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Dolphins sit disgustingly low in 2026 NFL power rankings

The Miami Dolphins lack talent and will face a tough schedule, putting them rightfully low in new 2026 NFL power rankings.

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Jul 4 • 6:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Adventure Science Center hosting Red, White & Boom

Adventure Science Center will be hosting its Red, White & Boom event Saturday, July 4, to celebrate America’s 250th.

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Jul 4 • 6:26 PM EDT • Science • wsmv.com
Kansas Citians clap back at Denver sports anchor over World Cup hosting diss

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has largely been a success so far, with one of the biggest positives being the ways that host cities have been highlighted and appreciated by international fans. Those not paying close attention beforehand fully expected to see cities like Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, and Seattle among the U.S. hosts.…

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Jul 4 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Disk Polishing Goes Open Source

Optical media is great — it’s pretty high density, relatively durable, and decently long-lasting if well cared for. If not well cared for, well, it’s only relatively durable, and …

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Jul 4 • 4:00 PM EDT • Technology • hackaday.com
Millions More Galaxy Phones Join Samsung's Free Upgrade List

Samsung's One UI 9 testing lineup grew again this week. Here's every confirmed device, plus a recap of what's already landed in previous updates.

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Jul 4 • 3:32 PM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
Opinion: Sports is one of America's greatest traditions and a powerful force that unites us

From Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier to Pat Tillman enlisting after 9/11, American sports showcase patriotism and unity at their finest.

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Jul 4 • 12:27 PM EDT • Sports • foxnews.com
2027 Toyota GR GT3 Testing At Nürburgring

2027 Toyota GR GT3 Testing At Nürburgring

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Jul 4 • 8:30 AM EDT • Technology • dailysportscar.com
A hidden weakness in deadly cancers could lead to powerful new treatments

A UCLA study has identified a hidden Achilles' heel in aggressive small cell cancers that have resisted new treatments for decades. Scientists found that tumors lacking the RB gene become critically dependent on the protein E2F3 for survival. Blocking E2F3 shut down tumor growth in laboratory models, and existing FDA-approved drugs may be able to exploit this vulnerability. The discovery could pave the way for faster development of more effective therapies.

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Jul 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Notes From A Career In Private Equity: David Mussafer On Business

David Mussafer emphasized leadership, teamwork, continuous learning, disciplined investing, and AI adoption as keys to long-term business success.

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Jul 4 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • forbes.com
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‘Who Should I Vote for?’ Voters Turn to A.I. Before Casting Their Ballots

It takes effort to be an informed citizen. Artificial intelligence tools offer an alluring shortcut — but they’re not without risk.

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Jul 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Inside New Balance’s World Cup: Testing, inventing and supplying players’ families with kit

New Balance are not one of the 13 manufacturers supplying kits to the 48 competing nations so are approaching the World Cup differently

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Jul 4 • 12:20 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
World Cup serves up Wimbledon dilemma: football or tennis?

Wimbledon organisers were clear: there would be no broadcasting of World Cup matches on the tennis site's screens.Wimbledon organisers appear unlikely to consider similar action, despite some pressure.

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Jul 3 • 11:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
DNA My Dog Expands Product Suite With Launch of New Health and Trait Test, Building on 18-Year Foundation in Canine Genetic Testing

TORONTO, July 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DNA My Dog, a pioneer in consumer canine genetic testing, today announced the commercial launch of it...

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Jul 3 • 8:36 PM EDT • Health • markets.businessinsider.com
Business Briefs: July 2026

Fallen Tree Breaks New Ground with Wine Wins In the tasting room of Fallen Tree Vineyard, co-owner Matt Hales offered a glass of petit manseng. He’d just been manning the kitchen, his wife Lisa overseeing the front of the house, and out on the lawn a small crew of workers built the foundation of a

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Jul 3 • 5:01 PM EDT • Business • crozetgazette.com
Firework chemistry: the science behind firework colors

Different chemical compounds create the brilliant reds, blues, greens and golds you see bursting overhead.

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Jul 3 • 4:39 PM EDT • Science • wvlt.tv
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AI is reshaping tech jobs and boosting demand for versatile skills

AI is changing what employers want from tech workers, but demand remains strong, according to an analysis of 2.85 million job listings.

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Jul 3 • 4:27 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
MD’s first ‘human composting’ facility is open for business

A facility in Elkridge turns human remains into soil, after the passage of a 2024 law legalizing the process.

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Jul 3 • 12:30 PM EDT • Business • thedailyrecord.com
Apple Already Testing iOS 27.4

Apple's software engineers recently began testing iOS 27.4, according to the MacRumors visitor logs. Apple's software engineers recently began testing iOS 27.4, according to the MacRumors visitor logs.

