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Shota Imanaga kept the Cubs in the game with five solid innings against the Reds before the Cubs succumbed in a 4-0 loss.

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Jul 12 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Big Medicine threatens your wallet and your health. But there is a solution.

The Break Up Big Medicine Act has bipartisan support, and builds on new laws restricting pharmacy benefit managers.

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Jul 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • ms.now
He Sold His Sports Equipment Company To New Balance. Now He’s Changing The Cannabis Game

Once an elite lacrosse player, David Morrow took what he learned at Warrior Sports and built Lume into the biggest cannabis company in Michigan, with a plan to go national. “They’re not ready for this knife fight.”

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Jul 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • forbes.com
Xbox just released a PlayStation console "exclusive" and it's beating GTA 6 on the charts — here's why it actually sucks for fans

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 are already available on Xbox One and above via Xbox 360 back compat ... but there's a problem. Well, several problems.

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Jul 12 • 5:55 AM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
Xbox gets over 40 new games next week including five new Game Pass titles

Next week, a ridiculous 43 new games launch for Xbox consoles and PC, including five new additions for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

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Jul 12 • 4:59 AM EDT • Technology • trueachievements.com
They're Building Half A Bridge to Save Science...

Today’s post is about science: what you can do now to protect it from unprecedented threats, and how your action is the first half of a long-term program that Congress must take up next. Let me start with describing the embryonic state of science advocacy. There are many well-meaning organizations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Research!America, and subject-specific organizations such as the Society for Neuroscience and the American Physical Society. Their general approach is to emphasize the common good: the remarkable value that science and innovation have provided to all Americans. However, these organizations are offering an incomplete solution. Before I start, a preliminary: If you already know about the threat, go ahead and weigh in with OMB at this link. Ideas about what to say come from Research!America and the American Physical Society. You have until Monday, July 13 at 11:59pm Eastern. Then come back here and read the rest of this post. Finally, get in touch with whoever is likely to be your next member of Congress in 2027. The threat: An end to merit-based science… The onslaught of attacks on science is accelerating. It’s not just cuts to grants, which was the last battle. That battle is not done yet, but there is a new and worse threat. Now comes a proposed public rule from the Office of Management and Budget. The rule would take decision-making power over grants away from experts and put it into the hands of political appointees. Former NIH official Elizabeth Ginexi wrote an excellent summary of what OMB is trying to do, which is codify the executive branch’s ability to award or terminate grants, for arbitrary cause or no stated cause. Since World War II, a necessary step in scientific grant-making has been consideration of scientific merit. This approach has made America into a dominant scientific superpower, the envy of the world. Of course, political considerations do come into the mix. The proposed rule tilts the balance dramatically away from merit. …but why? Many people have difficulty comprehending why Russell Vought and OMB would want to damage science in this way. If you’re a working scientist, you are likely to be particularly uncomprehending. Who would hurt an activity so self-evidently good? The answer is: this is part of the program to replace the rule of law with a personalist regime. OMB Director Russell Vought, a Christian nationalist, would like to implement what legal scholars call a “unitary executive,” and what I would call a dictatorship. Or if you like, a personalist authoritarian regime. I am a working scientist. This rule will debilitate my research. It may chill the speech of scientists for speaking freely in the public sphere. It is a form of personalizing power and decision-making within the executive branch. In short, it sacrifices science in the service of tyranny. To Russell Vought, a decrease in the quality of science might be an acceptable cost. He might even consider it an added benefit to weaken a pillar of soft U.S. power based on knowledge and skepticism. The professional societies are building half a bridge The nonprofits are asking you to make public comment. Public comment is like building the first half of a bridge. Before implementation, OMB is compelled by law to have a period of public comment. Rules have to be consistent with the law and the Constitution. They express the federal government’s stance toward how those laws will be implemented. When a presidential administration works in good faith, these public comments are used to inform their eventual action, and sometimes mitigate it. The comment period reflects our First Amendment right to petition our government. The executive branch is then supposed to take those comments into account - completing the bridge between us, the people, and our government. Project 2025 seeks to take away the second half of the bridge. We have to replace it. The first half of the bridge Organizations like AAAS, Research!America, and SfN are partly right. You should certainly comment. Their core model is earnest: if enough of us make noise, then we will achieve change. This idealistic point of view is offered in good faith. That point of view is also currently bullshit. The fundamental reason is that the federal rulemaking process has two parts: There has to be a period of public comment. OMB makes the final rule…but is free to disregard public comment. Oops. That’s a loophole. However, not all is lost. Congress can complete the bridge Congress has enormous power. That power suggests a roadmap for how to proceed. This lawless administration is still going to issue that rule. Nonetheless, your comments still play an essential role. Here are two steps you can take. Step 1: Send your comment to your Representative and Senator. Whether they are Democrats or Republicans, many of them support science. Whatever you wrote as public comment in the Federal Register, also send it to your member of Congress. You can include information about jobs in your district or state by looking at Joshua Weitz’s ScienceMatters interactive map. Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and give your town, zip code, or state, then deliver your message. Step 2: Politicize the hell out of science. You heard me, politicize it as an issue. We hear a lot from the old scientific establishment about science being nonpartisan. This is obsolete, sentimental thinking. Under normal conditions, it was true. But we can no longer make that assumption. We can keep on pretending, but we’re putting science at risk. There is a way forward. Rules are subordinate to the law…and Congress makes laws. Therefore Congress can step in. In this fall’s election, it is likely that Democrats will retake the House of Representatives. That puts at least one chamber of Congress in the hands of Democrats. They are far more inclined than the current Congress to investigate and legislate. This opens a path to undoing the damage. It also creates a permission structure for pro-science Republicans to find a way back from the brink. We have to encourage them. In the House, every district is up every two years. In your district, contact both of the major party candidates. If your state has a Senate race, contact those candidates too. Specifically mention the proposed OMB rule. Ask for two things: For this year’s appropriations process in August and September, ask that amendments be added to stop the implementation of the new rule. Those amendments should support peer-reviewed science and stop political interference. Looking ahead to next year, ask the Congressman/Congresswoman/Senator to work to hold hearings in 2027 on the importance and benefits of peer-reviewed science for health and prosperity. What hearings and amendments will accomplish Congress can use its investigatory power to summon heads of agencies and the director of the OMB. That will allow fact-finding regarding the consequences of this rule. Congress can override the rule through the appropriations process. They can write into statute a requirement to follow peer review and best scientific practices. In this way, Congress can stop the attacks on science. Postscript: Moving forward Now I have a request for you, to help me. As many of you know, I ran for Congress in order to save democracy and science. Although I did not win, that battle continues by other means. I met and heard from thousands of supporters both here in New Jersey and nationally. I learned that pro-science, pro-democracy activists have the potential to become a much greater force. In the weeks and months ahead, I will be building ways to harness that energy. I will be announcing those plans soon. In the meantime, an important step is to wind down the Congressional campaign, which has a few remaining bills to pay. Please help me retire that last debt.

