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Want to support women entrepreneurs? Try these eco-friendly ideas
What is Women’s Small Business Month? 13 eco-friendly ways to celebrate.
The iPhone Duo’s Unfolding Animation Is Giving Z Fold 8 Owners FOMO, but Not Me
Commentary: While there are ways to recreate some of the iPhone Duo’s style on an Android device, it feels a little desperate to me.
Ella Langley cancels show due to security threat: ‘Refuse to put anyone in harm’s way’
The singer shared the news just hours before she was slated to take the stage.
Amazon Small Business Event: Empowering the Next Generation and Scaling Service-Based Entrepreneurs
Join Hera Hub and Amazon for a hands-on workshop designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs and established service-based business owners bring new products to life. Amazon experts and small business owners will provide practical guidance, useful tools, and actionable next steps to launch a product and build a business with Amazon. This event is free but space is limited to 60 participants and will fill up. The event includes a light breakfast and lunch. Participants will choose from two specialized tracks based on their goals and stage of business. TRACK 1: NEXT GENERATION From Product Idea to Online Store Designed for aspiring young entrepreneurs, from junior high students through college and beyond, who have a product idea or want to explore the world of e-commerce. Amazon small business owners and Amazon experts will review topics such as: • How to develop and refine a product idea • How to set up and sell products on Amazon • What to consider when pricing, marketing, and fulfilling orders • Practical next steps for moving from idea to launch Whether participants already have a product in mind or are simply curious about entrepreneurship, this track will help them see what is possible and give them a roadmap to get started. TRACK 2: SERVICE EXPANSION Turn Your Expertise Into a Product Designed for consultants, coaches, speakers, creatives, and other service-based entrepreneurs who want to expand beyond trading time for money. Participants will explore how to transform their knowledge and expertise into tangible products such as: • Books and workbooks • Journals and planners • Card decks • Educational tools and resources Amazon small business owners will share how they identified viable product opportunities and created a product that can generate revenue beyond their one-on-one services. An Amazon expert will also review self-publishing and other ways to build a business with Amazon. By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with greater clarity, practical guidance, and a tangible next step toward launching or expanding their product-based business. The event includes a light breakfast and lunch. This event is free but space is limited to 60 participants and will fill up.
These lawmakers want to head off a potential post-election crisis
A bipartisan effort is underway in Congress to avert a constitutional crisis, where Republicans don't seat Democrats, if they win the chamber.
Today's 5️⃣ top stories: Cristiano punished, Atleti-Real Madrid chaos
Before a football-packed Saturday gets underway, here are the five stories you can't miss to start your day... La Rosaleda: "Bryan [Zaragoza], drop dead"📸 Fran Santiago - 2026 Getty ImagesLa Liga f...
Vikings Get Intriguing Jauan Jennings Take Amid 49ers Speculation
Over the offseason, the Minnesota Vikings signed Jauan Jennings to a one-year, $8 million contract. Initially, it appeared as though the Vikings had their WR3 with the departure of Jalen Nailor. However, this signing isn’t going the way Minnesota might have wanted. Jennings has had two catches for nine yards in three games for the […] The post Vikings Get Intriguing Jauan Jennings Take Amid 49ers Speculation appeared first on HEAVY.
Chattanooga businesses seeing resurgence from Walnut Street Bridge reopening
As pedestrians make their way across the Walnut Street Bridge once again, local businesses are experiencing a resurgence in foot traffic.
Rangers star carried off ice after scary injury
The Rangers season outlook just changed in a big way.
Utah Jazz Cannot Let Whistles Teach Them To Defend Softly
Will Hardy must balance disciplined aggression with youthful mistakes, ensuring a whistle-heavy preseason doesn't strip away the physical identity needed to anchor Utah’s developing defensive core.
Cardinals Reveal Jeremiyah Love’s Final Status Ahead of Lions Matchup
Week five is on the horizon for the Arizona Cardinals.Arizona’s date with the Detroit Lions is now less than 48 hours away as of the afternoon of Oct. 9.With Friday passing by comes the ultimate injury designations for the Cardinals’ roster heading into Sunday.The player with the most intrigue following their status this week is […] The post Cardinals Reveal Jeremiyah Love’s Final Status Ahead of Lions Matchup appeared first on HEAVY.