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Jul 3 • 11:42 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
DoD's weapons testing office doing more work with fewer people: GAO

Hegseth gutted DOT&E's workforce last year, leaving the office with less officers and oversight on weapons programs.

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Jul 3 • 11:33 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Will Bill Belichick prove everyone wrong during the 2026 season?

The roasting will continue until morale improves, so how will Belichick respond?

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Jul 3 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
“Big Brother ”host Julie Chen Moonves says some casting rumors are 'dead wrong'

The Chenbot promises that reality TV fans are going to be "very, very happy."

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Jul 3 • 8:44 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
'Big Brother' host Julie Chen Moonves says some casting rumors are 'dead wrong'

'Big Brother' host Julie Chen Moonves says some casting rumors are 'dead wrong' and promises that reality TV fans are going to be 'very, very happy.'

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Jul 3 • 8:44 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Cyberpunk 2077 passes another extraordinary sales milestone as CD Projekt Red hails "the incredible, lasting strength" of the game

Yes, the launch was bad, but the success of CDPR's retro-futuristic RPG is undeniable.

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Jul 3 • 8:30 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
China’s Momenta IPO oversubscribed 414 times as Hong Kong listings pack calendar

Autonomous-driving firm draws nearly 210,000 orders for a US$751 million offering, making it year’s second ‘red-chip’ firm to get Beijing’s permission to list via offshore structure.

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Jul 3 • 8:01 AM EDT • Business • scmp.com
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation DLC leaks via Epic Games Store listing

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation DLC listings have appeared on the Epic Games Store…

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Jul 3 • 6:02 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Reduced sunshine linked to higher demand for mental health care

The study highlights the relationship between weather and mental health care use, suggesting routine weather patterns could forecast service demand effectively.

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Jul 3 • 4:40 AM EDT • Health • news-medical.net
Arts and entertainment throughout the region

A listing of arts and entertainment events throughout the region.

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Jul 3 • 2:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • johnsoncitypress.com
Arts and entertainment throughout the region

A listing of arts and entertainment events throughout the region.

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Jul 3 • 2:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • timesnews.net
Scientists have detected a giant fan-shaped structure buried beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, suggesting the frozen continent may be hiding the geological scars of the breakup that helped separate Antarctica from Australia

East Antarctica can look, from above, like the quiet half of the frozen continent: old, thick, cold and buried under kilometres of ice. But beneath that ice, new mapping suggests the bedrock may carry the shape of a much more violent past. In a Nature Geoscience study published in June 2026, researchers described a giant […]

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Jul 2 • 8:30 PM EDT • Science • spacedaily.com
The hardest part of starting a business shouldn't be finding support

When entrepreneurs spend less time searching for help and more time building businesses, creating jobs and investing in their communities, everyone benefits.

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Jul 2 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • detroitnews.com
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‘Education, entertainment and celebration’: American Village hosting 2-day event for Fourth of July, America’s 250th

The two day festival spans from July 3 to July 4, bringing together music, history, food, art and family-friendly experiences in a “dynamic and patriotic setting.”

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Jul 2 • 5:12 PM EDT • Entertainment • wbrc.com
SBA, USDA Sign MOU to Combat Lawfare Against Farmers, Ranchers, and Small Businesses

New Partnership Gives Producers a Direct Line to Report Costly Regulations and Advance Lasting ReformWASHINGTON, July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to combat lawfare targeting farmers, ranchers, rural communities, and small businesses. The agreement gives America’s producers a direct line to report the regulations and rules driving up costs and impacting pro

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Jul 2 • 4:57 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Fox Sports rules analyst Mark Clattenburg: Folarin Balogun red card ‘shouldn’t have been a VAR intervention’

A delightful win for the USMNT on Wednesday night was overshadowed by a questionable red card on striker Folarin Balogun, immediately casting concern over the national team’s next match on Monday as Balogun serves a suspension. The second-half booking came after Balogun became tangled up with a Bosnian defender. In real time, the play did…

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Jul 2 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Raiders top newcomers ranked by immediate impact

We went about listing the Raiders top ten veteran newcomers and ranking them by how much of an impact they will have right away.

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Jul 2 • 3:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Casting Call: Cherokee musical ‘Nanyehi’ hosting auditions July 18-19

Actors, singers and dancers of all ages are encouraged to audition for Cherokee Nation’s historical musical “Nanyehi – The Story of Nancy Ward,” returning to Hard Rock Live Tulsa Oct.

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Jul 2 • 2:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • cherokeephoenix.org
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Could Be Getting Story DLC

A listing on the Epic Game Store database points to multiple DLCs

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Jul 2 • 1:15 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Harsh Medicine: Fixing Science’s Gender Gap

We talk to UCSF distinguished professor Jennifer Grandis about the issues still facing women in science and health care.

