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Xbox tests smart download client that finds the fastest game server

A new Xbox Insider update changes how consoles download games and patches. Microsoft has not confirmed when the feature will reach public builds.

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Jul 26 • 8:46 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Photos: Noah Kahan brings his “Great Divide Tour” to Raleigh

The powerhouse that is Noah Kahan packed Raleigh’s Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday night

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Jul 25 • 11:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • newsobserver.com
Warren Spector’s Thick As Thieves Ends Support After Two Months

After significant layoffs at the studio, the leaner Thief successor is hoping to continue with peer-to-peer servers

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Jul 25 • 5:02 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Charlotte-based technologies supplier buys Canadian HVAC company

The Montreal-based company is now a part of SPX Technologies’ HVAC segment, according to a statement.

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Jul 24 • 5:39 PM EDT • Business • charlotteobserver.com
Axe throwing business in downtown Tacoma closing its doors
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Jul 24 • 3:20 PM EDT • Business • thenewstribune.com
Handled with care, AI can be miraculous

Although it has huge potential for harm, artificial intelligence is accelerating breakthroughs in science and medicine — but it can’t replace human imagination

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Jul 24 • 2:46 PM EDT • Science • thetimes.com
Saint Leo University merges business and technology colleges as AI reshapes workforce

The Pasco County university is merging two colleges as employers increasingly seek graduates with both technical and business expertise.

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Jul 24 • 12:20 PM EDT • Business • businessobserverfl.com
Bank of America Stadium renovation plans don’t include a dome. Here’s why

The newly unveiled, $1.3 billion Bank of America Stadium renovation plans didn’t include a dome. Tepper Sports’ CEO explains.

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Jul 24 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • charlotteobserver.com
Growing smarter farmers: Morgan State, neighborhoods localize climate science

“Our mission is to create a new kind of farmer,” Farmer Chippy said. “Now we’ve got children out here doing soil testing, monitoring, accessing the … server, so we can plan our planting.”

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Jul 24 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • baltimoresun.com
Frog Tinder. Sweet potato milk. N&O science reporter takes you into the wild

Remember when reading about science was fun? Luke Bowles, the N&O’s summer science writer, takes you behind the scenes and into the labs.

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Jul 23 • 7:10 PM EDT • Science • newsobserver.com
Miami’s pop-up shops are helping small business owners thrive with less overhead
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Jul 23 • 12:43 PM EDT • Business • miamiherald.com
Microsoft 365 servers down as outage may have hit as Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and more

Microsoft has confirmed that various M365 services have slowed down as they have been hit by an outage. The company is investigating and has released some preliminary details.

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Jul 23 • 12:11 PM EDT • Technology • neowin.net
Jonathan Jones confirms CBS Sports departure

CBS Sports will be in need of a new NFL reporter and insider when their coverage of the 2026 season begins this fall as Jonathan Jones is leaving the company. Jones first joined CBS in 2019 after tenures nationally at Sports Illustrated and locally covering the Carolina Panthers for the Charlotte Observer. Earlier this month,…

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Jul 23 • 11:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
TNT sports reporter Jon Manley reviews Eagle's Pride Golf Course in DuPont
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Jul 22 • 5:02 PM EDT • Sports • thenewstribune.com
NC legislators target Kannapolis in latest batch of partisan election changes

The change, which also includes Albemarle and a collection of municipalities in Moore County, follows a trend of similar bills in recent years.

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Jul 22 • 9:15 AM EDT • Politics • charlotteobserver.com
Hackers Exploit Windmill Flaw to Read Arbitrary Server Files Without Authentication

VulnCheck says attackers are exploiting Windmill CVE-2026-29059 to read server files, with about 170 vulnerable systems exposed in 24 countries.

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Jul 22 • 8:36 AM EDT • Technology • thehackernews.com
Police Dismantle Kratos Phishing Kit Built to Steal Microsoft 365 Sessions and Bypass MFA

Authorities seize 200 Kratos servers and arrest its alleged developer and operator; investigators estimate 15,000 campaigns ran monthly.

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Jul 22 • 2:38 AM EDT • Technology • thehackernews.com
Critical wp2shell WordPress flaws exploited to install webshells

Hackers are exploiting the "wp2shell" critical vulnerability suite (CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137) affecting WordPress Core to deploy persistent webshells and install malicious plugins on affected servers.

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Jul 21 • 12:41 PM EDT • Technology • bleepingcomputer.com
Five years after a $82 million IPO, Jungo sells its business for just $300,000

Israeli driver-monitoring startup will become a stock market shell after transferring its operations to controlling shareholder Ophir Herbst, while retaining roughly $9.8 million in cash.

