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Chevron to expand Venezuela operations, says U.S. official

President Donald Trump last week announced an ambitious deal to develop Venezuela's oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits

Sep 1 • 2:43 PM EDT • Business • spectrumlocalnews.com

<i>Redbird Buzz</i>: Jessica Chambers shares the art, science, and community behind the Horticulture Center

Jessica Chambers '03, director of the Horticulture Center, highlights the research, exhibits, and beauty of Illinois State University's Horticulture Center.

Sep 1 • 2:17 PM EDT • Science • news.illinoisstate.edu

Settle In and Get Comfortable with the Designed for XBOX Cozy Collection

Made for side quests, little adventures, and everything in between, the Designed for XBOX Cozy Collection is available now, bringing warmth and whimsy to every journey. Step into a tiny, pixelated woodland where every click, key stroke, and button tap feels like discovering a new cozy corner. The 8BitDo keyboard, mouse, and controller bring a […]

Sep 1 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com

gamescom 2026’s Steam wishlist winners

gamescom wrapped up last weekend, and it was bloody fantastic. It really felt like the industry had a spring in its step again. The show itself was BUZZING, with 368K attendees (+3% over last year), maxed-out exhibit space, and Opening Night Live pulling over 78M online views (+7.5%). Let’s have a look at the games at the event that brought in the most new Steam wishlists between August 23 and 30. One quick thing before we start, and stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but wishlists are NOT a barometer for launch sales (they’re bookmarks, not baskets is what we always say over here at Alinea). With that aside, wishlists are a nice gauge of hype, so let’s dive in. Witche(r)s and Warlocks take the top two spots The biggest game of the event (by new wishlists, anyways) wasn’t a game at all. It was an expansion. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s upcoming expansion, Songs of the Past, nabbed 451K Steam wishlists by the end of the weekend. It’s a big example of something we bang on about constantly: proven IP with built-in fandom is the most powerful force in this market. But said IP can also ripple into other external success stories (more on that later!). Anyway, Songs of the Past debuted at Opening Night Live, and it’s the first Witcher 3 expansion in over a decade, landing next year after a full Witcher 3 remaster (free for existing owners!) arrives next month. The Witcher 3 has sold around 66M copies, and I’ll be one of those owners jumping back in to refresh myself on the core game (like there isn’t enough to play!), then play the expansion next year. This is all part of CDPR’s plan. The studio is clearly whetting everyone’s appetite for The Witcher 4 in 2028 via a classic bridge strategy. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Releasing a free 4K remaster next month – followed by a proper expansion in 2027 – keeps IP top-of-mind across a huge gap between content (games-wise, anyway). It kind of echoes Capcom’s evergreen catalogue strategy. And outsourcing co-development to Fool’s Theory (a studio led by trusted Witcher 3 veterans) keeps CDPR’s internal headcount focused on The Witcher 4. #2 by wishlists between Aug 23 and 30 went to another giant IP: Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, published by Wizards of the Coast and developed by Invoke Studios (a team of ex-Far Cry, Watch Dogs, and Splinter Cell devs). It’s due to launch in 2027, and it looks brilliant so far. It’s a dark-fantasy open world with third-person spell-slinging. It’s a very Witcher-ish aesthetic. As you might expect, 48% of Warlock’s Steam wishlisters have played Baldur’s Gate 3, and 46% have played The Witcher 3. One to watch. For sure! Mash-ups: Anime GTA (!?) and a city-builder for kids (and adults) Ananta took #3 with 302K new wishlists. It’s an open-world game that looks like GTA and Persona had a baby. It was published by NetEase, developed by Naked Rain, and got a trailer at Opening Night Live. I got hands-on at the show, and it wears its influences openly; there’s literal web-slinging (very Spider-Man) and a LOAD of mini-games (Like a Dragon). It’s free-to-play and out in January. For Ananta, Naked Rain is taking the free-to-play, cosmetics-only route. That’s certainly a choice for a single-player open-world game. Without gacha mechanics driving high ARPU, Ananta is betting purely on top-of-funnel reach and long-term retention. This puts pressure on skin appeal when there’s no multiplayer lobby to flex in (although, co-op is reportedly coming later). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Then there’s Lego Skylines (273K wishlists between Aug 23 and 30), which does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s a cosy Lego twist on the city-builder genre, as shallow or as deep as you fancy (five min quick sesh or ten-hour no-lifer session; latter for me). There’s some family-friendly stuff in there like couch co-op, which is only really viable on console. Iceflake Studios, which Paradox acquired back in 2020 is developing this one. So Paradox is probably looking for a family-friendly onramp to its rad Cities: Skylines games. The overlap there is plain, with 33% of Lego Skylines wishlisters having played Cities: Skylines and 16% Skylines II. There’s no doubt plenty of parents here (and uncles, ahem) planning to indoctrinate the next gen of city-builders. I’ll definitely be playing with my youngest nephew. This one could be big and educational. I’m very curious to see more. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Mature IP, new and old, rounds out the list As for the rest of the list of gamescom games by new wishlists between Aug 23 and 30: Heroes of Might & Magic III Remake got 189K new wishlists. It remakes the iconic 1999 turn-based-strategy classic in full 3D and 4K. It follows this year’s Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era (~1.8M copies sold, as per our estimates), and around a quarter of the III Remake wishlisters have played Olden Era, including 7% of them this month. Wardogs – a $40 PvP shooter – added another 146K to an already massive pile (nearly 1.6M total). It’s published by Team17 and made by Bulkhead. It plays somewhere between the tactical squad stuff of … Squad and the all-out-chaos battlefield of … Battlefield. It’s up to 100 players, and it’s out in about 10 days. It’s already pre-sold over 500K copies on Steam ($16.6M), boosted by a pre-order-only beta. It sold another 70K copies during gamescom, too. Afterworld managed 121K new wishlists. It’s a Paradox-made post-apocalyptic grand-strategy game, and it was announced