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Friendship Vs The World is a chaotic co-op tower defense game where you and your friends battle bizarre enemies.The game offers vibrant visuals, 3 unit classes, online PvP, replayable stages, strange enemy encounters, and more. Jimjum Studios, the award-winning indie studio, has announced its latest 1-4 player co-op tower defense action title, Friendship Vs The World, which is set to launch on both Android and iOS soon after its PC release in Q4 2026. Get ready to craft units and survive lane-based defense gameplay So, Friendship Vs The World is a chaotic 1-4-player co-op experience where you and your friends…

When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, European countries at first chose appeasement as their preferred U.S. strategy. Faced with a belligerent Washington that threatened to withdraw the American security umbrella, back Russian President Vladimir Putin by brokering an unjust peace in Ukraine, impose punitive tariffs on their exports, and help far-right parties, European leaders convinced themselves that flattery and restraint were the best response. They avoided confrontation, absorbed humiliation, and hoped that by giving Trump enough of what he wanted they could preserve the essentials of the transatlantic partnership.For a time, that strategy seemed to…

83% deploy or pilot AI in analytics and more than 70% in planning as enterprises redesign supply chain operations for speed and resilience MIAMI – May 14, 2026 – The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading Gen AI consultancy and enterprise digital transformation firm, today released findings from its 2026 Supply Chain Key Issues Study, showing that supply chain leaders are accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) adoption as persistent cost pressure converges with the need to modernize. Momentum to deploy AI is concentrated in supply chain data visualization tools, intelligence and analytics, and advanced supply chain planning, where AI has…

Dropsets have been around forever, and there’s a reason they never really disappeared from serious training programs. They’re simple, they’re brutal when you want them to be, and they give you a clear way to squeeze more work out of a muscle after the heavy lifting is done. Anyone who has stripped plates off a barbell or moved down the dumbbell rack knows exactly how fast a normal set can turn into a much harder challenge than expected. Most lifters still think of dropsets as a bodybuilding finisher. You hit your main work, chase the pump at the end, and…

NIOA has partnered with Hydrix to deliver critical counter-drone capabilities to the Australian Defence Force.  The agreement teams Australian-owned NIOA with Hydrix for support on the design and development of electronic fuzing and kinetic effector payload sub-components for integration on small Uncrewed Aerial Systems (sUAS).  Under the agreement, Hydrix will provide electronic design and development support to NIOA for its telemetry capable Inert Proximity?Fuze?and Kinetic Effector sUAS payload?package.  This collaboration will include?electronic design integration of the payload and sUAS host platform utilising a standardised interface plus the integration of payload proximity sensors and Electronic,?Safe?Arm?& Function?(ESAF) device.  The all-Australian partnership combines?NIOA’s?expertise?in?Explosive…

Global Energy Agenda May 14, 2026 • 6:58 pm ET Print this page By Heather Zichal Heather Zichal is the global head of sustainability at JPMorganChase. JPMorganChase is a partner of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum. This essay is part of the 2026 Global Energy Agenda. The US race for leadership in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced manufacturing will be won—or lost—on the foundation of resilient, diversified energy systems. Today, we are asking our power system to do more, from enabling electrification to meeting rapidly growing demand to power AI innovation. Resiliency is needed in the form of…

The UFC has been catching flak from fighters and fans alike for their use of generative AI in some of their recent promotional material in hype packages and a Rizin debutant who emphasizes the A in MMA voiced her thoughts on this topic. Katie Perez is the combatant in question and Perez takes on Kate Lotus in the former’s Rizin Fighting Federation debut at Rizin 53 on May 10th.Katie Perez leaves it all on the canvas in rings and cages but also in a different way. Her Instagram page features examples of her artwork which features detailed renderings of former…

AEVEX’s Atlas precision strike system. Credit: Aevex. The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded AEVEX a $18.5m contract to supply autonomous aircraft for One Way Attack (OWA) missions. According to the company’s release on 13 May 2026, this agreement includes support from AEVEX’s engineering and field services teams throughout the production period. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Under the contract, AEVEX will deliver additive-manufactured Group 3 uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) that leverage 3D-printing technology for scalable production and faster fielding. These systems…

U.S. officials pressed Israel and Lebanon for a security deal on Thursday as Washington tried to contain another volatile Middle East front involving Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group whose fight with Israel threatens to pull more American attention into the region. U.S. sources cited tensions rising inside the State Department about four hours after the start of Lebanese-Israeli negotiations, according to MTV Lebanon, a Lebanese TV station, on Thursday. A U.S. State Department official later described the daylong talks as “productive and positive,” according to the Associated Press, and said the U.S. looked forward to continuing the discussions on Friday. The…

Editor’s Note: This essay is from the Security & Defence PLuS Emerging Voices Series, which highlights the next generation of scholars and practitioners shaping thinking on strategy, security, and defense. The series brings together perspectives from PhD candidates and early career researchers, grounded in the complex geopolitical realities of the 21st century. The collection explores a “Latticework of Resilience” that connects often-overlooked sectors, such as subnational diplomacy and critical infrastructure inherent in agriculture security, to the core of national security. Taken together, the essays emphasize the importance of adaptive, multidisciplinary approaches to building resilience in an increasingly complex global environment. The…