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The grave consequences of politicizing science

If political ideology determines which scientific questions receive support, science ceases to function as a check on power.

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Oct 11 • 4:09 AM EDT • Science • pressherald.com
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Who sings the 'Sunday Night Football' theme song? All about the beloved tune

Football fans have been \

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Oct 11 • 12:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • cincinnati.com
Blues Recall Dylan Peterson From Springfield

2020 third-round pick brought up with injuries to Toroipchenko, Dube; could make NHL debut Tuesday against Senators

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Oct 11 • 12:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Memorial Health System team members take part in AI Summit

Memorial Health System is sharing team members joined professionals from across the Coast for the inaugural Gulf Coast AI Summit. The summit focused on practical learning, collaboration, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in the workplace and community. Memorial shared they served as a sponsor, team members also contributing as speakers and facilitators. Categories: Local News Tags: AI Summit,...

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Oct 10 • 11:00 PM EDT • Health • wxxv25.com
Upcoming activities announced at Jervis Library in Rome

Jervis Public Library in Rome has announced its upcoming activities for the week of Oct. 12, including a Halloween glass Cricut crafting event on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

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Oct 10 • 10:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • romesentinel.com
GTA 6 Official Rating Revealed

The official rating for Grand Theft Auto 6 is now available, revealing interesting details about the upcoming game.

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Oct 10 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • opencritic.com
PS2 Discs Now Load on Jailbroken PS5 Consoles Through PS5SX2 Emulator

Developer Sword has added physical disc support to PS5SX2, a native port of the PCSX2 PlayStation 2 emulator for jailbroken PlayStation 5 consoles. The feature arrived as a beta in version 2.01 on October 10, a day after Sword showed it off on X with a clip of a PS2 disc going into a PS5....

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Oct 10 • 7:43 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
Medicaid changes discussed by health experts on Staten Island at NAACP town hall event

“My nurses now have to call patients who are going to the emergency department because they’re no longer being seen by their PCP...” said Zakiyah Allen, a registered nurse and clinical manager.

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Oct 10 • 7:23 PM EDT • Health • silive.com
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival PC Performance Analysis

Powered by Unreal Engine 5.6.1.0, it's time to benchmark Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival and examine its performance on PC.

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Oct 10 • 3:57 PM EDT • Technology • dsogaming.com
South Texas Health System (@stxhealthsystem)

3 likes, 1 comments - stxhealthsystem on October 10, 2026: "Serving Health, Healing & Hospitality: Proper nutrition plays an important role in the healing process, helping patients recover, regain strength and achieve better outcomes. Across South Texas Health System's acute care facilities and behavioral hospital, our Nutrition & Dietary Services teams work diligently each day to provide nutritious meals and exceptional service to patients, visitors and staff. During National Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week, STHS proudly recognizes the dedicated Nutrition & Dietary Services teams at STHS McAllen, STHS Edinburg, STHS Children's, STHS Heart and STHS Behavioral for their hard work, professionalism and commitment to excellence. From developing specialized meal plans that support patient recovery to serving every meal with care and compassion, these team members play an essential role in creating a positive healthcare experience. Their dedication to both nutrition and hospitality is felt throughout our hospitals and contributes to the quality, compassionate care our patients receive every day. Thank you for the care, kindness and pride you bring to your work. Your commitment helps nourish our patients, support our caregivers and strengthen the communities we serve.".

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Matthew Lillard recalls thinking ‘Scream’ was ‘lame’ and he’d become a TV star

Matthew Lillard recalled a late-night shoot during the making of ‘Scream,’ during which he and his castmates were discussing their upcoming TV roles.

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Oct 10 • 1:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Squadron 42 Storms Onto Steam With Surprisingly Low Minimum PC Requirements, but Fans Still Face a Wait Until Q2 2027

Cloud Imperium Games has opened Squadron 42's Steam page and released a new trailer, while some fans and content creators played the game.

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Oct 10 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
12 reactions · 3 comments | A politician allegedly killed for...

A politician allegedly killed for promoting health measures in the fight against Ebola. Health workers attacked, medical facilities put on fire. What's behind people's anger in response to aid in the...

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Oct 10 • 8:38 AM EDT • Health • facebook.com
How Long Does RAM Last In Your PC?

If conditions are ideal and you're mindful, RAM can last for decades, but there are a number of things to consider that could impact its lifespan.

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Oct 9 • 9:47 PM EDT • Technology • bgr.com
Steph Curry drops truth bomb on Warriors’ front office failure

It’s no secret there is disappointment surrounding the Warriors ahead of the upcoming season. While Golden State retained Steph Curry for another two years on a $116 million contract extension,...

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Oct 9 • 7:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Player Availability Report: #SKCvPOR

Player Availability Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest status updates around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Saint Luke’s. All details listed are from the league’s official Player Status Report that is submitted the day prior to the match. Sporting Kansas City returns home this

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Oct 9 • 6:12 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
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Task force ditches Wyoming-run health insurance plan idea, mulls unorthodox service models

by Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile A legislative task force studying health insurance affordability in Wyoming has declined to advance a proposal to create a

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Oct 9 • 5:45 PM EDT • Health • capcity.news
Pete Davidson slammed female influencers. ‘Today’ hosts point out one big problem

During an interview with Variety, Davidson questioned the profession of women who post “get ready with me” videos.

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Oct 9 • 4:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • silive.com
Amid drama, Clemson clarifies position on Protect College Sports Act. What to know

Despite sending a letter pushes for changes to the bill’s realignment clause, the university said it’s not trying to “derail” the PCSA.

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Oct 9 • 3:58 PM EDT • Sports • thestate.com
Chappell Roan reveals Tinashe, MUNA and more for LA benefit shows

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Chappell Roan has revealed the lineup for her upcoming Super Graphic Spectacular benefit concerts in Los Angeles, with Tinashe, Lola Young, MUNA and Caroline Polachek among the

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Oct 9 • 3:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com
How Baton Rouge businesses are putting AI to work

Artificial intelligence is moving faster than many businesses anticipated, forcing leaders to continually rethink how their organizations adopt the technology, train employees and improve efficiency. For Baton Rouge companies, the challenge is not simply implementing AI, but finding practical ways to integrate it into everyday operations. As Business Report writes in its Best Places to […]

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Oct 9 • 3:38 PM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023

The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."

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Oct 9 • 2:54 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
Live & Local: Where to find upcoming local music, open mics and live entertainment

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Oct 9 • 2:50 PM EDT • Entertainment • bcdemocrat.com
DOE, NIH, and Biohub Partner to Build Foundational Data for Predictive Biological AI Models

WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2026 — The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Biohub signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the frontier of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biology, deepen our understanding of human health and disease, and accelerate breakthroughs in medicine and biotechnology. […]

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Oct 9 • 1:22 PM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
20 Minutes of New PC Gameplay Footage From Phantom Blade Zero

YouTube's Geek Culture Plays shared a video showcasing 20 minutes of gameplay from the PC version of Phantom Blade Zero.