Group uses Governor Pillen contract controversy to launch business grant program
As early voting gets underway in Nebraska, a government contract that has dogged Gov. Jim Pillen's administration for months is once again drawing attention in the governor's race.
Rockingham Speedway, iconic NASCAR track, is up for auction
Rockingham Speedway, once an iconic NASCAR track, is up for auction and its future remains uncertain.
Flu numbers low so far but COVID on the rise, Vt. health officials say
Cold and flu season is underway in Vermont, and the state health commissioner said that while flu cases remain low so far, doctors across the state are seeing more cases of another seasonal illness pop up.
Military & Veterans Campus has new way to build teamwork
On a recent Friday at the Easterseals NH Military & Veterans Campus in Franklin, I found myself about 30 feet in the air. I was holding onto a pole and contemplating what suddenly seemed like a rather narrow log stretching out over a great deal of empty space toward another pole, which also seemed remarkably distant.
Can agritourism help small family farms in N.Y. survive?
From pick-your-own apples to hard cider and fall activities, farms are finding new ways to bring customers through the gates. But can agritourism help family farms navigate rising costs and labor challenges?
Casino UK: How Online Gaming Became Part of Britain’s Entertainment Mainstream
The UK has always had a particular relationship with gambling. From the betting shops that became fixtures of every British high street to bingo halls that served as social hubs for working communities, wagering on outcomes has been woven into British leisure culture for generations. What changed in the past decade was not the appetite,
Greek takeaways: What did we learn from Lionesses' win?
England come away from Greece with a valuable first-leg lead in their Women's World Cup qualifying play-off - but who impressed in the 3-1 victory?
5 Ways Science Proves That Women's Bodies Are Amazing
The “weaker sex” myth has never been less true than it is today, when scientific evidence about the strength, intelligence, and resilience of a woman’s body just keeps piling up. Of course, there’s no...
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Next-gen Google TV Streamer in the works with microphones, presence sensing, & new remote
9to5Google can report that development on a next-generation Google TV Streamer is underway. According to a source familiar with the matter...
Barry Manilow returns to the stage after six-week hiatus following health break
"I'm back!": Barry Manilow returned to the Las Vegas stage after six weeks away, a summer break while he is navigating his lung cancer recovery.
Barry Manilow returns to the stage after six-week hiatus
"I'm back!": Barry Manilow returned to the Las Vegas stage after six weeks away, a summer break while he is navigating his lung cancer recovery.
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How Baton Rouge businesses are putting AI to work
Artificial intelligence is moving faster than many businesses anticipated, forcing leaders to continually rethink how their organizations adopt the technology, train employees and improve efficiency. For Baton Rouge companies, the challenge is not simply implementing AI, but finding practical ways to integrate it into everyday operations. As Business Report writes in its Best Places to […]
Netflix’s Summer of Bummer
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Today, I’ve got a guest post from longtime friend of the newsletter, Brandon Katz. I’ve been trying to find time all summer to look at Netflix’s straight-to-streaming film slate, but between a pre-planned trip and Nielsen moving up their streaming data timeline, I’ve been swamped. So I reached out to Brandon, one of my favorite fellow analysts, to write about it. And I feel like he captured the tone and data focus of the newsletter perfectly. You can connect with Brandon on LinkedIn and Twitter. Enjoy! Don’t worry, folks. You’re in safe hands with me. To ease any anxieties about an interloper in ESG’s domain, I’ll start by stealing one of his best framing devices: headlines. Box office flops are covered in the same way the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles eye pizza: with cartoonish insatiability. I would know. I’m a former reporter who wrote nearly identical headlines: Yet, intentionally or not, streaming misses get treated with kids gloves, filtered through a rosy lens: In the last six years, U.S. streaming viewership has become nearly as transparent as the box office, but the data often arrives weeks later, in a number of less intuitive metrics, and with nary an official budget to be found. This plays into the Wall Street-whispering narratives major streamers have been cultivating for years. They get a pass in a way that theatrical