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Jul 21 • 5:27 AM EDT • Business • calcalistech.com
NC House shuts down plans for liquor warehouse after construction dispute goes public

A House spokesperson says there’s not enough money to build. Critics say the House is trying to distance itself from the majority leader’s controversial actions on the project.

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Jul 20 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
Fortissimo nears $400 million Blackstone deal for RGIS international business

Exclusive: Israeli private equity firm is in talks to acquire control of the inventory services company's operations in Israel and several overseas markets, marking a second major transaction with Blackstone.

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Jul 20 • 2:32 AM EDT • Business • calcalistech.com
5 things to know about Mitch McConnell's life, career in politics
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Jul 19 • 6:49 PM EDT • Politics • tri-cityherald.com
5 things to know about Mitch McConnell's life, career in politics
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Jul 19 • 6:43 PM EDT • Politics • mercedsunstar.com
Fair food experience at Stanislaus fair
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Jul 18 • 6:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • modbee.com
51-year-old Sarasota apartment building has sold

The 23-unit community near downtown underwent more than $1 million in improvements since 2022.

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Jul 18 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • businessobserverfl.com
Honeywell Technologies completes first acquisition after spin-offs for $1.8B

The automation company bought a business based in a world capital.

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Jul 18 • 6:45 AM EDT • Business • charlotteobserver.com
What should we take away from Hornets’ NBA Las Vegas Summer League run?

Charlotte concluded 2026 stay in the desert with a 92-90 loss to Memphis Grizzlies.

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Jul 18 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • charlotteobserver.com
Tepper Sports is ‘broken’ and favors women, former Charlotte FC employee alleges

The first person hired by Charlotte FC was fired for an email he didn’t send, a discrimination lawsuit says, and women faced no repercussions.

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Jul 17 • 3:33 PM EDT • Sports • charlotteobserver.com
District 24 voters voice expectations for next congressperson
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Jul 17 • 2:16 PM EDT • Politics • miamiherald.com
Raleigh’s Hopscotch Music Festival 2026 lineup is here. List of 100+ performers

Plus, festival dates and how to get tickets.

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Jul 17 • 12:55 PM EDT • Entertainment • newsobserver.com
NC elections board approves new rule making it easier to disqualify ballots

The elections board’s Republican majority approved a series of rules in a 3-2 vote, including one on ballots without voter ID.

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Jul 16 • 11:35 AM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
NC State Health Plan overhauls insurer, hospital network and premiums. What to know

State employees will see numerous changes.

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Jul 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • newsobserver.com
1660 Ringling plan is all business for now

Benderson Development is seeking to expand the footprint and height of the former Sarasota County Administration Center and spruce up the parking lot for Class A office space.

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Jul 16 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • yourobserver.com
For years NC lawmakers got undisclosed free Charlotte speedway passes. That's about to change
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Jul 15 • 4:23 PM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
Downtown business owners rail against revised paid parking rules

Only five days after it was implemented, two downtown Sarasota business owners prompt City Commission to reexamine overhauled paid parking program.

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Jul 15 • 3:00 PM EDT • Business • yourobserver.com
Two Triangle hospital systems considered for key State Health Plan status. Who got it?

Duke Health and WakeMed were under consideration for the plan’s new access tier as officials worked to finalize the 2027 network.

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Jul 15 • 1:28 PM EDT • Health • newsobserver.com
Inside the states' case to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Winning a restraining order will be a crucial test for California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and his group. Some observers see the states' efforts as an uphill climb because the U.S. Justice Department last month approved the merger.

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Jul 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
CISA warns admins to patch actively exploited SharePoint flaws

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned Tuesday that attackers are actively exploiting three vulnerabilities to hack Internet-exposed on-premises SharePoint Server instances.

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Jul 15 • 5:44 AM EDT • Technology • bleepingcomputer.com
Entertainment venue Level99 now open at Disney Springs

Level99, a new, hands-on, interactive entertainment venue for teens and adults now is open at Disney Springs.

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Jul 14 • 5:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • orangeobserver.com
Winder Garden commission considers business tax increase

The City Commission approved the first reading of an ordinance that would increase the local business tax rates by 5%.

