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The same scientists who reported water erupting from Europa in 2014 have now reanalysed 14 years of Hubble data and cut their confidence from 99.9% to below 90%. The signal may have been statistical noise, leaving Europa’s famous geysers physically plausible—but never conclusively observed, and never proven to connect with the ocean below.
A 2026 reanalysis finds no localized Hubble signal requiring a Europa plume, weakening the original claim while leaving smaller or intermittent eruptions physically possible.
California’s healthcare affordability office claims power to punish overspending hospitals
Year after year Californians watch their health bills increase faster than their wages — for some, to the point where care becomes unaffordable. Four years ago, the state created an
California’s healthcare affordability office claims power to punish overspending hospitals
Year after year Californians watch their health bills increase faster than their wages — for some, to the point where care becomes unaffordable. Four years ago, the state created an
Old friends, fierce rivals play at 95th New York State horseshoe championship in Camden
Nestled beneath the trees in southern Camden, the game of horseshoes is alive and well at the Pine Grove Horseshoe Club on Route 13. The club hosted the 95th annual New York State Horseshoe Pitcher's State Championship Tournament this past weekend, where pitchers from all across the state gathered to find the best of the best.
Report card: Offense leads the way in Nebraska football’s win over Ohio
Nebraska (1-0) did everything it could to get out of Memorial Stadium with a win on Saturday. Ultimately, it prevailed, taking down Ohio (0-1) 49-21 with a final score that wasn’t fully indicative of the challenges the Bobcats presented.
"Nothing in Sports Is Worth That": Madison Keys' Behavior After Losing Sparks Concern From Veteran Tennis Reporter
Losing a tennis match can be painful. Losing one after holding a 5-0 lead in the deciding set can, however, be more devastating.
Citrus Heights restaurant closed twice this year due to 'vermin infestation'
A local restaurant on Greenback Lane has suffered several failed inspections over the last several months, according to Sacramento County Environmental Management Department documentation. The restaurant is currently open for business...
Sony is preparing limited edition PlayStation 5 consoles in the style of GTA 6.
The gaming community is buzzing with discussions about possible limited edition versions of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro consoles, timed to coincide with...
Colorscape kicks-off with concert
Colorscape Chenango will open with a Friday concert before its weekend festival in Norwich, featuring more than 120 artists, music and activities.
DLSS 5 was launched in Medal of Honor European Assault using the PCSX2 emulator on an RTX 4070 Super.
On Reddit, enthusiasts demonstrated the DLSS 5 upscaling technology in the classic shooter Medal of Honor: European Assault,...
New Hampshire's GOP primary features two familiar names from the past, and voters are fine with that
While voters elsewhere have embraced a decidedly anti-establishment sentiment this campaign season, New Hampshire Republican voters appear content with their choices and are poised to pick a familiar name over a fresh face on Tuesday.
I'm a nutritionist from Japan: 7 'essential' anti-inflammatory foods that I swear by
Japanese nutritionist and longevity expert Michiko Tomioka shares the inflammation-fighting foods that are always in her kitchen.
Fall’s essential pop concerts, from arena rock to country to indie
Highlights include Bruce Springsteen and Joan Baez, Olivia Rodrigo, Angine de Poitrine and Shaboozey.
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialist Dr. Jordan Ensz
Dr. Jordan Ensz, an emergency medicine specialist, is thrilled to join Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center welcomes hospitalist Dr. Samuel Boderman
Dr. Samuel Boderman, a hospitalist, is thrilled to join Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes nephrologist Dr. Hannah Kruger
Dr. Hannah Kruger, a nephrologist, is thrilled to join the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic.
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialist Dr. Jordan Stipek
Dr. Jordan Stipek, an emergency medicine specialist, is thrilled to join Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Essentia Health-Lakewalk Clinic welcomes Chris Senger to practice sleep medicine
Chris Senger, a certified physician assistant practicing sleep medicine, is thrilled to join the Essentia Health-Lakewalk Clinic. He has spent more than three years working in family medicine at Essentia, and is excited about this new role.
Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes physiatry specialist Dr. Christine Tenhoff
Dr. Christine Tenhoff, a doctor of osteopathic medicine specializing in physiatry, is thrilled to join the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic.
Player status report, presented by Orlando Health: Orlando City SC vs San Diego FC
Here is the Player Status Report, presented by Orlando Health, for Saturday's home match vs San Diego FC
Mayor Parker’s election put lobbyist William Dunbar at the center of Philly politics. Now he’s awaiting sentencing on tax fraud charges.
