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Tucker Kraft signs extension on day before Packers' season opener
Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft will be making his return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament with a contract extension. The Packers announced Saturday that Kraft had signed a contract extension. The team didn’t disclose terms, but a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that it’s a four-year, $75 million deal with a maximum value of $92 million that includes a $26.5 million signing bonus. Kraft could have become a free agent at the end of the season if the two sides hadn’t agreed to terms on an extension, though he consistently expressed throughout the offseason his desire to stay in Green Bay.
Packers' Tucker Kraft signs 4-year, $75M contract extension
Fourth-year star tight end will stay in Green Bay through the 2030 season.
Golden Knights lock down Mark Stone with new contract extension
Once again, the Vegas Golden Knights identified their biggest piece of business in the coming offseason and addressed it well beforehand.
Packers, TE Tucker Kraft agree to 4-year contract extension worth up to $92M
The Packers and tight end Tucker Kraft agreed to a four-year, $92 million contract extension on the eve of Week 1.
Packers Reach Major Contract Extension With Tucker Kraft
The Green Bay Packers have reached a contract extension with tight end Tucker Kraft.
Packers, Tucker Kraft agree to massive 4-year contract extension
Tucker Kraft and the Packers have agreed to a hefty four-year extension.
Tucker Kraft, Packers reportedly agree to 4-year, $75M contract extension
Kraft was on pace for career numbers last season before tearing his ACL in Week 9.
Family therapist reveals how couples can keep politics from wrecking relationships
Dr. Anna Elton discusses why partisan disagreements can create tension between partners, and offers strategies for setting boundaries, staying curious and reconnecting after heated conversations.
49ers' Kyle Shanahan, approaching franchise history, reportedly gets extension
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was already signed through the 2028 season, but a report emerged that he's now under contract farther into the future.
Build confidence with health insurance decisions at extension webinar
Those interested in building confidence in making health insurance decisions can join a webinar series hosted by Penn State Extension.
Trump loyalist probing Mar-a-Lago search says DOJ tensions sparked his resignation
“Lanes got crossed,” Joe diGenova told NBC News after his departure from the Justice Department.
49ers signed Kyle Shanahan to an extension this offseason
The 49ers head coach was previously signed through 2027, his new deal will take him well beyond a decade at the helm.
Pedro Neto signs Chelsea contract extension
Chelsea have announced that Pedro Neto has signed a new contract with the club, extending his stay at Stamford Bridge until 2032.The Portugal international joined the Blues from Wolverhampton Wanderer...
UTIA Launches Fellowship to Prepare Future Animal Science Professionals
F.U.S.E. Animal Science will integrate undergraduate research, Extension and professional development
🗞️ Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and the Cesc effect: Friday's covers
The sports newspaper front pages this September 11 are packed with big names, continental surprises, and tensions handled in global boardrooms. Barcelona’s takeoff, Como’s European debut, and the ...
200,000 Salvadoran immigrants hope for protection amid Trump administration silence
A deadline for the Trump administration to decide whether about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador can remain protected from deportation has passed without any public announcement, raising hopes among many for another six-month extension while also sowing confusion.
USC Upstate Announces Apparel Extension with NIKE, BSN SPORTS
Story provided by the USC Upstate Athletics Department USC Upstate and Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Matt Martin have announced a multi-year extension of the department’s apparel agreement with NIKE and […]
Upgrading to Apple Watch Series 12 Could Cost You Hypertension Notifications
Some Apple Watch users who upgrade to the Series 12 or the Ultra 4 might temporarily lose access to hypertension notifications. On the watchOS feature availability page, Apple says notifications might not be available on the Series 12 or Ultra 4 at launch because regulatory clearances are in process. Hypertension Notifications may not be available on Apple Watch Series 12 or Ultra 4 in your region, as additional regulatory clearances for these devices are in process.
Jordan's water crisis amid growing tensions with Israel
Jordan is already one of the world's most water-scarce countries. Now, an additional water deal with Israel has lapsed, highlighting Jordan's dependence on its neighbor as political tensions rise.
Juventus evaluate contract u-turn for Gonzalez
Juventus are considering an unexpected contract extension for Nico González, completing a remarkable turnaround after the Argentine spent much of the summer on the transfer list.The 28-year-old was w...
GRI “Your Wondrous Works” Conference Presents Science To Buttress the Bible
Adventist scientists gathered for the Geoscience Research Institute conference and tension again emerged between science and the Adventist understanding of creation. What happens when the search for evidence to support Adventism’s understanding remains inconclusive?
Poll shows two-thirds of U.S. Jewish voters will favor Democrats in November
Despite tensions over Israel and rising antisemitism, respondents ranked affordability and the future of democracy as their top issues in the midterms.
Boston Bruins lock up young center Fraser Minten
The Boston Bruins believe they have a rising star in Fraser Minten and they put that belief in action by signing the center to a seven-year, $50.4 million extension.