at the show. It’s a departure from Paradox’s usual historical stuff, and the studio’s first new setting in over a decade. The Paradox purists are into it, with over half its wishlisters having played Hearts of Iron IV (19% this month) and 41% Crusader Kings III (17% this month). Metro 2039 got 110K during the show, tunnelling its total past 1.3M. Nearly 40% of wishlisters have played 2020’s Metro Exodus, the previous mainline title in the series. The Metro novels are Russian, dev 4A Games is Ukrainian, and it’s set in Moscow, so it’s unsurprising that – after the US (17.3% of wishlisters) – the next two countries are Russia (12.7%) and Ukraine (10.0%). The Blood of the Dawnwalker drew in (the blood of) 108K new wishlisters, now totalling an impressive 1.7M (at a $70 price point, though). It’s an open-world dark-fantasy action-RPG set in 14th-century Europe (with vampires!), made by some former Witcher devs at Rebel Wolves. Again, it shows. Over half of Blood of the Dawnwalker’s wishlisters have played The Witcher 3, and its #2 market is Poland, home of Rebel Wolves. That’s that hometown-hero effect we keep banging on about again! And Blood of the Dawnwalker plays very well, by the way. While it looks like a Witcher clone on the surface, it actually brings a lot to the table mechanics-wise. I love the whole time-as-a-currency spin on RPG gameplay. It gives the game a different, refreshing pace. Essentially, you start Blood of the Dawnwalker with a pool of 480 action points spread across 30 days and 30 nights. As for how the game performs, we’ll be posting some numbers next week, so hit subscribe below to get that in your inbox when it’s ready. Subscribe The Witcher’s legacy ripples Make no mistake: on a high level, this was The Witcher‘s gamescom. The #1 game by wishlisters was a Witcher 3 DLC. Warlock is clearly Witcher-inspired – as is Blood of the Dawnwalker, which was made by ex-Witcher devs. There was a lot of other cool stuff on the floor that we’ll no doubt be covering in subsequent newsletters, though! As always, wishlists went through the roof for sequels, remakes, DLC, and licensed IP. As always, though, these wishlists will likely convert to about 5% to 10% of launch-day buyers, with the probable exception of The Witcher DLC – the exception that proves the rule. Either way, we’ve got a nice, diverse list here – one that is very Witcher-y, Paradox-y, and – if you’re a fan of great games on Steam – a bloody good list. We even got a bunch of new IP to get excited for. Great gamescom! Even if we are still processing that unfathomable number of mini Kölsch beers! One more thing: GTA 6 broke the internet (again) Move aside, Spider-Man and The Odyssey (I love you both, really). But the decade’s defining entertainment zeitgeist is round the corner. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Rockstar dropped an extended look at GTA 6 last week. It was INSANE, the most impressed I’ve ever been by a showcase like this. You can see the budget seeping through every second of the extended look, and this level of game is unobtainable for any other publisher. Everyone’s going nuts, and rightly so. GTA 6 is out in holiday 2026, and it’ll be the biggest entertainment release ever, full stop. For those without a PS5 or Xbox Series console, a $500-$900 console is a big ask in this economy, but GTA will pull a lot of last-generation-console fence sitters over the current-gen fence either way: The autumn timing puts GTA 6 on (digital) shelves for the holidays, meaning a PS5 or Xbox (let’s be honest, mostly the former) will be on many a Christmas and Hanukkah list. Demand will outweigh the struggling supply, though, and PS5 Pros are already sold out and being sold at a markup via scalpers. Every console that isn’t on a shelf is a sale deferred or lost, and worse, it hands scalpers the margin. GTA has cultural clout that reaches everyone. It’s been a mainstream fixture since 2001’s GTA III and its clout has only grown exponentially since then. There’s a touchpoint for every generation alive. The FOMO-word-of-mouth double punch does the rest. Loading... It’ll reactivate the lockdown cohort, the millions who picked up gaming in 2020-21 and churned. GTA 6 will bring them back. Remember when College Football 25 brought a bunch of US gamers to current-gen consoles? GTA will do that globally. Once they’re back (or upgraded), and all GTA’d out, the fresh current-gen-console folks will check out the rest of the current-gen catalogue they missed. GTA Online, if not free to play, will also lead to a boost for PS+ and Xbox Game Pass, another boost for the ecosystem players. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Even some of the smug PCMR 60FPS crew won’t be able to resist their FOMO and will bite the bullet on a console to play this one early (then double dip). The consoles cost the same as a decent stick of RAM these days anyway lmao… Don’t get me wrong, though. GTA 6 is no silver bullet for the mature console market, but it does prime the current gen for a couple of strong swan-song years. And it’ll also give the consoles more users from which to maximise ARPU. ‘’We are in the latter half of the lifetime cycle of [the PS5],’’ said Sony President and CEO Hiroki Totoki in a Wall Street Journal interview. ‘’That means we do not need to aggressively sell the console today; rather than that, we are focusing on the current revenue from the current user base.’’ The biggest, best premium games always arrive late in a console cycle, so getting more players aboard now, ahead of that content storm (the new current-gen-only Call of Duty included), is a clear win for the platforms. On the Netflix thing, though: let’s all chill out a bit, like. Half my LinkedIn feed was going bonkers treating the reveal debuting on Netflix like it’s the future of entertainment. It wasn’t. It was a six-hour head start, and Netflix left that detail out of the “first-of-its-kind partnership” press release. The extended look hit Netflix at 3pm ET on 27 August, then went up on YouTube and Rockstar’s site for everyone six hours later. And it was all over social immediately, anyways. This reveal was going to reach an untold number of people whether it debuted on Netflix, YouTube, a Times Square screen, or a group chat. The last trailer did nearly half a billion views in a day with no gatekeeper at all. Netflix just stood next to that audience for six hours, borrowing it. It’s was a tidy deal for Netflix, sure. But every outlet on earth was breaking the thing down frame by frame by the evening anyway. Anyway. I’m hype. And we’ll be covering some GTA numbers on the newsletter soon. So hit subscribe below to get that in your inbox when it’s ready! Subscribe 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!]