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Oct 9 • 1:07 PM EDT • Technology • dsogaming.com
Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue: Game Boy Jukebox Back in Stock at Pokémon Center

Don’t miss your chance to take a nostalgic musical trip through the Kanto region.

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Oct 9 • 1:06 PM EDT • Technology • pokemon.com
New Hampshire’s best business lawyers

Published annually, “The Best Lawyers in America®” is an exhaustive search for the country’s top attorneys. Here is a compilation of the top attorneys who practice in New Hampshire in dozens of legal specialties related to the needs of businesses, from administrative law to workers’ compensation. The complete list of New Hampshire lawyers in all specialties can be found in...

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Oct 9 • 1:00 PM EDT • Business • nhbr.com
Voters Aren't Comfortable With the Most Public-Facing Uses of AI In Politics, Poll Finds

A new national survey commissioned by the AAPC Foundation offers some of the clearest feedback yet on campaigns’ growing AI usage.

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Oct 9 • 12:30 PM EDT • Politics • campaignsandelections.com
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P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands

P7 DarkSword adds on-device keychain and crypto wallet data theft to the iOS exploit kit, alongside two-way C2 communication.

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Oct 9 • 12:29 PM EDT • Technology • thehackernews.com
Trump Jr. blames left for political violence during U of Iowa visit

Donald Trump Jr. and Ben Shapiro rallied University of Iowa students to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.

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Oct 9 • 12:21 PM EDT • Politics • press-citizen.com
Gears of War: E-Day sells 230K copies

Gears of War: E-Day has sold 230K copies since its advance-access launch on October 1 and full release on October 6. Steam accounts for 168K of those, with Xbox (console and PC) selling 62K. But there’s more to this story, as Xbox makes up the bulk of revenue. E-Day is the best-reviewed Gears game in nearly two decades (and the best one ever made, in my opinion). The Coalition has made a banger here (it’s currently in my top 10 of the year). Despite E-Day’s undeniable quality, this is a soft result. And it’s down to the business model, really. E-Day has made $37M so far, thanks to the Premium upgrade On Xbox, Game Pass is cannibalising much of the premium revenue. Our estimates show that 1.7M folks accessed E-Day via their subscription rather than a copy. But Xbox is having it both ways – or having it halfway, at least – via its Premium Edition Game Pass upgrade. Game Pass subscribers could pay $30 (or their local equivalent) for up to five days of early access starting October 1. Our estimates show that of the 1.7M who accessed E-Day through Game Pass, 722K paid for the upgrade. Between the review embargo lifting on October 1 and the full release, E-Day managed to shift another 250K early-access upgrades – no doubt helped by the campaign’s rave reviews. So despite selling far fewer copies on Steam, Xbox accounts for almost three-quarters of the revenue (roughly $26M of the $37M, versus about $11M on Steam). So “230K copies” undersells the paying audience. Including the 722K upgrades, nearly 950K people actually paid something for E-Day. The $30 upgrade is a halfstep from cannibalisation, but will Xbox go all the way? While E-Day is a sublime game, these are soft numbers for a flagship when Xbox badly needs revenue wins. E-Day sold 62K copies on Xbox against 722K Premium upgrades, so for every one copy sold on Xbox, nearly 12 Game Pass upgrades were sold. The $70 premium SKU is – functionally – dead on Xbox. Normally you can’t see what a Game Pass player would have paid, because the game’s just there in the subscription. But the $30 early-access upgrade estimate shows that 722K people demonstrated they’ll spend real money on this game. In a world without day-one Game Pass, many of these folks would have bought E-Day at $70. They paid $30 for five days early access to something they don’t own. Xbox is, in effect, charging its most valuable customers the least, based on a hangover from a tried-and-exhausted strategy from a previous administration. Those 722K willing-to-pay players generated about $21.7M via the upgrade. If three quarters of this group – mostly US and European audiences – bought E-Day outright, that’s nearly $40M. Of course, Game Pass does bring in meaningful recurring revenue, and E-Day is adding value for hundreds of thousands of subscribers. However, Game Pass is no longer growing, so Xbox is at a crossroads. Xbox is reportedly looking to do a Netflix and bolt on an ad-supported tier to pad it further. But that will just set a new floor, and leadership keeps telling us the priority now is revenue growth, which is subscriber-speak for ARPU. Xbox has already pulled Call of Duty from day-one Game Pass after day-one inclusion hammered its sales, with new CoD titles now arriving on the service around a year late. We know that some Microsoft executives believe the service devalues games outright, and rumours (which Microsoft has dismissed so far, to be fair) suggest that day-one releases could be taken off Game Pass. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe When a game this well-reviewed does this softly on its home platform, the model – not the game – gets brought into question. What else E-Day’s early adopters have played (including this month so far) Looking at E-Day‘s players on Xbox, most have played the franchise before (86% have played Gears 5, 76% Gears 4), and every game on the crossover list is either a shooter or a title from an Xbox-owned studio (though Game Pass is inflating those numbers, of course, more on that later): As for what else Xbox’s E-Day players have played this month, the top three are Fortnite (16%), Roblox (7%), and Call of Duty (6%). Another 5% played Minecraft Dungeons II, which is also on Game Pass and launched a couple of days before Gears‘ advance-access date. Many Game Pass players are happy to check out most big new additions. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Over on Steam, the top crossover games are also mostly shooters (slightly more PC-coded ones), including Space Marine 2, which was itself heavily inspired by Gears: Looking at what E-Day‘s Steam players are into this month shows who they are – as subscriptions don’t skew the data. The top three are Wardogs (13%), Deadlock (12%), and CS2 (10%), so you’ve got the restless shooter crowd checking out the new hotness. A little further down are Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2, your co-op PVE shooter players who’ll feel right at home in Horde mode. Game Pass is skewing the playtime distribution on Xbox Looking at the playtime distribution in our platform, E-Day players on Steam are – relatively speaking – playing for longer: 54% of E-Day players on Xbox have played for five hours or less (versus 32% on Steam) 19% of Xbox players played for over 15 hours (versus 33% on Steam) 14% of Xbox players played for over 20 hours (22% on Steam) The absolute number of people playing for over 15, 20, and 50 hours is, of course, bigger on Xbox, thanks to the sheer volume of folks who came in through Game Pass (upgraders included). None of that is cause for alarm. Game Pass is the reason Xbox playtime skews lower, as when a game is free to try, people try it and bounce without putting in even an hour (17% under an hour on Xbox versus 6% on Steam). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe The subscription brings in tourists alongside the committed, dragging down the average even when the game is excellent (but also perhaps winning over the uninitiated). It’s standard across every subscription-included title, on PS Plus too. Forza Horizon 6, for instance, had 11% of its Xbox players bounce under an hour, versus just 2% on Steam. So, Xbox’s crossroads So there we have it. Gears of War: E-Day is an incredible game whose revenues have been stifled by subscription inclusion and exclusivity. It’s the best-reviewed entry in the series in fifteen-odd years, but it still turned into one of the year’s softer flagship launches, not because players didn’t want it, but because Xbox’s own storefront gave its most willing buyers a reason not to pay. Which leaves Xbox at a crossroads. Will it keep making Gears games when the financial returns are this thin and the margins this low? And if it does, does the next one arrive off Game Pass at day one – the way CoD now does, or even on PlayStation? I think it should. Alright, back to E-Day for me! The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

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First Look: Fantasia And Tank Celebrate The Power Of Faith In Tyler Perry’s ‘The Gospel Of Christmas’

In an exclusive conversation with ESSENCE, the film’s stars talk about sharing the screen with their musical heroes and the personal significance of the upcoming Netflix film.