Parker let Dunbar go from her campaign in August 2024. Neither side has publicly explained what led to the separation.
DeKriek completes trilogy with ‘My Mother at Last’
SIKESTON — For LaDona DeKriek, telling her life story has never been about presenting a perfectly polished journey.
Muskego shuts down Brookfield Central to remain undefeated
With an explosive offense and multiple takeaways, Muskego ran away with a 53-0 victory Friday, Sept. 4, over Brookfield Central.
Lake Country Lutheran defeats Shoreland Lutheran
Journal Sentinel sports reporter Zac Bellman breaks down Lake Country Lutheran's victory over Shoreland Lutheran on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
Here's what you need to know about breaking mental health stigma
Uncover essential facts about breaking mental health stigma. Learn how understanding can lead to empathy and societal change. Read more today.
Jervis library in Rome announces upcoming activities
Jervis Library in Rome has announced its upcoming daily events for the week of Sept. 7.
‘A devastating betrayal’: Small businesses cut ties with Duluth Chamber over Hermantown data center endorsement
The departures are due to a move these local business owners call a devastating betrayal and misrepresentation of small businesses in the organization.
2 South Florida men sentenced in $34.8M health care fraud conspiracy, DOJ says
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Kenneth Charles Kessler III, a Miami man, and Michael Andrew Gomez, a Miramar man, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
15 discouraging hours with Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and 10 brilliant ones with He Who Watches
In the last few weeks, while playing some video games that I might review, I emailed two cries for help. I sent the first to a rep for Capcom, confessing that the company’s samurai game Onimusha Way of the Sword (out today for PC and console) was crushing me. “Feels like I’m playing ‘hard’ mode, not ‘normal,’” I wrote. “And I don’t want to have to knock it down to “story”. I’m exploring, trying to level my gear, but these two-phase boss fights with no mid-fight checkpoints are brutal.” I wagered I was only about halfway through the game, if that. I wasn’t sure I could keep up with the steepening difficulty curve. Was I missing something? Then, on Monday, I took some photos of some puzzles that were baffling me in the mind-bending He Who Watches (out now on PC), wrote out lengthy descriptions of how I’d been trying to solve them and asked Bobby Vanden, the game’s solo developer, for a nudge in the right direction. I told Vanden I’d spent hours on these puzzles. “I’m stuck in triplicate,” I told him. Could he tell me if the solutions I was attempting were even on the right track? I didn’t mention that the puzzles—coupled with major time pressures from other work—were stressing me out so much that playing the game was giving me headaches. This double dose of panic was unusual. I’m used to managing a workload full of reporting and reviewing, used to a crowded schedule and the need to stay calm amid the bustle. But I was stressed about these games. No one was forcing me to review them, nor even play them. I’d simply found them interesting enough to start, hoped they’d be interesting enough to write about and I’d sunk hours into them assuming I’d made the right call. Suddenly, however, I felt trapped. I was emailing for a way out. Above: This guy took me about an hour to beat. The feedback I got from Capcom confirmed my fears. They didn’t say it, but I will: Onimusha Way of the Sword is not for me. It’s a brutally hard game in need of a normal difficulty level. It’s a game that spikes so severely during its abundant boss fights—yet offers such flawed ways to improve when outside of them—that it feels like a bait-and-switch. In the new Onimusha, you play as famed samurai Musashi Miyamoto, aided by a magical soul-absorbing gauntlet that is possessed by a lady who offers advice. (Way of the Sword is a continuation of Capcom’s long-dormant Onimusha series, but that set-up had me wondering if the company was cribbing from their ill-fated Bionic Commando reboot; read about “wife-arm” when you get a chance). Way of the Sword is partially set in 17th century Kyoto, an explorable city where Miyamoto can fight demons, help civilians and eventually rescue ghostly dogs. The city evolves over time, with new mini adventures and obtainable loot on offer, all feeding into systems that promise to upgrade your gear and sword-fighting skills. Upgrades, however, are so incremental as to be imperceptible, causing the exploration of Kyoto to feel like inconsequential busywork. From that hub, players can go on linear missions into forests and old temples, where they will encounter many of the game’s tough bosses. Combat in Way of the Sword is akin to many modern melee games. Players are asked to mix attacks with dodges and parries. They’re encouraged to deplete an enemy’s stamina bar in order to do greater damage to its health bar. The old Onimusha games’ signature move was the issen, a counter-attack so sudden it’s all but pre-emptive. You strike just as they begin to strike toward you, beating them to the cut. By definition, the issen is a high risk move, leaving you wide open to pain. It feels risky in the game, especially against bosses, who can maul you in just a few blows. A game might train you to perform an issen well by offering a variety of lesser enemies who are not as tough as the boss but get close. Or it might offer a toehold against bosses by saving or checkpointing the player’s progress when a boss’ first health bar has been destroyed and before the second health bar appears. It