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Mets Cut 6-Year Cubs Veteran After Brief Stint
The New York Mets have cut ties with a long-time Chicago Cubs player after a brutal season debut.
Comparative Analysis of every Water Starter in Pokémon GO
With Sobble Community Day, Pokémon GO trainers will have every single available -type starter in the franchise with their exclusive Community Day moves, obviously until Pokémon Winds and Waves debuts the undeniably cool Gecqua. Sporting the powerful Hydro Cannon, these Pokémon are known for creating waves in the meta, quite literally! But with types being […]
Business News: Breaking N3W5 - Former AP CEO Bennahmias Announces First New Watch Brand
Ex-Audemars Piguet CEO François-Henri Bennahmias unveils 'N3W5' - the first watch brand under his 'The Honourable Merchants Group' luxury startup. It won't debut until late next year.
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?
Anthropic debuts AI-driven pharma R&D tool, Claude Science
Anthropic launches Claude Science as big tech companies increasingly eye expansion in the wider healthcare and life sciences space.
Environmental artist talks science comics, the Gulf of Maine and animal sexuality
In her debut work of nonfiction,‘Poking the Squid,’ Perrin Roosevelt Ireland, artist-in-residence at the New York Aquarium, looks at animal life with a feminist lens.
Anthropic debuts Claude Science, an AI product for bioscience
On Tuesday, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a new product that company leaders describe as an AI workbench for scientific research.
Magomed ‘Chanco’ Zaynukov finally books UFC debut for next month
Magomed Zaynukov faces off against a fellow undefeated prospect at UFC Abu Dhabi
Contract extension marks 'fresh start' for Taylor
Midfielder Fraser Taylor is relishing a "fresh start" under new St Mirren boss Craig McLeish after signing a two-year contract extension. The 23-year-old academy graduate, whose deal now runs to summer 2028, made his first-team debut in 2022 and featured 13 times for the Buddies last season before joining Partick Thistle on loan in January. "I'm really pleased, since the new manager has come in, he spoke to me on the off-season, and his ideas really suit the way I like to play," said Taylor.
USA TODAY PLAY and Marvel debut new 'Spider-Man TODAY' comic
The Daily Bugle isn’t the only newspaper that’ll give you a fill of Spider-Man on a regular basis.
Alan Ritchson's 'Reacher' sets season 4 premiere date a month ahead of 'Neagley' spinoff debut
'Reacher's series is returning for its fourth season this summer, just in time to usher in the premiere of its Maria Sten-led spinoff series.
Country band Night Owl makes its Iowa City debut
Country music band Night Owl will preview songs from their forthcoming album, "I Can Read His Mind," on Friday, July 3, at Wildwood Saloon in Iowa City.
Sequins! Dancing queens! ABBA! Backstage for 'Mamma Mia!’
Twenty-five years after its Broadway debut, the veteran BTS creatives of “Mamma Mia!” helps turn the Ahmanson Theatre into an ABBA-fueled, multigenerational dance party.
NYT Crossword Answers for June 30, 2026
John Liber makes his New York Times Crossword debut.
Netflix and Superheroes Are Having a Rough Stretch on Streaming....