Sep 1 • 10:27 AM EDT • Technology • alineaanalytics.substack.com

Matias Fernandez-Pardo to Newcastle: Signing from Lille is ‘'very fast' with 'unbelievable power' like Jeremy Doku

With Newcastle United signing Matias Fernandez-Pardo for £51m from Lille, Adam Bate speaks to the players former coach to find out what makes the Belgian forward so good: You could compare him a little bit to Jeremy Doku. He is very explosive, very fast

Sep 1 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com

Want to age well? Health experts say these habits matter most

U.S. News and World Report surveyed health experts to better understand how Americans can age healthily and what the next major health trend would be.

Sep 1 • 6:41 AM EDT • Health • wtop.com

Round Up: The Reviews For Orbitals On Switch 2 Are In

A new co-op king?

Sep 1 • 6:15 AM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com

If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?

The team behind Starcloud's orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri.

Sep 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com

Bit Reactor furloughed "many of its workers" in the weeks before Star Wars Zero Company's launch

Sources claim 80% of the developer's staff were furloughed, and that a skeleton crew is left to address post-launch bugs

Sep 1 • 4:07 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz

Tengo Project announces side-scrolling shoot ’em up remake Cybernetic Attack: Final Mission

Tengo Project has announced Cybernetic Attack: Final Mission, a 16-bit-style remake of the 8-bit side-scrolling shoot ’em up game S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team. Platforms and a rel…

Aug 31 • 11:30 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com

‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch

Last week was meant to be a moment of triumph for Bit Reactor, the Maryland-based game studio founded in 2021 with ambitions to create a great new tactical combat game. On Thursday, August 27, Bit Reactor’s debut title, Star Wars Zero Company, released to stellar reviews. And, from the Gamescom show in Cologne, Germany, studio co-founder Greg Foertsch was giving interviews discussing what the studio’s next game may be. But for many developers on the game, launch has been bittersweet. Fans love it. Critics prefer it to most recent Star Wars games. Zero Company, which is out for PS5, Xbox Series consoles and PC, is the top-selling game on Steam. Much of the team that made it, however, is currently going without pay. They were furloughed, just weeks ahead of the game’s launch. A rep for Bit Reactor confirmed to Game File today that the studio had furloughed many of its workers prior to the game’s release. They said it was a difficult decision and one that had been made before it was clear how launch would go. The rep emphasized that the call to do this was Bit Reactor’s alone (meaning not from publisher EA nor Star Wars license holder Disney). While the rep declined to comment on the scale of the furloughs, a previously unreported lawsuit brought by studio co-founder Alison Kelly in 2024 noted in a filing from August 12 of this year that Bit Reactor “has furloughed most of its employees and terminated contractors…” One source told Game File the furloughs impacted 80% of the team; another referred to there only being a skeleton crew left on Bit Reactor’s active payroll, ready to address any of Zero Company’s post-launch bugs. The issue is that Bit Reactor, a studio formed in 2021, had run out of most of its money just ahead of the launch of its first game. Over the weekend, Zachariah Scott, a senior technical artist who worked at Bit Reactor from early 2023 until an acrimonious exit this past May, said on LinkedIn that the studio was “concealing the fact that the team was Furloughed weeks ago.” Reached by phone today, Scott told Game File that he spoke to nearly a dozen Bit Reactor workers over the weekend. “Everybody has essentially the same story, which is, ‘Yeah, I got furloughed three weeks ago.” The Bit Reactor rep told Game File that the studio hoped to bring furloughed workers back, suggesting that a successful launch of the game could be impactful. Scott told Game File that workers he spoke to were less confident that even if there were returns, that all who were furloughed would get their old jobs again. A heated dispute Bit Reactor’s mid-2026 was almost even more tumultuous. The lawsuit by co-founder Alison Kelly that first revealed the furloughs was initially slated to go to trial in June. The suit is a she-said/he-said about whether Kelly, until 2024 the chief operating officer of Bit Reactor, was a co-owner of the studio or whether it was solely owned by Greg Foertsch. In July 2024, Kelly sued, saying she was pushed out by Foertsch. She first sued in federal court and later refiled in Maryland’s Baltimore County, alleging breach of contract and that Foertsch had unjustly enriched himself. Kelly cited damages of over $20 million, on the basis of Bit Reactor allegedly being worth more than double that. Foertsch’s side has said Kelly was never a co-owner and has countered with claims about her job performance (which she has denied). The June trial was postponed until early 2027, as both sides have been deposing witnesses and filing more claims and denials along the way. Amid all of that, filings in the lawsuit reviewed by Game File paint a picture about Bit Reactor’s origins, early aspirations around tactics games, the team’s breakthrough in drawing the attention of Electronic Arts with the help of a pitch tied to one of EA’s non-Star Wars franchises, and early fractures among its co-founders. The real story about the company behind Zero Company

Aug 31 • 10:23 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news

SU Art Museum 'Space and the Sacred' contrasts religion, science

The Syracuse University Art Museum's latest exhibit showcases pieces by Letterio Calapai that explore space and Catholicism.

Aug 31 • 10:23 PM EDT • Science • dailyorange.com

Caleb Wilson Shares Ambitious Plan to Improve 3-Point Shot Before Bulls Opener

The Bulls' rookie top five pick has been hoisting an impressive amount of three-pointers this offseason.

Aug 31 • 10:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

From Ambition to Action: Five Years of Advancing Financial Health and Inclusion in Banking

Our new report, “From Ambition to Action: Five Years of Advancing Financial Health and Inclusion in Banking, looks at how banks involved with the Principles for Responsible Banking Commitment to...

Aug 31 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • unepfi.org

NASA’s Swift telescope is back, but time is running out

NASA has brought two of Swift’s telescopes back online after technical problems derailed a commercial mission intended to rescue the aging observatory by raising its orbit. With atmospheric drag pulling the spacecraft downward faster than expected, scientists may have only another month or two before Swift falls below a critical operating altitude.

Aug 31 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com

From Ambition to Action: Five Years of Advancing Financial Health and Inclusion in Banking

Our new report, “From Ambition to Action: Five Years of Advancing Financial Health and Inclusion in Banking, looks at how banks involved with the Principles for Responsible Banking Commitment to...

Aug 31 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • unepfi.org

Colorado redistricting limits measure heads to November ballot

A proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit Colorado’s congressional maps from being redrawn outside of election cycles has qualified for the November ballot, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. Under Initiative 256, redistricting changes for the 2028 election and beyond would be prohibited unless approved by the Congressional Redistricting Commission and the Supreme Court. […]

Aug 31 • 6:12 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com

New CDC director delays adding Pennsylvania deaths to measles data

The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D).

Aug 31 • 5:32 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com

AMC Entertainment Creates Leawood Films with the Aim of Having More Movies Distributed to the Big Screen

AMC Entertainment has announced the creation of Leawood Films, a new film distribution company headquartered both in Los Angeles and AMC Theatres home base of Leawood, Kansas. It will focus on bringing additional movies to theatrical audiences in the U.S. and across the globe, leveraging its marketing ability and the prominence of its exhibition network, […]

Aug 31 • 5:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • boxofficepro.com

NASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails

The nearly 22-year-old observatory is once again studying the cosmos, but its time in orbit is running out.

Aug 31 • 5:00 PM EDT • Science • space.com

AMC Theatres Gets Into Distribution Business, Launches Leawood Films

AMC Theatres, the world's largest exhibitor, is getting into the distribution business launching Leawood Films, a label for small and mid-sized films.

Aug 31 • 4:30 PM EDT • Business • deadline.com

AMC to Put Smaller Movies Into Theaters With New Venture

The major exhibitor is launching Leawood Films, a distribution company that will put indie movies in theaters that might otherwise be overlooked.