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Jul 14 • 3:31 PM EDT • Business • orangeobserver.com
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IBM shares plunge as AI spending boom disrupts business

Shares in IBM plunged 24 percent on Tuesday after the US tech giant released disappointing preliminary second-quarter results, blaming a shift in spending by customers due to expected higher prices for memory chips and other AI-related infrastructure.A global rush by tech companies to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure has sent demand for servers, memory chips and storage soaring, driving up prices and creating supply shortages across the industry.

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Jul 14 • 2:42 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
IBM forecasts preliminary Q2 revenue below estimates as spending shifts to AI

IBM's preliminary second-quarter revenue forecast ​came below Wall Street estimate ‌on Tuesday, as customers prioritized spending on AI infrastructure, including servers, ​storage and memory purchases, sending ​its shares slumping 17% in ⁠premarket trading.

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Jul 14 • 7:10 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
5 things to know about Mitch McConnell's life, career in politics
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Jul 13 • 4:04 PM EDT • Politics • thestate.com
5 things to know about Mitch McConnell's life, career in politics
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Jul 13 • 2:51 PM EDT • Politics • sanluisobispo.com
Back to school at 26: Former UNC two-sport commit returns to college football

Jordyn Adams chose pro baseball over college football in 2018. Eight years later, the former Green Hope High School standout is headed back to school.

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Jul 13 • 5:30 AM EDT • Sports • newsobserver.com
Calling all business leaders and innovators: The Trailblazer Awards are open for nominations

For a second year, the Jacksonville Daily Record will honor the boldest, brightest minds and highest achievers in Northeast Florida’s business community.

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Jul 13 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • jaxdailyrecord.com
Sights and sounds at the Stanislaus fair
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Jul 11 • 12:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • modbee.com
A family dinner led two Israeli scientists to a clue about life’s origins

A joint study by Prof. Michal Sharon of the Weizmann Institute and her brother Prof. Yossi Paltiel of the Hebrew University suggests magnetism may have influenced two chemical 'fingerprints' of life: molecular chirality and isotope ratios

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Jul 11 • 10:03 AM EDT • Science • ynetnews.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
NC’s State Health Plan switching who administers its members’ benefits, again

The State Health Plan announced who won its health and pharmacy benefits contracts.

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Jul 10 • 1:29 PM EDT • Health • newsobserver.com
NC State Health Plan approves new premium hikes, picks preferred network hospitals

It’s the latest round of changes for the plan.

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Jul 10 • 11:15 AM EDT • Health • newsobserver.com
Sarasota dance fitness business goes mega-viral with videos

From members to instructors to now owners, Stacey Iltis and Kari Schroeter constantly chase their why at Fly Dance Fitness: to spread the love.

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Jul 10 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • businessobserverfl.com
Kansas City residents react to midtown Costco changes
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Jul 8 • 4:36 PM EDT • Business • kansascity.com
Minority business office & health equity office are abolished in NC’s new budget

Gov. Josh Stein says NC shouldn’t be “blind to the fact that different health concerns impact different populations differently.”

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Jul 8 • 3:38 PM EDT • Business • newsobserver.com
As NC early voting disputes persist, Dems ask Wake to restore NC State polling site

Last month, election officials dropped a longtime early voting site on N.C. State’s campus and replaced it with a separate university site away from main campus.

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Jul 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
Atrium Health settles class-action lawsuit in Charlotte alleging it shared patient data

The Charlotte-based healthcare organization agreed to a $1.8 million settlement.

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Jul 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • charlotteobserver.com
The Hub at Nocatee plans to combine retail, dining and entertainment

Tampa-based Center Connect Development has two similar concepts in the state, but the Hub at Brooklyn is not one of them.

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Jul 6 • 6:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • jaxdailyrecord.com
Here’s what opened, reopened and closed around Sacramento in June

Throughout June, a number of businesses opened and closed in Sacramento, with two regional staples celebrating their return to business.

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Jul 6 • 6:24 PM EDT • Business • sacbee.com
Meet Naomi Osaka’s Business Partners Behind Her Wimbledon Comeback

Naomi Osaka has returned to IMG while continuing to build Hana Kuma, KINLÒ and an investment portfolio spanning sports and startups.

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Jul 6 • 4:07 PM EDT • Business • observer.com
Apple adds new popup for AI features that send data to Google Cloud

Apple now uses Google servers to power some of its new and upcoming AI features, and the company is using...

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Jul 6 • 3:27 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
NC’s top business recruiter on rivals, foreign tourism dip and project pipeline

From Trump to Biden to Trump: how Christopher Chung chases jobs as federal policy shifts.