studios simply don’t. Subscribe Netflix’s Summer Slate Not a single Netflix original film released between May and August this year opened above 20 million U.S. TV hours, per Nielsen. That benchmark usually serves as the EntStrategyGuy’s floor for a streaming hit on Netflix. None of these films enjoyed a hit-cementing single week of 20-plus million hours during their runs. Netflix’s two best films were true crime docs, Maternal Instinct (16.5 million hours) and The Crash (19.7 million), the best overall week for a film this summer. Great for most other streamers, but not necessarily what we’re used to seeing from Netflix. For an overly-dramatic comparison, Happy Gilmore 2 opened last summer to around 47 million hours (celebrity cameos, baby!). Zooming out, the picture looks even worse. In 2026, Netflix’s five biggest scripted summer films posted the lowest average (28.6 million hours) and median (28.8 million hours) eight-week viewership totals of the past four years. Now, it’s unrealistic and unfair to expect Netflix to deliver a _KPop Demon Hunters-_sized hit every year. But it’s also not ideal to see the size of their hits shrinking over the last few summers. Let’s quickly run through some of the notable summer misses. Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein’s perfectly fine romcom, Office Romance, fell off the charts after 20 million hours in its first two weeks. Top films usually last for four-plus weeks. Starry titles ideally don’t decay that fast either. Homegrown star Millie Bobby Brown couldn’t prevent the snappy Enola Holmes franchise from diminishing returns. At 14.3 million U.S. hours, the third film posted roughly half of what the first two films did in their first two weeks. What’s on Netflix calculated that per-day global views were down nearly 60% from the second movie. The Whisper Man did okay with more than 36 million hours over its first four weeks. But I expected a little more juice from a film featuring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott. Kevin Hart’s Ladies First collected just 11.2 million hours total across two weeks. That’s a big miss for one of Netflix’s go-to stars. Plopping into the same bucket are Sunny Sandler’s Don’t Say Good Luck (10.3 million in two weeks) and John Cena’s Little Brother (17.5 million). Meanwhile, English-language originals Color Book (June 19), In the Hand of Dante (June 24) and Heartstopper Forever (July 17) never sniffed Nielsen’s Top 10 at all, despite needing only 2 to 5 million hours to land in the top ten most weeks. (By my count, eleven English-language scripted original films released between May and August did chart). It’s only fair to mention that Swapped (1-May) posted nearly 42 million U.S. hours over five weeks (the longest Netflix original run this summer) and is currently their eighth most-watched English-language film ever worldwide. Remarkably Bright Creatures (37 million, 4 weeks) and Voicemails for Isabelle (27 million, 4 weeks) weren’t bombs either. Still, overall, I think it’s fair to say this was a quieter summer season than we’re used to seeing from the market-leader. You might not realize that given the language commonly used in public analysis. The Twist Despite the starkly black-and-white tone of the coverage, here’s the twist: when many box office bombs arrive on streaming, their viewership looks a whole lot like many of Netflix’s supposedly successful summer releases. Hmm, where have we heard that one before? Masters of the Universe topped out at $65 million stateside against a $170 million budget_._ I’ll admit, Skeletor ripping sleeveless curls as a gym bro and bodyslamming Adam’s co-workers was funny. But, much to the chagrin of my bank account, my laughter doesn’t launch franchises. Yet the He-Man reboot opened to 19.6 million hours (from a Wednesday five-day opening instead of just one weekend), on par with Hoppers on Disney+ (19.4 million). It put up nearly 47 million hours over its first six weeks, bigger than all of Netflix’s summer releases. Pretty darn healthy and likely to land among the 25 most-watched movies on streaming this year. Sticking with Amazon, The Sheep Detectives just barely broke even at the box office with $133 million worldwide (and only $66 million domestic). I never expected cloven-hooved, cud-chewing mammals to be able to bring me to tears. Yet that’s exactly how I found myself at the end of this surprisingly affecting movie (#NoShame). It was likely the unexpected quality in a family-friendly film that powered its streaming over-performance. Sheep Detectives delivered a solid run for Prime video netting 26.2 million hours! How about franchise IP? Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu had the lowest opening ($81 million) and lowest-grossing Disney-era live-action Star Wars film ($178 million domestic). One day before release, its Heat score (19.8%)—audiences who list their interest as a 7/7—fell behind blockbusters Wicked (21%), Superman (23%), Fantastic Four: First Steps (23%), Michael (23%), Toy Story 5 (26%) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (27%), according to Greenlight Analytics. The urgent enthusiasm just wasn’t there. On streaming, Mando opened to weeks of 12.1 million, 6.1 million and 2.7 million hours (21 million total) over its first three frames. Not the numbers Lucasfilm was hoping for nor the numbers of a streaming hit. But they’re in the same vicinity as some Netflix summer releases with $345 million at the global box office to offset a smidgen of the pain. Final Thoughts So why oh why does this nuance gap exist? Four key reasons: Data Literacy: A “$100 million opening” just makes sense. After decades of box office reporting, even casual movie fans are well-versed in the benchmarks of hits and home runs. There’s an immediate shorthand. But “16.5 million” hours doesn’t land nearly as cleanly. Despite leaps of progress, the streaming ratings era is still in its infancy compared to theatrical. The EntStrategyGuy and I met thanks to a late 2010s group chat of data nerds hungry to find a shred of certainty in nebulous streaming performance. I’m not surprised to see “No. 1 on Netflix” still getting misconstrued out in the wild. Timing: By Friday morning, we have the box office’s Thursday night previews totaled, allowing us to better project the weekend’s expectations. From there, ticket sales are reported daily. By Sunday, the film’s fate is usually finalized, at least in terms of public perception. In streaming, Nielsen recently improved its delay to…two weeks. The medium isn’t forced to contend with instant gratification as harshly. Financials: Theatrical film budgets are a mere Google away. Profit and loss is calculated in the cold and unforgiving naked light of day for all to see. But finding the vast majority of streaming exclusive movie budgets requires the forensic investigation skills of a Criminal Minds detective. Also, it’s very difficult to calculate how much revenue/value a straight-to-streaming films provides a streamer. This is why there are so few stories about streaming original movies “losing X amount of money”. On top of that, marketing budgets are far greater for theatrical movies than streaming exclusive movies, which leads to earlier and better awareness. This then translates to a wider pool of potential interest. Narrative Control: Netflix is the only major streaming service to publish weekly first-hand viewership data and annual engagement reports. Naturally, some headlines borrow their first-hand framing**.** Other streamers benefit from their comparative lack of transparency. They may occasionally announce vague performance platitudes such as Apple TV’s Mayday becoming its “biggest film debut on the platform to date over its first 18 days,” and that it ranked No. 1 with left-handed viewers in its first weekend. (Fine, I made up that second one). But, for the most part, they keep first-hand viewership shrouded in mystery to avoid bad press. Especially for outlets that demand multiple articles per day from their writers, it’s an easy (and understandable) way for some reporters to hit their daily article quota by just repeating what the streamers have told them. TL:DR version: Streaming-exclusive movies are asked to do different things than theatrical movies, but that doesn’t mean they should escape judgment. Both still need to draw enough eyeballs to justify their cost within the proper performance contexts. The more cleanly we can inject a little nuance into streaming analysis, the better we’ll understand the audience and content trends that drive this industry. And that’s what all of this is really about: knowing what audiences actually want! Brandon Katz is the Director of Insights & Content Strategy at Greenlight Analytics where he focuses on evaluating the ever-fluid media landscape to unearth understanding, opportunity and value. Greenlight Analytics is the entertainment intelligence consulting company redefining how Hollywood finds, understands, and activates audiences. Prior to joining Greenlight Analytics, he served as the senior entertainment industry strategist at Parrot Analytics, and as a full-time entertainment industry reporter covering the Xs and Os of Hollywood, most notably with TheWrap and the Observer.
Dominic Cooper says he and ex Amanda Seyfried may ‘come up’ with ‘Mamma Mia 3’ during film festival reunion
Dominic Cooper said he wants to come up with a way to make a third ‘Mamma Mia’ film with ex Amanda Seyfried as plans for a new movie remain unclear.
Google rolling out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 for Pixel
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 is now available for Pixel devices even as testing on 17 QPR3 got underway last week.