Aug 31 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

AMC Entertainment Creates "Leawood Films" With the Aim of Having More Movies Distributed on to the Big Screen

LEAWOOD, Kan., August 31, 2026--AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and in the world, today announced the creation of Leawood Films, a new film distribution company headquartered both in Los Angeles and AMC Theatres home base of Leawood, Kansas. It will focus on bringing additional movies to theatrical audiences in the U.S. and across the globe, leveraging its acclaimed marketing ability and the prominence of its exhibition network,

Aug 31 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com

Sheri Herman Dead: E! Entertainment Executive, Digital TV Pioneer

Sheri Herman, a cable and digital media pioneer who helped launch E! Entertainment TV, died of heart failure Aug. 6 in Florida.

Aug 31 • 3:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com

NASA’s Roman Completes First Mid-Course Correction Burn

At 12:02 p.m. EDT, Roman began an approximately 3-minute mid-course correction burn to adjust its trajectory toward its final orbit.

Aug 31 • 3:33 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov

Chiefs claim LB Jack Pyburn, DT Bryson Eason

Linebacker Jack Pyburn played at LSU last season and his potential return to the college ranks has been discussed quite a bit recently, but he's now set to be in Kansas City rather than Baton Rouge.

Aug 31 • 2:04 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsports.com

Fable Leans Hard on "Limitless" Life Sim and RPG Gameplay

The upcoming release of the Fable reboot has generated quite a bit of hype, with the studio behind the game recently revealing some impressively forgiving minimum hardware requirements for PC gamers. Following that reveal, Polygon published an interview with Xbox about Fable and its content,...

Aug 31 • 1:05 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com

John Galliano's Met Gala 2027 exhibit canceled after backlash

Fashion designer John Galliano pays the price, again, for racist outbursts that upended his career more than a decade ago. His Met Gala 2027 exhibit has been canceled.

Aug 31 • 12:55 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com

Science Applications International Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Science Applications International (NASDAQ:SAIC) reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $1.9 billion, up approximately 5% organically, as the company cited broad-based growth across its markets and stronger conversion of existing contract backlog into revenue. Adjusted EBITDA totaled $193 m

Aug 31 • 12:02 PM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com

Sony Argues in Court That Digital Games Can't Be Owned

The PlayStation maker is fighting a California class action over "Buy Now" buttons, and has asked the judge to send the case to arbitration.

Aug 31 • 11:46 AM EDT • Technology • decrypt.co

Would You Eat a Cookie Made From Upcycled Plastic? Scientists Propose a New Way to Deal With Waste and Provide Food in Extreme Environments

A team of researchers programmed yeast to turn broken-down plastic and agricultural waste into sweet treats called µBites. They might come in handy during deep-space missions or in disaster zones, although some critics say the food is impractical

Aug 31 • 11:42 AM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com

China’s AI Health Care Ambitions Hit Hard Business Questions

A state-backed push is raising the question: Who pays?

Aug 31 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • foreignpolicy.com

Only Daryus Dixson Until Penn State Football

Do you feel that extra bit of electricity in the air? That’s the feeling of a game week for Penn State Football – and the very first one of the Matt Campbell era. Daryus Dixson is set to play a major role for the defense in 2026. He played in every game as a highly-coveted […]

Aug 31 • 8:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading business

The transaction allows NYDIG to focus on power generation, bitcoin mining and data center development, the company said.

Aug 31 • 8:18 AM EDT • Business • bankingdive.com

A “quantum bath” puts quantum entanglement on autopilot

Physicists have demonstrated a new way to entangle distant quantum bits without the constant measurements and active control normally required. The team created a “quantum bath,” a shared environment filled with correlated microwave photons that automatically pushes separated qubits into an entangled state and helps keep them there. The experiment confirms a theoretical prediction made more than 20 years ago and could offer a simpler way to connect modules in future quantum computers.

Aug 31 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com

Rising health care costs could take a bigger bite out of workers’ paychecks

Otto Graham says the increased costs of medication and rise in utilization are driving the potential effect for workers.

Aug 31 • 7:57 AM EDT • Health • kark.com

Rising health care costs could take a bigger bite out of workers’ paychecks

Otto Graham says the increased costs of medication and rise in utilization are driving the potential effect for workers.

Aug 31 • 6:23 AM EDT • Health • fox59.com

Big Knob Grange Fair celebrates 84th season on Sept. 1-5

Livestock events, exhibits, food, live music and more are planned at the 84th Big Knob Grange Fair on Sept. 1-5 in Rochester.

Aug 31 • 4:51 AM EDT • Entertainment • timesonline.com

Fitbit’s founders designed a wearable for the whole family

Luffu, a health tracking app designed for families and caregivers, just unveiled a device that rethinks the wearable.

Aug 30 • 8:39 PM EDT • Health • fastcompany.com

Sankey, SEC 'prepared to contest' judge's order in Louisiana

While the SEC said it will comply with an order that prohibits commissioner Greg Sankey from issuing punishment if they roster a player who returns from a pro contract, the league said, in a Sunday statement to ESPN, it will defend its rights in court.

Aug 30 • 8:22 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com

Rising health care costs could take a bigger bite out of workers’ paychecks

Otto Graham says the increased costs of medication and rise in utilization are driving the potential effect for workers.

