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and…
Attorney General Merrick Garland. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images A former senior counterintelligence chief at the DOJ commented on the Mar-a-Lago raid to Politico. “It seems to me it’s moving in the direction of warranting criminal charges,” David Lauftmann said. The DOJ believes Trump wrongly took highly classified info after he left office. The Justice…
As expected, NASA has ordered five more astronaut missions from SpaceX in a new $1.44 billion contract, raising the total number of Crew Dragon launches to 14. It’s designed to ensure a steady flow of crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), as SpaceX rival Boeing struggles to get its own Starliner crew system…
Back in May, NASA reported that the Voyager 1 space probe was sending back jumbled or inaccurate telemetry data. The probe itself seemed to be in good shape, with a signal that’s still strong enough to beam back information, and nothing was triggering its fault protection systems that would put it in “safe mode.” According…
Yale has filled a fairly obvious gap in its lineup of home security cameras in the form of the newly-announced Floodlight Camera, rounding out its lineup for now. Best floodlight cameras: Light up the night with these smart cameras The camera boasts a 2,000-lumen floodlighting system in two prongs that you can arrange to point…
LG has made some great announcements at technology show IFA in Berlin, including a Styler ShoeCase and ShoeCare for your limited-edition trainers, and a colour-changing LED fridge that also plays music. The MoodUp refridgerator not only features the company’s smart tech inside for better food freshness but it has LED door panels with a range…
A new trailer for Tchia has been released, giving us a closer look at the game’s tropical, New Caledonia-inspired setting. This trailer is narrated by the game’s director, Phil Crifo, and takes us from the island’s high peaks to the bottom of its azure ocean. Along the way, we are shown various methods of getting…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has concluded its initial investigation of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, making the decision that the deal requires a more in-depth “phase 2” investigation. In its report, the CMA has determined that the deal will be “giving rise to a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition in…
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has issued a new blog post detailing plans for Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard franchises, following today’s announcement from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority that it will scrutinise the deal in detail. As you would expect, Call of Duty, Overwatch and Diablo will be made available via Xbox…