Scientists Uncover Two Hidden Forms of Disorder in Next-Generation Semiconductors
A study of twisted two-dimensional semiconductors reveals how subtle material disorder can emerge at different spatial scales. Two distinct forms of hidden disorder may influence how ultrathin semiconductors emit light. One extends across relatively large areas of the material, while the other is concentrated around tiny defects. A new theoretical approach offers a way to
Layne Riggs Tops NASCAR Truck Series Practice at Charlotte
Layne Riggs, who finds himself behind the eight ball, err, the No. 11 truck of Kaden Honeycutt — in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, began his quest to reclaim the point lead by pacing practice for Friday night’s Ecosave 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With a lap time of 30.132 seconds (179.211 mph), […] The post Layne Riggs Tops NASCAR Truck Series Practice at Charlotte appeared first on TobyChristie.com.
Data & Business Process Services Stocks Q2 Results: Benchmarking SS&C (NASDAQ:SSNC)
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how data & business process services stocks fared in Q2, starting with SS&C (NASDAQ:SSNC).
Henrico proposes new marijuana business regulations
Henrico County officials are considering zoning changes that would establish regulations for recreational marijuana businesses in the county as a way to implement recent changes in Virginia law governing the distribution, processing and retail sale of cannabis. The changes, outlined in a 24-page draft ordinance amendment (linked below), will
MLB’s Next 5 Years: Realignment, Expansion, and 154 Games?
The latest schedule proposal adds to major changes on the way.
P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands
P7 DarkSword adds on-device keychain and crypto wallet data theft to the iOS exploit kit, alongside two-way C2 communication.
Are analytics making pro sports less fun?
Some say they rob games of color and spontaneity, but others argue the changes aren’t always for the worse.
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University of Tennessee sophomore forward DeWayne Brown II will serve as the vice chair of the 2026-27 SEC Men's Basketball Leadership Council, as announced Friday morning by the conference office.
The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the U.S. nearly every year
The plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th-century Europe, never went away. It is now easily treated with antibiotics.
Gears of War: E-Day sells 230K copies
Gears of War: E-Day has sold 230K copies since its advance-access launch on October 1 and full release on October 6. Steam accounts for 168K of those, with Xbox (console and PC) selling 62K. But there’s more to this story, as Xbox makes up the bulk of revenue. E-Day is the best-reviewed Gears game in nearly two decades (and the best one ever made, in my opinion). The Coalition has made a banger here (it’s currently in my top 10 of the year). Despite E-Day’s undeniable quality, this is a soft result. And it’s down to the business model, really. E-Day has made $37M so far, thanks to the Premium upgrade On Xbox, Game Pass is cannibalising much of the premium revenue. Our estimates show that 1.7M folks accessed E-Day via their subscription rather than a copy. But Xbox is having it both ways – or having it halfway, at least – via its Premium Edition Game Pass upgrade. Game Pass subscribers could pay $30 (or their local equivalent) for up to five days of early access starting October 1. Our estimates show that of the 1.7M who accessed E-Day through Game Pass, 722K paid for the upgrade. Between the review embargo lifting on October 1 and the full release, E-Day managed to shift another 250K early-access upgrades – no doubt helped by the campaign’s rave reviews. So despite selling far fewer copies on Steam, Xbox accounts for almost three-quarters of the revenue (roughly $26M of the $37M, versus about $11M on Steam). So “230K copies” undersells the paying audience. Including the 722K upgrades, nearly 950K people actually paid something for E-Day. The $30 upgrade is a halfstep from cannibalisation, but will Xbox go all the way? While E-Day is a sublime game, these are soft numbers for a flagship when Xbox badly needs revenue wins. E-Day sold 62K copies on Xbox against 722K Premium upgrades, so for every one copy sold on Xbox, nearly 12 Game Pass upgrades were sold. The $70 premium SKU is – functionally – dead on Xbox. Normally you can’t see what a Game Pass player would have paid, because the game’s just there in the subscription. But the $30 early-access upgrade estimate shows that 722K people demonstrated they’ll spend real money on this game. In a world without day-one Game Pass, many of these folks would have bought E-Day at $70. They paid $30 for five days early access to something they don’t own. Xbox is, in