Aug 30 • 4:23 PM EDT • Health • newsnationnow.com

North Carolina: Rabid baby goats at a mobile petting zoo prompts health warning

On Friday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported confirmed multiple rabies cases in baby goats at a mobile petting zoo located in Iredell County. They were first notified of a potential rabies exposure among four baby goats at Farm Adventures in Harmony, North Carolina on August 27. The goats were most likely exposed to rabies by a skunk that had entered the pen where they were kept in late July. The NC State Laboratory of Public Health confirmed rabies viruses in three of the baby goats on August 28; a fourth goat was not tested but is also assumed to have been infected. Based on information gathered on August 28, it was determined that no other animals on the farm pose a risk of rabies exposure to people. Learn about rabies Anyone who had contact with baby goats from the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo either at their location in Harmony, North Carolina, or at an off-site event, between July 28 and Aug. 27, 2026, may have been exposed while the animals were infectious. Impacted individuals should contact their local health department to determine whether medications are needed to prevent infection. Individuals are encouraged to call before visiting an emergency department or urgent care clinic to determine if treatment is needed and where it can be accessed. Known potential exposure dates and locations include: July 28: Jurney’s Assisted Living, 1942 Van Haven Drive, Statesville in Iredell County July 30: Private event in Mecklenburg County Aug. 1: Community Connections Back-to-School Bash, Breeden Amphitheater, 333 S. Main St., Lexington in Davidson County Aug. 6: Brookdale Peachtree, 2806 Peachtree Road, Statesville in Iredell County Aug. 8: Private event in Watauga County Aug. 9: Private event in Burke County Aug. 15: Masonic Picnic Grounds, 201 Poplar St., Mocksville in Davie County Aug. 16: Private event in Durham County Aug. 22: Private event in Iredell County Aug. 23: Private event in Durham County Rabies is a deadly disease that can spread from wild animals to pets and people, primarily through a bite, scratch or when infected saliva touches broken skin or mucous membranes. Human rabies infections are extremely rare in the United States. No human cases have been reported in North Carolina since 2011. Rabies is almost always fatal in mammals, including people, unless medications to prevent infections are given before symptoms develop. Symptoms can begin weeks to months after someone is exposed. Early symptoms are flu-like illness including weakness, fever or headache as well as a prickling or itching sensation where someone was bitten or exposed. In 2025, over 4,000 animals were submitted to the NC State Laboratory of Public Health for rabies testing, and of these, approximately 6% tested positive. In North Carolina the disease most often occurs in wild animals especially skunks, raccoons, bats and foxes. Outbreak News Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

Aug 30 • 2:52 PM EDT • Health • outbreaknewstoday.substack.com

Science 4 Everyone: What are the lunar phases and why do they happen?

How fast does the moon orbit around the Earth? Storm Team4 meteorologist and science teacher Ryan Miller explains the lunar phases.

Aug 30 • 10:33 AM EDT • Science • nbcwashington.com

AirFest 2026 to Bring Four Days of Warbirds, Family Activities, and Aviation Entertainment to Cape May Airport

NASW Aviation Museum's AirFest 2026 will bring four days of aviation history and family-friendly entertainment to Cape May Airport. Visitors can explore historic warbirds, meet pilots and crews, enjoy live music and reenactments, discover STEM exhibits, and experience one of New Jersey's premier aviation events.

Aug 30 • 10:17 AM EDT • Entertainment • vintageaviationnews.com

Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games

Chess’s expanding to backgammon, go, mahjong next.

Aug 30 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com

The screenings and other habits doctors recommend as early-onset cancers rise

Some cancers can’t be screened for or are hard to detect, but there are many factors that can help manage risk.

Aug 30 • 7:44 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com

Multiple developers report equipment stolen from their Gamescom booths

Several Gamescom exhibitors, including indie dev Ryan Laley and publisher iam8bit, say laptops were stolen from their booths overnight in Cologne.

Aug 30 • 7:38 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net

Last-minute doomsday scenarios for the 2026 election

Imaginations run wild at what President Donald Trump and his allies might yet do to interfere in the coming midterm election. He’s already done quite a bit.

Aug 30 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range

In 1990, a small bird became an unlikely symbol of one of America’s fiercest environmental battles. The northern spotted owl was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, putting the future of vast stretches of old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest at the centre of a bitter fight between environmentalists and the logging industry.

Aug 30 • 6:30 AM EDT • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Digital safety, mental health and communication key themes in this year's Resilient Teens summit

Resilient Communities of East Georgia (RCEG), the youth-focused organization behind teen mental health initiative Resilient Teens, hosted its third annual Resilient Teens Summit, Saturday, at the Columbia County Exhibition Center in Grovetown. The nearly eight-hour event, beginning at 9:30 a.m., drew some 200 attendees including vendors and volunteers. Like each year, the day-long series of […]

Aug 30 • 1:30 AM EDT • Health • theaugustapress.com

Xbox Series X25 Anniversary Console: $899.99, Nov 13

Microsoft opens Xbox Series X25 preorders at $899.99, shipping Nov 13, 2026, with a 5-brand accessory collection from Razer, 8BitDo and more.

Aug 29 • 9:20 PM EDT • Technology • tech-insider.org

Seven new frog species were hiding beneath Madagascar’s forest floor

Scientists have discovered seven new species of Madagascar’s elusive diamond frogs, using DNA from modern and century-old museum specimens to solve a long-running biological puzzle. The findings reveal surprising hidden diversity and could help protect these little-known amphibians as their forest habitats disappear.

Aug 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com

Fami。- Hakoniwa (Victor Entertainment/JPU Records)

The bassist of Lovebites, Fami returns with a release of her own material for the first time in five years. Given that in the timespan since 2021’s Sotsugyo, she did join Lovebites, it’s not surprisingly that it’s taken a bit of time to get more solo material out there. Given her spotlight in the international […]

Aug 29 • 7:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • deadrhetoric.com

Fernbank Museum to explore the ‘Secret World of Elephants’ this fall

Visitors to Fernbank Museum of Natural History will have the opportunity to explore the intelligence, biology, cultural significance and conservation of elephants when a new exhibition opens this fall.

Aug 29 • 2:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com

New exhibit to take Sacramento on a trip inside the human body

The traveling exhibition, “Bodies - The Science Within,” features preserved human specimens will arrive in Sacramento this fall.

Aug 29 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • sacbee.com

ENTERTAINMENT: Watercolor exhibition opens at LR Visitor Center; Festival Ballet sets season

Watercolors by Laura Remmel Powers go on display with a 6-7:30 p.m. reception Tuesday at the Little Rock Visitor Information Center.

Aug 29 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • arkansasonline.com

Gamescom Says Exhibitors Have To Protect Against Theft

Gamescom's official statement noted that while they treat the theft 'very seriously and understand the frustration of affected exhibitors,' there's also options to pay extra for 'individual stand security'

Aug 29 • 9:39 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com

NASA Can’t Save Its Swift Telescope From Crashing To Earth But It’s Not Going Down Without A Fight

Restarting its science instruments means it can continue to monitor the cosmos until the bitter end.

Aug 29 • 6:46 AM EDT • Science • iflscience.com

24th Annual BioBlitz at Seacoast Science Center

Join Seacoast Science Center on Sunday, September 20, 2026 for the 24th BioBlitz, the non-profits annual community science event in Odiorne Point State Park. Families and nature enthusiasts team up with SSC naturalists and guest experts to explore the Park’s habitats to find and identify as many different species as possible in just one day! BioBlitz is a great way to get kids (and adults!) excited about science, learn about the park’s biodiversity, and discover how you can help protect our natural world.Like an extreme nature scavenger hunt, BioBlitz offers many opportunities for all ages to gain knowledge and hone skills in their favorite areas of nature! Habitat, plant, and animal explorations are scheduled throughout the day, allowing participants to choose among activities that interest them the most. With seven distinct natural habitats to survey, there’s something for everyone! Explorations include tide pools, mammals, seine netting, salt marsh, mushrooms, and more (see full schedule online, subject to change). Find all the details on the BioBlitz web page, and get your tickets to explore with SSC: https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/events-overview/bioblitz

Aug 29 • 3:15 AM EDT • Science • nhpr.org

Father and son from Florida showcase stunt entertainment at Nebraska State Fair

GRAND ISLAND - There's something for everyone at the Nebraska State Fair, ranging from agricultural exhibits, ...