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Jul 2 • 12:09 PM EDT • Science • kqed.org
The first wave of Steam Machines has arrived at long last, but those without are left watching the waitlist

People are posting pictures of their fancy new gaming machine, sniffing the vents, and having a good time.

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Jul 2 • 11:43 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation store page lists multiple DLCs, including story expansion

Last month, we reported that Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the final chapter of the acclaimed trilogy that is set to launch on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027, could receive DLC after release. While the game is still a long way off, new evidence has surfaced suggesting that may indeed be the case. According to EpicDB, a third-party tool that tracks...

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Jul 2 • 11:06 AM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Multiple Final Fantasy VII Revelation DLC packs have been listed on the Epic Games Store

The EpicDB listings reveal a Final Fantasy VII Revelation Premium Edition, Premium Plus Edition, Story Expansion Pass, and more.

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Jul 2 • 9:41 AM EDT • Technology • rpgsite.net
How Xbox's 'Disc-2-Digital' plan is going to work, according to tester reports

Xbox is currently testing a new 'Disc-2-Digital' feature that will add your physical Xbox games to your digital library, and we now know how it's going to work.

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Jul 2 • 7:26 AM EDT • Technology • trueachievements.com
Report: Xbox Disc-to-Digital Feature in Testing, Microsoft "Likely" to Stop Disc Production Too

Both Sony and Microsoft look ready to drop disc drives from their next-gen consoles.

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Jul 2 • 6:00 AM EDT • Technology • digitalfoundry.net
Maryland's first 'human composting' facility is open for business

Maryland's first 'human composting' facility is turning human remains into soil, considered a greener alternative to cremation or traditional burial

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Jul 2 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • marylandmatters.org
Owners of Society Hotel put historic Old Town property on the market

Because the hotel is independently operated, the listing says, new owners could easily keep it as a boutique hotel or convert it into apartments.

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Jul 1 • 6:56 PM EDT • Business • oregonlive.com
SF Now Has 30 Boozy ‘Entertainment Zones,’ Which Are Also Boosting Local Businesses

Bar and restaurant owners in neighborhoods with active entertainment zones — where alcohol can be sold and consumed in public during street festivals or other designated events — say the zones have contributed to a significant boost in sales.

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Jul 1 • 6:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • sfist.com
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The Domes, San Jose’s newest entertainment venue, is a real mind trip

New space near San Pedro Square can be used for watching sports, hosting corporate events and more.

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Jul 1 • 6:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • mercurynews.com
CEO says his fund is investing in Netflix, sees ‘risky business’ in chips

Infrastructure Capital Management CEO Jay Hatfield says Netflix is showing good growth despite being ‘double hammered’ on ‘The Claman Countdown.’

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Jul 1 • 4:34 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
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ESPN reportedly favorite to renew TGL media rights

TGL, the tech-infused simulator golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, is in the market for a new media rights deal after having completed its second season earlier this year. The league spent its first two seasons on the ESPN family of networks, posting strong and stable viewership during a portion…

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Jul 1 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year

The latest disclosure report listing President Trump's financial holdings shows he took in about $1.2 billion last year from crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that first brought him fame.

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Jul 1 • 4:22 PM EDT • Business • wbaltv.com
Sudden danger: the science and stakes of flash flood forecasting

Flash floods pose a major threat to lives and property. When it comes to researching them, understanding the rain as it falls is only half the battle. The next step is knowing how the water will move once it hits the ground.

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Jul 1 • 2:52 PM EDT • Science • research.noaa.gov
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection

Microsoft’s disc-to-digital feature could be essential for next-gen Xbox consoles.

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Jul 1 • 1:41 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Rumor: Metroid Ravenous leaked for Nintendo Switch 2

Metroid Ravenous has apparently been leaked for Nintendo Switch 2. A listing for the game supposedly surfaced within Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security system. The page has already been removed, but not before a screenshot was taken. Here’s a snapshot of the classification: The listing doesn’t provide any specific details about the game. However, the classification indicates 2026...

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Jul 1 • 12:49 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Melat Kiros becomes 28th far-left candidate to win a Democratic primary this year as socialists amass power

Melat Kiros becomes the 28th far-left endorsed candidate to win a Democratic primary, ousting 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette in Colorado's 1st district.

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Jul 1 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Meta slaps a premium subscription on an existing smart glasses feature

Meta will charge glasses users $20/month for a new Meta One Premium subscription, and one of the first features to...