Newmark Advises Havas Health in 254,000-Square-Foot Headquarters Expansion & Extension at 200 Madison Avenue
/PRNewswire/ -- Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK) ("Newmark" or the "Company"), a leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large...
As science comes under attack at UN talks, climate movement splits over how to respond
A rift over how IPCC messages are produced and turned into policy is creating tensions in the world's most influential coalition of climate NGOs
Inter Initiate Extension Talks with Star Fullback
Federico Dimarco has more than hinted at his desire to get a new contract in recent remarks, and Inter opened the negotiations through an informal meeting with his agent Arturo Canales before the clas...
Germany must relearn the language of power-politics
To protect Europe from Russian aggression, Germans must resolve a tension that lies the heart of their modern national identity: a clash between the ideals of ‘Never Again Fascism’ and ‘Never Again Germany’.
Wild scenes in City win! Security steps in, tunnel rocks
There was plenty of tension in that one! Emotions boiled over more than once between Manchester City and Porto last night.It all started in the first half with a foul by Marc Guéhi on Gabri Veiga. In...
🗞️ Today’s front pages, tension in Madrid, Betis delight...
The Champions League has thrown its doors wide open with a menu full of contrasts for Spanish football: Real Madrid’s emphatic yet hard-fought win, an epic and historic victory for Real Betis after ...
Baker Mayfield Agrees to Extension After ‘Disrespectful’ Buccaneers Offer
Baker Mayfield walked off the field in Jacksonville last month after a scoreless preseason finale, hardly the tune-up a quarterback wants heading into a contract year. Weeks earlier, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers passer had called the team’s opening offer ‘disrespectful’ and shut down extension talks completely. That standoff loomed over training camp all summer. Now, […] The post Baker Mayfield Agrees to Extension After ‘Disrespectful’ Buccaneers Offer appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
Grading Baker Mayfield's Extension with the Buccaneers
Tampa Bay and Baker Mayfield finally agreed to a contract extension that keeps the franchise QB with the team through 2029. What grade does the new deal deserve?
Starbucks raises health insurance premiums, sparking worker tension
Rising costs for health insurance premiums offered to Starbucks workers are sparking tension.
S&P 500 falls as AI worries hit software makers
The S&P 500 declined as AI competition fears hit software stocks and Middle East tensions lifted oil prices, with investors eyeing upcoming inflation data.
Owner seeks second extension for 683-unit Brookland project amid tough market conditions
Jack Sarf seeks another extension on his Franklin & Reed mixed-use development in D.C. as Hanover R.S. LP pulls out due to market conditions.
Rogers and OEG Sports & Entertainment Extend Strategic Partnership for 10 More Years
EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers and OEG Sports & Entertainment (OEGSE), today announced a 10-year extension of ...
Rogers and OEG Sports & Entertainment Extend Strategic Partnership for 10 More Years
Rogers is giving away more than 1,500 tickets to customers throughout season, including 300 for Home OpenerEDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers and OEG Sports & Entertainment (OEGSE), today announced a 10-year extension of their strategic partnership, keeping Rogers Place as the home of the Edmonton Oilers through 2036. This extension comes as the iconic Rogers Place is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. To mark the occasion, Rogers is awarding more than 1,500 Oilers ti
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs take effect as US trade talks stall
Canada enforces $20 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods after trade talks collapse, escalating tensions in the North American trade dispute.
Ian-credible Science: Pepper panic
Each week, we bring you a quick and easy experiment you can do at home to explore a concept in science. This week, we’re using surface tension to make some pepper panic!
Instant grades for Christian Gonzalez contract extension with Patriots
The Patriots are keeping their top cornerback on a new four-year extension.
Christian Gonzalez signs historic new deal with Patriots
Christian Gonzalez has signed a four-year, $135 million contract extension with the New England Patriots, making him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
What the Christian Gonzalez extension means for the Patriots
The star cornerback agreed to a four-year deal on Monday night.
Patriots' Christian Gonzalez sends immediate reaction to massive contract extension
It is finally over. The New England Patriots and Christian Gonzalez waited until less than two days before opening kickoff to get a deal done, but they have agreed to a record-breaking, four-year, $135 million contract extension. Fans can take a deep breath , and so can the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. “Thank you Lord!” he posted on […] The post Patriots' Christian Gonzalez sends immediate reaction to massive contract extension appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Contract grade for Christian Gonzalez's $135 million extension with Patriots
It’s about time . One of the many stories around the New England Patriots this offseason was their contract negotiations with star cornerback Christian Gonzalez. Gonzalez firmly entrenched himself as one of the best cornerbacks in the league last season. With the 2026 season being his fourth season in the league, Gonzalez was due for a contract […] The post Contract grade for Christian Gonzalez's $135 million extension with Patriots appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Instant analysis of Patriots' blockbuster Christian Gonzalez extension
Taking a closer look at the Patriots making Christian Gonzalez the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
Christian Gonzalez inks contract extension with Patriots: What to know
Christian Gonzalez and the Patriots have agreed to a contract extension. Here's a look at the details of the agreement.
