Israeli Military Chief Approves Plans for Attack on Iran

China's Sci-Fi Boom Drives Record Revenue Growth Public interest in science fiction is rapidly rising in China, alongside the country’s push toward technological advancement. A new report says revenues hit a record in 2025 while related online searches surged by over 200%, according to the South China Morning Post. According to data released at the China Science Fiction Convention and reported by Xinhua, total industry revenue reached 126.1 billion yuan (US$18.2 billion), marking a 15.7% year-on-year increase. The report also noted expanding global influence for Chinese sci-fi intellectual property. Video games continue to...

USAF Tests Interceptor Drone To Hunt Iranian Shahed-Style Threat Defense Blog's Dylan Malyasov reports that U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Airmen tested a counter-drone interceptor in Arizona, designed as a low-cost solution against one-way attack drones, such as Iran's Shahed drone.  Malyasov said the Guardian-1 Interceptor from defense startup Powerus was recently tested at the Arizona Army National Guard's Florence Military Reservation and involved Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron, 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, and 316th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD. The field training exercise allowed the Guardian-1 Interceptor to intercept...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan Calls For A Government Social Media 'Disinformation' Unit Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Sadiq Khan is pushing hard for a new state-backed disinformation unit to silence online criticism of London. The Mayor claims a “dark blizzard of disinformation” is undermining the city, linking it directly to offline harm, and wants government tools to force Big Tech to act – or else. In a post on X (replies closed of course), Khan declared: “We can’t ignore the link between online disinformation and offline harm. At the Cambridge Disinformation Summit, I...