might offer the less skilled player a chance to over-level their character, should the player simply commit to playing through its optional sidequests. Way of the Sword does none of this. Fighting its trivially easy grunt enemies and then its ferociously adept bosses is like playing a game of chess where I’ve got a rook, while the opposing side is all pawns and five queens. Bosses simply don’t checkpoint. You may be able to clear a boss’ first phase without taking much damage. Good for you. Do it again, every time you fail the second phase. As for the the central Kyoto hub, I kept pace with all of its added side activities and never felt like I was overpowered. Bosses could still easily buckle me. The new Onimusha, I concluded, is just too discouraging to keep playing. The advice I got from Capcom had been well-intentioned. They reminded me of the game’s various systems. They alerted me to an optional assist that flashes recommended button inputs (basically: counter this move; dodge that move). It was a little helpful. So was dropping down to “story mode,” which I tried last night. Story mode turns on those button prompts by default. It makes countering and dodging way too easy, nearly automatic. I don’t consider myself a master of action games like these, but I’ve cleared the likes of God of War, Stellar Blade, Star Wars Jedi and others of sub-Sekiro difficulty and had a fun time doing so. Not here. Not yet. Unless they patch Onimusha: Way of the Sword and add a middle difficulty or just checkpoint the damn bosses when they’re between health bars, my streak of loving Capcom games released in 2026 will likely end at two. It’s a shame, because I was having a good time finding those ghostly dogs. And then there’s He Who Watches, a phenomenal first person puzzle game with Portal vibes, except instead of a portal gun you’ve got a magical bow that shoots one arrow that can activate switches or be used to drag blocks. The twist is an actual twist: you can also walk on walls and the ceiling, reorienting gravity as you do, thereby placing blocks onto those other surfaces. Walking on walls and ceilings to solve problems is really the best thing. Would that I could in reality. He Who Watches consists of locked-room challenges, each brief enough to only require about a minute to actually solving, though it will take five, 10, eventually 30 minutes to figure out said solutions. They are not obvious! It’s a game of layered mechanics and shocking solutions. For example, see if you can follow this: You can drag a block to a wall. Then you can walk on the wall, which now feels like the floor, and drag that block across the wall. Later, back on the floor, you might realize you can look up. The block is still on the wall, stuck to it. You can shoot your magic arrow to its underside. Doing so creates a tether, so that you can yank the block off the wall and carry it, as if it were a balloon, into the spot where you need it to be to solve the puzzle. Here, watch Vanden explain some of the game’s basics in this launch trailer: As with any great puzzle game, the solutions to He Who Watches’ puzzles elicit relief and amazement. Oh my god, that worked! I didn’t even think that could be possible! Learning to solve the game’s puzzles feels like learning magic. But, oh, does the game get hard. Its Steam reviews, mostly glowing, are full of players remarking how quickly He Who Watches made them sweat. Wrote one: “loving this one already although my brain is hurting!” Wrote another: “As you get further in the game it feels like you need an IQ level of at least 120+.” Vanden has shown some mercy. Each locked room puzzle includes an optional junior version of the puzzle, meant to teach you. Difficulty nevertheless ramps severely. By the time I was emailing Vanden for help, I was struggling to even clear one of the hint puzzles. When I messaged him, my stress was exacerbated by strange things I’d found in the game’s various hubs: suspicious passageways, odd blocks and some intriguing locked doors. These were hints of secrets, I realized, yet I sensed I needed to play further into the game to understand them. I was stuck, but I wanted to see the rest. Vanden offered to give me the exact solutions, to solve those three puzzles for me, but first he gave four nudges. Three were for the specific puzzles, but his best hint was for all and ultimately proved to be a terrific life lesson: go back a bit, he suggested. Do the puzzles right before those. They were teaching you something. Focus on what their lesson was. Don’t rush, in other words. Recognize what you’ve accomplished. Build off of that. I did so. I absorbed the lessons. I saw those three tough puzzles in a new light. I solved one the night after he wrote back, another the morning after. I left a third for another time. I didn’t need it and I wanted to plunge deeper into the game, closer to the moment when I was sure I could start unlocking those secret doors. My head stopped hurting, too. He Who Watches feels special. It’s got more challenges, and I’m undeterred. It’s also nice that its puzzles don’t have a surprise second health bar. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: In brief… 🎮 Ilari Kuittinen, co-founder of Helsinki-based Housemarque (Super Stardust HD, Resogun, Returnal) has stepped down from his studio, after a 31-year run, saying he’s “ taking a rare and well-deserved breather.” Sony purchased Housemarque in 2021, and the studio released its newest game, Saros, earlier this year. Trend-watch: Sony-owned Insomniac saw its founder Ted Price retire in early 2025, after a 30-year run. Sony-owned Sucker Punch saw its co-founder Brian Fleming step down in late 2025, after a 28-year run. 