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Jul 12 • 2:14 AM EDT • Science • samwang.substack.com
Porting DOOM To The Casio Loopy

Targeted towards refined female gamers unlike the savagery of the mainstream game consoles of the era, 1995’s Casio Loopy was a bit of an oddity of a game console. Despite being standard enou…

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Jul 12 • 1:00 AM EDT • Technology • hackaday.com
Scientists finally solved the mystery of Earth's greatest mass extinction

Why do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests the answer lies in Earth's greatest mass extinction, when warming oceans and falling oxygen levels wiped out animals that couldn't adapt. Species with body plans and metabolisms better suited to the changing conditions survived and went on to dominate the seas, offering a glimpse of how modern marine life could respond to climate change.

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Jul 11 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
T. rex fossil could become most expensive dinosaur ever sold

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.

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Jul 11 • 7:58 PM EDT • Science • bbc.com
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T. rex fossil could become most expensive dinosaur ever sold

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.

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Jul 11 • 7:58 PM EDT • Science • bbc.co.uk
T. rex fossil could become most expensive dinosaur ever sold

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.

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Jul 11 • 7:58 PM EDT • Technology • bbc.com
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Seahawks sold for reported record $9.612 billion to group led by 49ers limited partner Vinod Khosla
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Jul 11 • 7:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Warframe's next major update blends Blade Runner, The Sopranos, and film noir in a whole new solar system, coming later this year

Creative director Rebecca Ford speaks on leaving for Tau in Warframe's next major update, as well as the core inspirations for Fornax.

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Jul 11 • 6:22 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
What SoundHound AI (SOUN)'s S-4 Business Combination and Platform Expansion Means For Shareholders

In recent days, SoundHound AI, Inc. filed an S-4 registration statement for a planned business combination and confirmed strong year-over-year revenue growth alongside ongoing quarterly losses and a solid cash balance with no debt. At the same time, the company is pushing beyond its automotive roots into a broader enterprise AI platform, using acquisitions and subscription services to expand use cases across restaurants, healthcare, retail, financial services, and telecom. We’ll now examine...

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Jul 11 • 6:07 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
The First Test of Bar Harbor's New Entertainment Rules.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. BAR HARBOR—The Finback Alehouse was the first real test of the town’s new special amusement permit process, July 7 while eight other permits sailed through the process last week. The permit allows music in places where liquor is served. The town’s ordinance which was recently tweaked for a new process allows for the regulation of noise and hours of activity. The only discussion at the July Town Council meeting was about the Finback Alehouse on Cottage Street, in the heart of Bar Harbor’s downtown district. The Finback’s distinctive design—a front wall that is like a garage door that can be opened and closed—was a key to that discussion. The restaurant, which often hosts live bands, singers, and karaoke, at night, has had one substantiated noise complaint this season, which is documented on its application. According to Bar Harbor Police Chief David Kerns, most complaints about noise happen after 10 p.m., and if the Finback had two more violations within a year, they’d have to stop having music. One town councilor said that he’d have no problem reissuing the permit if the door was down. The permit passed through the process with no conditions. Vice Chair Earl Brechlin moved the motion with two time changes for two holiday weekend dates. It passed unanimously. The council asked the Finback why they’d chosen an indoor license with a wall that can be opened to the street. Dale Stockburger, representing the Finback, said he’d applied for an indoor permit rather than an outdoor structure or partial structure (which is usually applied to tents or pavilions). The restaurant has traditionally had an indoor license. Stockburger said that whether the door is open or closed is immaterial because he now stands outside with a decibel reader to make sure that the music isn’t too loud. OTHER SPECIAL AMUSEMENT PERMITS New Councilor Deborah Vickers worried that she had potential conflicts of interests on two other renewals due to the location of her employee housing. Vickers co-owns the Black Friar Inn. They have employee housing directly behind the Finback, which is also 300 yards from the Bar Harbor Inn, she explained. The Bar Harbor Inn also had a permit up for renewal. The councilors unanimously voted she did not have a conflict of interest. The councilors approved permits at The Bluenose Inn, 90 Eden St, Class A; Acadia Hotel Downtown, 20 Mount Desert St, Class A and C; the Bar Harbor Inn, 8 Newport Dr, Class A, B, C and D; C-Ray Lobster, 882 State Hwy 3, Class D; Holiday Inn Bar Harbor Regency, 123 Eden Street, Class B; Finback Alehouse, 30 Cottage St, Class B; Project Social, 278 Main St, Class C and D; Bar Harbor Beer Works, 119 Main St, Class B and D; and Mainely Meat BBQ Dreamwood Hill, 369 State Hwy 3, Class D. That process is laid out in the Special Amusement Ordinance of the Bar Harbor Town Code which is Chapter 14 of the town code. Special amusement permits have class codes. These are the meanings: Number - how many musicians are allowed by the permit. Class A - Indoor non-amplified entertainment. Class B - Indoor amplified entertainment or dancing. Class C - Outdoor non-amplified entertainment. Class D - Outdoor amplified entertainment. RESIDENCE LICENSES RENEWED AND A TAXI LICENSE The councilors also renewed the licenses for three specific sorts of residences that require that yearly renewal per the town code. The employee living quarters at Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, 119 Eden St and another at 278 Main Street were renewed. The shared accommodations license renewal at 39 Kebo Street also occurred. These are annual renewals. Bernard Taxi Services’ license was also renewed. This license had been added to the agenda at the meeting. Bar Harbor Update on Leaf and Grass Clipping Disposal BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor residents will still have a place to throw away their leaf and grass clippings this summer. The town’s agreement with EMR in Southwest Harbor for disposing of those items will continue through November 30. The agreement, according to a town press release, will continue “while the Town continues evaluating long term composting solutions and the required state permitting process.” As of July 1, residents bringing their grass and leaves across the island to the facility in Southwest Harbor will have to fill out a property registration card. Each property can throw out up to 85 pounds of the grass and leaves. “Any disposal exceeding the 85 pound allowance during this period will be the responsibility of the property owner at the applicable disposal rate,” the press release explains. LINKS TO LEARN MORE Watch the meeting Meeting agenda QUICK NOTE: We’d released the Bar Harbor Leaf information as a brief, but wanted to make sure that people saw it, so we’ve included it here, too. HELP SUPPORT THE BAR HARBOR STORY When we started The Bar Harbor Story, we didn’t know if anyone would read it. But you showed up. You shared. You sent tips. Now—over 400,000 views every month later—it’s clear: people here care about their community and each other. We’ve kept everything free because news should never be out of reach, but every one of our stories takes time to write, and your support keeps The Bar Harbor Story going. If you value our work, please consider a paid subscription, a founding membership, or a sponsorship. It truly helps us cover one more meeting, tell one more story, shine one more light. Even $5 a month makes a difference. Click here to become a one-time supporter now. Thank you so much for being here. Founding member information can be found here. Have questions about sponsorships? Just send Shaun an email at sfarrar86@gmail.com, he’d love to hear from you. Subscribe Share Bar Harbor Story Share Leave a comment