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Oct 9 • 11:35 AM EDT • Entertainment • essence.com
NVIDIA-Backed Upscale Wants to Make Rival AI Chips Work Together

NVIDIA GPUs dominate today’s AI data centers, but they’re no longer the only processors companies want to use. Cloud providers are developing their own AI chips, while specialized accelerators are entering the market. Getting these different processors to work together efficiently is creating a new challenge for data center operators. That’s the problem Upscale hopes […]

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Oct 9 • 11:09 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
A new defense tech initiative will serve Baton Rouge startups, small businesses

Baton Rouge has been included in a new federally backed defense technology initiative aimed at helping Louisiana startups and small businesses compete for military and commercial work. The U.S. Small Business Administration this week awarded $1 million to Precision Platform Solutions, the legal entity behind Monroe-based Maven Scouts, to launch the Gulf South Defense Tech […]

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Oct 9 • 11:02 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
Employee development shouldn’t stop at promotion

A promotion is only the beginning. For businesses competing to retain top talent, advancing employees into leadership roles can be a powerful investment, but a new title doesn’t automatically make someone an effective manager. As Business Report writes in its Best Places to Work issue, training, mentorship and ongoing support can help newly promoted employees […]

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Oct 9 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
A ‘LaPolitics’ Q&A with House Education Chair Laurie Schlegel

What do you think are the main drivers causing Louisiana student test scores to rise? House Education Chair Laurie Schlegel: A great deal of credit goes to Superintendent Cade Brumley, who was hired in 2020 and built a strong team with a clear vision. He worked with the Legislature to implement reforms focused on the […]

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Oct 9 • 10:58 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
Baton Rouge gets a slice of New York with Prince St. Pizza

Prince St. Pizza, the New York City-born chain known for its thick Sicilian “SoHo” squares and traditional New York Neapolitan-style round pies, is opening its first Louisiana location in Baton Rouge, 225 reports. The restaurant, 6556 Siegen Lane, will open Friday, Oct. 9, with a “pizza cutting” celebration and meet-and-greet featuring former MMA fighter Jon […]

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Oct 9 • 10:56 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
Art Garfunkel, 84, postpones tour due to respiratory infection

Art Garfunkel is reportedly postponing his upcoming tour.

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Oct 9 • 10:51 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Leak Details iPhone Features for Apple's LG Home Accessories

Smart home accessories that Apple reportedly helped LG develop could offer iPhone proximity controls and a way to begin setup before the devices have power, according to findings shared by the leaker known as "pdfu". The findings concern the upcoming LG-branded accessory range that Bloomberg revealed earlier this week. The lineup reportedly includes a thermostat, temperature sensor, deadbolt lock, wired video doorbell, and several security cameras.

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Oct 9 • 10:50 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Travel Health Insurance Requirement Implemented

As of October 6, 2026, all travelers to Kenya must obtain travel health insurance through the government-sanctioned provider prior to entry and must present proof of coverage upon arrival. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) portal (for ETA-eligible nationals) and the eCitizen portal (for non-ETA-eligible nationals) have been updated with this requirement. The insurance costs approximately USD 44 and is valid for one year, including for repeat trips to Kenya during the insurance policy's validity period. Previously, travelers could rely on private or employer-provided health insurance and did not need to provide proof of coverage before entering the country. This change will not affect the above applicants' processing times. However, travelers should obtain the required insurance before traveling to avoid delays or bars to entry. Notably, Tanzania recently adopted a similar mandatory inbound travel insurance requirement, potentially signaling an emerging trend in the East African region.

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Oct 9 • 9:36 AM EDT • Health • fragomen.com
ASUS Markets Its RTX Spark-Powered ProArt GR1X Mini-PCs As Efficient Gaming Powerhouses, Can Run 1440p Titles At 100FPS With Just A 140W Power Limit

ASUS markets its RTX Spark-powered ProArt GR1X mini-PCs as efficient gaming powerhouses, capable of running 1440p titles at 100FPS with just a 140W power limit

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Oct 9 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
ESPN makes Georgia CFP projection ahead of Alabama game

ESPN projects Georgia football to reach the College Football Playoff ahead of a tough upcoming matchup against Alabama.

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Oct 9 • 8:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Microsoft’s new Nvidia PCs are cool for extreme power users - but I’ll wait for AI PC 3.0

Has Microsoft given up on its Copilot+ PC for the mass market? After this week's launch of powerful new Nvidia-based machines for AI developers, that's the obvious conclusion.

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Oct 9 • 8:22 AM EDT • Technology • zdnet.com
Talking Business with Becky Bradley: Now comes the hard part

Housing isn’t just another issue. In many ways, it’s the issue above all the others, with a cascading effect that washes over every aspect of life.

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • mcall.com
Finding Joy Again: Sarah Adam on Mental Health and High Performance

There is a familiar message in elite sport: Keep going.Push through the hard training. Push through fatigue. Push through doubt. Push through the pressure.For Sarah Adam — the first woman named to the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic Team, a silver med...

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • teamusa.com
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Local high school freshman excels with sweet business

She started with lemonade in front of her home. Now her stand is a festival and football game favorite, and she just added popcorn.

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Oct 9 • 7:55 AM EDT • Business • nbcdfw.com
Penobscot Community Health Care avoids bankruptcy with $2.8 million from rural health program

PCHC says the funding will help with a transition to a new electronic medical records system and alternative payment models.

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Oct 9 • 7:40 AM EDT • Health • mainepublic.org
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GIGABYTE Announces Support For Upcoming LGA 1700 Processors On Its Motherboards, Hinting At Raptor Lake “NEXT”

GIGABYTE confirms support for Intel's upcoming Raptor Lake NEXT LGA 1700 processors on B760 and H610 motherboards, enhancing budget-friendly builds.

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Oct 9 • 7:38 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
GIGABYTE confirms Intel will launch DDR4-compatible CPUs next year

GIGABYTE prepares existing motherboards for Intel's upcoming CPUs. The early 2027 launch matches previous reports about Core 200 Raptor Lake Next.

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Oct 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
‘Rocky Horror’ is a 50-year tradition of mess and chaos. This NOLA theatre does it anyway.

The theater has been hosting live screenings since before Katrina and it’s become a rite of passage for many in New Orleans, especially in the queer community. “Sometimes it just looks like a hurricane of popcorn and rice and toilet paper came through the plac. You blow it all to the front, sweep it up and move on to the next day.”