Patriots Reach Long-Term Extension With CB Christian Gonzalez
The New England Patriots have agreed to a contract extension with All-Pro cornerback Christian Gonzalez
Patriots reportedly agree to historic deal with CB Christian Gonzalez
The New England Patriots and star cornerback Christian Gonzalez have reportedly agreed to a historic contract extension.
Christian Gonzalez signs record-breaking contract extension with Patriots
The Patriots and the star cornerback have reportedly reached an agreement.
Chargers' Joe Hortiz reveals where Tuli Tuipulotu's extension stands
Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz revealed where things stand in edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu’s contract extension talks.
House Ag Chair Seeks Extension, Beef Import Plan Seen as Political Sho
House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson is seeking a waiver to serve another term, having reached the six-year term limit for GOP chairs.President Donald Trump announced a plan to pa
Researchers identify new therapeutic target for salt-sensitive hypertension
The researchers discovered that a signaling pathway called AP-1 complex links dietary sodium to immune-driven salt-sensitive hypertension.
West Valley light rail extension raises business concerns along Indian School Road corridor
Business owners along Indian School Road are raising alarms about a proposed West Valley light rail extension, saying years of construction could threaten their livelihoods.
China and Russia launch first sea ice survey as Arctic tensions swell
Beijing and Moscow are stepping up cooperation in the polar region, drawing Washington’s attention as climate change opens new sea routes.
D’Amico-Percassi incident to be investigated by Prosecutor’s Office
Roma-Atalanta didn’t end at the final whistle. Tensions continued in the tunnel and later in the Monte Mario stand, where particularly heated exchanges erupted between Nerazzurri CEO Luca Percassi a...
Lewis Hall Set To Sign Improved Contract Extension At Newcastle
The Magpies are poised to secure the England international’s long-term future, fending off Manchester United interest to anchor the 22-year-old as a cornerstone of the Jaissle era.
🥐 Barça romp, Diomande case... 5️⃣ stories to start Monday
FC Barcelona strengthened their grip on top spot after thrashing Valencia at Mestalla, while tension has taken over the Valencian club’s surroundings and Madrid are gearing up for their European deb...
New York Giants Sign Jameis Winston to Unexpected Contract Extension
The New York Giants have signed veteran backup quarterback Jameis Winston to a new contract extension. The post New York Giants Sign Jameis Winston to Unexpected Contract Extension appeared first on HEAVY.
Giants ink Jameis Winston to multi-year extension
The New York Giants have signed Jameis Winston to a two-year extension.
Connor McDavid Teams Up With Maple Leafs Defenseman In Offseason
The Edmonton Oilers are essentially in “win now” mode considering that star captain Connor McDavid is entering the first of the two-year extension that he agreed to in October of last season.McDavid, regarded as the NHL’s top player and who has now lost twice in the Stanley Cup Final, has essentially declared that the Oilers […] The post Connor McDavid Teams Up With Maple Leafs Defenseman In Offseason appeared first on HEAVY.
Where does NFL’s Roger Goodell rank in commissioner hierarchy of American sports?
Roger Goodell has signed a four-year extension with the NFL. Here's a look at his tenure, salary, accomplishments and impact on the league.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract extended for four more years
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is set to hold the position for four more years, as his extension was made official on Sunday. The 67-year-old’s extension exp...
Goodell agrees on NFL commissioner extension through 2030 season
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has agreed to terms with team owners on a contract extension through the 2030 season, the league announced on Sunday.He will a...
NFL Owners Finalize Contract Extension for Roger Goodell
The deal runs through March 2031.
Bold Predicition for Orlando Magic 'X-Factor' Next Season
Anthony Black’s breakout season has sparked intense extension debates as Orlando balances a looming salary cap crunch against the rising guard’s demand for a lucrative long-term future.
Utah Royals defender Kaleigh Riehl signs extension through 2027
A key member of URFC will be returning for the 2027 season.
Lions Stars Could Face Long Wait for Massive Extensions
The Detroit Lions have had a busy offseason when it comes to extensions, and they have two more major decisions to make. Both safety Brian Branch and tight end Sam LaPorta are entering the last year of their rookie deals. The Lions would like to extend both based on their play, but both have injury […] The post Lions Stars Could Face Long Wait for Massive Extensions appeared first on HEAVY.
A Look at Steph Curry's Expected Contract Extension With Warriors
Curry has been able to sign a two-year max extension for a week, and an ESPN insider would not be surprised if he took every dollar of it.
Vancouver Canucks Handle Tidy Business And Set A Precedent With The Zeev Buium Extension
U.S. Business Group Visits China Ahead Of Trump-Xi Meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a high-profile visit to the U.S. later this month amid trade and geopolitical tension between the world's two largest economies
Bengals Have Two Key Players Heading Into 2026 Without Extensions
Defying typical NFL holdout trends, cornerbacks D.J. Turner and Dax Hill are prioritizing the team over contract leverage as Cincinnati’s front office navigates another high-stakes offseason.