👀 Savvy Games Group chief Brian Ward is stepping down from the Saudi-government-backed games conglomerate, Bloomberg reports. No word on a long-term successor yet, nor if this augurs any closer integration between Savvy and Electronic Arts. EA was purchased by a consortium led by Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund, in early August. 💿 Square Enix has denied a Japanese media report that the company was planning to go private. In very different Square Enix news, the company revealed that the physical version of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the April 2027 finale of its radical remakes of FFVII, will include just one disc in its case, requiring a download for the rest. The first two FFVII remakes in the trilogy shipped on two discs apiece. While Square hasn’t commented on the reason why, a feature here in Game File last month broke down the processes and costs for physical games. The expense of a second disc comes out of the game publisher’s cut of each copy. Square could be saving in excess of a dollar a copy with this move. 🟥 Grand Theft Auto IV’s 26-minute ’‘extended look” gameplay showcase that premiered on Netflix last week—and was exclusive to the platform for six hours—drew 31.1 million views in its first four days, the streamer announced. (Netflix calculates views as total viewed hours divided by runtime; excludes replays). Compared to YouTube: The version that later premiered on Rockstar Games’ YouTube channel is sitting at 22.6 million views after seven days (YouTube’s more liberal counting system tallies anyone who viewed even just the first few second.) Compared to other Netflix mega-events: Last year, Stranger Things season 5’s first four episodes, which debuted together, drew a record 59.6 million views in their first few days on Netflix. For more of a live event type of comparison, in 2024, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match drew 65 million concurrent streams as it happened; Netflix didn’t release live numbers for the GTA premiere. ☁️ Microsoft is changing the way it charges for cloud gaming, from an all-you-can-play offer for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, to caps for the subscription’s tiers (15 hours per month at the Ultimate tier), with the option to buy more hours in bulk beyond that. The company also said it will sell batches of cloud gaming time to non-Game Pass subscribers, details TBA. Microsoft does not release figures for cloud game usage, but said its changes would impact 4% of Game Pass subscribers. That implies a small portion of its subscribers exceed the 15-hour monthly mark. Cloud gaming offers the promise of playing games without the need for console or PC hardware, as the graphics, sound and controls are all transmitted via a streaming connection. Microsoft notes that its cloud gaming service can be used for a range of things, including Xbox One players using it to play newer-gen Xbox Series games via streaming; and people playing games via streaming, sans any console, “in markets where consoles are less available or affordable.” (That latter use case could even be relevant in Xbox’s home market soon, as console prices keep rising.) Take Two Interactive chairman Strauss Zelnick recently told investors he expects game-streaming tech, which has been only lightly adopted by gamers for over a decade, to be widely used within three years. 🇺🇸 The Trump administration has published multiple agenda-driven web video games to the White House’s website. One called Build The Wall partially clones Tetris as it asks players to build a wall to stop a “zombie border siege.” While actual Tetris involves clearing lines and basically not building a wall, the Trump-backed game omits the line-clearing aspect (and omits the fun as well). On Instagram, Tetris’ official license holders reacted by stating: “At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them. To our fans everywhere: we love you, we see you, and we’re grateful to have you in our community. P.S. The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall.’ P.P.S.: We take copyright infringement very seriously.” Item 3: The week ahead: Tuesday, September 8 Game releases: Mewgenics (consoles; already out on PC) is an engrossing tactical combat game (with cats). It is getting its console port right after the release of a Star Wars tactics game and ahead of the late September launch of a Fire Emblem–a bumper crop for the genre. Wanderburg (PC) is an auto-shooting game like Vampire Survivors, but you’re a castle on wheels Event: Nintendo airs a 30-minute Nintendo Direct (10am ET) focused on The Legend of Zelda’s 40th Anniversary. A full unveiling of the upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is expected. Will they also show footage from next year’s live action movie? Tease the next big 3D Zelda? Add Link to Mario Kart World? Shadow-drop a new Tingle game? Wednesday, September 9 Event: Nintendo again! On this day, they’re planning to air a 45-minute Nintendo Direct (10am ET) focused on games heading to Switch 2 this winter. Followed by about an hour of gameplay demoed by the company’s Treehouse team. The September Nintendo Directs are always some of the year’s biggest. The 2025 edition included announcements of several major 2026 Switch/Switch 2 games: Pokémon Pokopia, Mario Tennis Fever, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave. Plus the return of the Virtual Boy. Friday, September 11 Game release: EA Sports NHL 27 (PlayStation, Xbox) is a hockey game. There are so few that an indie studio that had been making wacky sci-fi first-person shooters just announced that, hey, we’re going to fill a void and make a hockey game for PC.
