April 2026

Chinese envoy expresses support for Pakistan facilitating US-Iran talks

Egyptian FM, Dar speaking on the phone, emphasizes the importance of dialogue and engagement for peace and stability Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar holds a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong. PHOTO: X Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong on Tuesday expressed Beijing’s support for Islamabad’s diplomatic efforts aimed at easing US-Iran engagement, according to a

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The PUBG director hopes that developers can learn from the failure of games like Concord

PUBG: Battlegrounds director Taeseok Jang has spoken about live-service failures as Concord He argued that “it’s really hard to succeed every time” when making such games He also revealed that he views such failures as a learning opportunity PUBG: Battlegrounds director Taeseok Jang has said that the recent high-profile failure of the live service game

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A dozen banks want a stable euro coin. Fireblocks make it happen

EMBARGO: 21 APRIL 2026 at 9:00am BST (UK) Cryptocurrency custodian company Fireblocks handles the issuance and distribution of a euro-denominated stablecoin, backed by a group of twelve European banks known as the Qivalis Consortium. The euro-backed token, scheduled for release in the second half of 2026, is regulated by the Dutch central bank through Amsterdam-based

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Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. — Reuters ATHENS: Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping lines whose ships are stranded west of the waterway, Greek maritime risk management firm MARISKS

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Ripple wants the XRP Ledger to be quantum secure by 2028. Here’s its plan

While quantum computing remains a largely theoretical threat to blockchain for now, some projects are already preparing for this eventuality. Fintech company Ripple has released a detailed four-phase roadmap to make the XRP Ledger, a decentralized, layer-1 blockchain, quantum-proof, aiming to reach full readiness by 2028. XRP, the world’s fourth-largest digital asset by market capitalization,

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I went behind the scenes at Mattel – and its new Woody and Buzz feel like they stepped out of Toy Story

We’ve seen countless versions of Woody and Buzz Lightyear in the years since Toy Story first hit the big screen in 1995 – I remember having a rag doll like Woody and a plastic Buzz growing up. Apart from a few voice lines and some lights on the Space Ranger’s suit, it was all left

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