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • nola.com
'NAZA' review: Israeli documentary is a living nightmare

Documentary "NAZA" examines how Israeli forces use AI and surveillance systems to target and kill Palestinians.

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
Inside the Deadlock at the World's Top Climate Science Body

By Kate Abnett and Sudarshan Varadhan BRUSSELS/SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The decision was expected to take minutes. But after nearly three years of debate, members of the world’s leading authority on ⁠climate change ⁠still can’t agree on a timeline to publish its next review of the latest science ...

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Oct 9 • 2:04 AM EDT • Science • usnews.com
Arc Raiders Jumps to Six-Month High Player Count With 2.0 Update and Free Weekend

Embark Studios has put in a decent amount of work maintaining and developing Arc Raiders in recent months, with the company recently announcing an upcoming co-op mode slated to launch into testing on October 13 while it continues to iterate on its anti-cheat processes and detection methods. In...

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Oct 9 • 12:46 AM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
Hands-on — Xbox's brand new PC app offers BIG performance improvements

VIDEO: Today, I got a sneak peek at an early version of the Xbox PC app rebuilt experience, and for some it might look quite familiar.

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Oct 8 • 10:39 PM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
El-Sayed, Rogers trade barbs over Iran war, gas prices in Michigan Senate debate

What began as a debate over Michigan families’ rising costs quickly turned into a heated political showdown Thursday night, as Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers traded personal attacks in their race for the U.S. Senate.

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Oct 8 • 10:29 PM EDT • Politics • clickondetroit.com
PC Shipments Drop 20.1% in Q3 2026, HP and Dell Hit Hardest

Worldwide PC shipments fell a steep 20.1% year over year in Q3 2026 to 62.7 million units, according to preliminary data from IDC, down from 78.5 million in the same quarter last year. It is the second straight quarterly decline, and a much deeper one than Q2, which IDC now lists as a 3.8% drop....

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Oct 8 • 8:21 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
’Eavy Metal takes on more colours with Warhammer Tone Pro paints

See more miniatures painted with the new paint range and learn their recipes.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • warhammer-community.com
Phantom Blade Zero hands-on preview

Six hours with Phantom Blade Zero gave us a deep look at its combat, weapons, exploration, story, and PC performance ahead of release.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • theouterhaven.net
Hugh Hefner’s widow asks Jessica Biel to rethink playing Playboy founder’s wife in new movie

Hugh Hefner’s widow, Crystal Harris, has asked actress Jessica Biel to rethink playing the Playboy founder’s wife in the upcoming movie ‘Playmates.’

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Oct 8 • 6:44 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Street Fighter 6 Producer Reveals How He Helped Save Capcom’s Iconic Fighting Game Franchise From ‘Dying’

Street Fighter 6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto revealed how dire things were for Capcom’s flagship fighting game franchise during the Street Fighter V era and explained how he and director Takayuki Nakayama worked together to save the series from death.

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Oct 8 • 6:11 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Def Leppard, Goo Goo Dolls coming to Wichita next year

“Known for their high-energy performances, rock fans can expect a thrilling ride on this upcoming tour from some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most influential bands.”

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Oct 8 • 5:51 PM EDT • Entertainment • ksn.com
Trump calls Musk 'modern day Thomas Edison' at science awards
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Oct 8 • 2:46 PM EDT • Science • usatoday.com
Genesis Mission: SYNAPS-I Brings Agentic AI to Experimental Workflows

With support from ALCF computing resources and AI services, the SYNAPS-I team demonstrated a new agentic AI platform that uses natural-language instructions to automate complex experimental workflows as part of the DOE Genesis Mission. Oct. 8, 2026 — Science has increasingly used artificial intelligence (AI) as a kind of microscope — sorting data, analyzing images […]

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Oct 8 • 2:34 PM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Bert Nash panel to discuss how food, finances and physical health affect wellness

Panelists will discuss how physical health, financial well-being and food security shape overall wellness at an upcoming event hosted by Bert Nash.

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Oct 8 • 2:14 PM EDT • Health • lawrencekstimes.com
Apple Product Launch Announced for October 13: 'Welcome Home'

Apple today announced an upcoming product launch that will take place on Tuesday, October 13. We are expecting Apple's announcement to focus on new smart home products, including the long-rumored smart home hub, a new Apple TV 4K, and a refreshed HomePod mini. The home hub is an all-new device that's like a cross between an iPad and a HomePod.

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Oct 8 • 12:04 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Aetna Better Health offers free haircuts, wellness resources at upcoming Rockford events

Aetna Better Health has two free events coming up, connecting area residents with healthcare and community resources.

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Oct 8 • 11:49 AM EDT • Health • rockfordnewsfirst.com
Samsung’s over-ear headphones might be called ‘Galaxy Studio’

According to a fresh leak, Samsung’s upcoming over-ear headphones might be called “Galaxy Studio.” A leak earlier this year revealed...

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Oct 8 • 11:35 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
NVIDIA Commits $1B to Advance US Science Over the Next 5 Years

Commitments Will Strengthen Fields Critical for US Leadership Including Quantum Computing, Healthcare and Energy Security SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced commitments valued at $1 billion to build out the United States’ capacity for artificial intelligence research and development in fields critical for U.S. leadership, including quantum computing, healthcare and energy […]

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Oct 8 • 11:19 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Teradata Highlights New Enterprise AI Customer Engagements Across Healthcare & Life Sciences

Enterprise AI customer engagements show how healthcare and life sciences organizations are activating intelligence from their data and institutional knowledge at scale SAN DIEGO, Oct. 8, 2026 — Teradata has showcased three customer engagements that demonstrate how leading healthcare and life sciences organizations are closing the gap between institutional knowledge and real-world outcomes, advancing disease […]

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Oct 8 • 10:56 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Witcher 3 Remastered patch rolls out on PC and console, with separate Switch 2 patch earmarked to address blurry visuals

CD Projekt Red continues fixing The Witcher 3 Remastered, this time addressing bugs while improving console performance and adding lighting options like Bloom.

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Oct 8 • 10:20 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Arsenal Beat Norwich City In International Break Friendly

Arsenal faced a Norwich City academy side in a friendly during the international break, in a bid to maintain fitness ahead of upcoming matches.

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Oct 8 • 8:32 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mipcom: Why Pragmatism Is Reshaping Global TV Deals

At Mipcom, global TV executives face industry’s shift from bidding wars to pragmatic deals, shared rights, consolidation and YouTube-driven IP.

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Oct 8 • 8:30 AM EDT • Business • variety.com
Fox Global Keys on Content Creators, Microdramas With Mipcom Slate

Fox Entertainment Global Keys on Content Creators, Microdramas With Diverse Mipcom Slate.