effect, charging its most valuable customers the least, based on a hangover from a tried-and-exhausted strategy from a previous administration. Those 722K willing-to-pay players generated about $21.7M via the upgrade. If three quarters of this group – mostly US and European audiences – bought E-Day outright, that’s nearly $40M. Of course, Game Pass does bring in meaningful recurring revenue, and E-Day is adding value for hundreds of thousands of subscribers. However, Game Pass is no longer growing, so Xbox is at a crossroads. Xbox is reportedly looking to do a Netflix and bolt on an ad-supported tier to pad it further. But that will just set a new floor, and leadership keeps telling us the priority now is revenue growth, which is subscriber-speak for ARPU. Xbox has already pulled Call of Duty from day-one Game Pass after day-one inclusion hammered its sales, with new CoD titles now arriving on the service around a year late. We know that some Microsoft executives believe the service devalues games outright, and rumours (which Microsoft has dismissed so far, to be fair) suggest that day-one releases could be taken off Game Pass. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe When a game this well-reviewed does this softly on its home platform, the model – not the game – gets brought into question. What else E-Day’s early adopters have played (including this month so far) Looking at E-Day‘s players on Xbox, most have played the franchise before (86% have played Gears 5, 76% Gears 4), and every game on the crossover list is either a shooter or a title from an Xbox-owned studio (though Game Pass is inflating those numbers, of course, more on that later): As for what else Xbox’s E-Day players have played this month, the top three are Fortnite (16%), Roblox (7%), and Call of Duty (6%). Another 5% played Minecraft Dungeons II, which is also on Game Pass and launched a couple of days before Gears‘ advance-access date. Many Game Pass players are happy to check out most big new additions. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Over on Steam, the top crossover games are also mostly shooters (slightly more PC-coded ones), including Space Marine 2, which was itself heavily inspired by Gears: Looking at what E-Day‘s Steam players are into this month shows who they are – as subscriptions don’t skew the data. The top three are Wardogs (13%), Deadlock (12%), and CS2 (10%), so you’ve got the restless shooter crowd checking out the new hotness. A little further down are Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2, your co-op PVE shooter players who’ll feel right at home in Horde mode. Game Pass is skewing the playtime distribution on Xbox Looking at the playtime distribution in our platform, E-Day players on Steam are – relatively speaking – playing for longer: 54% of E-Day players on Xbox have played for five hours or less (versus 32% on Steam) 19% of Xbox players played for over 15 hours (versus 33% on Steam) 14% of Xbox players played for over 20 hours (22% on Steam) The absolute number of people playing for over 15, 20, and 50 hours is, of course, bigger on Xbox, thanks to the sheer volume of folks who came in through Game Pass (upgraders included). None of that is cause for alarm. Game Pass is the reason Xbox playtime skews lower, as when a game is free to try, people try it and bounce without putting in even an hour (17% under an hour on Xbox versus 6% on Steam). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe The subscription brings in tourists alongside the committed, dragging down the average even when the game is excellent (but also perhaps winning over the uninitiated). It’s standard across every subscription-included title, on PS Plus too. Forza Horizon 6, for instance, had 11% of its Xbox players bounce under an hour, versus just 2% on Steam. So, Xbox’s crossroads So there we have it. Gears of War: E-Day is an incredible game whose revenues have been stifled by subscription inclusion and exclusivity. It’s the best-reviewed entry in the series in fifteen-odd years, but it still turned into one of the year’s softer flagship launches, not because players didn’t want it, but because Xbox’s own storefront gave its most willing buyers a reason not to pay. Which leaves Xbox at a crossroads. Will it keep making Gears games when the financial returns are this thin and the margins this low? And if it does, does the next one arrive off Game Pass at day one – the way CoD now does, or even on PlayStation? I think it should. Alright, back to E-Day for me! The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]
NYCC apologizes for ‘repeated disturbance’ during panel, actor slams fan for ‘disrespecting’ his castmates (exclusive)
“I will always step in to protect that space,” Rogers tells EW, while NYCC producer ReedPop says it’s “taking steps to ensure any future incidents are addressed in a swifter manner.”