Aug 28 • 8:39 PM EDT • Entertainment • centralnebraskatoday.com

Browns Situation ‘Set Up For’ Shedeur Sanders: Ex-NFL QB

Having watched the Cleveland Browns‘ quarterback competition between second-year man Shedeur Sanders and veteran Deshaun Watson over the last four months, it might be reasonable to assume that the team was always leaning toward making Watson the starter, and that the notion of a competition between the two was always a bit of a sham. […] The post Browns Situation ‘Set Up For’ Shedeur Sanders: Ex-NFL QB appeared first on HEAVY.

Aug 28 • 7:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

People are sticking the Fitbit Air to their bodies, literally, and it works [Gallery]

The Fitbit Air might be one of Google’s most versatile products in a while not just because it’s so simple,...

Aug 28 • 2:30 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com

D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigations

Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigations (HWO-PSI) program element D.8 of ROSES-25 aims to advance the scientific foundation that would

Aug 28 • 12:57 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov

C-WIN: Uniting against data centers
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Commentary from the California Water Impact Network Seldom have our political differences been more pronounced. Republicans and Democrats are at odds on a myriad of issues, and the bitter polarization of the American polity is the result. That’s how it seems, anyway. But semblances can be deceptive. Yes, the schism between Right and Left appeared irreconcilable in 2024, when Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House. But much has changed since then. Trump’s polls are at their nadir, with […]

Aug 28 • 11:53 AM EDT • Politics • mavensnotebook.com

A sea cucumber venture in Zanzibar seeks to balance business and conservation

PEMBA, Tanzania — Like many coastal communities across East Africa, the residents of Shamiani have grown accustomed to watching the sea yield less and less. Warming waters, degraded marine habitats and decades of fishing pressure have all taken a toll on the resources that once sustained local livelihoods, according to community members. On Tanzania’s Pemba […]

Aug 28 • 10:45 AM EDT • Business • news.mongabay.com

BitGo is buying NYDIG's institutional trading business as crypto rebounds

The deal adds derivatives, structured products, and financing capabilities to BitGo's custody and settlement platform

Aug 28 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • qz.com

‘The Cardinal Countdown: 9 Days Until Kickoff’

ANTONIO WATTS #9 Height: 6’2” Weight: 225lb Position: DB Class: Fifth Year Hometown: Columbus, GA Summary: On any given play you can find Antonio Watts lined up close to the line of scrimmage, back in a more traditional linebacker front, or a bit deeper like a coverage corner. He can play inside, he can play […]

Aug 28 • 7:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

AMC Entertainment (AMC) Edges Toward Positive Free Cash Flow Is Its Debt Strategy Reframing the Story?

Earlier this week, AMC Entertainment Holdings said it is edging closer to sustained positive free cash flow, estimating it needs an industrywide domestic box office of about US$10.40 billion to reach that goal, helped by record adjusted EBITDA, stronger per-patron profitability, and lower interest costs. An important angle is that AMC’s recent refinancing and debt-repayment efforts are expected to cut annual cash interest expense, meaning the box-office level required to support ongoing...

Aug 28 • 4:27 AM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st

Nebraska women's volleyball wins first Spike Under the Lights

The No. 1 Nebraska women's volleyball team defeated No. 17 Florida and No. 11 SMU to claim the championship in the inaugural Spikes Under the Lights exhibition tournament at AT&T Stadium on Thursday.

Aug 28 • 2:49 AM EDT • Sports • espn.com

Norway awaits news on health of 89-year-old King Harald

Norway on Friday awaited news from the royal palace on the health of King Harald, the 89-year-old monarch who has been hospitalised ​for more than 10 days and who was said on Thursday ‌to be in a very serious condition.

Aug 28 • 2:29 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com

49ers' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day

The San Francisco 49ers are approaching the final stages of the 2026 preseason with a roster that looks increasingly defined at the top but painfully unsettled underneath. With assistant head coach Chris Foerster helping steer daily operations during Kyle Shanahan’s recovery from an offseason vehicle accident, the exhibition slate provided really […] The post 49ers' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Aug 28 • 1:58 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

LiveOne Targets $10M EBITDA as PodcastOne Growth, Cost Cuts Reshape Business

LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rob Ellin said the audio and entertainment platform recorded quarterly revenue of more than $19 million and EBITDA of more than $6 million, following what he described as a period of restructuring and cost reductions. Speaking during a compa

Aug 28 • 1:01 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

It’s business as usual for Palmer Ridge as Bears face La Cueva in interstate matchup for Kickoff Classic

Friday night is a unique opportunity for Palmer Ridge football and three other schools, but it’s also business as usual. After a 35-14 victory at Pueblo East in Week Zero of the 2026-2027 season, the Bears’ “home opener” will be a bit different. Palmer Ridge hosts La Cueva out of New Mexico in the second […]