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Jul 11 • 4:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • barharborstory.substack.com
ACC’s Span Elite Acquires Arctic Harvest Deliveries

The founder of Alaska Harvest Deliveries got a new job helping entrepreneurs, so she sold the business to Alaska Commercial Company.

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Jul 11 • 2:00 PM EDT • Business • akbizmag.com
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Scientists discover new blood group, resolving a 50 year medical mystery - Futura-Sciences

Decades of searching for a single molecule Scientists named the missing molecule from the 1972 sample the AnWj antigen. For fifty years, hematologists tried and failed to find the genetic blueprint responsible for it. A research team at NHS Blood and Transplant and the University of Bristol finally found the...

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Jul 11 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
4 Drawbacks Of Buying A Nintendo Switch 2

Generally, the Nintendo Switch 2 is a great console. Are there any drawbacks to buying one now? Our expert weighs in on the cons of buying Nintendo's flagship.

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Jul 11 • 12:45 PM EDT • Technology • slashgear.com
The Business Case for Climate Action Is Stronger Than It Looks

From energy security concerns to adapting to heat waves, the argument for sustainability is about more than just emissions.

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Jul 11 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • time.com
Jets appear to be building for today without sacrificing tomorrow

The Jets have found a healthy offseason mix of blending long-term solutions with a win-now mentality.

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Jul 11 • 7:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Legendary Television City may be be sold in further blow to Hollywood

Legendary Television City may be be sold in further blow to Hollywood

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Jul 11 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • latimes.com
We get humans to Mars. What then? Here's what we'll really do on the Red Planet – and why it could solve the greatest mystery in science | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

If humans get to Mars, what will we do there? The dangers of getting humans to the Red Planet and the science we'll do once we get there.

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Jul 11 • 1:10 AM EDT • Science • skyatnightmagazine.com
Patriots Fans Claim Tom Brady Is Sabotaging Drake Maye

Do Tom Brady and Drake Maye have unresolved beef? New England Patriots fans certainly think so. Brady had an incredible run with the Patriots, throwing for 74,571 yards and 541 touchdowns. He's undoubtedly the best player to ever suit up for the franchise. Maye, on the other hand, was an MVP ...

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Jul 10 • 8:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Seahawks coach reportedly responds to Tom Brady Super Bowl accusations

Mike Macdonald reportedly absolved Tom Brady as the person who helped the Seahawks prepare for the Super Bowl.

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Jul 10 • 8:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Open For Business: Sales include $1.2M Bemus Point restaurant

A popular restaurant in Bemus Point has been sold and is now an Italian restaurant. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from April 27-30. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are available for review at the clerk’s […]

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Jul 10 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • post-journal.com
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Sales Reach 2 Million on Day 1

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has passed 2 million copies sold in its first day since launch.

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Jul 10 • 5:17 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer: To fear AI would be a big waste of time

With media consolidation & AI taking center stage at Allen & Co’s annual conference in Sun Valley, Julia Boorstin sits down with legendary film producer Brian Grazer to discuss his outlook for the industry.

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Jul 10 • 4:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • cnbc.com
NASA Calibration Instrument Records First Measurements in Space

NASA’s Calibration Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Pathfinder, or CLARREO Pathfinder mission, reached a significant milestone this summer by

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Jul 10 • 3:19 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
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Palworld Exits Early Access With 72 New Pals and Pages of Update Notes

As promised previously, Palworld 1.0 has officially launched on Steam, bringing with it an absolutely gargantuan list of updates, features, and fixes. The update officially launches the game out of Early Access and adds 72 new pals to the game, bringing the total to 287—over 50 more than in the...

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Jul 10 • 2:36 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
Viking: 50 Years on Mars

Only 10 years before the Viking mission launched, Mars was still just a mottled orange ball when viewed through even the best Earthbound telescopes, with few

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Jul 10 • 2:16 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Death of Console Discs Pushes Gamers to PC

The reception of PlayStation's recent decision to stop producing physical games media in early 2028 has been heard far and wide across the internet, with fans even going as far as to start the "Don't Kill the Disc" petition on Change.org. More recently, a survey on Push Square, a publication that...

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Jul 10 • 1:27 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
Couple, Both 45, Sold Their Business For $3 Million — Now They're Fighting Over Whether To 'Play It Safe' Or 'Go Big'

A married couple, both 45, sold the manufacturing business they built together for $3 million after a buyer approached them out of nowhere. Now they can’t agree on what to do with the money: one wants to put nearly all...

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Jul 10 • 1:01 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Serco CEO is leaving to lead KBR spinoff

Serco CEO Michael LaRouche is leaving the company to lead the planned spinoff of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business.

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Jul 10 • 12:58 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
College of Public Health Students, Faculty Participates in National Gardening Conference

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health was well-represented at the 2026 American Community Gardening Association National Conference, “Pathways to Food Security: Localizing Solutions.” The college’s Center for Research, Health, and Society and the Community Garden Health Block collaborated with the host…

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Jul 10 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • news.uams.edu
MAGA's attack on science is even worse than it looks