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Jul 6 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • newsobserver.com
$15M HVAC firm finds a buyer

It can be tricky. But going from solo ownership to being an employee-owned business, an air conditioning company founder recently learned, has some cool benefits.

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Jul 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • businessobserverfl.com
What one Mass. blueberry bush tells scientists about climate change

The bush has been growing here since the observatory’s founding in 1885, if not longer. For 141 years, without missing a season, observers at Blue Hill have recorded the date when the first berry ripens. Their data provide a unique picture of the effects of a warming climate, and its impact on one of New England’s favorite summer treats.

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Jul 6 • 1:57 AM EDT • Science • wbur.org
These 10+ PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted or Disabled in July and August 2026

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Jul 5 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Sweet Tomatoes plots return after Covid-linked liquidation

Fort Myers is one of two cities nationally that Sweet Tomatoes has chosen for its rebirth after shuttering its 97 restaurants in 2020. And diners are loving it.

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Jul 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • businessobserverfl.com
How would you rate the health of Idaho's Snake River
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Jul 2 • 5:27 PM EDT • Health • idahostatesman.com
'This Is Borderline Evil' - Minecraft Creator Speaks Out Against ESA Calling Private Servers 'Illegal'

Minecraft creator, Markus 'Notch' Persson, has spoken out against the Electronic Software Association for claiming that private servers are "illegal."

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Jul 1 • 12:24 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Sony will cease production of discs for new PlayStation games in 2028

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

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Jul 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
ESA clarifies views on private servers after saying Minecraft servers are ‘illegal’ and ‘considered piracy’

The US trade association says it was referring to private servers…

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Jul 1 • 5:50 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Servers recalled after glitch results in radiologists reading images for wrong patients

The issue could cause a reader to unintentionally report on the wrong patient when using interactive applications, according to a notice from the FDA.

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Jul 1 • 12:02 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com
North Carolina finally has a state budget bill
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Jun 30 • 5:31 PM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
America 250 Is Rewriting the Business Case for Made in America

Naturepedic’s Arin Schultz examines why America’s 250th anniversary coincides with a fundamental shift in manufacturing strategy. Schultz argues that tariff uncertainty, supply-chain disruption and…

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Jun 30 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • observer.com
NC budget includes UNC, NC State athletics for sports betting tax distribution

The state’s two major universities were left out of the previous model, which provided tax revenue to college athletic programs.

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Jun 30 • 11:56 AM EDT • Sports • newsobserver.com
ESA Lobbyist Calls Private Minecraft Servers Illegal During Hearing

The Entertainment Software Association's VP also stated the ESA considers private servers to be "piracy" during the Protect Our Games California State Senate hearing

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Jun 30 • 11:09 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Minecraft servers are apparently "illegal," according to the Vice President of America's biggest gaming association

The Entertainment Software Association's Jennifer Gibbons claimed that Minecraft servers were "illegal" and "not affiliated with Microsoft."

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Jun 30 • 6:50 AM EDT • Technology • pcgamesn.com
Honeywell completes spin-off into three companies. Just one remains in Charlotte.

The three businesses separately focus on advanced materials, automation and aerospace.

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Jun 29 • 1:42 PM EDT • Business • charlotteobserver.com
Sarasota Business Awards honor innovation, entrepreneurship and the American spirit

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce recognized businesses in the community across 10 categories.

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Jun 28 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • yourobserver.com
From Photo Backups to My Own Cloud Server: My Trip Into Home Data Storage

I just wanted to store my files safely. I ended up opening a Pandora's box of complications.

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Jun 28 • 8:01 AM EDT • Technology • cnet.com
Pols & Politics: Why not make looser drinking laws for World Cup permanent, observers ask

Massachusetts relaxed its rules on public drinking to accommodate World Cup fans. One libertarian magazine is wondering why it isn’t permanent. Plus: Lawsuit to compel audit being considered.

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Jun 28 • 4:18 AM EDT • Politics • bostonherald.com
Morgan Stanley Raises PT on International Business Machines (IBM) Stock

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is one of the Best Cloud Computing Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On June 23, Morgan Stanley lifted its price objective on the company’s stock to $267 from $225, and maintained an “Equal Weight” rating on the shares. As per the analyst, Dell and HPE earnings demonstrate that the enterprise server demand […]

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Jun 27 • 6:18 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Why Kemba Walker is excited about Hornets’ future, 2026 NBA Draft additions

Charlotte’s player enhancement coach spoke to The Charlotte Observer during grand opening of The Kemba Walker Sports Academy in Concord.

