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Britain's signals intelligence agency GCHQ is facing serious questions tonight after the UK's Investigatory Powers Commissioner flagged a very significant number of missing removable storage drives. The devices have been unaccounted for over several years, and officials still cannot say how many are gone — a remarkable admission from one of the world's most sensitive intelligence operations.
Shifting to defence, Canadian investor CIEL Defence and Turkish technology firm ASELSAN have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at bringing defence manufacturing and technology transfer into Canadian hands. The deal signals growing momentum around domestic industrial sovereignty in Canada, as the country looks to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains for critical defence capabilities.
And in the gaming world, Bungie has moved to get ahead of speculation, telling fans not to expect any Destiny three announcement at this year's Game Awards. Instead, the studio is focused on recovering its past — literally — by rebuilding vaulted content like the Red War and Forsaken campaigns back into Destiny two, a bet that nostalgia may be the franchise's best path forward.
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