In my post on America’s 250-year anniversary, I argued that respect for the individual was the “secret sauce” in the U.S.’ long-lasting preeminence among nations. But it was certainly not the only factor. There were plenty of institutional innovations that helped the U.S. stay on top — economically, militarily, and in terms of the attractiveness of its society. One of these was American science. Today we take things like the modern research university, government grants for science, public-to-private research spinoffs, etc. for granted, but a lot of that infrastructure wasn’t there before World War 2. It was either invented or scaled up massively by the U.S. government in the postwar period, led by far-sighted scientist-bureaucrats like Vannevar Bush (pictured above). If you want to read about this history, a good place to start would be Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson’s excellent book Jump-Starting America. Those scientific institutions didn’t exist in a vacuum, however. They were backed by the U.S. government’s abiding faith in the power of science — and, even more fundamentally, by deep popular trust in the scientific enterprise. Science gave us radar and the atom bomb in wartime, and in peacetime it gave us plastics, vaccines, cheap food, and a thousand other things that made our lives easier. Science was also the driver behind American industry — chemicals, aerospace, telecommunications, computers, electronics, and so on. We owed science our jobs, our livelihoods, our comfortable living standards, and our greatness and power as a nation. It’s little wonder that both political parties, even as they fought viciously over other issues, were steadfast in their support of science. For a long time, the only people who distrusted science were a hippie fringe on the left who disliked modernity (or thought they did, anyway), who also disliked American industry and American power, and who subscribed to an early version of degrowth environmentalism. America’s scientific enterprise is still strong, especially compared to the systems in Europe, Japan, Korea, and other developed countries. It has lost a lot of ground to China in a relative sense, but a lot of that is because of China’s incredible growth; as China has poured untold amounts of money and talent into its research labs, spending and output have overtaken the U.S. by some measures. There are a few ways in which China’s rise creates problems for American science — for example, top scientists can choose to work in China instead of in the U.S. — and of course there’s the concern that China’s technological strength will help its military to reign supreme. But overall, China’s rise in science should be good for American science, since American scientists can use Chinese discoveries for free and build on them. The much bigger problem is that the scientific enterprise America built during and after World War 2 is now being threatened with absolute decline. The biggest problem, of course, is that much of the country — the Republican half — has basically lost faith in the scientific enterprise. To what degree this loss of faith is justified is an open question, and deserves to be discussed openly. But the larger point — that the system that powered American dominance is under threat — is true either way. Most Americans still trust science, but MAGA Republicans don’t There’s a myth, popular in right-wing circles, that scientists have lost the trust of regular Americans — either due to the increasingly left-wing composition of academic departments, or to misbehavior during Covid, or to DEI-related research taking over science, etc. This also fits with a wider narrative that Americans are losing trust in all of our institutions. But it just isn’t true. Poll after poll shows that on the whole, Americans still trust scientists and want to spend more on science. For example, here’s a Pew poll from late 2025 showing that although about a fifth of Republicans did lose confidence in science in 2020, two thirds still have at least “a fair amount” of confidence: That same poll found that scientists are among America’s most trusted groups — even better trusted than the military! In fact, Americans trust scientists more than people in most other countries do. Other polls show that although Republican trust in science has dropped somewhat, Republican support for spending more on science remains very strong: A Pew poll in 2023 found the exact same thing: So when MAGA types tell you about scientists losing their credibility, or a drop in trust in science, they’re only talking about themselves. Whatever left-wing politicization of science happened during the Biden administration — and there was definitely some of that — it was not enough to make most Republicans lose faith in the scientific enterprise, or favor research cuts in order to purge unwanted ideology from the system. That doesn’t mean I think progressives should continue down the path of politicizing scientific research. They should not, and Biden made real missteps in this area. Objectivity clearly matters for public trust of science in the long term. But as of right now, there’s no crisis of trust in science, except among the smallish minority of people who are running around screaming that there’s a crisis of trust in science. But despite science’s overwhelming popularity and public trust, Trump and his administration are launching an unprecedented and devastating attack on American science — cutting funding, and forcing science projects to undergo ideological review by government commissars. Trump’s comprehensive attack on science

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Jul 10 • 11:23 AM EDT • Science • noahpinion.blog
PlayStation is getting community noted for its “poor digital ecosystem” as fans continue to ask about discs

As gamers continue to complain about PlayStation on social media, the company's official X account is being flooded with community notes.

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Jul 10 • 10:53 AM EDT • Technology • pcguide.com
After Leaving the Marine Corps, She Spent $20 to Start a Side Hustle. Now Her Business Makes $3M a Month: ‘People Absolutely Loved It.’

Hannah Pollack's elevated twist on a nostalgic sweet gained fans immediately.

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Jul 10 • 10:30 AM EDT • Business • entrepreneur.com
She Studied Ways to Make People Smarter. Then Her Grant Was Cut.

Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.

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Jul 10 • 10:28 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Whole Hog Politics: As goes Maine, so goes …

Graham Platner announced the suspension — but as of this writing, still not the formal withdrawal — of his Senate candidacy in a video that was solipsistic even for our self-regarding age. It’s no wonder that he’s been getting...

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Jul 10 • 10:18 AM EDT • Politics • aei.org
IS YOUR BUSINESS SIGNAGE ADA COMPLIANT? A PLAIN-LANGUAGE GUIDE FROM FASTSIGNS

Many business owners assume their signage is compliant simply because it looks professional. In reality, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) sets specific, measurable standards for text height, contrast, braille placement and mounting location, and that's why FASTSIGNS®, a global leader in custom sign and visual graphics solutions, has published a plain-language guide so business owners can quickly check whether their existing signage meets these requirements.

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Jul 10 • 8:02 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
How ‘StormWall’ Could Stop Solar Storms From Frying Earth’s Electrical Grid
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Jul 10 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • wsj.com
Designating the State Rock: A Dazzling Educational Experience

Here's the stone-cold truth: a team effort by UConn and Mansfield educators has built a rock-solid foundation for holistic learning across the state

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Jul 10 • 7:15 AM EDT • Science • today.uconn.edu
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Lancaster County public sales: July 10, 2026

Intel Auctions conducted a public auction of real estate June 5 for Mervin and Rebecca Ann Kaufman at 339 Churchtown Road, Narvon. The 2.3-acre property sold for $575,000 to Levi

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Jul 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • lancasteronline.com
‘Action required,’ ‘Leadership chose, YOU’: The recipe behind fundraising emails that can spread like weeds

Campaigns and political causes are mining for small-dollar donations through a flood of email solicitations. Wind up on one list and the asks will multiply.

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Jul 10 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • mprnews.org
The primary care crisis paradox

“Solving the health crisis in the United States will require confronting things far harder than readjusting a fee schedule.”

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Jul 10 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
NFL Analyst Sprinkles Some Doubt On Eagles Rookie’s Initial Role

When it comes to rookie season expectations, Makai Lemon won’t have it easy with the Philadelphia Eagles. For starters, he’s in a tough market. Philadelphia demands hard work and instant results. But the resolved AJ Brown saga will be looming over the Eagles as well. That pressure will certainly go from local to national, as […] The post NFL Analyst Sprinkles Some Doubt On Eagles Rookie’s Initial Role appeared first on HEAVY.