(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) I have a quick prediction before we start today’s article: You might see this data in future news articles. Not my specific charts or analysis, but the core trend I’ve been monitoring—Netflix is having a lackluster Q2—will become inescapable. Often, folks want to know “What does the data say?” Well, that’s what it says. I haven’t seen this analysis hit the trades really yet, but I have a feeling some other outlets are going to start making this case soon. Remember, you read it here first. You probably have read about the problems facing superhero films at the box office this weekend. Well, this week, I explore whether superheroes are dying on TV as well! And the data says: definitely maybe! We have a lot to cover in today’s Streaming Ratings Report, which covers the two weeks of 18-May and 25-May. Today, I’m just looking at TV, like Netflix’s disappointing Q2, superhero shows underwhelming, a few TV shows dropping off the charts, The Pitt finally ending its epic run on the viewership charts (and whether “view counts” change its status as one of the biggest shows of all time), all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Tomorrow, I’ve got a great rundown of the film side of things. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, Showlabs, TV Time trend data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of May 18th to May 31st, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Television - Netflix’s Q2 Slump Continues Having analyzed streaming ratings for going on half a decade, I have learned to trust my gut, but I’m always relieved when I can find actual data to back it up. For example, after a string of very popular shows like Stranger Things, Bridgerton, The Lincoln Lawyer and The Night Agent came out, week after week, in January and February, my gut wondered if Netflix had enough new and returning TV shows to sustain them throughout the year. Since then, Netflix’s post-March slate of shows has not impressed me. This week seemed to feature a potential new hit, but then, like a classic Duffer Bros. TV show, there was a twist. I speak of The Boroughs, Netflix’s latest (and last) Duffer Bros. produced show. The pitch is “Stranger Things with older actors”. And it topped the Nielsen charts: With just two weeks of viewership, The Boroughs would have been a top 25 debut show last year: But here’s the twist: Netflix has already cancelled The Boroughs! What happened? Likely a few things. First, the show didn’t do as well globally as it did in the US. As What’s on Netflix showed, it lagged behind several other shows that got cancelled. Second, its completion rate was likely low; after an initial burst of interest, it quickly dropped off on the Samba TV and Luminate charts. Third, the Duffer Bros. left Netflix for Paramount, and that may have factored into Netflix’s decision here. (Though I tend to believe that if a show is doing well, Netflix would have kept greenlighting seasons.) Still, just because I can explain why Netflix may have cancelled this show doesn’t mean I’m justifying it. In particular, as I’ve noted before, Netflix is losing a lot of their bigger shows as they reach their natural ends, and they need to replace those shows. This show had the hallmarks of a big new genre show, and it’s their biggest hit of the last few months (in the US at least), but now it’s done. Netflix’s other show this week—The Four Seasons, the second season of the “hit” show from last year—definitely disappointed. Its sophomore season had about half the viewership of the first, only 12.7 million hours. It also only had a two week run on Samba TV, and its numbers were all down on Luminate too. In other words, even with two successes, the Q2 slump for Netflix looks real: I could add to the list of disappointments: Both Lord of the Files and Man on Fire had short runs on the Nielsen charts. Running Point’s sophomore season also opened to about half its viewership, similar to The Four Seasons. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’s second season—see below—didn’t even make any of the three viewership charts I track, unlike the first season. Netflix is absolutely having a dismal second three months of 2026. If this Nielsen data is any indication, and I think it is, I think this will show up in Netflix’s engagement report, and maybe even their financial outcomes. And the rest of June doesn’t look much better. We have two hit shows coming back—Sweet Magnolias, one of their quietest big shows, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, a big hit for them in 2024—but the other big swings are limited series crime thrillers i.e. no future season potential. Like I said above, sometimes when I uncover a juicy nugget like this, other outlets end up writing very similar articles mimicking the data without credit. We’ll see if that happens this time! Share Television - The State of Superhero Shows on Streaming When I first heard the pitch for Spider-Noir—a Sony TV show on Prime Video that binge-released eight episodes first on MGM+ then on Prime Video two days later—I had my doubts. It’s a live-action Spider-Man show set in the 1930s, starring Nicholas Cage, based on a cameo of a character in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. No, seriously, that’s the pitch. That could either go terrifically well or horribly wrong. Great because, Spider-Man. He’s the biggest superhero we have. I’ve seen tracking numbers that put the new _Spider-Man: Brand New Da_y as the blockbuster of the year and initial pre-sales back that up. And yet this Spider-Noir pitch feels very esoteric. (Also, the eight-episode binge release feels very “Amazon copying Netflix” again.) So what’s the data say? And what does this say about the future of superhero shows?