Player Availability Report: #DALvSKC
Player Availability Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest status updates around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Saint Luke’s. All details listed are from the league’s official Player Status Report that is submitted the day prior to the match. Sporting Kansas City is back on
Foldable 'iPhone Ultra' Still Likely to Be Missing These Five Features
Apple's first foldable iPhone, dubbed the "iPhone Ultra," is expected to launch without at least four features that will be present on the iPhone 18 Pro models, despite a price tag of at least $2,000. The iPhone Air lacks Ultra Wide and Telephoto rear cameras, a SIM card slot, and stereo speakers.
Nursing Home Jobs Nearly Flat in August as Healthcare Hiring Slows
Job growth at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) essentially stayed unchanged in August compared to a month ago,
Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science
Ten research teams were awarded the satirical Ig Nobel prizes during a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, marking the first time the event was held outside the United States due to visa concerns.
Weekly Portland women’s sports wrap up (9/4)
Weekly Portland women’s sports wrap up (9/4) presented by Rebound Rebound Orthopedics and Neurosurgery and Rivermark Community Credit Union.
380 SSM Health Dean Medical Group nurses to vote on union in Dane County
Nurses will vote on union representation at 10 Dane County clinics, citing staffing, burnout and patient care.
Video card RTX 4090 showed a higher frame rate with DLSS 5 than the RTX 5080
A detailed comparative benchmarking of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics accelerators with 16 GB of memory and GeForce has appeared online. RTX 4090 With...
Man sentenced to prison following shootout inside Montgomery business
A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a 2024 shootout inside a Montgomery package store.
Gubernatorial candidates present drastically different plans to improve healthcare costs, access
Maine’s three gubernatorial candidates agree on health care struggles but propose vastly different solutions for improving access and costs.
Logan Health Primary Care Providers Sign Vote of 'No Confidence' in Leadership
Just over half a year after Logan Health primary care providers unionized, providers signed a vote of no confidence in the hospital’s primary care leadership. Despite months of being in the bargaining process with Logan Health and representatives from the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), providers wrote they “no longer have confidence that […]
Plain Language as Scientific Accountability: How to Communicate Science Beyond Academic Audiences
This joint UW/Fred Hutch—Penn CFAR session brings the two CFARs together in conversation around how we communicate science beyond academic audiences. This session will present examples of technical language from HIV cure, prevention, and treatment research and ask what happens when the people most affected by the science cannot easily understand what researchers are saying. […]
US Football Hall of Fame revamps selection process
The American Pro Football Hall of Fame announced revisions to its selection process on Friday, including trimming the selection committee from 50 to 28, to combat "unintended biases."Porter said previous selection process bylaws left room for "unintended biases", including in the way individuals presented nominees, how selectors were assigned to each of the NFL's 32 clubs and issues related to players reaching the last year of eligibility in the Modern-Era Players category.
Vacaville jazz festival returns Sept. 18
VACAVILLE — The Vacaville Jazz Society has officially launched its first phase of preparation for the 26th annual Vacaville Jazz Festival, taking place Friday Sept. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 20.
Exclusive | DOJ Staff Were Told to Pause Antitrust Work With Canadian Government
The Justice Department said that an official who sent a “Pause on Canada” email had misunderstood a directive and that it continues to cooperate with the Canadian government amid a trade dispute.