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2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to

During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research

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Chargers Receive Honest Admission on Edge Rusher Dilemma

As Khalil Mack prepares to pass the torch, rookie sensation Akheem Mesidor joins forces with breakout star Tuli Tuipulotu to solidify a high-stakes defensive evolution in L.A.

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Jul 9 • 8:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Seattle business owners hope Club World Cup improvements become permanent

Business owners say downtown looked better than ever during the tournament, but they'd like to see long-term solutions to keep it that way.

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Jul 9 • 7:56 PM EDT • Business • komonews.com
World Cup 2026: EU lawmakers call for formal investigation into Folarin Balogun 'scandal'

Plus: Englands Anthony Gordon says he took Mexico boss Javier Aguirres foul-mouthed rant as a compliment; Arsenal expected to test Newcastles resolve with a first official bid for Bruno Guimaraes; Lamine Yamal says he hopes to see Julian Alvarez complete a transfer to Barcelona

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After Five Years of Business-Backed Advocacy, Governor Kehoe Signs Clean Slate Reforms Into Law

Today, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed SB 1421 into law, which included a bipartisan "Clean Slate" measure that establishes an automated process to identify and expunge eligible low-level drug offenses for thousands of Missourians. Working in partnership with the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, business leaders and employers were among the most vocal supporters of the reform, calling it both a practical workforce solution that removes unnecessary barriers between qualified workers a

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Jul 9 • 6:21 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Costco hit with lawsuit alleging protein powder sold in stores contains 'dangerous' levels of lead, arsenic

Costco is facing a class action lawsuit alleging Orgain protein powders sold by the retailer contain elevated levels of lead, arsenic and cadmium.

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Jul 9 • 5:33 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.

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Jul 9 • 4:52 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
Samsung said to discontinue its Galaxy Z Flip lineup after the Flip8

It might be for real this time. According to a Chinese tipster with a solid track record, especially when it comes to Samsung-related leaks, the company...

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Fort Bend County Fair Announces 2026 Entertainment Lineup Featuring Sawyer Brown, Pat Green

ROSENBERG, Texas (Covering Katy News) — The Fort Bend County Fair has announced its entertainment lineup for its 90th annual celebration, featuring a mix of Texas country stars, Tejano favorites and nationally recognized performers during Championship BBQ Weekend and the fair's 10-day run. The 2026 Fort Bend County Fair begins with Championship BBQ Weekend on Sept. 18-19, followed by the fair Sept. 25 through Oct. 4. The entertainment schedule opens Friday, Sept. 18, with Tejano group Los Morales, followed by Texas country artist Cole Phillips on Saturday, Sept. 19. Phillips has gained attention for his traditional country sound influenced by classic honky-tonk music. The fair officially opens Friday, Sept. 25, with Tyce Delk, a New Mexico native whose touring schedule has expanded across the country. Country music veterans Sawyer Brown will headline Saturday, Sept. 26. The band, whose career spans more than four decades, remains known for hits including "Some Girls Do," "The Race Is On" and "Thank God for You." Go Tejano Day on Sunday, Sept. 27, will feature Prófugos de Nuevo León, along with performances by Los Rinches and Grupo Zenio. The second week of the fair begins Wednesday, Sept. 30, with Bellville singer-songwriter David Lewis, a recent Texas Country Music Association Male Artist of the Year nominee. Oklahoma Red Dirt artist Josh Meloy will perform Thursday, Oct. 1. Texas country star Pat Green returns to the Fort Bend County Fair stage Friday, Oct. 2. Green, whose career includes three Grammy Award nominations, has sold more than 2 million albums and amassed more than 200 million career streams. He is best known for songs including "Wave on Wave" and "Carry On." Country newcomer Vincent Mason will perform Saturday, Oct. 3. Mason has accumulated more than 500 million career streams and was recently nominated for Academy of Country Music New Male Artist of the Year. The fair concludes Sunday, Oct. 4, with Texas music legend Gary P. Nunn, whose "London Homesick Blues" remains one of the state's most recognizable songs. Weekend visitors also can enjoy performances on Music Row by J Paul Jr. & the Zydeco Nubreeds, Southern County Line, Los Rangerz and Horizon. The Fort Bend County Fair Association, a nonprofit organization, supports youth, agriculture and education. According to the association, it has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships during the past decade and generated $1.4 million through its 2025 youth auctions. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, July 10. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance and select the specific day they plan to attend, as tickets are valid only for the date purchased. Admission includes entry to the fairgrounds, access to the carnival, shopping, exhibits, food vendors and, when scheduled, admission to the rodeo and that day's concert. Season passes and single-day tickets will be available. For tickets and additional information, visit fortbendcountyfair.com or call the Fair Office at 281-342-6171. The address of the Fairgrounds is 4310 Texas 36 S in Rosenberg. 2026 Fort Bend County Fair Entertainment Schedule Championship BBQ Weekend Friday, Sept. 18: Los Morales Saturday, Sept. 19: Cole Phillips Fair Entertainment Friday, Sept. 25: Tyce Delk Saturday, Sept. 26: Sawyer Brown Sunday, Sept. 27 (Go Tejano Day): Prófugos de Nuevo León, Los Rinches and Grupo Zenio Wednesday, Sept. 30: David Lewis Thursday, Oct. 1: Josh Meloy Friday, Oct. 2: Pat Green Saturday, Oct. 3: Vincent Mason Sunday, Oct. 4: Gary P. Nunn × Expand FBCF Fort Bend County Fair 2026 Artist Lineup

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Jul 9 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • coveringkaty.com
How Erling Haaland Turned a Ponytail Into a Sold-Out Business—and a Branding Masterclass

The soccer phenom leveraged his most recognizable trait to create equity, drive demand, and demonstrate the power of authentic branding.

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Jul 9 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • inc.com
Small Oregon hospital seeks emergency approval to merge with Salem Health, warns of insolvency

Santiam Hospital says it needs a quick merger with Salem Health to stay afloat.

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Jul 9 • 10:30 AM EDT • Health • oregonlive.com
Genpact Partners with Nestlé Business Solutions to Establish New Global Capability Center

/PRNewswire/ -- Genpact (NYSE: G), an agentic and advanced technology solutions company, today announced a partnership with Nestlé Business Solutions (NBS),...

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Kern County Science Fair Leads Students to International Stage

The Kern County Science Fair equips students with the curiosity, critical thinking, perseverance, and problem-solving skills to tackle real-world challenges, empowering young innovators like Simar Singh and Eric Nahama to achieve international STEM...