Yedsit Hazlewood, Jamie Ness Take Laurel Park Titles
While Jeiron was away, Yedsit played. After winning eight races over the past three Laurel Park cards and moving into a narrow lead in the jockey standings, red-hot Jeiron Barbosa was at Churchill Downs on Sunday to ride The Stork Club in the $225,000 Debutante Stakes. That opened the door for ...
Apple working on M7 Ultra Mac Studio for 2028 with potential major upgrade: report
Later this year, Apple will be debuting an updated version of the Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra...
Airlines Are Installing New Luxury Seats, but No One Is Allowed to Sit in Them
Lie-flat seats in private pods face long waits for safety certifications, delaying debuts for carriers’ high-end offerings.
No debut, but loud cheers: Belfast crowd shows love for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's India debut is still pending, but the focus shifted to Ireland's historic 34-run victory in the first T20I. Despite the loss, Shreyas Iyer vowed a strong comeback. Ireland's debutants impressed, with Jai Moondra and Matt Hollard making immediate impacts, while Abhishek Sharma's quickfire fifty wasn't enough for India.
Trump posts new passport rendering — featuring a memorable photo of himself
President Donald Trump unveiled a new rendering of a special commemorative US passport bearing his likeness Friday, debuting a limited-edition passport to mark America’s 250th anniversary this year.
Evoke Entertainment Signs Tribeca-Honored Filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux
EXCLUSIVE: Evoke Entertainment has signed Haitian American filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux, whose debut feature The Tropic Sun and His Eyes world premiered in Tribeca’s Viewpoints section and earned...
Lincoln International CEO on why the firm went public — and what’s ahead for dealmaking
Lincoln International makes its public debut as dealmaking is poised for a resurgence, with the firm's client engagement letters up 40%.
Notre Dame 2026 Player Profile: Wide Receiver Devin Fitzgerald
As the son of an NFL legend, this physical Arizona standout is already flashing elite route-running and contested-catch skills after a dominant spring debut in South Bend.
Professor Willow’s Birthday Research
Starts Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM Local Time Ends Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 8:00 PM Local Time Wish Professor Willow a very happy birthday with Professor Willow’s assistant Pikachu! This adorable Pikachu makes their Pokémon GO debut as part of the Willow’s Birthday Research event along with GO Snapshots, raids and more […]
X Games debut in Sacramento brings world's top action sports athletes to Cal Expo
Let the games begin. The debut of the X Games in Sacramento is on Friday at Cal Expo.
X Games brings top action sports athletes to town in Sacramento debut
Milly Alcock is Super
Last summer debuted a terrific new Superman. This one lets a Supergirl soar.
19 fours, 6 sixes! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's younger brother Ashirvad Sooryavanshi hits blistering century
Young cricketer Ashirvad Sooryavanshi, just 10 years old, is making waves with his exceptional batting. He recently smashed a stunning 168 off 119 balls in a practice match, following a debut century. Despite only six months of playing, his aggressive style and big scores are drawing attention, even from his brother Vaibhav, who is currently with the Indian team.
CHI Health debuts new orthopedic center in west Omaha
CHI Health is transforming its orthopedic care. On Wednesday, the organization broke ground on their new Lakeside Hills center. This will support patients from their initial diagnosis to recovery.
Reese Witherspoon's boyfriend makes red carpet debut at 'Elle' premiere
Reese Witherspoon and her financier beau, Oliver Haarmann, have set a new bar in their relationship.
Toronto Blue Jays Starting Pitcher Struggles in Season Debut
Shane Bieber didn't have his best outing in a game against the Houston Astros.
Yankees even series, Malgeri gets two hits in debut
A slim lead couldn’t hold up and the Tigers’ bats couldn’t answer with quite enough.
Science museum brings soccer tech to World Cup fans
Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum, in its North American debut in Vancouver, has drawn hundreds of fans to Science World to study the game's evolution as organisers aim to accelerate soccer's growth in ice hockey-mad Canada.