Mike Ditka's family releases statement after his death
Chicago Bears great Mike Ditka has passed away at 86. His family released a statement following his death.
‘Never going to play a song the same way two times live’: BR record shop jam features ‘monster rotation’ of talent
The goal for Classic Vinyls’ weekly jazz jams is for people to learn, network, appreciate jazz and build community.
Scientists Find a Strange Chemical Loop That May Have Helped Life Get Started
A fragile sugar from space found a way to protect itself.
Scientists Find a Strange Chemical Loop That May Have Helped Life Get Started
A fragile sugar from space found a way to protect itself.
Leak Details iPhone Features for Apple's LG Home Accessories
Smart home accessories that Apple reportedly helped LG develop could offer iPhone proximity controls and a way to begin setup before the devices have power, according to findings shared by the leaker known as "pdfu". The findings concern the upcoming LG-branded accessory range that Bloomberg revealed earlier this week. The lineup reportedly includes a thermostat, temperature sensor, deadbolt lock, wired video doorbell, and several security cameras.
It's official: Forza Horizon 6 delayed to 2027 on PS5, and the game's first expansion has been announced
The 'will-they-won't-they delay it?' saga is over: Forza Horizon 6 on PS5 won't launch this year. But it's not far away.
Bills Week 4 Takeaways: Broken Mess or an Elite Team?
Bills Week 4 Takeaways: Overreactions and reality checks. Are the Bills broken, or are they an elite team? Is Buffalo a top team and a Super Bowl contender?
Regional business leaders share their advice for new team members
This month, we asked: How is artificial intelligence changing the way your organization operates and where do you see the biggest opportunities?
Charlotte Motor Speedway to host celebration of life for Kyle Busch
The event after the Trucks Series race will include Kyle Busch’s widow, Samantha, team owner Joe Gibbs and several Cup Series drivers.
Rômulo: “Now I want more”
It’s the 74th minute against Hamburger SV when Rômulo enters the action. Three minutes later, he wins the ball on the halfway line, rounds HSV goalkeeper Heuer Fernandes and slots home to make it 5...
Food as Medicine Symposium Explores Nutrition, Health and Community
At 82, Hampton Bays resident Ann Coppola is still looking for ways to live healthier. A plant-based eater, she came to Stony Brook Southampton on September 25 with questions about nutrition, supplements and how the food she eats can support her health. “I don’t need a prescription,” Coppola said. “I just need knowledge.” That desire
Scientists Say Your Toilet Is an Aerosol Cannon Launching Pathogen Clouds Into Your Bathroom
Older, forceful models spray the most microbes, and the plume doesn't always stay in the bathroom.
Matthias Jaissle Reveals Why Newcastle Was the Right Choice
Newcastle United has shown early signs of Matthias Jaissle’s preferred style of play during the opening weeks of his tenure, but the head coach believes the team remains several months away from reaching its ultimate footballing identity. In an interview with multiple media members during the international break, including The Athletic’s Chris Waugh, Jaissle revealed […]
In brief: 'Stick' season 2 trailer and more
Bill Murray stars in the official trailer for A Course Called Ireland. The six-part documentary series premieres on Paramount+ on Oct. 25. The show follows Murray and his friends as they travel across the island to explore Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland's best fairways ...The Die Hard films are getting a brand-new home media release. All five of the movies will be released on physical media in 4K Ultra HD on Dec. 1. Bruce Willis stars as John McClane in all of the Die Hard films. The original movie finds the New York City policeman taking on terrorists after he flies to Los Angeles to be with his estranged wife and two children on Christmas ... TNCMS.AdManager.render({region: 'fixed-big-ad-top-asset', slot: 1, fold: "above"}); The trailer for Stick season 2 is here. Owen Wilson stars as the talented golfer who strives for second chance in the sophomore season. Peter Dager, Timothy Olyphant, Rhea Seehorn, Marc Maron, John Higgins and Billy Zane also make up the cast of the new season. The Apple TV series premieres its first two episodes on Nov. 4. A new episode drops weekly every Wednesday that follows until the season finale airs on Dec. 30 ...Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. Thank you for reading kmaland.comAt KMA, we attempt to be accurate in our reporting. If you see a typo or mistake in a story, please contact us by emailing kmaradio@kmaland.com.