War on Earth could spill over to the moon, Chinese space scientists warn
Study models how geopolitical tension could extend into orbit with rival spacecraft dogfighting, evading each other or blocking strategic routes.
Join Volunteer State Postgame Live to chat about Vols right when the game ends
Knox News sports reporter Emmett Siegel and video coordinator Sophie Szydlik kick off a new show that's an extension of our Volunteer State podcast.
Will AMC’s New Leawood Films Distribution Arm and Tokenized Share Dispute Change AMC Entertainment’s (AMC) Narrative?
In August 2026, AMC Entertainment Holdings launched Leawood Films, a low-risk film distribution arm based in Los Angeles and Leawood, Kansas, designed to fill excess theatre capacity by focusing on fully financed small and mid-sized titles while respecting traditional PVOD and SVOD windows. Around the same time, CEO Adam Aron’s public clash with Robinhood over tokenized AMC shares highlighted rising tensions between traditional equity markets and emerging digital trading products, raising...
Video: The C.D.C. Is Waging a Political Fight Over Measles Deaths
After Pennsylvania reported two measles deaths, the C.D.C. took the highly unusual step of challenging the state. Our reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains how this tension between the Trump administration and states over health issues is creating confusion for Americans.
Luis Enrique signs new deal to extend PSG stay
Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique agrees a three-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2030.
Cathy Engelbert built the WNBA into a sports powerhouse. Her successor will inherit a league at a crossroads
After Engelbert’s tenure as WNBA commissioner, the league is more valuable and popular than ever—but her successor will inherit a league facing tensions.
Wolves keeper Sa signs new contract
Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa signs a new contract extension at the age of 33, keeping him at Molineux until 2028.
Dellinger to share expertise at Farm Science Review
One of Union County’s agricultural educators will be among the experts helping small-scale farmers learn practical skills at this month’s Farm Science Review. Wayne Dellinger, with the county’s Ohio State Extension Office, will present information on soil testing as part of the Small Farms Zone at the 2026 Farm Science Review, scheduled for Sept. 22-24 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London. The Small Farms Zone is designed to...
The wild world of LSU: from tigers on the field to wooing ex-NFL players
Recruiting ex-pros. Inflaming Ukraine-Russia tensions. Suing the SEC and being sued back. The school is adapting to a new reality – and also creating a new one
Why Amen Thompson’s Extension Could Be Risky for the Rockets
While Ja Morant’s falloff was largely self-inflicted, it could’ve warned Houston of possible troubles to come in their future.
‘I didn’t get into healthcare to watch it disappear’: Tensions boil over Eastern Oregon hospital cutbacks
With steep Medicaid cuts coming, austerity measures are already well underway at Blue Mountain Health District.
Bickley: Cardinals take critical step forward with Michael Wilson extension
Cardinals take care of business by extending the 26-year-old wideout after a breakout season in 2025 and buck past trends of failing to extend blossoming talent.
Cardinals sign emerging wideout to three-year extension
The Arizona Cardinals have signed Michael Wilson to a three-year deal.
Small business guide: How to survive year one
The founders of Kemo Sabe, Slick Chicks, Sunhome Saunas and more share important lessons on surviving year one in small business. Plus, everything you need to know before the business tax filing extension deadline hits this year.
Cardinals Legend Sends Warning Over Michael Wilson Extension Talks
The Michael Wilson contract extension talks have been one of the biggest player storylines for the Arizona Cardinals this offseason. Cardinals legend Adrian Wilson decided to share his two cents on the topic.The legendary safety and 2015 Ring of Honor inductee published a nine-post thread on X on the Michael Wilson extension talks. He cautions […] The post Cardinals Legend Sends Warning Over Michael Wilson Extension Talks appeared first on HEAVY.