United Airlines debuted cheaper Polaris business class fares
United Airlines just made some lie-flat business class seats cheaper on long-haul flights, but there's a catch. What to know about the new Polaris base fares before buying.
The Mark Romig Show premieres tonight on Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network
The Mark Romig Show debuts Tuesday night on Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network, featuring host Mark Romig and a premiere episode with Cooper Manning.
The Mark Romig Show premieres tonight on Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network
The Mark Romig Show debuts Tuesday night on Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network, featuring host Mark Romig and a premiere episode with Cooper Manning.
Sportico Studio’s New Video Experience Debuts at Cannes Lions
Sportico this week launched Sportico Studio, a dedicated content and creative solutions offering for brands looking to engage the sports business community. The studio, featured on a new video page on Sportico’s homepage, will leverage Sportico‘s unique position at the center of the sports business ecosystem, connecting brands with influential decision-makers across leagues, teams, media, …
Meta debuts new, cheaper smart glasses under its own brand
The smart glasses are available in several countries starting today in a variety of color and lens combinations.
There is belief talented McAtee will flourish at Forest
James McAtee battled to be seen in his debut season at the City Ground, struggling for minutes under Nottingham Forest's four managers. There is belief at the City Ground it is only a matter of time before it comes together for McAtee, despite his struggles. To much excitement from supporters, McAtee arrived on a five-year deal worth about £30m weeks after the under-21s' Euro 2025 triumph.
Taking Wing: Jake Bloss
Today’s subject is in kind of an unusual spot as regards his prospect status. Bloss actually debuted two years ago, and as he turns 25 today (Happy Birthday, Jake) he’s on the fringes of what’s typically considered prospect eligibility. He’s also coming back from Tommy John surgery, which has eaten up the last 14 months […]
Here's what's new with iOS 27 beta 2
Apple released iOS 27 beta 2 today, giving developers the first follow-up update since iOS 27 debuted at WWDC. The...
Monumental Sports & Entertainment Introduces New Theater Boxes At Capital One Arena
As part of the ongoing transformation of Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) announced the debut of
UK Charts: The Adventures Of Elliot Makes An Impressive Debut, But Can't Trouble The Podium
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Frances Crawford’s bold, brilliant crime debut
Frances Crawford is proof that age is not a barrier to becoming a successful author. In 2022, at the age of 60, she earned a master’s in literature in creative
Steve Asmussen Seeks Sixth Debutante Score
Trainer Steve Asmussen will attempt to win his sixth $225,000 Debutant Stakes (L) at Churchill Downs when Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Epic Reign leads a competitive group of nine 2-year-old fillies in next Sunday’s 125th edition of the six-furlong race. Epic Reign, a ...
'Toy Story 5' crushes the box office on opening weekend
"Toy Story 5" grossed an estimated $160 million domestically and $152 million internationally after debuting in theaters on Friday.
\'Toy Story 5\' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million
“Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That easily
New Liverpool signing dealt World Cup injury setback
Liverpool winger Victor Munoz may have to wait a bit longer to make his FIFA World Cup debut with Spain after suffering an injury setback. The 22-year-old will join the Reds on 1st July after the Mer...
Alogic Debuts New Touchscreen Monitors and Portable Displays With Mac Support
Alogic this week unveiled a new lineup of touchscreen displays that bring touch and stylus functionality to Macs, including the FOKUS interactive touchscreen series, the Aspekt Touch 27" monitor, and new Folio portable touchscreen displays. Aspekt Touch 27" While Apple has yet to release a touchscreen Mac, Alogic has established itself as one of the few display makers offering touch-enabled monitors designed to work with macOS.
Philips Hue debuts table & floor lamps with TV sync, new candle bulb
Philips Hue is expanding on its smart lighting catalog even further with new table and floor lamps, as well as...
John Early and Kate Berlant on 'Maddie's Secret,' alt comedy, and the female orgasm
How does earnest melodrama and offbeat humor make Early's directorial debut a stunner?