Bollin pledges scrutiny of state health department contracts following auditor general report
The Michigan House of Representatives’ top appropriator said she intends to keep an eye on the state’s health department following the release of a report from the Office of the Auditor General looking into a department contractor, with the aim of ensuring that the department is managing public funds responsibly. The auditor general’s most recent […]
2. Bundesliga Topspiel preview: Dynamo Dresden vs. VfL Bochum
In a meeting between two sides who have both endured faltering starts and begin the weekend level on points in the bottom half of the table, Saturday’s Topspiel presents an opportunity for either Dr...
AG: Former home health employee sentenced to 5 years for submitting over $25K of false Medicaid claims
A former Maryland home health employee was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday after submitting over $25,000 worth of false healthcare claims.
Black Business Month Honoree
Official website of Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D., representing California Senate District 39.
Marker Lectures in Physics set for Sept. 30, Oct. 1
Jun Ye, professor of physics and JILA Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder, will present the 2026 Russell E. Marker Lectures in Physics on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 on the Penn State University Park campus. These free public lectures are sponsored by the Penn State Eberly College of Science.
TUSK Practice Sales Releases Q3 2026 Behavioral Health Market Report
TUSK Practice Sales ("TUSK"), the premier healthcare-focused M&A Advisor, released its Q3 2026 Behavioral Health Market Report. The report reviews transaction activity across the behavioral health industry from the first and second quarters of 2026, as well as the forces impacting buy-side sentiment and transition options for practices in today's market.
Florida Panthers Foundation Announces Seventh Annual ‘Stache Dash 5K’ Presented by Baptist Health Cancer Care
Registration now open for all fans at FloridaPanthers.com/StacheDash
DCC hosts flute ensemble
The monthly free midday concerts at Davis Community Church on the second Friday of the month continue with a flute quartet at noon Friday, Sept. 11. Davis Community Church is
Milwaukee Bucks sign 7-foot center John Butler Jr.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed center John Butler Jr., who played for the Wisconsin Herd, to take part in training camp.
Lakers Champion Gives Verdict on LeBron James' 76ers Future
LeBron James is entering a part of his career he has never quite experienced before. At 41, with his 24th NBA season ahead of him, the four-time champion has taken a much different path into the next chapter than he has at any point since entering the league.
Latino voter backlash puts Texas governor's race on Democrats' midterm map
A Democratic state representative is trying to end an electoral drought that has defined Texas politics for a generation
Players will come through if good enough
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill maintains young players will come through at clubs if they "are good enough". The Scottish FA are to offer clubs financial incentives to play youngsters while data analysts and Club Brugge recruitment director Guilian Preud'homme presented to those assembled.
Ample Entertainment to launch YouTube channel with designer Nate Berkus
Culver City-based prodco Ample Entertainment has struck a partnership with interior designer, author and TV personality Nate Berkus to launch a new YouTube channel, Nate Berkus Presents. The prodco says it’s ...
U.S. issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it is 'financial lifeline' for Iran
The actions come nearly a week after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced “Operation Economic Outcast"
U.S. issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it is 'financial lifeline' for Iran
The actions come nearly a week after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced “Operation Economic Outcast"
TikTok Star Skyelar Chase Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment
Skyelar Chase, who has more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok, has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas.
Jay Craven: Another Remarkable KCP Season Takes Shape
I always look forward to the fall when the new KCP Presents performance series is announced, as it was this week. Over the years, the series, and its predecessor, the
Healthcare Partnership Expands Nursing Capacity by 77.5%
More students are enrolling in nursing programs at Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) and UNCW, thanks to a community partnership funded by The Endowment. Nursing enrollment capacity has increased by 77.5% since 2023, according to the New Hanover Healthcare Career Partnership (HCP), representing a significant step toward addressing healthcare workforce shortages in New Hanover County and southeastern North Carolina.
Wauwatosa East tops New Berlin Eisenhower, 34-27, in football
Wauwatosa East improved its record to 3-0 with a 34-27 victory over New Berlin Eisenhower on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.
Protolabs Named to Business Insider’s America’s Most Innovative Businesses 2027 List
MINNEAPOLIS, September 04, 2026--Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB), the world’s leading provider of digital manufacturing services, today announced it has been recognized as one of America’s Most Innovative Businesses by Business Insider. The digital manufacturer was recognized for its extensive library of patents for manufacturing technology, ongoing investment in research and development, and strong peer sentiment as a cutting-edge leader within the industry.