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Oct 8 • 8:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
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Open science is compatible with research security, says Canada’s chief science advisor

Open science is “not incompatible” with research security and science leaders and policymakers should “demystify” the false dichotomy between the two, according to Mona Nemer, Canada’s chief science advisor. More than a decade ago, EU policymakers were promoting open science, open innovation and open collaboration across the world. It was a political movement that aimed to make scientific research, data, software, publications and methodologies transparent, accessible and reusable for everyone.But that rhetoric has changed over the past few years. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and Donald Trump came back to power in 2025, international partnerships have become more pragmatic. Countries are trying to implement protectionist policies and governments are increasingly worried about technology espionage. According to Nemer, science can remain open if the sector can come up with improved security protocols that would protect research data from undue manipulation by foreign actors. “If anybody can fiddle with the with the data, then [open science] is actually quite dangerous and quite useless,” she told Science|Business. Universities and research institutions are increasingly vulnerable to attempted espionage and other types of foreign interference. In September, the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence service MI5 issued a security warning against collaborations with the China General Technology Research Institute. And earlier this year, Germany’s Helmholtz Center for Information Security was criticised by federal research minister Dorothee Bär, who told a parliamentary hearing that “existing rules and systems” at the institute “were not suitable” for preventing leaks to China. According to Nemer, universities and research institutions should perhaps follow the example of the private sector, as companies have been able to safeguard their research while still publishing results. “I think that there is a level of research security hygiene that researchers and institutions need to just adopt,” she said. “You don't have to tell Sanofi or IBM how to safeguard their research, which they end up publishing anyway.”While certain areas of research will not be open for collaboration with certain partners, in other areas cooperation is necessary even with researchers based in adversarial countries. “I stress this because politics change,” she said. “Science and politics don't make for good fellows, and whether we like it or not, politics will influence certain things.”Researchers will play an important role in “protecting the integrity of science,” said Nemer. “I think that it's time that there's a commitment to a certain scientific compact, so that citizens don't think that science is actually an open door for espionage and for anti-nationalism.”New partnershipsNemer spoke with Science|Business on the margins of the Hamburg Science Summit on September 17, the day when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for increased cooperation with the EU, including in science and technology. Canada is looking to strengthen ties with partners in other corners of the world, after the Trump administration threatened to put tariffs on Canadian goods and services and even openly suggested Canada could become the 51st state. In parallel, the US government has indicated it wants to retreat from international science projects, including US collaboration with Europe’s CERN particle accelerator and other big science labs.Related articlesThe stats we need to better understand R&DCanada looks to deepen research and education links with the EUCan researchers trust that AI models won’t leak their ideas?Nemer said the US is still a science “powerhouse,” but Canada and Europe will have to work closely together on global challenges. “It’s important for both [sides], but I think it's also important for the rest of the world, because the cut in funding for development, in health, in regions like Africa and other places, have dramatic effects.” The Trump administration is also planning a review of the Nelson memo, a Biden-era document that mandated that results of federally funded research would be openly available. With that idea being called into question, Nemer said it could be “very disruptive” to scientific collaborations and could jeopardise research on climate change, the Arctic and global health. “When your collaborator suddenly tells you I'm not going to share the data with you as a researcher, if this happens, I think it's very worrisome,” she said. “I'm certainly hoping that a lot of the Canadian institutions, funders, researchers, have started looking at joining forces on databases and using more European research infrastructures,” Nemer added.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Concern after Europeans endorse US science agenda

Germany’s biggest research funder has said it is “concerned” after Berlin, plus several other European countries, endorsed a controversial US-led science policy statement. On October 4, the White House announced that 16 countries, including Germany, the UK, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Poland, Japan and South Korea had backed the Kyoto Vision for a Golden Age of Science.The document, agreed on the margins of the annual Science and Technology in Society forum in Kyoto, which gathers science ministers from across the world, appears uncontroversial at first sight. It’s a one-page statement, without any concrete measures, that touches on reducing administrative burden on scientists, experimenting with new funding models and the use of “super intelligence” in science, the Trump administration’s preferred term for artificial intelligence. However, what’s controversial is that much of the language in the Kyoto Vision reflects Science: A New Golden Age, a major policy document released by the White House in July.That document attracted criticism for deriding universities as “legacy institutions” and suggesting money be diverted to new research labs. In a speech in Kyoto on October 4, Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office for Science and Technology Policy and the report’s author, said that the US was seeking to “diversify the ways that we support research to meet our best scientists where and when they do their best work.” The worry is that the Trump administration may be using genuine dysfunctions in academia as a pretext to defund and disempower universities, which US vice president JD Vance has labelled “the enemy.” Many in Europe also want more experimentation and reform of how science is organised and funded, and agree with criticisms of academia made by Science: A New Golden Age. But some also fear that if the US pushes for reform partially in bad faith, it could politicise and undermine the whole agenda. Washington is currently trying to change federal funding rules so that political appointees can block and cancel scientific grants. It has cut grants mid-project on topics related to diversity and other politically forbidden areas. And last year, it threatened to cut Harvard University’s federal funding unless it admitted a “critical mass” of new faculty and students to create campus “viewpoint diversity.” “Particularly concerned”Because of this wider US political context, the Kyoto Vision’s otherwise innocuous sounding statement that “we encourage experimentation with new institutional models for science that provide varying levels of autonomy, resources and direction” has caused consternation in Europe, particularly from some of Germany’s biggest science organisations. A spokesperson for the German Research Foundation (DFG), the country’s biggest funder, said that it would “closely monitor whether the current US administration uses the Kyoto Vision to restructure research funding to the detriment of research institutions such as universities and their autonomy.” The DFG was “particularly concerned” with the statement’s references to Science: A New Golden Age, they continued. A spokesperson for the German Rectors’ Conference, which represents the country’s universities, said that the reference to “new institutional models” raises “questions on the underlying understanding of academic freedom and autonomy.” Research funding must “guided first and foremost by scientific not political principles,” they went on. Dampen criticismEuropean endorsement of the Kyoto Vision might dampen domestic criticism of the Trump administration’s science policy, some in the US fear, by suggesting international support. “What we saw from Germany, Japan, the UK and other countries, is an impulse that the administration has exploited with our own science reform movement, a belief they can use dialogue to make things better,” said Cole Donovan, director of science policy at the campaigning group Stand Up for Science. “In practice, the administration has done the opposite.” Not a binding statementThere’s been so much concern in Germany that the country’s federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space put out a statement defending its endorsement of the Kyoto Vision, which it has posted on its website. Related articlesIs metascience being co-opted?European researchers sound the alarm that Trump rule changes will hit cooperationThe US ‘golden age’ science strategy: what Europeans need to know The ministry said that it “should be regarded as a basis for discussion and does not constitute a binding statement.” Backing the statement gives Germany the chance to raise “issues and concerns” with the US during upcoming talks on science and technology scheduled for November. “Although these intentions appear, in principle, to be worthy of support, they will be scrutinised and examined more closely as the process continues,” the statement continues. Super intelligence?A ministry spokesperson confirmed to Science|Business that Germany had broadly endorsed the Kyoto Vision.However, they said Berlin had not agreed to final changes in the statement to refer to AI as super intelligence. In September, facing protests against data centres and polling that suggests US citizens are far more concerned than excited by the technology, Trump issued an executive order that attempts to rebrand AI as super intelligence, following polling on social media.The name change is to “reflect the transformative capabilities of these technologies and the limitless opportunities they create for the American people,” the order says. EU askedThe UK and Italian science ministries did not respond to a request for comment on their endorsement of the Kyoto Vision. Although most EU countries did not endorse the statement, it’s not clear which states the US asked. The White House Office for Science and Technology Policy did not return a request for comment. A European Commission official, speaking under condition of anonymity, said that the US had approached the EU, but too late for the EU to quiz all its member states on whether Brussels should endorse the statement.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Restaurant, Texas Tech students' app, more make Lubbock business news

Business Reporter Alana Edgin reviews recent Lubbock area businesses news and hints at upcoming articles in the Around the Hub column.