Philips Hue Adds Play Table Lamp, Floor Lamp, and New Candle Bulbs
Signify today announced two new Philips Hue devices to expand its Hue Entertainment lineup, debuting the Philips Hue Play Table Lamp and the Philips Hue Play Floor Lamp Large. There are also new candle bulbs. The two lamps are similar to the existing Signe Hue table and floor lamps, featuring a tall, linear design that casts light on a wall or surface behind the light.
Leaked iPhone Ultra renders suggest Apple has been closely watching Samsung
Apple's rumored iPhone Ultra could debut in September with a wider design, slim build, and a price tag exceeding $2000.
Business Insider debuts CMO Insider vodcast ahead of Cannes Lions
A new Lara O'Reilly-hosted vodcast that expands the CMO Insider franchise.
French Twist: Trump Upends GOP Plans | WSJ Politics Newsletter for June 18
Plus, Kevin Warsh makes his debut as Fed chairman and Trump offers encouragement to Anthropic over access to its powerful AI models
Highlights from Sophie Cunningham's USA Network WNBA contributor debut
Sophie Cunningham made her USA Network WNBA contributor debut on Wednesday night. Here's some of the highlights and reaction to her appearance.
World Cup 2026: Colombia beats Uzbekistan behind Luis Diaz's brilliant debut
Colombia leads Group K after its first day of play.
Gurman: Apple AirPods with built-in camera may arrive in late 2027
The AirPods are said to debut alongside the second-gen iPhone foldable. Back in May, a report claimed that Apple had entered the final stages of...
Netflix cancels 'The Boroughs' in surprise move, 1 month after debut
Netflix has pulled the plug on "The Boroughs" after one season, USA TODAY can confirm.
After unveiling ridiculously expensive AR glasses, Snap's stock takes a dive
Snap's long awaited smart glasses debut hasn't exactly done wonders for the company's stock.
Aetna Developing Preferred Network for Autism Therapy Providers
CVS Health’s (NYSE: CVS) payer arm, Aetna, plans to create a preferred autism therapy provider network that may make a debut in 2026. Aetna first
Record volume in SpaceX options shows stock casino open for business
A record-setting options debut suggests investors will trade SpaceX like other retail favorites Tesla and Nvidia.
A Watch Brand Focused on Mental Health
Every sale since Split debuted in mid-2025 has generated a donation equivalent to the cost of an hour’s therapy, its co-founder said.
Austria make World Cup return with win over debutants Jordan
Veteran Marko Arnautović scored in his World Cup debut as Austria made their return to the big stage with a 3-1 victory in their tournament opener on Tuesday. The Austrians are making their first World Cup appearance since 1998, while Jordan have qualified for the competition for the first time in their history.
Tybee Island Marine Science Center debuts new interactive exhibits
The Tybee Island Marine Science Center has many new exhibits.
ESPN unveils star-studded summer lineup for Women's Sports Sundays presented by TJ Maxx
ESPN today announced the full schedule for Women's Sports Sundays presented by TJ Maxx, a first-of-its-kind weekly primetime franchise that will place women's sports at the center of the summer sports calendar. Debuting Sunday, June 21, the new franchise will deliver nine consecutive weeks of marquee women's sports programming across ESPN, ESPN2, the ESPN App, Disney+ and ESPN Deportes, featuring the WNBA and NWSL's biggest stars in premium national windows.
Snap finally debuts its long awaited AR glasses, Specs, and, oof, they aren't cheap
After many years, Snap is finally launching its next consumer-focused smart glasses line.
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Reality Elite, Its New Flagship XR Chipset
Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon Reality Elite, its new flagship XR chipset, and it will debut in the compute puck of Xreal's Aura Android XR device this fall.