Talking Business with Becky Bradley: Now comes the hard part
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The checks started going out last week, nearly one million of them, and mostly to battleground states. With a return address for the U.S. Treasury and a letter enclosed signed by President Donald Trump, these one-time checks for $500 were ostensibly government rebates for Obamacare enrollees who overpaid. In the accompanying letter, however, Trump attacks his predecessor and talks about his record in office on an important issue he’s not polling well on, which makes it seem more like the most expensive political mailer in U.S. history. The average piece of direct mail costs between 30 cents and $3, according to Mail Processing Associates, a print, mail, and fulfillment company. At $500 a pop plus roughly 50 cents each to issue the paper check, the cost of Trump’s healthcare mailer sent to more than 950,000 enrollees comes in at more than $475 million. Trump’s midterm healthcare message “For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare dot gov,” Trump wrote in the letter. “That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!” In the letter, Trump makes false and misleading claims about his administration’s record on healthcare costs, an issue Democrats have a 20 point advantage on over Republicans, according to a recent poll from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy think tank. Trump touts his administration’s TrumpRX program, which he claims is “delivering massive discounts.” However, new research from KFF found that of a selection of drugs available on the TrumpRX platform, just five were the lowest price, while 13 were the highest price. Trump also falsely claims in the letter that he’s fighting to lower healthcare costs. In reality, average monthly premium payment costs for enrollees rose 58% under Trump while marketplace sign-ups declined 5%, per KFF. Under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it’s estimated 10 million more Americans will be uninsured by 2034. You get a check and you get a check and you get a check Trump’s long promised cash outs to his fans, from his days as a casino operator and gameshow host to his presidency. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the first Trump administration made the unprecedented move to put Trump’s name on checks that went out under the CARES Act (notably the $500 refund checks this time around don’t feature Trump’s name). Ever since, Trump’s been chasing that high. In his second term, Trump’s promised more stimulus that never arrived, like refund checks from DOGE cuts and tariffs, while he said at his party’s convention last month that he’d give out $5,000 checks to everyone if Republicans win in November. In reality, DOGE overstated its cost cutting and Trump’s government actually now spends more than former President Joe Biden’s, while Trump’s tariffs actually grew the trade deficit. His proposal for $5,000 checks would add about $1.2 trillion to the national debt. The problem is there’s no money to give. These $500 checks — plus $90 Medicare rebate checks also going out as well as $250 deposited this week in some Trump Accounts for kids courtesy Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan — represent the closest Trump’s going to get to making good on his promise to deliver cash fast. And the checks seem especially targeted. Though the $500 checks went out to enrollees in one of 30 states that use the federal HealthCare dot gov marketplace, a Reuters review found 71% of the payments, or $339 million, went to enrollees in 13 states that have the most competitive elections for governor and U.S. Senate. Most Americans don’t buy it Could Trump bucks sway the election? An Economist-YouGov poll found 57% of U.S. adults doubt Trump will deliver on his promise for $5,000 checks, compared to 21% who do. “I’m waiting on my DOGE check and I’m still waiting on my tariff check,” one 2024 Trump voter who’s since turned on him told a recent focus group. “It felt like kind of trying to buy people’s votes, which honestly felt like in elementary when the class president was like, hey we’re going to take you to the water park if you vote for me. It’s like, I don’t think it works like that.” But for voters in swing states who got a check, it could still matter. One survey published in 2022 found receiving a physically personalized check in the mail during the pandemic was associated with a much greater self-reported likelihood of voting for Trump in 2020, and those gains mainly came from out partisans. The issue for Trump comes if these checks are mostly going to Obamacare enrollees whose premiums have gone up by more than just $500 since he took office and who view the money as something like a bribe before the election rather than an actual long-term solution to lowering household costs. Spending $500.50 per mailer would be absurd as a normal campaign expenditure, but since Trump’s checks and letter are a government rebate, his campaign and super PAC didn’t have to spend a dime and he got out his message regardless. If enough voters in key states are swayed by the one-time payment, it could prove to be the best $0 the Trump campaign spent. 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