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Jul 1 • 11:06 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Joseph LaPalombara, comparative political scientist and leading American scholar of Italy

LaPalombara, who emerged from life as a teenage factory worker on Chicago’s West Side to become a distinguished scholar of politics, died on June 12.

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Jul 1 • 10:59 AM EDT • Politics • news.yale.edu
Entertainment Listing: July 1

Wednesday July 1 Lost Forest Coffehouse & Pub • Carbondale Bingo night, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Carbondale Public Library • Carbondale Family concert with Babaloo, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Advertisement Thursday July 2 Booby’s • Carbondale Open mic karaoke, 8:30 p.m. Little Nashville • Marion Lucas Wayne & The Cottonmouths, 6 p.m....

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Anthropic launches Claude Science AI workbench for researchers

Claude Science connects more than 60 databases and tools in one environment, running on existing Claude models with no specialized biology training

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Jul 1 • 9:43 AM EDT • Science • qz.com
Sony will cease production of discs for new PlayStation games in 2028

New games sold for PlayStation consoles will only be available digitally and won’t be sold on discs effective January 2028, Sony has announced. The move applies to all PlayStation games released from that point on, including those made by Sony and those released by third parties. The PlayStation group calls the change “a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs,” according to a PlayStation blog post reviewed by Game File in advance of its publication. As movies, TV and music have shifted from physical media to an age of downloads and streaming, Sony’s move could speed the demise of physical media in a gaming. The industry has offered consumers games via cartridges, cassettes, floppy discs, CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays across a 50-year stretch. Sony has been reporting to investors in recent years that PlayStation games have been increasingly purchased as downloads, not as discs. The most recent figures show nearly four in five purchases of full games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 were purchased digitally in the past year. Stats like that may cause today’s news to carry an air of the inevitable. But Sony’s declaration for 2028 is still likely to produce a shock, as the biggest gaming platform on the planet that uses game discs leaves them behind. Discs going away, but the fate of game boxes is unknown Sony is committing to still selling games in physical retailers even after they drop discs in 2028. Just how those games will be sold—in boxes with codes inside, as cards marked with digital redemption codes—is unclear. Digital games will also continue to be sold in the online PlayStation Store. New games released for PlayStation consoles prior to January 2028 will be unaffected by the policy change, Sony says. That means the PS5 games of 2027, be they a new Madden, a new God of War, a new Call of Duty, a new Sly Cooper (one can dream?), would still potentially be offered on disc. PlayStation 6 implications Sony’s timeline for a transition to a no-disc era will also spin up more speculation about the timing and configuration of Sony’s next-generation console, the probable PlayStation 6. “This pretty much guarantees that PS6 won’t arrive until 2028 at the earliest,” Piers Harding-Rolls, senior games research analyst at Ampere Analysis tells Game File. Harding-Rolls also concludes from today’s news that “the base version of a PS6 will not include a physical media drive,” as Sony looks to keep costs down on the device. Sony itself is saying nothing about the PS6 today: not its timing, nor how it might or might not support internal or external disc drives in order to run disc-based PS4 and PS5 games, should the console be backwards compatible. The many signs this was coming Industry support for games being released on physical media has been waning. As has consumer interest in them. PC games effectively went all-digital years ago, thanks to the popularity of playing games through Steam and other digital storefronts. The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that kept much of the global population home helped shift shopping patterns toward downloads. Sony’s own data shows PlayStation game downloads being an uncommon consumer choice a decade ago and now becoming the norm. On consoles, physical media has been in such decline that Sony and Microsoft both launched their current gen Xbox Series and PS5 consoles in 2020 with cheaper versions that lacked disc drives. In early 2024, Phil Spencer, then head of Xbox, told me that ““[w]e ship games physically and digitally, and we’re really just following what the customers are doing.” He added that the game industry had become an outlier in still supporting disc-based entertainment, even as movies and TV have bailed on discs in favor of downloads and steaming: “Gaming consoles themselves have kind of become the last consumer electronic device that has a drive. And this is a real issue, just in terms of the number of manufacturers that are actually building drives and the cost associated with those. And when you think about cogs that we’re going to go put in a console—and as you have fewer suppliers and fewer buyers—the cost of the drive does have an impact.” Last year, the Nintendo’s Switch 2, which uses cartridges rather than discs, introduced the concept of game-key cards, which are physical media that contain no game, just a prompt for a download. Even disc-based games aren’t what they once were, now frequently containing just stubs of games rather than the whole thing. The website Does It Play has tested over 3000 games and found that, for example, that the disc version of this year’s hit 007: First Light, only contained the game’s first mission, with the rest needing to be downloaded. Beyond all that, last week brought the news that Grand Theft Auto VI, likely the biggest game launch this decade, will debut for PS5 and Xbox Series without a disc-based version. Today’s big news comes to you for free. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and ensure more of my work is possible, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Discs helped define PlayStation However the trends in entertainment may be going, it is still remarkable to see PlayStation ditch discs given their importance in PlayStation history: In the late 1990s, the first PlayStation’s support for games on relatively cheap CD-ROMs instead of traditional game cartridges allowed the upstart console to outmaneuver cartridge-based systems from Nintendo and Sega, as it drove down game prices down in the process. (The cheaper disc format even prompted Final Fantasy VII maker Square to taunt Nintendo in a magazine ad, saying that if the game was “available on cartridge, it’d retail for around $1200.”) PlayStation devices often doubled as machines for watching movies and TV on the latest disc-based formats. In the late 2000s, for example, Sony’s pricy PS3 gained traction as a go-to device for playing then-novel Blu-Ray discs. In 2013, Sony effectively roasted the digital game-sharing restrictions proposed by rival Microsoft for its upcoming Xbox One console by showing how games could be shared for the then-upcoming PS4. In a 21-second clip that has over 20 million views on YouTube, one PlayStation executive simply handed a game box—presumably with disc inside—to another, who said “thanks.” Sony’s possible motivations The PlayStation announcement today cites “consumer preferences” and a shift away from discs among “the