Cardinals rumors: Arizona making progress on Michael Wilson contract extension
The Arizona Cardinals are in for a rough 2026 campaign . After a tumultuous 2025 campaign, Arizona is still quite far from light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. While they have some intriguing pieces on their roster, it’s unfortunately not going to be enough to contend in the best division in the NFL this year. That being said, the best thing […] The post Cardinals rumors: Arizona making progress on Michael Wilson contract extension appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Sony and Microsoft say they’re not obligated to pass U.S. tariff refunds to consumers, echoing Nintendo
Back in July, Sony executives told investors that the company expected to receive $508 million in refunds from the U.S. government, after tariffs that the PlayStation-maker paid were ruled mostly in 2025 were found to be illegal. “Most” of the refund would by recouped by Sony’s gaming division, its chief financial officer said. This week, Sony’s lawyers are arguing that the company is not legally obligated to pass those proceeds on to consumers who paid for recently price-hiked PlayStation consoles. That’s in the face of a lawsuit from gamers calling on them to do exactly that. “Paying fair market price for voluntarily purchased consumer goods is not a legally cognizable injury in fact,” the lawyers wrote in a legal motion filed on Monday, as they asked a judge in California’s Northern District to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit over the tariff refunds. Microsoft made a similar argument two weeks ahead of Sony’s lawyers, in a similar lawsuit brought by a gamer in federal court in Washington State. As Microsoft’s legal team put it on August 21, in their request for a dismissal of that lawsuit: “There is nothing unjust about Plaintiff purchasing an Xbox at an advertised price and getting exactly what he paid for—regardless of whatever theory he devised months later about Microsoft’s cost structure.” Both legal fights are set to go on for some time. How things got to this point U.S. tariffs impacting a wide range of imported goods, including game consoles, had kicked off in early 2025. In May 2025, Microsoft raised the price of its Xbox consoles, citing “market conditions and the rising cost of development.” They raised them again that September. In August of that year, Sony raised the price of PlayStation 5 consoles, citing “a challenging economic environment.” Sony later told investors that its tariff fees for the fall quarter were nearly $200 million. in February of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the 2025 tariffs illegal, prompting impacted companies to begin to request refunds. In turn, consumers began suing the likes of Sony and Microsoft to get what they said was their share. The gamers in the Microsoft and Sony lawsuits argue that the 2025 price hikes of PlayStation and Xbox consoles, which added $50 or more to their sticker price, were due to illegal tariffs and should now be returned to consumers. The Sony suit started in May, when a group of gamers sued in federal court in California, saying Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) would be unjustly enriching itself if it did not pass tariff refunds to its PS5 buyers. “Sony is poised to be paid twice for the same unlawful tariff burden: once by its customers (through elevated prices) and once by the U.S. government (through tariff refunds),” the gamers’ lawyers wrote at the time. They called for Sony to partially reimburse anyone who bought a PlayStation in the U.S. since August 1, 2025. The Microsoft suit, filed by gamer Trevor Hastings against the Xbox giant in July, made similar claims. The console makers push back In late July, Nintendo’s lawyers, facing a similar suit accusing them of double-dipping on tariffs and refunds, replied with arguments that previewed Microsoft’s and Sony’s: “Nintendo or one of its retailers set a price for each product, and consumers decided whether that price was worth paying,” they wrote. Sony has buttressed that Nintendo-style argument this week by saying that the gamers have failed to prove that tariffs were the reason for its August 2025 PS5 price hike. They call thatclaim “speculative and illogical.” Other factors, including “inflation, currency fluctuations, component costs, logistics, competitive dynamics, or demand,” could have played a role. (No, the Sony lawyers do not break down the costs and factors that officially triggered the price increases). Microsoft has also argued that there’s no proof in these lawsuits that tariffs drove all or some of the price increase, as it seeks to dismiss the tariff refund suit it’s facing: “Plaintiff provides no specific allegations that would establish any pricing differential attributable to tariffs or suggest any possibility that Microsoft applied then or could recreate now any dollar-for-dollar calculation of tariff-related pricing—any more than it could any other market factor that affects pricing.” To further skewer the gamer side’s argument in its case, Sony’s lawyers have pointed to what might be a surprising defense: yet another PlayStation 5 price hike from this past spring, after the tariffs were ruled illegal. “If the original price increase were attributable to tariffs, SIE [Sony Interactive Entertainment, aka PlayStation] would have had no reason to raise prices again after the Supreme Court invalidated the IEEPA tariffs.” … “If tariffs were the cause of the price increases, one would expect SIE to lower prices once the tariffs were eliminated—not raise them again. Instead, the timeline confirms that the pricing of PlayStation consoles includes a diverse and dynamic set of input costs.” Judges have not yet ruled on the arguments made by Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo. Last week, Panic, the company behind the small, yellow Playdate handheld said it would be passing its tariff refunds on to consumers. It is the only gaming hardware maker to have made such a pledge. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my reporting, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: A reporter’s second Second Life Wagner James Au, who from 2003-2006 was paid by San Francisco-based tech company Linden Lab to be a full-time journalist embedded in their virtual world Second Life, is returning to the company. This time, he’ll be an editorial advisor and business development specialist, he tells Game File. The new role will involve trying to share the stories of people inhabiting Second Life’s ongoing online world with reporters and by extension the public. Au plans to continue to also chronicle some of that through his long-running blog New World Notes. I’ve known Au since the mid-2000s and featured him in a 2007 article for the Columbia Journalism Review about reporters like him opening up virtual news outlets within Second Life. As I wrote at the time: On April 22, 2003, writing as Hamlet Linden for the New World Notes blog on Second Life’s Web site, Au introduced himself. “For the next few months, Linden Lab has invited me to set aside my journalist cap, and instead, don the digital beanie of their in-house virtual correspondent.” He wasn’t paid to keep it positive. He wrote about builders and eccentrics, but then in August of that year, he reported on a tax revolt against Linden Lab (a complaint about the fees it charges users who build stuff) led by a resident whose avatar was a big cat. Second Life has always been less of a video game and more of a virtual world where people can live, hang out, make art, sell virtual items and flirt. Back in 2007, Au described touring it as “sort of like underwater lucid dreaming.” For the past two decades, Au has maintained New World Notes as an independent publication. But he said he’s been drawn back to Second Life and Linden Lab as a place to directly work. The virtual world has around 650,000 monthly active users, he said, “which is actually about what it was during the hype wave.” Au says he’s still finding rich stories in Second Life, the kind that keep him interested 20 years into the beat: “Over the last few months for instance, I wrote about an SL creator in Venezuela whose apartment was destroyed by the earthquakes, so the global SL community rallied to get him back on his feet,” he told me. “Then there’s the woman from a Middle Eastern country who explored her lesbian sexuality in SL, then earned enough from her virtual jewelry to escape her abusive family situation and country.” Au wants to beckon more reporters to give Second Life another look. He argues that it is often ahead of internet trends, noting, for example, an early backlash in the community against AI-made art. Now the platform is drawing curiosity from more of the user-generated content community who’ve grown up with the likes of Roblox, according to Au. “Second Life was too early during its hype wave in 2005-2010, but it now feels right for a new wave of interest,” he told me.