Aug 27 • 9:11 PM EDT • Business • gazette.com

The Literacy Crisis Reaches Dog-Bear Science

“New analysis of more than 300 bear encounters suggests our canine companions often increase odds of conflict and rarely serve as early warning systems many recreationists assume,” reads a subhead in Mountain Journal. The thing is, that study reaches no such conclusion. But you have to read beyond the abstract to understand that. Mountain Journal is not alone. Let’s look at a brief list of takeaways published elsewhere just to establish that none of them seem to know how to read science. Wes Siler’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Here’s CBC: “A new peer-reviewed study, The Canine Conundrum: Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country?, dug into conflicts similar to what the video depicts, by analyzing 326 reported human-bear conflicts from 1901 to 2023 involving dogs.” “The study found 54 per cent of conflicts were started by dogs. In the encounters researchers included in the study, five people and 56 dogs were killed, and 170 people were injured.” “Lana Ciarniello, an independent researcher who co-authored the study, said researchers found when a person goes hiking with at least one other person, the odds of a negative bear encounter decrease by 50 per cent.” “However, when a dog is involved, the chances of a negative bear encounter increase because ‘a dog really adds a chaotic factor into the mix of recreation,’ said Ciarniello.” Again, the study finds no data supporting that conclusion. “Hiking with your pet dog may make you feel safer in bear country—but a hiker’s recent encounter and a new study prove that the numbers don’t add up,” writes Backpacker, which is now part of Outside. The numbers don’t add up to support this take. There’s plenty more examples, but all are equally dumb, so I’ll stop there. How did so many people get this so wrong? Three reasons: 1) the study is published behind a paywall, with only the abstract freely available. 2) the methodology sets out to create work relevant to a hyper-specific audience, not the public. And 3) the dataset studied is almost absurdly limited and doesn’t bear (get it?!) comparison to wider information. Let’s work through all three. The Problem is Money I understand the irony, since I’m writing about this on a subscription-model newsletter, but information wants to be free. The study is published by The Wildlife Society and costs $16 to access. Reprinting it is specifically prohibited by the terms of use, so I can only share snippets and my conclusions with you here. Having worked as a journalist for 24 years, I can report with some authority that journalists are both lazy and cheap. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that much of the material you’re seeing written about this study is drawn from the freely-available abstract (above) only, and not a deep dive into its methodology or data. And that’s a problem, because abstracts are where researchers are able to break from their numbers and editorialize their opinions about conclusions. So what’s getting reported isn’t based on numbers, it’s based on an opinion designed for a specific audience, not the general public. Hell yeah ladies, kick that bear’s ass. The Methodology is Designed to Support a Predetermined Conclusion One of the biggest issues with the science that everyone likes to cite about bear spray’s efficacy is that no one understands that study was designed for a specific audience, looking for a specific answer. And since that audience is not the public, and our safety was not the question being asked, its conclusion is rendered irrelevant to our needs. Yes, I’m talking about Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska, which was created by Tom Smith and Stephen Herrero, two of the same scientists who put together this dog-bear conflict analysis. In the spray study, the purpose was to present relevant agencies with the information they needed to issue their field workers with bear spray. As such, incidents where people were unable to access the spray or similarly failed to get it deployed in time were excluded from the results, and only incidents they deemed successful were included. Could a ranger roll down their vehicle’s window and scare a bear away from a dumpster by spraying it? Turns out the answer was yes, and that was good enough for the purposes of that study. The sample size of actual bear attacks—the thing you and I would want bear spray to provide a solution to, was too small to draw conclusions from, and didn’t indicate success in that role. Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country? has similar limitations. “Insights provided here are intended to help wildlife managers create effective guidelines regarding the presence of domestic dogs in bear habitat,” is explained clearly by the study’s text. To conduct the study, Smith and Herrero went looking for publicly available reports of dog-bear conflicts: “All incidents included in our analysis involved at least one bear, one dog, and one person who was at immediate risk of injury (e.g., not in a protective structure such as a cabin or vehicle), injured, or killed,” explains the report’s methodology. Why is that a problem? “We recognize that data used in this study are biased in that people generally only report adverse interactions with bears, not benign ones. Consequently, we assume that for the most part, people and their dogs pass through bear country without incident.” As was the problem with the bear spray study, people are drawing conclusions here from a study that was never intended to be relevant to the general public. The Smith-Herrero database famously excludes Alaska’s Defense of Life and Property records, which are elsewhere considered the largest and most authoritative source on human-bear conflict. The Dataset is Absurdly Limited A 2009 study conducted by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife estimates that each year there are at least 43,000 documented complaints of human-bear conflict across North America. Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country? Examined those reports for years ranging from 1901 to 2023, and only managed to find 326 such incidents that met the criteria explained above. Let’s do some quick math, poorly. 43,000 incidents x 122 years = 5,246,000 total incidents of documented human-bear conflict. Smith and Herrero were only able to find 326 incidents that met their criteria for dog+human+bear+risk or occurrence of injury. That means there’s a 0.006 percent chance that the study’s conclusion—that dogs make bear encounters more dangerous—even gets a chance of occurring. And remember, that’s only in documented conflicts. There’s no way to know how many people across North America run into a bear in any given year without any conflict, but it’s probably safe to assume that the total number is well in excess of 43,000. And, dig deeper into the study and you can find further restrictions that skew its conclusions even more. “While the people involved in these incidents did not report the level of training their dogs had received, it is our assumption that most were untrained companion dogs as opposed to well-trained bear dogs, such as Karelians and livestock guardian breeds that have proven to be significant aids in bear country,” the study’s methodology explains. And that’s a problem, because an ongoing study here in Montana is finding that the simple presence of a Kangal like our youngest dog Teddy can reduce visits to private property from grizzly bears by 87.8 percent. In addition to being a badass, Teddy is also a companion animal. And in my admittedly limited sample size of the three dogs currently present in our living room, she’s no more effective than her mutt brothers. Plenty of people own a dog capable of deterring bears, even if they didn’t set out to own a bear dog. The real purpose of this study appears to be a recommendation that leashes are mandated and recreationists pursue training in their deterrent of choice. But that doesn’t make for sensational headlines. Are There Any Real Takeaways Here? Let’s throw some numbers around, just to try and get our hands around what the larger picture might look like for bears and dogs here. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that 42.6 percent of American households own a dog. The Canadian Animal Health Institute says roughly 35 percent of households in Canuckistan own a dog. In an attempt to create the worst possible result for dogs, let’s run with that 35 percent number. And given that outdoorsy and rural people are more likely to both own a dog, and have bear encounters, let’s just make a giant assumption and apply that number to those 43,000 conflicts documented annually. If 35 percent of 43,000 human-bear encounters involve a dog, then we can assume that at least 15,050 dog-bear conflicts are occurring annually in North America. 15,050 x 122 = 1,836,100. Smith and Herrero were only able to find 326 incidents that met their human, dog, chance or occurrence of injury criteria across 122 years. And only 170 documented human injuries. So, with all the obvious caveats about these numbers in no way describing reality beyond narrow study parameters, what they actually found is that your risk of injury if your dog tangles with a bear is only 0.009 percent. I’ll take those odds next time I’m hiking my dogs in bear country. Top photo: “Superintendent Horace Albright, eating pancakes with bears, at Lake Lodge, Yellowstone National Park.” NPS. A journalist with more than two decades of experience working around the world, Wes Siler is here to cut through the outrage and disinformation to bring you the factual, insightful, actionable reporting you need to understand what’s going on. Upgrading to a paid subscription supports this reporting, and buys personal access to Wes, who will help you save money on gear, plan outdoor adventures, and prepare for real life, and who promises he’s less salty in real life than he sometimes comes across as on the Internet. Wes Siler’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. 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Aug 27 • 6:47 PM EDT • Science • wessiler.substack.com

BitGo to acquire NYDIG’s institutional trading business as crypto trading rebounds

BitGo is expanding its institutional capabilities just as activity in the crypto market is showing signs of picking up after a prolonged trading slump.