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Jul 9 • 8:43 AM EDT • Science • news.kern.org
Business Brief: Community Bank names Gregory business development officer

Community Bank has welcomed Bart Gregory as business development officer, a role in which he will focus on connecting customers with financial solutions and reinforcing the bank’s commitment to local communities.

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Trump to ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case after 'insane decision'

Trump says he will immediately ask the Supreme Court for a rehearing on its 6-3 birthright citizenship ruling, calling the decision "absolutely insane."

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Jul 9 • 7:50 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Fiscal Prudence Requires Real Science, Not Simplified Assumptions

The recent opinion piece framing Lakeside’s septage facility expansion as “safe” and “fiscally prudent” relies entirely on the rosy assurances of industry engineers while completely ignoring the actual science on the ground. Proponents claim the project’s design is backed by “rigorous consulting,” but independent expert reports from Hauer Environmental LLC and HydroSolutions Inc. paint a […]

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Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983 and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75.

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Jul 9 • 5:34 AM EDT • Entertainment • fox13memphis.com
CT restaurant team launches statewide catering business. Food called ‘absolutely incredible.’

One customer said her guest raved about the food and went on to say the the cannoli bar was ‘the perfect final touch—truly the crown jewel of the night.’

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Jul 9 • 5:25 AM EDT • Business • courant.com
Monumint founders pivot from OmniAI to banking AI solutions

Founders Tyler Maran and Anna Pojawis scrapped their startup OmniAI and launched Monumint, which builds AI agents for banks. Here's their pitch deck.

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Jul 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
How HCA Healthcare uses scale to improve patient care

The health system’s expansive network is designed for testing new ideas, measuring results and implementing proven solutions across all sites.

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Jul 9 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • ama-assn.org
Hughes Solid in First Start for Rockies

Gabriel Hughes, despite a three-run first inning, showed some solid stuff in his first MLB start for the Colorado Rockies against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles, though, gets late 4-3 victory.

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Jul 9 • 1:26 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Wilmington business owner feels impact as NC governor vetoes homeless encampment bill

For business owners along Market Street, like Mark Hicks, keeping up with homeless encampments near their business has become a part of his daily routine. House Bill 437 would have added further restrictions for homelessness statewide, but Gov. Josh Stein said Wednesday the bill creates more problems for people instead of solutions to homelessness.

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Jul 8 • 9:35 PM EDT • Business • wect.com
First Freedom Fuel gas station opens as Trump-backed discounts roll out

The White House says the first Freedom Fuel gas station has opened in Philadelphia, offering gasoline for about 50 cents below the statewide average as part of a broader rollout.

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Jul 8 • 9:27 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Scientists finally solved a 150-year-old gallium mystery

Scientists have rewritten the story of gallium after discovering that its unusual atomic bonds re-form at high temperatures, contradicting decades of accepted theory. The finding changes how researchers explain why the metal melts so easily and behaves unlike almost any other metal. Beyond solving a long-standing scientific mystery, the work could lead to advances in semiconductors, nanotechnology, and liquid metal engineering.

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Jul 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Building the future of global health, together

The Open Health Stack Software Foundation will provide a community-led home for the building blocks of global health solutions.

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Jul 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • blog.google
Resolution Copper Named Large Business of the Year by Mesa and Globe-Miami Chambers of Commerce

Resolution Copper is proud to announce that we have been named 2026 Large Business of the Year by both the Mesa Chamber of Commerce and the Globe-Miami Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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Jul 8 • 6:35 PM EDT • Business • resolutioncopper.com
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LSU and FMOL Health award research grants targeting state’s critical health needs

LSU and FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake have awarded more than $1.6 million in research grants to seven teams through the Collaboration in Action Program, or CAP, supporting projects aimed at solving critical health challenges in Louisiana. The funded research focuses on areas including cancer, trauma care, chronic disease, obesity, sports medicine, […]

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Graham Platner, isolated, defies Maine Democrats as they try to hatch a plan

People close to the Senate candidate’s campaign say that they know he has to drop out but that Platner has struggled with the decision.

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There Was Only One Solution to My Problem … Down There. It’s Opened Up Pandora’s Box.

I'm trying everything.

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Jul 8 • 12:30 PM EDT • Technology • slate.com
Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a 'territorial pariah' in a blistering speech

Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate, warns that Israel is becoming isolated due to its leadership.

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Jul 8 • 11:07 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award

Chen Liquan and Ben De recognised for advances in solid-state energy storage and military aviation defence.

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Digimon Story: Time Stranger on Switch 2 is a solid port and very good handheld, but needs some more work

Digimon Story: Time Stranger delivers a great handheld experience with some small issues, but it should've been better docked.

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Jul 8 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • rpgsite.net
Health Trends Explained: High Cortisol Issues, Berberine, More

Health trends on social media promise to fix everything from sleep to weight gain but how much of that advice is backed up by science? NBC’s medical contributor Dr. Akshay Syal joins TODAY to separate fact from fiction on trends like issues with high cortisol, berberine supplements for weight loss, Japanese walking and more.

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Jul 8 • 9:56 AM EDT • Health • today.com
The Business Perspective Is Being Entirely Ignored

Perhaps public transit solutions is what $528,000 should have been spent on, instead of fake wood pedlets along the 500 block?

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Jul 8 • 9:09 AM EDT • Business • independent.com
Samsung Technology Powers the Health Security Operations Center Monitoring for Infectious Disease Risks During 2026 World Soccer Games

Samsung’s innovative technology solutions enable Georgetown University and MedStar Health teams to monitor data, collaborate in real time, and support public health readiness.

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Jul 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • news.samsung.com
AI tools meant to vet science are surprisingly easy to fool

The gold standard of scientific review, peer review by researchers’ colleagues, is in crisis. AI might offer a solution but has problems of its own.

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Jul 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
'They Now Wait for This Storm to Pass' — PS5 Owners Are Cancelling PlayStation Plus Subscriptions to Protest Sony Killing Discs, but Analysts Say It Won't Make Any Difference

PS5 owners are cancelling PlayStation Plus subscriptions in protest at Sony's controversial decision to stop releasing games on physical discs — but the gesture will not force the console maker to change its mind, analysts say.