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Oct 8 • 5:45 AM EDT • Business • lubbockonline.com
After the NFL Draft, Detroit’s small businesses want a bigger piece of the Final Four

Business owners are "cautiously optimistic" about seeing a boost from the upcoming NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four.

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Oct 8 • 5:45 AM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
Cybersecurity firm, also North Augusta Small Business of the Year, marks 25 years in the CSRA

Founder Russell Wyatt started PC Techware in 2001, fixing home computers across Augusta. Today, the company serves businesses throughout the CSRA as an all-commercial cybersecurity and IT provider.

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Oct 8 • 5:15 AM EDT • Business • postandcourier.com
Gurman: OLED MacBook Pro Won't Be 'Significantly Thinner'

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has walked back somewhat on his previous reporting that Apple's upcoming touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro will be thinner than current models. "I don't think it'll be significantly thinner in the end," he posted on X late Wednesday in reply to a question about the machine, which is expected to launch later this month. In October 2025, Gurman reported that the OLED MacBook Pro models would have "thinner and lighter" frames.

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Oct 8 • 4:29 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Muramasa: Revenant Blades hands-on gameplay preview

Recently, I had the chance to visit Marvelous at its Shinagawa headquarters for a one-hour preview of its upcoming Vanillaware side-scrolling action RPG remaster Muramasa: Revenant Blades. As a dis…

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The Red Barn Theatre preps for upcoming season

Key West’s Red Barn Theatre has pulled out all the stops in the line-up for their 47 th season under the banner of shows that are “Bold, Dazzling, and Iconic.”

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Oct 8 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • keysnews.com
Sports/Rec calendar: Oct. 9–18, 2026

Upcoming recreation opportunities and college and prep sports

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Detroit political voice: Obama won’t fix El-Sayed’s Black voter problem

Obama’s upcoming campaign appearance with Abdul El-Sayed may not be enough to win over skeptical Black voters in Detroit.

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Oct 7 • 11:36 PM EDT • Politics • newsnationnow.com
Who Won August and September: Original Films or Franchises?