Sutter Investment Helps API Families Access Health Services
Chronic conditions such as hepatitis B, diabetes and hypertension continue to affect many Chinese, Asian and Pacific Islander communities across San Francisco. Yet language, cultural and financial barriers can make it harder for people to access preventive care, find available resources and stay on top of their health. APA Family Support Services (APAFSS) is working […]
Driscoll offers no reason for his exit as Army secretary
Tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported
Patriots get bad news on Christian Gonzalez contract extension talks
This update on Christian Gonzalez's talks with the Patriots is not a good one.
Indiana University Athletics and JLab Announce Partnership Extension as Part of Jlab’s 2026-27 College Sports Campaign
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University Athletics and JLab have announced the expansion of their successful multi-year partnership, marking JLab's ongoing sup...
August Monthly Review: ChatGPT In Epic
Death, taxes, another frontier lab healthcare launch inspiring truly insane LinkedIn takes. As much as I want to stay away, I repeatedly am the crewman unplugging his ears whenever we pass these sirens. So it’s not the first and probably not the last time we dial up the typewriter rather than tie ourselves to the mast. The full blow-by-blow timeline: Health API Guy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe The End of the Standalone PHR (Jan 8): ChatGPT Health arrives for consumers, at the time powered by b.well. I was bullish on the approach in that the best way for the PHR to finally solve distribution was to meet consumers were they already are (i.e. When Horizontal Meets Healthcare (Jan 9): OpenAI for Healthcare puts out the shingle for enterprises, with SharePoint ingestion standing in for the EHR integration the product actually needed. Another One: Anthropic’s Healthcare Debut (Jan 16): Claude's version, on HealthEx rails instead of b.well, with Agent Skills for FHIR development as the one true vertical-specific investment. ChatGPT for Clinicians: The Trap Sprung (Apr 24): OpenAI filled in the missing GTM middle with a free product for verified clinicians, effectively peeling the enterprise wrapper off ChatGPT for Healthcare and taking the PLG fight directly to OpenEvidence. OpenAI’s Second Attempt at Health (Jul 31): a relaunch of their patient specific app, now branded Health in ChatGPT, where the privacy partition came out, the connectors thinned, and b.well disappeared in favor of first-party FHIR work against a smaller network Beyond a Shingle So what was announced now? Today, we’re introducing a new electronic health record integration that brings authorized patient context from Epic into ChatGPT for Healthcare, along with the Healthcare Public Data plugin for direct, structured access to official healthcare datasets like PubMed, DailyMed, and CMS Coverage. Together, these capabilities bring ChatGPT closer to the systems and sources healthcare teams trust, while supporting the controls and compliance healthcare work requires. The core portfolio is unchanged from prior announcements we delineated and discussed (aside from the relaunch of patient-facing). Since trade publications still seem to be confusing them by using the wrong names: Enterprise sales motion: ChatGPT for Healthcare Protecting their core product / PLG: ChatGPT for Clinicians Consumer/patient-facing product: Health in ChatGPT So really, this is a feature release (specifically for ChatGPT for Healthcare when it comes to EHR integration). What’s cool about it, though, is that we are moving beyond just putting out a shingle. Everything in the January enterprise launch was horizontalizable: Horizontal tech companies thus generally start verticalization with their “putting out a shingle phase”. Telling the world you’re open for business as a horizontal tech company reliably attracts early inbound interest from buyers who are already trying to force-fit horizontal tools into domain-specific workflows and are eager for any signal that the vendor intends to support their use case more directly. Nothing was really vertical specific, which is exactly what you'd expect from the ultimate hypergrowth horizontal company dipping their toes into specific industries. But eventually you have to stop changing the sign on the door and start changing the product. Can you guess where the horizontal product was going to run out of road? This is the core dilemma writ large: verticalization requires differentiation, while scale economics of consumer and horizontal push toward unification. I’ve buried the lede so deep here it will be painful to some readers, but what should be shocking to no one is that my perspective is that EHR integration is the only path that meaningfully resolves this tension for ChatGPT for Healthcare. Integration with Microsoft Sharepoint is fine, but it is categorically insufficient for any product that hopes to influence clinical decision-making. SMART Money Well here we are, eight months later! Real vertical investment has begun, which surprised a few people. One friend in the industry messaged me: “Absolutely no way Epic gave ChatGPT API access.” Looking forensically at the announcements, the integration is notably read-only across appointment notes, laboratory results, medications, and specialist documentation. So while I’m not a betting man, I'd wager the house this is a SMART on FHIR launch: That sounds