broader entertainment industry,” but does not delve into the decision-making process that brought Sony to this point. Sony is not discussing the economics of this move (I asked!), but there are a number of potential factors: Abandoning discs will spare Sony the cost of manufacturing and shipping them, which analysts and industry veterans I spoke to said could account for $1 or so of a game’s retail price. For first-party games, that’s direct savings for Sony, though the amount is limited by the winnowing percentage of people who were even buying the disc-based versions. For third-party games, Sony could pass the savings on to partners or just retain the better profit margin for themselves. As the 2024 comments from Phil Spencer alluded to, leaving discs behind could mean leaving disc-drives behind, allowing Sony to produce consoles more cheaply. Switching to digital-only for games could diminish the risks of copies of new games leaking. It would also seemingly make second-hand sales of used games impossible, pushing more people to buy their own copies of games. These economic benefits for Sony could be boons for the games industry overall, Ampere analyst Piers Harding-Rolls tells Game File. Among other things, it could free publishers and retailers from having to worry about securing an inventory of game discs when trying to sell games, he noted. “If there is a way to streamline the business of games retail, I generally think it’s a good thing for the industry as it removes unnecessary costs,” Harding-Rolls said. “This will help offset pressure on margins from other directions – development and staffing costs for example.” Should the industry shift from game boxes that contain discs to smaller, cheaper game cards, Harding-Rolls said, that reduces pressure on publishers and retailers. “The advantage of everything going digital for the industry is that sales can be tracked much more easily and there is less commercial risk for publishers wanting to continue selling via retail,” he said. The shift to no discs will also likely impact game development timelines, as developers will no longer face the same urgency to have a build ready to submit to PlayStation for the production of a disc, as industry experts noted around GTA VI’s no-disc news last week. Instead, projects may gain weeks of development time, in the event delivery deadlines for platform approval move closer to release date. Preservationists’ likely worries While millions of gamers have shifted to digital, there are still people who associate game discs—and only game discs—with actual ownership of PlayStation games. That portion of the gaming community spoke up last week about wanting to buy a version of GTA VI that they could hold in their hands, could lend to a friend and could potentially pop into a well-preserved PS5 console three decades from now and still see it run. Such gamers didn’t want to worry that they’d merely purchased a digital copy that could lose access to the game if, say, the company behind the game someday turns of the servers that transmit downloadable copies. Digital copies of games are inherently less long-lasting, because consumers aren’t actually buying a game (on a disc), just buying access to the game. The fine print in online gaming shops notes this, as does a recent law that went on the books in California in 2025. That lasw requires game publishers doing business in the state to refrain from words like “sell” when offering digital copies of games, unless they explicitly tell consumers that what’s being sold isn’t the game itself but a potentially revocable license to access it. A Sony spokesperson noted to Game File that “[w]ith all digital content, including games, movies, and music, players are purchasing a personal license for non-commercial use.” Regarding the fears of PlayStation games being lost to time in an all-digital era, the rep also noted that Sony remains “committed to delivering experiences from past generations to the new platforms our players are using.” They noted that PlayStation has used emulation and remasters to keep offering its classic games to modern gamers. It’s true that many consumers have become accustomed to not having physical copies of new music albums or movies, but the relative precariousness of digital copies of games is in fact being highlighted today by…. Sony’s other big announcement: the upcoming closure of the PS3 and PS Vita online stores Sony said today that it will be closing the online marketplaces for its PlayStation 3 console and PS Vita handheld in most countries in July 2027 (sooner elsewhere: August 2026 for the PS3 store Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua; late 2026 for PS3 in other Latin American countries and the Middle East). “We know this news may be disappointing to PS3 and PS Vita players who hold a special place in their hearts for this generation of gaming,” Sony said in its announcement, saying the move “was not an easy decision for us to make.” Sony said that PS3 and Vita marketplaces “are no longer able” to support modern commerce systems, prompting a “need” to close the shops and focus on more modern PlayStation platform stores. The news may spark some deja vu. Sony announced back in March 2021 that it planned to take the PS3, Vita and PlayStation Portable marketplaces offline that summer. The move would have caused some 2,000 digital-only games to become unavailable for new purchasers, according to a VGC analysis at the time. Fans complained loudly. By April 2021, Sony walked back the PS3 and Vita shop closures, with then PlayStation boss Jim Ryan saying “it’s clear that we made the wrong decision here.” This time around, Sony is giving a longer notice period in most regions. The closure of those stores is still likely to cut off access to new purchases of digital-only PS3 and Vita games. The current PlayStation 5 marketplace sells PS5 and PS4 games, as well as a selection of PS1 and PS2 games. It does not sell PS3 games, because games for that platform can’t run on the system (some are offered via a PlayStation Plus streaming option). Vita games also aren’t sold via PS5. Sony says digitally purchased PS3 and Vita games will be downloadable after the stores’ shutdowns “for the foreseeable future.” Sony’s move contrasts with Microsoft’s Xbox platform, which continues to sell and support games from all four Xbox console generations. But it puts it in line with Nintendo, which disabled purchases in the marketplace for its Wii console (a contemporary of the PS3) in 2019. Nintendo discontinued purchases in the online shop for its 3DS portable (a contemporary of the Vita) in 2023. The big questions about Sony’s 2028 post-disc era Will Microsoft follow suit, ending support for new disc-based games on Xbox platforms and therefore all game consoles, too? Whether Microsoft does or not, will third-parties that can no longer release games on discs for PlayStation, simply ditch the disc options across the board? Given the GTA VI no-disc experiment launching this November, will more game publishers decide to forgo disc-based offerings even in 2027? How will no-disc PS5/6 games be packaged and sold in brick-and-mortar retail stores? What becomes of game sharing in an all-digital era? Will Sony modify its current set-up, which currently allows some sharing of digital games across a pair of consoles, to allow more casual lending? (See for example, Nintendo’s year-old system of letting players lend a digital game to another player in a “family group” for up to 14 days.) Will there be a version of a PS6 with a disc drive? Or will a drive be offered as an add-on? And how will gamers who want to retain access to PS4/PS5 disc-based games react to whichever configurations Sony chooses to offer? What will the final disc-based PlayStation game be?