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) I just heard someone say that if you’re reading a pundit or data analyst, and they don’t tell you that they got anything wrong, they’re not a pundit but an “influencer”. I agree with that. You have to tell your audience when you get things wrong, or they won’t (or shouldn’t) trust you as much. Today, we’ve got another edition of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. In general, I’m patting myself on the back (and patting very hard) about a few things like IP at the box office, LIV golf, horror films, crowdfunding movies, superheroes, and old people going to the theaters. That said, I also made a couple of data mistakes on the streaming bubble popping and HBO’s datecdotes, so I’m not perfect. But first, I need your feedback... Subscribe Follow-Ups: What Should We Call Mid-Budget Movies Which Aren’t Cinematic Enough for Theaters But Are Too Expensive to Make Money on Streaming? After I asked for feedback on what we should call straight-to-streaming films that are too big to pencil out on streaming but not really big enough to resonate in theaters, I got some great suggestions from you all, including... “Moldilocks” from John Aboud “Little Big Indie” from Travis Frick1 “Midflicks” from Jonathan Funke. “Extra-Medium” from Jona Nwuke. (Read the explanation in the footnote.) Between these and Brandon Katz—who suggested “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”—we’ve got some excellent suggestions. And they’re better than my suggestion, the “Streaming Budget Dead Zone”, so let’s take a poll! The winning entry becomes the new term. Loading... RIGHT: LIV Golf is Fully Bankrupt…Is Anyone Else Next? A few years ago, I was always a bit perplexed at all the articles I’d read praising LIV Golf and their strategy to disrupt the PGA. LIV Golf, a brand new professional golf league, offered PGA stars ten times what they made on the PGA Tour to join their new league. And folks praised this strategy for its initial “success” in that a lot of big names did indeed leave the PGA. Yeah, of course the players came over. LIV Golf paid them so, so, so much more! But LIV Golf hadn’t discovered a way to increase potential revenue. So think about this in basic business terms… They paid much more in costs… …but had no real way to increase revenue. That’s not a strategy! That’s deficit financing. It won’t work unless you bankrupt the competition (and then turn around and pay those same golfers much, much less). It’s not a sustainable strategy and only lasts as long as the company/person/nation backing it decides they’re cool with losing money. For LIV Golf, that meant Middle East oil wealth, in particular Saudi Arabian money. Clearly, the current Iran War has hurt Middle East finances, so they need to trim their more exorbitant spending. And LIV Golf was part of that trimming. This should be a major warning for others. TGL’s parent company, TMRW Sports, just got a $1 billion valuation, despite TGL’s (the indoor golf league) horrible TV viewership of less than half a million viewers per match. Unrivaled, the women’s basketball league, just secured a $650 valuation, despite its horrible TV viewership and a new rival (Project B) entering the scene next year. To relate this to streaming, Hollywood should ask which streamers may have wealthy patrons funding their losses. (Let’s be clear: Google, Amazon and Apple.) Could those patrons lose their appetite? For Amazon, probably not. But Apple has a new boss, so maybe! WRONG: My Analysis of the Streaming Bubble Was Missing a Week I’m going to be congratulating myself a lot today, but I make mistakes too, like this data goof. When I last compiled the data on the decline in TV shows, I was missing one week at the end of June. If you look at the first image, you can see that one week was mislabelled as “July”. Mainly, this image got updated to show a 27% decline, not 29%: This change doesn’t really impact the overall analysis, but it is two percent better. By the way, through the third quarter, the decline increased and it’s now a 30% decrease since 2022. (I’ll write/visualize this in an upcoming article.) But I want you to trust me and my data. Especially these days, when many people are using LLMs that I know are inserting faulty data into their charts, I want to keep earning my audience’s faith. So that’s the accurate data. RIGHT: IP Remains Very, Very Popular In July, I wrote a giant (and I mean giant) article on Backrooms, Obsession, and the box office, going over what we know, what we don’t know about what works in theaters, looking at YouTubers, IP, the horror genre, comic book movies, and a whole lot more. The month of August really tested a lot of my theses and, being honest, mostly supported my arguments. Let’s start with IP. Looking at 8-Aug (the weekend after Spider-Man: Brand New Day came out) to 18-Sep (the weekend that Resident Evil came out, which I think provides a nice bookend to this time period), there were seven films based on pre-existing IP: Resident Evil (2026) ($126 million) Practical Magic 2 ($65 million) _Insidious: Out of the Furthe_r ($65 million) Coyote Vs. Acme ($59 million) Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie ($53 million) Tony ($15 million) Super Troopers 3 ($7 million) Compare those to the notable original films from the past month—I actually could have included more movies, but here are just thirteen, bringing us to an even twenty films—including.... The End of Oak Street ($54 million) Buddy ($26 million) Mutiny ($15 million) By Any Means ($15 million) The Dog Stars ($14 million) Runner ($14 million) One Night Only ($11 million) Hope ($8 million) Spa Weekend ($7 million) The Uprising ($6 million) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ($6 million) Onslaught ($3 million) Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man ($2.8 million) Here’s that in chart form: Five of the top six films in this time period were all based on IP. I made a big chart of films that grossed over $200 million at the box office before Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey hit theaters. Let’s update that chart! By the way, if you want to see how I categorized each film—so another bar chart—here it is: I know that many of my fellow critics/pundits/analysts dislike films based on IP and how Hollywood is making so many of them. And I’m sympathetic to this point of view. As I’ve written many, many times before, you need a balance between existing franchises, new IP, and original films. And Hollywood clearly needs to make more films like Resident Evil (a well-made film from a visionary director) and fewer Practical Magic 2’s (which didn’t get critical or customer buzz). But at some point, critics and pundits need to contend with what audiences are telling them: Movie-goers aren’t showing up to original films. Audiences are speaking with their dollars, telling you they want more IP and franchises. You can try to convince studio heads to make fewer IP-based films and franchises, but the data and numbers aren’t there. Instead, critics need to work harder to convince audiences to show up for original films. Aim your ire/concern at the average person, not studio heads.2 Because they’re just making the films that audiences are telling them to make. WRONG: Original Horror Films Didn’t Break Out I’ll be honest, even though I wrote an article casting some skepticism on the horror genre in July, if you asked me to make a prediction, I would have predicted that, in August, a new, original horror film would have blown up. No, seriously, I just assumed that Obsession and Backrooms presaged a change in audience behavior. But none of the buzzy new original horror films from August—Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Onslaught (not an action film in spite of the ads), The End of Oak Street, Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man, or _Buddy—_broke out. To be clear, exactly one of those films (Buddy) had good “ROI”, but again—I try to be specific in my language—none were “popular” in any broad sense of the word. None of them will be “saving” movies theaters like Backrooms or _Obsession_helped save the summer. The new Insidious film and Resident Evil, both based on IP, were far and away the biggest horror films since July. (We’ll see if this changes in October/Halloween season.) RIGHT: Stay Skeptical about Crowdfunding... I’ve long been skeptical about crowd-investing platforms as one of Hollywood’s saviors, mainly because there’s so much hype/buzz. People need to stay more skeptical about more things, explaining both the potential upside but also the downsides. In particular, the media often hypes crowdfunding at the start and never checks in on the actual results after they’ve come in later. And August gave us our first update! _Ice Cream Man—_directed by Eli Roth—grossed $6 million off of a $5.5 million budget. This is a production of The Horror Section, which was one of the first “crowd investing” studios with 2,400 investors, which means that 2,400 investors probably lost money. They certainly aren’t getting as great of returns as if they had just invested their dollars in the stock market. Hopefully Stiletto (Tagline: “Someone’s Going to Make it Rain Blood!”) does better next month. WRONG: Another Data Goof Here’s another data error. When the first episode of House of the Dragon came out, HBO put out that it had 21.5 million viewers in the first three days, and I read that to mean in the US…but no, it was global. So my US-only datecdotes charts shouldn’t have included it. We never got US-only numbers for the first episode, but for the final episode, HBO put out that it had 11 million US viewers. (And that global dropped to 21 million viewers.) Here’s the updated chart (which I’ve since used in the Streaming Ratings Report): Still, this show is absolutely huge. RIGHT: Superhero Films Remain Very, Very Popular After Supergirl flopped, I read a few takes that “comic book movies are going the way of the Western”. Post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day, that take didn’t age well. To be fair, I have a very nuanced take on the superhero genre right now; it’s down right now, for a lot of reasons. But it’s not “dead”. Maybe _Spider-_Man is just a really popular character? I saw that take, and it’s a fair counter-argument. (But pundits arguing that superhero movies were dead should have mentioned this $1.5 billion counter-argument…) But is it just Spider-Man? The next Avengers film already has $50 million in pre-sales (and I was skeptical that that film would do well) and the Avengers: End Game re-release topped the box office two weekends ago (over three original films). And I wouldn’t bet against Batman or Superman. So maybe it’s just Spider-Man, Batman, Superman and the Avengers. Oh, and Deadpool, of course. And Black Panther. And Wolverine. And probably the X-Men. Plus a well-made Wonder Woman or the Hulk film could break out. But that’s it! It’s just those ten characters/teams. Oh, what’s that? Lanterns is also doing well on HBO? (See previous section…) To be fair, I’m actually pretty sympathetic to the argument that more popular characters—like Spider-Man and Batman—anchor more popular films. In fact, I made that exact argument three years ago when I first wrote about the “Marvel-cession”. In many ways, you can blame The Guardians of the Galaxy for fooling Marvel Studios (and the rest of us) into believing that any character could pop. It turns out, the list of iconic characters is probably smaller than most people think. But it’s probably too early to say that superhero films and comic book movies are dead unless “death” means a slight decline over a longtime. RIGHT: Who Killed Theaters? Old People I get frustrated whenever I see headlines or analysis about how young people are “returning” to theaters. As I’ve detailed(for years), young people have always powered the US box office, despite narratives about “kids these days” and their “phones”. Really, what’s changed post-2020/pandemic is that old people aren’t going to the movies nearly as much. This summer, I saw a movie (from an older director) in a theater near a retirement community, and multiple older people at the theater were talking about how this was their first time seeing a movie in years. I dislike personal anecdotes, so YouGov can fill in the data, best summarized by this headline: “Who killed movie theaters? Not the youths”. According to them, 64% of people aged 18-29 have seen a movie in the last year, but only 30% of 65-and-older. 20% of 18-29 have seen a movie in theaters in the last week and 42% in the last month. Here’s the polling data: Most concerning? Many Americans (17%) think theaters are a worse or much worse experience than watching films at home. Slight WRONG: Hadestown Opens Big A live theater capture of the Broadway musical, Hadestown, made $20 million at the US box office, which begs the question: was I wrong to be skeptical about musicals a few years ago? Yes and no. On the one hand, $20 million is a far cry from being “popular”, so yeah, the genre isn’t that popular overall and Hadestown is one of the more popular musicals from recent years (i.e. the “Taylor Swift Data Fallacy” in action). On the other, I doubt filming this cost all that much, and I don’t think that they spent much on marketing, so this is a good source of ancillary revenue. Smaller Updates WRONG: As I mentioned in a Streaming Ratings Report, I underestimated the budget for Enola Holmes 3. It probably cost more like $50 million, if not more. But... I’m not sure that it really matters? At sub-10 million hours, prices have to come down to make this work. WRONG: Netflix is giving Ink a 27-day in theaters! To quote the kids/YouTubers these days, let’s go! Now I might actually have a chance to see Danny Boyle’s latest in theaters. I’d complained about this in a “Coming Soon” section, but I was heartened to read that Netflix is giving multiple films longer theatrical windows this year. RIGHT: Netflix is sending 4-5 films per year to theaters. Netflix is slowly but surely sending more and more films to theaters, as I cautiously predicted earlier this year. For now, it’s just three big films and a number of awards contenders, but still, this is great news. And they’ll be releasing box office grosses! Just this week, Ted Sarandos confirmed that KPop Demon Hunters 2 will come to theaters (and my guess is it performs in the box office top ten at a minimum). WRONG: Angel has 3 million subscribers! How do I know this? Well, they told Deadline, who reported it. I marked this as “wrong”, since they’ve doubled their subscribers in one year but, you know, they don’t really have a hit film to speak of and they’re still losing money. WRONG: Furious was only renewed for one more season. I accidentally wrote “two more seasons” in my latest “Renewals, Cancellations, Un-Orders and Removals Update”. RIGHT: House of David is ending with its third season. In July, Prime Video renewed House of David for a third season, as I just wrote in my latest “Renewals and Cancellations” report. Well, now it’s ending after that third season. Why? As I’ve been writing, its viewership wasn’t great. I got feedback that this show didn’t cost very much, but it cost enough that its limited viewership didn’t save it. WRONG: Adults was a Hulu original! So I missed Adults when it first came out last year; I saw that it aired on FX and just assumed that it was a linear-first program. Turns out, it aired three episodes on FX, but binge-released the rest of its episodes the next day on Hulu. Huh. So I should have covered it last year! But I just wrote about it. 1 “When I was a kid in the 90s, if you wore a t-shirt to school that wasn’t too big and also wasn’t too small, but somehow didn’t quite fit, we’d say you were wearing an “extra-medium” shirt.” 2 As always, a huge exception is Disney, which barely makes anything original anymore.