a lot like USCDI! The recommended path for the workflow they outline would be SMART on FHIR Their Health AI lead’s post is evocative of both standalone and EHR launch SMART, which another termed “ChartGPT” and “EHR Plugin” The implementation burden for SMART on FHIR is the lowest of the available integrative paths This is the team who literally did patient-facing SMART on FHIR with Epic last month Most importantly, if you’re a horizontal company, you generally still haven’t taken the full plunge and thus (overly) value reusability. SMART on FHIR is the logical compromise: healthcare-specific enough to matter, but standardized enough to reuse. Nobody Asked Judy Another friend asked “I thought they had to go to each health system, or did they go direct to Epic and now health systems opt in?” Given the trust paradigms in healthcare, this functionally cannot be Epic hoovering up all the data for OpenAI and shoving ChatGPT in their customers’ faces (or they would revolt). However, I do believe the aforementioned terrible coverage by TechCrunch and other outlets is probably responsible for that question, given the 325 million reference. When using FHIR as a business associate to an Epic customer, there is no EHR gatekeeping to speak of, as that isn’t how fhir.epic.com works: You register an app You pick your APIs You test against the sandbox APIs You list as “Ready for Production” Hospitals pick your app You test and go live with them Bluntly, nobody had to say yes or no in Verona (nor were they given the chance). Vendor Services (their next developer tier up that I doubt OpenAI is using quite yet in this initial release) certainly has contractual paperwork that some resent, but even there, the twin pressures of mounting antitrust and information blocking make outright gatekeeping increasingly fraught. My friend’s sentiment is, to me, representative of a broader industry neurosis, perhaps a sort of scar tissue of prior eras: people assume the gate is still there and never actually try the door. There are certainly other ways Epic (and any EHR) can put its thumb on the scale, but they are not so dumb as to stand in front of a federally mandated API and play bouncer at this exact moment in time. So I think they can and probably should go deeper, as this release is at best parity and at worst behind vertical-specific competition. OpenEvidence did a basic SMART launch with Sutter Health in February, allowing for more convenient evidence search by providers. They then add patient-context (the equivalent SMART on FHIR flow to what we see here) when Cedars-Sinai went enterprise-wide in May. UpToDate has four distinct applications across deeper workflows like patient engagement listed in Epic Showroom and announced a partnership with Epic to power Art at UGM Abridge and other ambient scribes have invested deeply into the deepest bidirectional clinical copilot workflow with integrations well beyond SMART on FHIR. In that light, the “Who is OpenAI primarily targeting here?” is clear. This release brings them into striking distance of OpenEvidence, but not the others quite yet. They are the only one of the three you can reach without building something truly Epic-specific. When will they go further? Competition is a great motivator to overcome the horizontal demons and start building things that can’t be reused: not across industries, not across EHRs, maybe not past the customer you built them for. That’s the price of actually verticalizing. The question is if and when OpenAI will be willing to pay it. Month in Review Here is the monthly review. As a reminder, this is a regular round-up of the month’s posts and other content to surface things you may have missed across regulation, litigation, interoperability, and beyond. AI assistance is used in these bullet summaries so I can focus on articles. Articles Published: None this month Video Content: The Information Exchange: Standards-based Thruple Edition (Aug 14): Back to school for us too, with Brad reporting in from the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem’s one year anniversary in DC. We get into the January CMS-0057 deadline, the fall rulemaking reading list, and why enrollment still keeps most apps off FHIR. The Information Exchange: Epic Dúnadan Edition (Aug 25): A UGM roundup with Ryan Brickner joining for the first time to check our takes against what the building actually thinks. Rangers, Ergo sitting on top of EHI, and a down-market lineup that needs some cuts. Regulatory: Stacked Deck, Bad Hand (Aug 05): ONC’s website refresh took the entire HIT Policy Committee record with it, so I rebuilt the archive and went looking for the regulatory capture story everyone assumes is buried in there. Stacking the deck and winning the hand turn out to be very different things. The Sixth Generation of Patient Access (Aug 19): A quick catalog of the five generations of patient access we’ve layered on since HIPAA, and the two candidates now competing to be the sixth. One is planned. The other is the market routing around the plan entirely. Court cases: Three Cases Walk Into a Docket (Aug 06): Two surprise settlements cleared the board in a single week, and then Judge Maddox dropped ninety-four pages on Vyne v. Henry Schein. The sleeper is a DMCA holding that makes direct-to-database a considerably riskier business model. Epic v. Health Gorilla: Into the MDL (Aug 10): Nine class actions are headed to Miami, and the Panel signaled it wants to bring the case that spawned them