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Jul 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Food science sector warns proposed US grant rules could weaken research independence

As the deadline for public comment approaches, a proposed overhaul of the rules governing federal financial assistance is drawing increasing attention from research institutions, universities, and industry organizations, with implications that could extend across the US F&B sector.

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Jul 1 • 7:45 AM EDT • Science • foodingredientsfirst.com
Some Supreme Court Justices Are More Political Than Others

The recently ended term provides an interesting laboratory for examining how the various justices vote.

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Jul 1 • 7:15 AM EDT • Politics • nymag.com
Dolphins most interesting games

Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.

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Jul 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Sims 4 June Patch: Testing Features, Fixes and New Moola Offers

The new Sims 4 June Patch has dropped today, and while the features included are a bit lighter than what we saw with the Sims 4 May Patch with base layers and

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Jul 1 • 3:01 AM EDT • Technology • simscommunity.info
Yankees ‘Run It Back’ Offseason Plan Receives Interesting Take

Coming into the 2026 MLB season, there was some concern about the New York Yankees, as they decided to "run it back" over the offseason following a disappointing postseason outcome.

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Jun 30 • 10:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
North Dakota opens wellness equipment funding opportunity for rural hospitals | Health and Human Services North Dakota

From fitness and recovery equipment to mindfulness tools and wellness spaces that help reduce burnout, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is investing in the health and well-being of rural healthcare workers through a new funding opportunity for rural hospitals.Applications are now open for the Hospital Wellness Equipment funding opportunity through the North Dakota Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), providing resources to help rural North Dakota hospitals create healthier workplaces and support the physical, mental and emotional well-being of their workforce.

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Jun 30 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • hhs.nd.gov
Mamdani and City Council agree on new housing voucher program

Mamdani promised to drop the city’s lawsuit blocking a council-backed expansion of an existing voucher program.