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Hungary moves to overhaul university models banned from Horizon Europe

Hungary’s new government is aiming to overhaul the governance model of the institutions and universities that lost access to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ funds “in a short timeframe,” according to Péter Horváth, the new state secretary for science policy and innovation. “As of today, the two non-university foundation-controlled institutions under my remit have been transformed,” he told Science|Business. “We hope the universities will follow and that this will be enough to satisfy the EU’s demands.”Under the previous government, led by Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party, many academic and scientific institutions were restructured and made into special public trust foundations, with members strongly linked to the government given lifelong mandates and significant decision-making powers with little oversight. The European Commission deemed that this undermined academic freedom and transparency in the country, leading to a ban on 34 institutions in 2022, including 21 universities, which saw academics in Hungary lose access to Horizon Europe grants. The new Hungarian government, elected in May and led by Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party, has promised to dismantle this governance model and restore the institutions to EU programmes. As a result, the European Commission has promised to return access to the Erasmus+ education mobility programme, but so far no concrete agreement has been made on the Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation. Hungary has already made legislative changes in June to allow the institutions to be reformed and set a timeline for the implementation.The non-university foundations, which are mainly cultural centres such as the Foundation for Hungarian Culture or the Makovecz Campus Foundation, will all be dissolved by August 31 this year, a date tied to EU-set milestones that Hungary must meet to unlock frozen funds, with control transferred to relevant ministries. Meanwhile, the universities will have until 31 August 2027. For each university foundation, the government will set the dissolution date and the body to take over operations. There is no final decision on a permanent new model for the universities, according to Hungarian MEP Eszter Lakos, who is shadow rapporteur for the Horizon Europe specific programme, a separate piece of legislation detailing implementation rules for the EU’s next research programme, due to start in 2028. “The aim of the transition year is to settle this with [the universities], not to impose a model, and not to put them under state control,” she told Science|Business. “The goal is to give academic independence back to universities.”There are three models that are most likely to be implemented. One would be a return to a traditional, state-run model. Another could be a newer, more self-standing public institution. A third option would be a reformed version of the foundation models that meet EU standards. According to Lakos, the dismantling of the system put in place by the Orbán government is well underway and if all goes according to plan, Hungary could regain access to EU research money by the start of the next academic year in 2027. “I believe that the Hungarian government is doing the necessary changes so the universities could return as beneficiaries to Horizon from the next school year,” she said. In the meantime, “the universities, institutes and cultural assets carry on under proper public stewardship rather than a handful of unaccountable trustees,” said Lakos. The laws passed in June impose new safeguards: board terms are capped at four years and renewable only once, appointments are made through open competitions and sitting politicians cannot join joining these boards.It remains unclear whether a domestic science funding programme set up as a back-up scheme by the former government following the EU funding ban, called HU-rizon, could be continued. “This programme should never have had to have been established in the first place, but it has proven to be quite popular,” he said. “I am considering continuing this programme with a refined focus on helping international collaborations.”Re-organising the research network One of the first priorities for Horváth and his cabinet is to resolve questions over the future of the Hungarian Research Network, Hun-Ren. The network of academic institutes was taken away from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2019 and turned into a quasi-private organisation, with similarities in its governance to the public trust foundations.Horváth and his team have consulted over 5,000 representatives from the network and the conclusion is broad unhappiness with the directors of all the institutes involved. “We have presented the results to the president and the chief executive of the network and this is currently being discussed,” Horváth said. The plan is to re-integrate the network back into the Academy of Sciences but in an improved way, “learning from mistakes of the past,” he added. The government also wants to reintegrate four humanities and social science research centres into the network that the previous government had transferred to Eötvös Loránd University. The transfer brought sharp criticism from the academic community, with a group of Hungarian research heads, including European Research Council grant recipients, sending an open letter to Orbán warning that the transfer would “cause historically significant harm to the entirety of Hungarian scientific life.” The transfer was “one of the biggest shames in Hungarian research in the past 20 years,” Horváth said. “We want to immediately re-integrate them back into the research network and to regain the trust of these institutions, because the way they were treated was really unfair.”Another pressing issue is the Élvonal Excellence Research and Talent Development Foundation, led by Nobel laureate Ferenc Krausz. The foundation signed a financing agreement with the former government earlier this year for a budget of over €730 million over the next five years. The goal is to create a world-class centre to attract top talent from abroad and to develop local researchers. But there was little transparency about this foundation, and news of its huge budget, which is nearly as much as Hungary’s entire research budget, caused a stir in the media following the recent elections. Another issue is that, as with the foundation boards of the institutes banned from Horizon Europe, there was little-to-no oversight of decisions led by Krausz. “It was an excellent idea but an unacceptable execution,” Horváth said of the foundation. “The fact that this is out of the Hungarian funding scheme, mostly concentrating on one person who decides on the budget is unacceptable for us.”The government plans to merge the centre with the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, the country’s R&D funding agency, with a reduced budget. Horváth is hopeful that Krausz will still be involved. The new government’s R&D goalsA phrase that crops up regularly during the discussion with Horváth is “democratic process.” The new state secretary is determined to involve Hungary’s research community in shaping future policies. This marks a departure from the previous government’s approach, and several people in Hungary’s research community have commented on the openness of the new government. In terms of concrete goals, Horváth and his team already have plans. He wants to create a new science fund in Hungary, based on the best practices of other European countries. The fund would not be tied to annual government budgets and would provide long-term, stable financing. “If we were to succeed in creating this fund, then I think it would be one of the biggest achievements for me in this period of government,” Horváth said. On the innovation side, he is looking into how best to bring in the private sector. “We want to make sure that we are working with the private sector to support innovation,” Horváth said. One of his big aims is to introduce entrepreneurship teaching into high schools. Hungary already has a reputable national academy offering research and innovation training in the field of natural sciences, and Horváth wants to expand this to all disciplines and across the whole country. “One of the main ways to elevate our innovative businesses is to teach our children to be innovative,” he said. “This will probably need ten years to pay off, but this is what we should do. Our aim is to make Hungary strong in our region, and this is what is needed.” Related articlesHungary’s Horizon Europe performance in numbersCommission unlocks Erasmus+ cash for Hungary, Horizon could be next‘Academic Huxit.’ Hungarian researchers speak out on impact of EU ban A more difficult task will be funding. The new government is aiming to increase research spending to 2% of the GDP by 2030, and then increase it to 3% in line with EU objectives. Currently, spending sits around 1.3%. But according to Horváth, the current budget, inherited from the previous government, is “heavily in the negative,” so any plans to increase research spending will have to start next year. Achieving 2% by 2030 already needs a big push, almost doubling the research budget. “This is something we’d definitely like to reach, and something I can see us achieving,” he said. “From the 2030s, I’d like to see an innovative generation growing up that can help us reach the 3% target.” Positivity in the new governmentDespite the many challenges facing Horváth and his team, the mood is positive. “It feels a bit like a start-up right now. Everyone is working 24/7, day and night, trying to do as much as they can. There is a lot of energy,” he said. It is a big change for the state secretary who, like many in his cabinet, is coming from a background in research or business, and not in politics. “Six weeks ago, I was sitting with my microscope and my research PhDs, so it’s been a big change for me,” said the computer scientist, who was previously the director of the Institute of Biochemistry at the Hun-Ren Biological Research Centre in Hungary and worked at the Institute for AI for Health at Helmholtz Munich. But he is relishing the task to transform the country’s R&D landscape. “We feel enormous support from the Hungarian people, but also from Europe,” he said. “We’ve received a lot of letters of support from around Europe. There is big trust there, and huge responsibility on our side. We want to get everything back on track, and there’s a lot to do.”