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Oct 7 • 6:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
Trump to Give Musk Top US Science Medal

President Donald Trump will present close ally Elon Musk and other tech bosses with the top US scientific award at a ceremony on Thursday, the White House said. Google co-founder Sergei Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD chief Lisa Su will also receive the National Medal of Science at the "Science: A New Golden Age" summit. Computer mogul Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will get the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the top award in its field.

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TENNESSEE VOLS BASKETBALL: 2026-27 season starting to take shape

The Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday afternoon the game times, network designations and final date selections for the upcoming 2026-27 men's basketball season.

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Oct 7 • 4:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11

Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI models and agents.

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Disney World guests banned after jumping into Epcot boat ride water

Disney World guests were banned after jumping into the Gran Fiesta Tour boat ride’s water at Epcot. ‘This behavior was unsafe and a clear violation of our park rules,’ a Disney World rep tells EW.

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The Culinary Director at a Unique California Restaurant Reveals the Key Ingredients Behind Its ‘Needle-in-a-Haystack’ Business Model

Deborah Mullin oversees a complex operation at Little Saint, the plant-based restaurant in Healdsburg, California.

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Oct 7 • 3:02 PM EDT • Business • entrepreneur.com
First look: A major Windows 11 Search overhaul is coming, and it changes your settings for you

At today’s Windows event, Microsoft confirmed there’s a new Windows Search coming to all PCs later this year, and it’s built from scratch. It offers faster results, and thousands of quick actions.” According to Microsoft, You’ll be able to change settings, take screenshots, arrange windows and even send a text message directly from the taskbar. “At […]

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Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder for $5,999

Microsoft’s high-end AI mini PC for developers starts shipping in November.

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Oct 7 • 1:46 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
WSU’s retention increases as Health Sciences programs grow

Retention of undergraduate students increased by 1.1% while enrollment in health sciences also grew and WSU re-enrolled several hundred students who had previously stopped attending.

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Oct 7 • 1:00 PM EDT • Health • news.wsu.edu
Inside Microsoft's plan to boost Xbox, Battle.net on PC — "Right now, it is simply very hard to work with Xbox," said Asha Sharma, with plans to fix it

Microsoft has long identified Battle.net as a key part of its Activision-Blizzard acquisition, and at yesterday's Town Hall with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, we got more hints about the future.

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Oct 7 • 12:01 PM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
OpenAI says teens use ChatGPT for under 15 minutes a day as worries over risks grow

Teens spend under 15 minutes a day on average on ChatGPT, while less than 2% of them interact with the chatbot for over three straight hours, OpenAI ​said, as technology companies face scrutiny over the risks AI chatbots pose to children.

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Oct 7 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Still on Windows 11 24H2? You have one week to upgrade

Windows 11 24H2 support ends October 13th, 2026. Here's how to check your version and upgrade to 25H2 or 26H2 before the deadline.

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Oct 7 • 11:59 AM EDT • Technology • pcworld.com
P.T. Native PC Port 1.0 Is Out Now With DLSS 4.5, Frame Generation, Ray Tracing, Mods, And More

Hideo Kojima,P.T.,PlayStation 4,LoreanXavier,Vulkan,Konami,NVIDIA DLSS 4.5,AMD FSR 3.1,Intel XeSS,Silent Hills

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Oct 7 • 11:58 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
Scholastic Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group Bring New Series and Returning Favorites to MIPCOM 2026

Scholastic Entertainment and 9 Story will showcase a lineup of new animated series in development and fresh seasons of hit shows at MIPCOM.

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Oct 7 • 11:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • animationmagazine.net
Nvidia Takes Aim at Intel’s $32 Billion PC Business With Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra

Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ) and Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) are set to unveil the Surface Laptop Ultra in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 7, with Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang taking the stage together. The laptop runs on Nvidia’s RTX Spark chips, announced in June, and it’s built to run AI agents on the PC itself instead of in the cloud.

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Oct 7 • 10:40 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Microsoft Surface and Windows Event 2026: All the Announcements and Analysis Live From San Francisco

Today's the day! We hope to learn fresh details about the Surface Laptop Ultra, the next chapter for Windows, and the future of Copilot at Microsoft's fall event. Follow along with all of our expert commentary and on-the-ground updates, and tune in to the livestream later this afternoon.

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Oct 7 • 10:30 AM EDT • Technology • pcmag.com
Argonne Uses AI Agents to Get Closer to Self-Driving Microscopes

Scientists often wait months to get their hands on some of the world’s most powerful research instruments, such as state-of-the-art microscopes. At facilities like Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source, these machines allow researchers to use extremely bright X-rays to study materials at microscopic scales. Once they get access to such instruments, every hour counts. […]

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Oct 7 • 9:58 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com