For ViewerCon, Joy Reid, Chris Witherspoon, and the ‘Raising Kanan’ cast are headed to Newark this summer
ViewerCon, a new entertainment event is making its debut in Newark this summer, betting that today’s audiences want more than
Vance shares how he's gearing up for lion's den debut on 'The View'
JD Vance tells Fox News Digital he hopes "The View" hosts meet him halfway as he prepares to discuss his new book and the Iran peace agreement.
Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro upgrade to Snapdragon X2 and start at $1,499
Roughly two years after the last generation debuted, Microsoft is today unveiling its new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro models,...
Brewers Make Long Awaited Call-Up
After signing a massive pre-debut contract, elite prospect Cooper Pratt heads to Milwaukee to bolster the Brewers' lineup with speed and defense against the surging Cleveland Guardians.
World Cup 2026 schedule, live updates: Spain opens vs. Cape Verde; Uruguay debuts as Iran arrive in U.S. to face New Zealand
Spain and Uruguay open their tournaments Monday, while Iran's first match arrives amid heightened attention off the field.
'Moana' star Auliʻi Cravalho is Jessica Cruz in 'My Adventures with Superman' universe (exclusive)
'My Adventures with Superman' will debut 'Moana' star Auliʻi Cravalho as Jessica Cruz before she headlines the Green Lantern spinoff. See an exclusive first look at the character.
MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle Moves From ‘The 11th Hour’ To Mornings With ‘Money, Power, Politics’
Ruhle signed off MS NOW's 'The 11th Hour' on Friday, and she debuts in her new role this morning after 'Morning Joe,' with a focus on how the economy and Washington impact real people.
Here Are Monday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Accenture, Caesars Entertainment, Datadog, Dupont, Epam Systems, Ferrari, Paychex, Rocket Lab, TeraWulf, and More
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are exploding higher on news of a peace deal with Iran expected to be signed this Friday. This follows a historic Friday that saw the coming-out party of Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), widely known as Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The record-breaking size of the offering, raising $75 billion, the company’s debut ... Here Are Monday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Accenture, Caesars Entertainment, Datadog, Dupont, Epam Systems, Ferrari, Paychex, Rocket Lab, TeraWulf, and More
Here Are Monday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Accenture, Caesars Entertainment, Datadog, Dupont, Epam Systems, Ferrari, Paychex, Rocket Lab, TeraWulf, and More
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are exploding higher on news of a peace deal with Iran expected to be signed this Friday. This follows a historic Friday that saw the coming-out party of Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), widely known as Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The record-breaking size of the offering, raising $75 billion, the company’s debut ... Here Are Monday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Accenture, Caesars Entertainment, Datadog, Dupont, Epam Systems, Ferrari, Paychex,
Tottenham join race for Moroccan wonderkid after World Cup debut
Saturday afternoon saw the 2026 FIFA World Cup usher in one of the names for the future into the global game, Morocco's Ayyoub Buaddi, with the wonderkid playing a large part of his national team's draw against perennial powerhouse Brazil. It was just more than just a debut, as it showed that Bouaddi can perform on the global stage against some of the best players in the world, emboldening the interest that teams had in him following his stellar campaign with Lille in Ligue 1, winning out on 49 tackles and recording 33 interceptions last season for the French outfit. All in all, the Moroccan wonderkid has been looked at and is being closely followed by the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool, and Paris-Saint Germain, amongst others, but according to a recent report, yet another English club is pursuing the 18-year-old.
Spain vs Cape Verde – Match preview and team news
Spain aim for a perfect World Cup start against tournament debutants Cape Verde in Atlanta on Monday.Luis de la Fuente boasts a spectacular squad that won the European Championship against England in ...
💪 Dream World Cup debut! Gyökeres is making history tonight
The Swedish forward is destroying any trace of nerves in his World Cup debut. In less than sixty minutes, he delivered his first assist and scored his first goal in football’s biggest competition. ...
Apple’s iPhone Ultra Now Tipped To Launch In 2027 With A Base Price Of $2,000, While The High-End Variant To Cost $2,200
Apple is apparently pushing back the debut of its iPhone Ultra amid an onslaught of engineering and supply chain-related challenges.