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Jun 30 • 7:09 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Trump announces Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September

President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress.

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Jun 30 • 6:46 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September

The event is aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress

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Jun 30 • 6:14 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
The Lasting Consequences of Bad Climate Science

The retirement of flawed baseline emissions scenarios will initiate changes across energy policy, regulation, and law.

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Jun 30 • 6:13 PM EDT • Science • thedispatch.com
Regulated Entertainment Platforms Have Built a Home in the NBA

The evolution of entertainment platforms in sports broadcasting has been monumental. See how the technology enhances the viewer experience.

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Jun 30 • 5:05 PM EDT • Entertainment • theleadsm.com
Trans youth athletes vow to keep playing after US supreme court sports ruling

Justices upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho, boosting similar restrictions in 25 other states

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Jun 30 • 4:24 PM EDT • Sports • theguardian.com
“Big Brother: Unlocked” announces hosting shakeup and new game twist

Taylor and Derrick are back, but with a new cohost.

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Jun 30 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sony’s Cooling Neck Device Is Coming to the US, and I Got a First Look

I spent a few days testing the Reon Pocket Pro Plus ahead of its US launch. Here's how it went.

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Jun 30 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • cnet.com
Report: Apple Watch Redesign Coming Next Year With New Band System

A "major overhaul" of the Apple Watch's design is due to arrive next year with a new system for connecting bands, according to a known Weibo leaker. In a set of recent posts, the leaker known as "Instant Digital" linked the new claim to older rumors about an "Apple Watch X" model, which was said to introduce a fresh design and break compatibility with the existing watch band system.

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Jun 30 • 11:45 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
PlayStation PC Retreat Is A Mistake, As 18+ Months Late Ports Made Money Without Costing a Single Console Sale

Shawn Layden argues PlayStation’s PC port retreat is a mistake, proving late ports made cash without dropping PS5 sales

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Jun 30 • 11:03 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
The 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Is Officially a 200-MPH Car

There's no cheaper way to get into a new automobile that can hit the double century mark.

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Jun 30 • 10:21 AM EDT • Technology • roadandtrack.com
UNC basketball champion arrested after illegal sports betting scheme

Former Tar Heel Ed Davis was one of six arrested in the latest betting sting.

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Jun 30 • 9:24 AM EDT • Sports • wbtv.com
Round table: Manufacturing Revoultion

••• SPONSORED SECTION ••• Manufacturing historically has conjured a certain perception, one of low skills, low pay and low advancement. But times are changing, and they’re changing fast. Spurred by North Carolina’s often lauded economic environment, manufacturers from a variety of sectors are advancing, investing and expanding across the state. But those moves come with […]

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Jun 30 • 8:26 AM EDT • Business • businessnc.com
3M joins Cadillac Formula 1® Team as Official Material Science Partner to accelerate racing performance

Multi-year global partnership will focus on lightweight materials, manufacturing and testing to aid on-track performance ST. PAUL, Minn. and INDIANAPOLIS, June 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The...

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Jun 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • news.3m.com
The next test of the democratic socialist movement and other key races to watch in Colorado’s primaries

Democratic rifts over ideology, generation change and how best to take on President Donald Trump will be on display Tuesday in Colorado, as voters settle primaries for governor and a key House race, weigh ousting two mainstays of the state’s Democratic landscape and more.

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Jun 30 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Nintendo Switch 2 Owners Face a New Hardware Lottery, as Upgraded LCD Revision Could Split Buyers Into Winners and Losers

A new Nintendo Switch 2 LCD panel leak points to a hardware revision potentially fixing the handheld's ghosting issues.

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Jun 30 • 5:27 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
Don't pressure them: Six science-backed ways to get fussy children to eat vegetables

Small changes in how children experience food everyday can have a lasting impact on what they eat.

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Jun 30 • 5:21 AM EDT • Science • bbc.com
El Boletín newsletter: An earthquake shakes Venezuela’s political reset

Our correspondent in Caracas reports on how disaster is testing an already fragile country

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Jun 30 • 4:08 AM EDT • Politics • economist.com
Apple's biggest leak in years shows the iPhone 18 Pro surviving a drop test

A massive iPhone 18 Pro leak includes photos and videos of Apple's upcoming flagship undergoing internal durability testing.

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Jun 30 • 12:58 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
Jalen Brunson receives praise from Knicks fans for offseason work

Jalen Brunson is wasting no time keeping himself in shape this offseason. He led the New York Knicks to the 2026 NBA championship on June 13, and the superstar guard is already working out 16 days later. A video of…

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Jun 29 • 10:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Gmail Live now in testing on Android and iOS

Following the announcement at I/O 2026 last month, Google is now testing Gmail Live on Android and iOS. This feature lets you...