along too. That would leave Epic arguing the requests were obviously fraudulent in one courtroom and unknowable in the other. Amazon v. Perplexity: Agents Are Legalized! (Aug 11): The Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction against Comet, holding that the user is the one accessing the servers rather than the company that built the agent. A real win for agentic access, and a much narrower one than the headline suggests. Veeva v. Epic: Come At Me, Bro (Aug 26): Epic’s response brief wants the dismissal affirmed and, unusually, wants the opinion published as precedent. Buried in it is Epic’s own description of what its non-competes actually prohibit, which current and former employees should read closely. EHRs: The Contract Epic Would Never Sign Today (Aug 04): A 1999 SEC exhibit catches Epic licensing nearly its entire product line, Tapestry included, to the company that became TriZetto. The marketing services menu attached to it is the part that will make you blink. Forecast from Verona (Aug 07): The Epic Almanac makes one argument six different ways: the AI is only as good as the networks behind it. Emmie headlines, Art’s context stack is the most ambitious part, and Penny finally gets an autonomous coding date on the calendar. Works With Epic MyChart (Aug 17): Epic’s first new Showroom category since the death of Workshop certifies hardware instead of software, badge on the box and all. Made for iPhone, but for blood pressure cuffs, and rough news for anyone selling the RPM stack sitting in between. UGM Hot Takes 2026 (Aug 20): Everyone else covered the AI announcements, so I went after Savvy deleting the payment gateway, Rangers as Boost with the timer removed, and a down-market lineup with too many entries. Plus the Health Grid tidbits I cannot help myself on. MyChart Central Grows Up (Aug 24): Device data and Emmie turn Epic’s identity hub into a full consumer platform, which is both a logical answer to ChatGPT and a bit of a mistake. It also happens to be the best scraping target Epic has ever shipped. Industry Analysis: The Wrong Yardstick (Aug 12): Vertical software keeps getting judged against Superhuman and Notion, which is the wrong bar entirely. Your user is comparing your product to a whiteboard and forty phone calls before lunch. Primitives vs. Abstractions (Aug 27): Developers want building blocks, systems of record prefer to hand out business logic, and both sides have a real case. There’s no test from the outside that separates the engineering reason from the competitive one, which is why this keeps ending up in court. Cross-industry Comparisons: The Two Kinds of Platform Power (Aug 18): Attention power and record power are different problems that keep getting handed the same regulatory toolkit. Congress’s latest swing at Big Tech shows both what’s possible and where it falls apart. The Dogs of (Platform) War (Aug 21): A CourtListener alert turned up a property management fight with healthcare’s exact shape and none of the Cures Act. Shell prospects, ghost accounts, a notetaker bot that came back to haunt someone, and a lawyer arguing both sides of the same theory in two states. Fractals All the Way Down (Aug 31): Yardi dominates property management right up until you zoom into one segment, where AppFolio owns it outright and Yardi doesn’t appear at all. Where you draw the line around a B2B software market is about to decide an awful lot of cases. Other News: If Judy Had the Courage (Aug 13): A short eulogy for the era when software was allowed to look insane: WinAMP, bold colors, and everything the grey chatbot era has taken from us. External Media: Portland Monthly Health Tech Meetup: Erin O’Brien channeled my own feelings - maybe it’s just because it’s August and beautiful, but the monthly edition of the PDX Health community meetup was a ripper. Make sure to reach out if interested to join for the next one. STAT’s Coverage of Epic This Month: Brittany Trang of STAT did a fantastic job of breaking the FTC investigation that’s been lurking, as well as UGM related coverage, so I had to give her her wish of a meme. Fall Conferences: I’m pumped to be kicking off my fall conference season in NYC at Nabla Accelerate next month, which Chrissy provided the link to apply for. Here’s the rest of my schedule in case you want to meet up: Commonwell (Redwood Shores, CA): Oct 13-14 Open@Epic (Madison, WI): Oct 21-22 eHealthExchange (Austin, TX): Oct 27 Sequoia Project (Austin, TX): Oct 28-29 HLTH (Vegas): Nov 15-18 RSNA (Chicago): Nov 29-Dec 3 Posts I Liked: HTI-6 Should Unbundle API Certification: Josh Mandel makes the case that HTI-6 should split (g)(10) into separate authorization and data certifications, so a PACS or a genomics platform can certify only the role it actually performs. Imaging is the urgent example, but the structure solves a much bigger problem. On implementing ePrior Auth with Epic: Scott Rossignol’s field notes from a live ePrior Auth build on Epic, including the two app registrations nobody warns you about and the CPT mapping problem waiting at the end. CMS-0057 implementations are going to be such a beast. Healthcare point solutions are starting to look a lot like streaming services: Spencer Dorn runs the cable-to-streaming arc against health IT and lands squarely on the bundling half of the cycle. Bundling can be good! It can also be bad! Life is nuanced. Health API Guy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe
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