Conclave is the sound of a NYC summer block party
The self-titled 2021 debut blends Latin rhythms, funky synth bass, and pure party vibes.
Meet the new kids on the World Club block
There’s always a lot of talk about the big teams and best players at a World Cup, but this year will also see four debutants step foot on the global stage.
Curacao can shock Germany on World Cup debut, says Advocaat
Curacao coach Dick Advocaat believes the tiny Caribbean island can "steal some points" from four-time winners Germany on their tournament debut on Sunday."I think we will have to steal some points, but in a legitimate way.
Curaçao embraces historic World Cup debut against Germany
Curaçao is preparing for its historic World Cup debut against four-time champion Germany with a sense of excitement and pride. On Sunday, the island nation of 150,000 people will become the smallest country ever to compete at the World Cup. Coach Dick Advocaat has done his best to keep his players focused and relaxed as they navigate this unprecedented experience.
Business Insider editors discuss SpaceX's historic public debut
SpaceX has finally gone public. Here are what our editors think could happen next.
SpaceX makes historic debut; Musk solidifies status as world’s first trillionaire
SpaceX's IPO valued the rocket and satellite company at roughly $1.77 trillion, pushing Elon Musk's net worth to about $1.1 trillion and making him the first trillionaire on paper.
Elon Musk: SpaceX is about taking the fiction out of science fiction
Elon Musk delivers remarks ahead of the SpaceX IPO debut.
Redwood City debuts 1st activated entertainment zone downtown
Children played games and adults took a break outside Thursday afternoon to partake in Redwood City’s first activated entertainment zone, which provides another city-led opportunity to gather outside and have
Business Park Access Road Debuts in Winchester: Business NH Magazine
The Winchester Economic Development Corp. on Friday unveiled the aptly named Opportunity Drive, a 2,100-foot access road that leads to the town’s Stone Mountain Business Park.
📊 Lira's numbers and a SPECTACULAR day with Mexico
With Edson injured, Erik Lira stepped up with a superb performance in Mexico’s debut at the 2026 World Cup. The Mexican midfielder played 75 minutes at an incredibly high intensity, becoming the te...
Why Jim Cramer is 'incredibly bullish' on SpaceX's Starlink business
CNBC's Jim Cramer discusses SpaceX's IPO on the eve of its debut and highlights its Starlink business.
Atlanta entertainment 'campus' in 1920s building is days from debut
From the formerly moribund blocks of South Downtown to Decatur, the Beltline, the old CNN C
SpaceX by the numbers: Six charts mapping businesses driving its IPO ambitions
SpaceX's market debut on Friday is expected to be the largest-ever IPO, capping the meteoric rise of a company that has reshaped the space business with reusable rockets and internet beamed from orbit and which now targets space-based AI.
Entertainment Highlights: Marketing director makes directorial debut with ‘Circle Mirror Transformation’
Discover the transformation of J. Bailey Burcham's perspective on community theater as he directs 'Circle Mirror Transformation' at Parish Players.
Apotex Health shares jump in Toronto stock market debut
Canadian health company Apotex Health rose about 17% above the initial public offering price at its Toronto market debut on Wednesday, bringing life back to a subdued market that had struggled to see new IPOs for years.
Young McLaren Star Set For F1 Debut In Spanish GP
F2 star Leonardo Fornaroli will be making his debut in F1 on Friday, taking over Lando Norris' spot to get experience on the grid.
What connects Verstappen, Rossi and Le Mans 24 Hours?
BBC Sport NI's speaks to Dan Harper about racing four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen, making his Le Man debut and being Valentino Rossi's team-mate
White Sox prospect Braden Montgomery hits walk-off homer in MLB debut as Chicago's resurgent season continues
Montgomery became just the fifth player in MLB history to hit a walk-off homer in their MLB debut