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Jun 29 • 8:30 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Scientists say creatine may help fight depression

Creatine is best known as a muscle-building supplement, but scientists are now investigating whether it could also help treat depression by boosting the brain's energy supply. A new review examined five randomized clinical trials involving 238 participants and found mixed results. Two studies, both involving women with major depressive disorder, reported that adding creatine to standard treatment improved symptoms, while three others found no meaningful benefit.

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Jun 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
AI is rewriting the political competitive landscape

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a central infrastructure layer in political campaigns, reshaping how elections are financed, contested and influenced, The New York Times reports. Campaigns and affiliated political groups are increasingly investing in AI-driven tools for voter targeting, message optimization and large-scale content generation, turning modern elections into capital-intensive, technology-enabled competition. This shift is […]

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Jun 29 • 3:31 PM EDT • Politics • businessreport.com
Evidence points to potential new LCD screen for Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 screen could be getting a revision, based on the latest evidence. On a Chinese resale site, a listing recently appeared for a a new model of the system’s LCD panel. Sharp would apparently behind the updated screen. The current Nintendo Switch 2 features a panel from Innolux. This new screen has a different circuit, connector, and...

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Jun 29 • 2:14 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Faculty in Politics, Chemistry, Biology and English Appointed to Endowed Professorships | Pomona College in Claremont, California

Four faculty members have been awarded endowed professorship positions. The Pomona College Board of Trustees voted to support these appointments during their meeting in May.

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Jun 29 • 1:19 PM EDT • Politics • pomona.edu
Valve doesn’t let Dbrand’s coolest Steam Machine accessory leave the testing facility

Dbrand announced that users who ordered the Companion Cube skin for the Steam Machine will not, in fact, find companionship...

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Jun 29 • 1:11 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Databricks and Nvidia Launch Genesis Workbench for AI Scientists

AI is becoming an increasingly important tool for drug discovery. However, for many pharmaceutical and biotech companies, the challenge isn’t finding more powerful models. It’s getting existing models to work […]

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Jun 29 • 11:28 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
How Penn State Beaver is helping farmers respond sooner to animal health challenges

Penn State Beaver is helping strengthen animal health and agricultural resilience across western Pennsylvania through the Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center, which gives farmers and veterinarians closer access to critical and timely testing.

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Jun 29 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • psu.edu
We’re still writing p3ri0d

What algorithmic suppression of women’s health content is actually costing us.

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Jun 29 • 9:28 AM EDT • Health • fastcompany.com
Seaport downgrades MSG Entertainment stock rating to neutral

Seaport downgrades MSG Entertainment stock rating to neutral

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Jun 29 • 8:58 AM EDT • Entertainment • investing.com
Scientists discover an unexpected way to make pancreatic cancer cells self-destruct

Researchers tested experimental PCAI compounds against pancreatic cancer cells and found they had powerful anticancer effects. One leading compound blocked more than 90% of cancer cell migration, suggesting it could help prevent the spread of tumors. Rather than suppressing cancer signaling, the treatment hyperactivated key pathways until the cells essentially self-destructed.

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Jun 29 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Careers That Shaped Biology

Every great scientific career begins with a question no one has been able to answer — and a scientist stubborn enough to keep asking it. This series looks back at the careers of some of HHMI’s most distinguished scientists — people whose contributions have changed what we know about life itself, and whose stories reflect the best of what science, and scientists, can be.

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Jun 29 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • hhmi.org
Apple accuses India of 'copy-pasting' rivals' claims in antitrust investigation

Apple has accused Indian antitrust investigators of "copy-pasting" its rivals' claims and failing to properly conduct its own investigation in concluding the U.S. tech giant breached competition laws, ​calling for the findings to be quashed, regulatory papers reviewed by Reuters showed.

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Jun 29 • 5:59 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
iPhone 18e Won't Get ProMotion Display, Says Leaker

Apple's upcoming iPhone 18e will have the same display refresh rate as the existing iPhone 17e, according to a prominent Chinese leaker. Discussing Apple's product plans for 2027 in a Weibo post, Digital Chat Station claimed that the next generation of Apple's low-cost iPhone will feature the same 60Hz low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) TFT panel as the current model.

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Jun 29 • 5:54 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
The role customer relationship management plays in small business growth and efficiency

Nutshell reports that small businesses benefit from CRM systems, improving customer retention and sales, while starkly contrasting with larger firms' efficiency.

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Jun 29 • 5:30 AM EDT • Business • thenewstribune.com
Why resisting Trump has galvanized Black Democrats as the midterms approach

High primary turnout among Black voters in the South has given some in the party hope for upset wins in the region.

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Jun 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com