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The U.S. plans to control Venezuela through an oil “quarantine” and a coordinated pressure campaign — but could still send in ground troops if President Trump decides to, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday. “What you’re seeing right now is an oil quarantine that allows us to exert tremendous leverage over what happens next,” Rubio said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “I think what you see as a force posture is one of the largest naval deployments in modern history, certainly in the Western Hemisphere.” But Rubio said Trump also planned to keep all his options open and could…

In recent years, open-world survival crafting games have seen a big surge. Overall, a lot of titles across multiple genres seem to be mixing elements from other types of games in an effort to reinvent the wheel. One area in which this has been fairly successful is the survival genre. We’ve seen enormous games like Minecraft dominate for years, but what happens if we throw in RPG elements as well? Well, there are a few titles that qualify. Related 5 Open-World Games You’ll Play for Hours Without Realizing These five open-world games can be so absorbing that a quick session…

Over the past few days, France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors. The chatbot, built by Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI and featured on his social media platform X, posted an apology to its account earlier this week, writing, “I deeply regret an incident on Dec 28, 2025, where I generated and shared an AI image of two young girls (estimated ages 12-16) in sexualized attire based on a user’s prompt.” The statement continued, “This violated ethical standards and potentially US laws on [child sexual abuse material]. It was a…

Bitcoin (BTC) near year-to-date highs into Sunday’s weekly close as traders braced for liquidity grabs.Key points:Bitcoin enters classic fakeout territory as the weekly close coincides with the aftermath of the US-Venezuela news.BTC price action gains as much as 2% over the weekend, with $92,000 next on the bulls’ list.Crunch time for gold as Bitcoin attempts to stage a comeback.Bitcoin liquidations in view as weekly close arrivesData from TradingView tracked BTC price volatility as BTC/USD hovered above $91,000. BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe pair gained up to 2% over the weekend as crypto markets offered the first reactions to the US…

Hardware maker Plaud launched a new AI notetaker called Plaude NotePin S, along with a desktop app that helps you take notes for digital meetings, ahead of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The company first launched its pin-styled notetaker in 2024, which my former colleague Brian Heater really liked. The new pin brings a physical button that lets you start and stop the recording. Plus, during the recording, you can tap the button to highlight a certain point — just like you can do on the newly launched Plaud Note Pro. One nice thing about the…

Shōnen anime has never been short of spectacle, yet few series are able to maintain equal amounts of action, emotion, and consistency simultaneously. There are plenty of titles that do one thing well and another one thing poorly, and that leaves the experience uneven, with hype moments being major contributors to the enjoyment. Demon Slayer, though, takes the genre to a strange degree of discipline. Demon Slayer does not reinvigorate shōnen conventions, but perfects them. It works with established concepts: villains, power systems, flashbacks, fights, and brings them out in a purposeful and clear way. It is that attention to…

Voice AI startup Subtle, which creates voice isolation models to have computers understand you better in loud environments, today launched a new pair of wireless earbuds that help users sound clear in calls and get clear transcription for notes. The company unveiled these earbuds ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas and said that it plans to ship them in the U.S. in the next few months. The buds cost $199 and will come with a year-long subscription to the iOS and Mac app. The app will let users take voice notes or chat with AI without…

Crypto exchange Coinbase has paused its local fiat operations in Argentina less than a year after formally entering the market, scaling back peso-based services while keeping its crypto functionality.According to a report by Forbes Argentina, Coinbase informed users that it is temporarily stepping back from maintaining local services following a review of its operations. The company described the move as a “deliberate pause” aimed at reassessing its approach and returning with a more sustainable product offering.The change primarily affects fiat rails. From Jan. 31, 2026, users will no longer be able to buy or sell USDC (USDC) using Argentine pesos…

Ubisoft has reportedly registered a domain for the Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake. Apart from adding to the growing pile of evidence testifying to the project’s existence, this development also substantiates a previous leak about the name that Ubisoft has allegedly attached to the project. First rumors about a potential Black Flag remake date back to the tail end of June 2023, when Kotaku’s Ethan Gach broke the story on its existence. However, it took another year for additional evidence supporting the original report to emerge. As of early 2026, the remake of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is…

US-based spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs began 2026 on a strong note, posting a combined net inflow of around $646 million on the first trading day, despite mixed sentiment across the broader crypto market.On Friday, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw net inflows of $471.3 million, while spot Ether (ETH) ETFs added $174.5 million, bringing total inflows across the two ETF types to $645.8 million, according to Farside data.US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest net inflow in 35 trading days since Nov. 11, when the eleven US-based ETFs collectively saw $524 million in a single day.Meanwhile, spot Ether ETFs posted…