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Jun 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • charlotteobserver.com
NC Democrats demand lower utility costs + budget talks drag on as deadline nears

Read our Under the Dome newsletter and listen to our Under the Dome podcast to stay up to date on #ncpol.

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Jun 26 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
Bank of America community roundtable highlights sales tax increase, small business struggles

Business and government leaders also discussed hiring trends and the importance of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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Jun 26 • 5:09 AM EDT • Business • charlotteobserver.com
The heatwave hacks that will actually help to keep you cool

Should you wear wet socks to bed or point a fan out the window? Can the ‘Japanese door fan’ technique cool a baking hot car? Here’s what the science says

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Jun 26 • 3:30 AM EDT • Science • thetimes.com
Smart voices in business react to Apple and Xbox price hikes

After Apple and Microsoft's Xbox raised prices due to a shortage of memory chips, tech observers are not optimistic about future prices.

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Jun 26 • 12:44 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
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Senate Democrats announce election observer program

The program will put trained, official observers on the ground to observe activities around polling places

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Jun 25 • 2:22 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Two NC lawmakers, a Democrat and a Republican, push Congress to delay SNAP changes

Above the federal penalty threshold, NC could owe $140M a year, putting at risk a program that helps over 1.2 million North Carolinians.

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Jun 25 • 12:49 PM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
Don Toliver expands world tour with first stop at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center

The ‘Octane’ World Tour’s ‘Nitrous’ expansion will kick off at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center.

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Jun 23 • 6:08 PM EDT • Entertainment • sacbee.com
Business owners, town and chamber discuss 'surviving the summer'

The first Let's Talk Business roundtable included a wide range of business representatives, from luxury resorts to a picnic-friendly mom and pop shop.

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Jun 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • yourobserver.com
Robert Harrington appointed Charlotte's next mayor
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Jun 22 • 9:39 PM EDT • Politics • charlotteobserver.com
Gov. Scott vetoed the Legislature’s latest attempt to lower health insurance costs. What’s next?

Scott wants to expand other models of health insurance in Vermont. Observers worry that his veto points to deepening political divisions over how to keep healthcare affordable.

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Jun 22 • 6:00 PM EDT • Health • vtdigger.org
Scientists stumped by bird that “shouldn’t exist”—rare discovery shocks experts - Futura-Sciences

A Bird That Defies the Rulebook In a typically peaceful backyard in Texas, birdwatchers were caught off guard when an unfamiliar bird swooped onto the scene. It baffled observers: clearly neither a typical blue jay nor a full-fledged green jay. What was it? The answer would turn out to be...

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Jun 22 • 1:30 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
Construction set to begin on new dining, entertainment at South End arts hub

The more than 20 existing artist studios will remain in place during construction, and signature community events will continue.

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Jun 22 • 1:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • charlotteobserver.com
Obsidian Entertainment accused of skimping on salaries

Obsidian Entertainment has faced a lawsuit in the United States. The company was sued by former employees who claim it violated California labor laws.

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Jun 22 • 7:52 AM EDT • Entertainment • gameworldobserver.com
Tybout House owner highlights local business at Council

Victoria Boehmer, owner of Tybout House on Market Street and a leader in several local community initiatives, shared the story behind her business and its growing impact on the region during Monday night’s Warren City Council meeting. Boehmer described Tybout House as much more than a traditional yarn store. The business works closely with local […]

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Jun 21 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • timesobserver.com
The time has come for Arab politics in Israel to stop fearing coalition power

Opinion: Israel’s Arab public is more aware, more involved and less willing to settle for declarations; the question is no longer only who is right, but who can actually influence policy

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Jun 21 • 6:48 AM EDT • Politics • ynetnews.com
Tampa medical building tied to philanthropist, investor Patel sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a grocery store property sold in Venice, a former beach hotel sold in Clearwater, and a prominent CRE broker makes a move in Fort Myers.

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Jun 21 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • businessobserverfl.com
TNT's Gregg Bell describes U.S.-Australia World Cup match, among Seattle's greatest sports days
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Jun 19 • 7:43 PM EDT • Sports • thenewstribune.com
Now two powerful NC politicians say Raleigh would be a good MLB expansion city

MLB in NC has been a topic for years. Now the governor and Senate leader say Raleigh is a desirable location for a team.

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Jun 18 • 3:23 PM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
NC Senate leader Berger, Speaker Hall now in final talks about overdue state budget

The finish line is in sight on North Carolina’s overdue state budget. Senate leader Berger and Speaker Hall are in final negotiations.

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Jun 18 • 1:23 PM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com