GRN gene: When genetic information upends life
A family in Argentina has become an ideal case to study frontotemporal dementia. Across generations they transmit a mutation in the GRN gene, responsible for producing a protein essential to healthy brain cell function
Alabama STEM Council Launches Improved Math and Science Proficiency Data Dashboard
The Alabama STEM Council of the Alabama Department of Workforce has launched a new and improved Alabama Math and Science Proficiency Data Dashboard, providing parents, educators and workforce partners with a clearer view of how Alabama students are performing in key STEM subject areas. The dashboard presents the most recent Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) […]
Interested in presenting at the Health Innovation Partnerships Workshop?
Faculty interested in building collaborations across medicine and engineering are invited to be considered for a short presentation at the Health Innovation Partnerships Workshop on...
EU and ASEAN discuss health emergency preparedness and response
The Director-General of the European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, met with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, in Jakarta on 4 September 2026 to discuss health emergency preparedness and response to emerging health threats, and to explore deeper cooperation between the EU and ASEAN. Both regions face similar challenges from emerging threats such as infectious diseases, which will further increase with climate change and increased travel, requiring global and regional cooperation. Both sides acknowledged that regional partnerships are essential to prepare for the next health emergency — it's a matter of when, not if. Building close EU-ASEAN cooperation on health emergency preparedness and response is therefore critical to ensuring a collective response, as we look ahead to the Commemorative Summit in 2027 marking the 50th anniversary of EU-ASEAN Dialogue Relations. Among other topics, discussions covered future partnership in the establishment and operations of the ASEAN Centre for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases (ACPHEED), as well as other key avenues for deeper collaboration.
Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association Receives Community Partnership Award
The Minority Cannabis Business Association presented the award, recognizing the ICIA for bridging the gap between policy and community leadership.
Exchange Online outage causes email delays, 'Server busy' errors
Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing Exchange Online outage that is delaying email sent to and received from external domains.
Sony's PlayStation disc plant is losing 10 percent of its volume in 2028, not 90
Sony’s PlayStation disc plant is losing 10 percent of its volume in 2028, not 90 Sony won’t license disc pressing to anyone else, Microsoft does, and a former PlayStation boss thinks that’s the whole problem. When Sony DADC chief Dietmar Tanzer spoke with an Austrian broadcaster in July about PlayStation disc production at the Thalgau plant, a number of press outlets misunderstood the report, writing that production would fall to a tenth of current levels. It won’t. Sony DADC confirmed to Game this week that the figure is a 10 percent decline, not a decline to 10 percent. “To clarify and avoid any misleading information: in that statement Dietmar anticipated an overall product volume decline by 10 percent, not a decline down to 10 percent,” a spokesperson with Sony DADC told Game. That figure covers 2028. Tanzer didn’t put a number on the years after, and the spokesperson declined to comment further. What we do know is that on July 1, PlayStation announced that physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be discontinued starting January 2028 and that the transition has no impact on games that have already released in disc format or will be releasing in disc format prior to that month. “So, there will be reorders going to the market after January 2028,” the Sony DADC spokesperson said. “For details around that I would ask you to liaise with the PR team from PlayStation, as we can’t speak or comment on their behalf.” PlayStation officials did not respond to questions about reorders or other disc-related matters. But I did recently speak with Shawn Layden, Game Industry Strategic Advisor and former chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios, who called a future without physical PlayStation discs “depressing, but solvable.” then added, “I think.” The chief hurdle to third-party manufacturing of collector’s editions or any other version of a PlayStation game disc is that Sony owns the proprietary process to press those discs, Layden said. “And unless they decide or determine a way to license that to some of these bespoke disc manufacturers, there’s no way to make it happen,” he said. Layden was careful to add that he understands the concept but doesn’t have “line of sight on the particulars.” “Depressing but solvable, I think.” — Shawn Layden Microsoft already licenses replication to outside plants. Xbox discs are pressed by manufacturers Microsoft certifies as Authorized Replicators, a term defined in its publisher agreements, with the approved list set at the company’s sole discretion and Microsoft retaining the right to halt manufacture. The structure is still in place today: publishers select an Authorized Replicator in Partner Center and submit a bill of materials created with a Microsoft representative. Sony, by contrast, presses PlayStation discs through Sony DADC, its own manufacturing subsidiary. No one I spoke with said they were in discussions with Sony about doing that, and PlayStation hasn’t responded to questions about whether it would be open to a licensing deal. There is an obvious reason Sony might not want to. Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad pointed it out on the day of the announcement: it’s a platform-led decision, he wrote, designed to cut costs, eliminate the resale market, and drive all revenue through the PlayStation Store. The math is not subtle. On a $70 third-party game sold through the PlayStation Store, Sony keeps $21. Sold at retail, Ahmad says, it earns about half that. Licensing disc replication to an outside manufacturer might not be worth it. And even if it were, it seems unlikely that such a deal would come from boutique companies like iam8bit, which sells collector’s editions of video games. “We would absolutely love to find a way forward to continue making physical PlayStation games,” said Jon Gibson, co-owner and co-creative director of the company. “We are big believers in giving humans the option to truly own media. If we can play a role in helping make that a reality for the future of PlayStation games, count iam8bit in!” If it were to happen, it would most likely be with a company like Conectiv Supply Chain Solutions, a Memphis-based manufacturer of optical discs and vinyl records that also runs third-party logistics, fulfillment and distribution for packaged media. The company, which was formed in 2025 when Los Angeles private equity firm Variant Equity Advisors purchased Vantiva’s Supply Chain Solutions division, traces its lineage back to Technicolor. When it sold the division, Vantiva described the business as having served video game creators for more than 25 years. Conectiv is also buying, not shrinking. Last month it acquired SDS, the distributor for Universal and Warner Bros. home entertainment, consolidating those studios’ packaged-media pipeline from pressing plant to retail shelf. I reached out to Conectiv and its CEO, but haven’t heard back. Layden pointed to music and books in our discussion about the ongoing value of physical media. “No one ever saw the comeback of cassette tape,” he said. “And vinyl didn’t so much come back. The flame went down, the fire’s dying, but the ember was always there, and it just kind of came back. Much like the book business. We thought we’d all be on Kindles right now. “I believe that physical media is crucial and important. One of the things that makes us gamers, one of the core game mechanics, going back to the beginning of time, is collecting stuff. “Did you get all the diamonds in Crash Bandicoot? Did you get all the stars in Mario? And we like to collect our games. And we have a game shelf. And we put all our boxes up there. And if you’re super hardcore, when you buy a game, you buy two copies, right? One stays in the shrink wrap, and you play the other one. What happens to that important cultural part of the gaming world? You know, we buy the steelbook and the three-disc Final Fantasy set and the figurine and, you know, you can’t download any of that. “What happens to that?” And Layden believes it shouldn’t have been a revenue question for PlayStation. “This was a core thing to the experience of our most devoted fans,” he said. “Yeah, it’s fan service. Why would we take that away? Well, we can’t afford to. It’s already 120 bucks, you know, limited edition special purchase onyx box version of whatever, and those sell at a higher rate than the box selling at $69.99 does. So yeah, the market has said they will continue to buy them. You’re just saying you just don’t want to make them anymore.” Layden said he was recently talking with someone about these sorts of business decisions and how they’re made. Too often, he said, it’s all about the financials and nothing else. “OK, we can do this and save this much money, or we can invest this to look at that outcome, or we can do this and have this happen over there, or move this team to Sri Lanka,” he said. “But each one of those, someone also has to have a ledger there saying, ‘OK, what is the brand impact from that move?’ “Iif you can’t resell it, do you really own it?” — Shawn Layden “If we do that, dollars and cents work out. I get it. That’s just math. But what’s the brand impact? Are people going to say, ‘Good move, you guys?’ Or are they going to say, ‘We hate you guys. Quit doing that.’ And sometimes they say, ‘We hate you.’ Then you take a note and say, OK, how much of that can we live with? How much ‘we hate you’ is OK. And when does it go over the line? “I see a lot of companies making decisions which, objectively speaking, I don’t know what the dollar end of that was for you, Mr. Company, but your brand value just dropped 30 percent. So I hope it was worth it.” Of course, shifting to a digital-only model for games raises other issues beyond simply wanting to collect. The biggest is ownership. Layden pointed out that once you go to a streaming-only or download-only model, it’s just a digital footprint on a hard drive. “What does ownership mean anymore?” he said. “It’s a genuine question. Well, in fact, it’s not even a question anymore. It’s like you are shifting the model from ownership to accessibility. “And what’s always been true, which people forget, is you’ve never been able to sell your iTunes library. And you can’t sell your PlayStation download library. So if you can’t resell it, do you really own it?” The touching tribute found in the credits for Star Wars Zero Company. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Interview and Hands-On with a Minoan Masterpiece Star Wars Zero Company hands-on: Attack Astromechs, permadeath, and delightfully fatal Rube Goldberg tactics Control Resonant opens up as you get stronger — and as characters start trusting you
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