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Another Planet Entertainment Contract Extension Before Board of Supes

A resolution to extend APE’s contract with the Recreation & Parks Department for three more years, with an option of extending it out further to 2035, was approved by the Budget and Appropriat…

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A Cup of Tea: The Zen of Science Communication

Science communication often fails not because people lack information, but because they enter the conversation already certain. A moment of Zen explains the problem and offers a possible solution.

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DOOM's Developer id Software Has Supposedly Lost Around 50% Of Its Team

The Xbox layoffs have been absolute hell

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UC Santa Cruz researchers at NASA COFFIES Science Center make breakthrough on solar enigma

Researchers are closer to unraveling a long-standing solar mystery surrounding the extreme thinness of the Sun’s tachocline layer

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How Lionel Messi and Argentina sent the World Cup into a state of sporting nirvana

A fighting underdog spirit and the steely resolve of champions came together to create the highest possible drama.

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Keeping PACE with Ocean Change

The primary goal of this collaboration was to support and validate science data products from NASA's recently launched Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite mission

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Explaining The Comcast and NBCUniversal Divorce

(Welcome to the “Most Important Story of the Week”, my bi-weekly strategy column analyzing the most important (but often not buzziest) news story of the last two weeks. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. Please subscribe.) I hope everyone had a happy Fourth of July in America, celebrating the country’s 250th birthday. Frankly, I am bummed the 250th wasn’t a bigger celebration, but that’s a different topic for a different Substack. While it was generally a quiet week on the entertainment/streaming/media business fronts, we still had some interesting news stories. Actually, that kinda undersells one of the stories, a huge, huge, huge divestment that could upend the entertainment landscape... So let’s get right to it. In today’s column, I’ll cover Comcast spinning off the rest of NBCUniversal, an entertainment company investing in an LLM company and an LLM-owner investing in a movie studio, the latest round of threats of digital tariffs, and more. Let’s dive in. Subscribe Most Important Story of the Week - Most: Comcast/NBCU Breakup!!!! If I had to describe my reaction to Comcast spinning out NBCUniversal, it feels like a relationship ending, either breaking up or divorcing. Comcast’s decision to spin off the rest of NBCUniversal, after spinning off some of its cable assets into Versant last year, really does feel like a family breaking up under “irreconcilable differences”. Of my stereotypes of the entertainment moguls, my go-to for Comcast CEO Brian Roberts—heir to the Comcast fortune, but a man who’s been at the helm for 24 years now, and president for twelve years before that—is that he likes building empires. He cut his teeth acquiring cable rivals in the 1990s and tried to buy Disney repeatedly, then settled for NBCUniversal after a long court battle. (Contrast this with Rupert Murdoch, a man who also loved to buy, but would also sell when the price is right. Murdoch made Fox out of nothing, but then sold 20th Century Fox to Disney, arguably at the top of the market. So I understood why he sold.) But I don’t understand Roberts’ motivation to sell now. I have some explanations but no single, super-satisfying explanation. Strategically, it would just make more sense to have kept NBCUniversal in-house, especially for a one-time empire builder like Comcast. Yet one powerful force—arguably the decider in modern capitalism—likely overwhelmed all other considerations. At first, I thought I’d arrange my thoughts as a “Five Why” analysis, digging through each layer of the puzzle. But instead, I found myself asking, “But…why?” (And I only ended up with four sections.) So let’s look at Comcast from that angle. Then, at the end, I’ll give my biggest strategic recommendation for every company in Hollywood. It’s obvious, but sometimes, the obvious strategy is the most ignored. But…Why? The Stock Market, Conglomerations, and Sum of the Parts Analysis We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… Why Comcast could never get a “tech company” valuation The not-so-secret motivation for Comcast What Versant has to do with all of this The key strategic advice I think every entertainment exec should follow (though it’s really obvious) Some big AI investment news… Whether we’ll see digital tariffs… And more… ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support.

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Yormark says Protect College Sports Act is about ‘progress over perfection’

While not a perfect solution, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday he supports the Protect College Sports Act that is currently working its way through the U.S. Senate. Speaking on day on…

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The Nintendo Switch's days are numbered—but what is that number?

Ars analysis suggests the 9-year-old console could keep selling for years.

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Iconic Cowboy Maloney's acquired by O'Shaughnessy Holding Company

After 74 years of family ownership, the iconic Mississippi retailer Cowboy Maloney's has been sold to a new firm.

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NASA’s COFFIES Science Center Makes Breakthrough on Solar Enigma

One of NASA's DRIVE Science Centers, COFFIES, enabled a group of researchers to tackle a fundamental question about how the Sun works in a recent paper.

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Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Review - A Solid Expansion Well Worth Its Price

Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok is a massive expansion that enhances the base game while providing more of what it makes so enjoyable

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I found the cheapest Jack White tickets for his sold-out Brooklyn Paramount shows this weekend

"Frozen Charlotte" drops July 10, one day before his two-night run at Brooklyn Paramount begins.

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Jul 7 • 10:20 AM EDT • Entertainment • syracuse.com
Five Science Fiction Versions of The Odyssey

The Odyssey by the poet Homer is one of the jewels in the crown of Greek culture. It has, in the thousands of years since its composition, also become a cornerstone of world literature and, hence, has found its way into speculative subgenres great and small. For this is a story of gods and monsters, […]

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Jul 7 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • reactormag.com
Smart Glasses Now Have 'Privacy Kits' to Protect You From Getting Punched in the Face

Solos is selling accessories that make its smart glasses a little more palatable.

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Jul 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Solos debuts an even lighter version of its camera-less smart glasses

The AirGo A6 are slimmer and lighter than last year’s model while still offering hands-free access to an AI assistant.

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Jul 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com