Aug 27 • 4:00 PM EDT • Business • cnbc.com

Grand Theft Auto VI Has a New Trailer and Grand Ambitions

Of course you can steal cars in this Bonnie and Clyde story. In the series’s first game in 13 years, you can do almost anything else, too.

Aug 27 • 3:02 PM EDT • Technology • nytimes.com

Spacewalk Preps, Biomedical Science as Station Boosts Orbit on Thursday

Preparations are ongoing for a spacewalk next week to continue external maintenance on the International Space Station. The Expedition 75 residents are also keeping up biomedical research while maintaining orbital outpost systems. Also, a U.S. cargo craft fired it engines on Thursday boosting the station’s orbit.

Aug 27 • 2:55 PM EDT • Science • nasa.gov

Google’s new Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist

Google teamed up with the Pokemon Company to introduce a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with the Pokémon Sleep app.

Aug 27 • 1:05 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com

AOC’s socialist credentials face fresh scrutiny after glaring 7-year gap surfaces: ‘Very convenient’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejoined the Democratic Socialists of America after her membership lapsed in 2019, sparking debate about her 2028 ambitions.

Aug 27 • 12:34 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

On final day, Karoline Leavitt says White House departure is ‘bittersweet’

The 29-year-old is leaving her role as press secretary to spend more time with her children

Aug 27 • 12:04 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

On final day, Karoline Leavitt says White House departure is ‘bittersweet’

The 29-year-old is leaving her role as press secretary to spend more time with her children

Aug 27 • 12:04 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

Anti-ageing pills are real, and some of us are taking them without knowing it

Eternal youth is the stuff of religion and mythology, but what if we could just have a bit more of it? What if there was a pill that could slow down the ravages of time, so that you could feel younger for longer. It sounds like snake oil, but there’s a growing body of research that’s betting on making it a reality.

Aug 27 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencefocus.com

Google launches Pokémon Sleep special-edition Fitbit Air

Can this replace your Pokéwalker?

Aug 27 • 10:58 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com

Google announces new Fitbit Air Special Edition with Pokémon Sleep [Hands-on]

The first follow-up to the Fitbit Air is a new Special Edition that integrates with Pokémon Sleep. Available in the US and Japan...

Aug 27 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com

Google Is Releasing A Special Edition Pokémon Sleep Fitbit Air In September

You can get a special Fitbit Air with a sleeping Pikachu design next month.

Aug 27 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • engadget.com

Greenland research institutions halt new US collaborations citing mistrust

Although US President Donald Trump still harbours ambitions to take over Greenland, for US researchers his actions seem to have had the opposite effect. Over the summer, Greenland’s two largest research institutions, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and the University of Greenland, both announced policies of not starting new research projects with US researchers.Both institutions cite a mistrust of the US as a motivation for the decision. At the University of Greenland, the change of policy has already led to the rejection of specific proposals for new collaborations, rector Mari Kleist told Science|Business. “The reason is the changed political situation between the US and Kalaallit Nunaat [Greenland], and the uncertainty that the American interest in Kalaallit Nunaat has created,” she said.For the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, a partially state-funded environmental research institution, the decision was also prompted by a lack of trust in US intentions. In a July interview with local broadcaster KNR, director Josephine Nymand cited concerns about data ownership, US “influence operatives” and social media monitoring of researchers entering the US.The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources has long collaborated with the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The policy change will not affect these existing partnerships but will apply to collaborations with new, “unknown” partners, Nymand said. At the University of Greenland, the policy is the same.The changes come amid proposals of severe cuts to the NSF, which would likely also see the US research presence in Greenland reduced. In spite of this, when asked about the Greenlandic policy change, the NSF remained optimistic of its continued presence in Greenland.“We are grateful to our partners in Greenland for their collaboration in advancing scientific knowledge and training the next generation of researchers. NSF remains committed to the long-term collaborations with Greenland that enable scientific research near communities and on Greenland’s ice sheet,” an NSF spokesperson told Science|Business.Fewer US researchers in GreenlandMost research published on Greenland is on natural science topics such as the cryosphere, ice dynamics, permafrost and climate change. In recent years, US researchers have been the most prolific publishers on Greenland.The US research presence in Greenland goes far beyond the capital of Nuuk, where the two research institutions are located. It includes the Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland, various projects in settlements and research stations along the coast, as well as research stations on the Greenland ice sheet itself.The largest of these sites, Summit Station, is located at the highest point of the Greenland ice sheet, about 3,200 metres above sea level, and since the 1980s it has been used for drilling cores out of the ice sheet. These ice cores provide valuable information on the global climate going back at least 100,000 years. About 30 kilometres from Summit Station, the Danish-led Greenland Ice-core Project (Grip), funded by the European Research Council, is also drilling ice cores. Although they initially competed, the relationship between the two research teams has “long been amiable,” Jørgen Peder Steffensen, a Danish researcher who has been part of Grip for more than 40 years, told Science|Business.However, since Trump took office in early 2025, Steffensen has noticed a reduction in US research in the country. “Several of our American partners did not make it into the field this year. Their field seasons were cancelled because they lacked the budget,” he said.He ascribed part of the reduction in US researchers to a renovation of Summit Station. “A very large share of NSF funding has gone into renewing the station. Money has been taken from research and allocated to rebuilding it,” he said.A report published in August by Arctic Hub confirms Steffensen's observations of fewer US researchers. It shows that US research publications on Greenland took a dip towards the end of the period spanning 2015 to 2024. In 2024, before Trump took office, the number of publications had fallen from an average of about 250 articles a year, to just 164, second behind Canada at 169.Data from the NSF logistics provider Battelle also shows a reduction in US research presence in Greenland in recent years. In 2023, Battelle counted 48 projects across 78 locations, but in 2025 that number had fallen to 40 projects across 38 locations. And while relations with US personnel in Greenland have remained strong, some tensions have arisen since Trump took office. “On a personal level, there is nothing. But it’s hanging in the air. It hangs unspoken,” Steffensen said.Cutting ties with US researchers entirely would come at a higher cost for the ice core researchers than the Nuuk-based institutions. To get cargo to and from their bases, both Grip and Summit Station rely on unique, ski-equipped Hercules LC-130 aircraft operated by the New York Air National Guard. Without these, maintaining a research base on the Greenland ice sheet would not be viable on current budgets, Steffensen said. “[If the Hercules planes were not available], we would have to think outside of the box. We would have to use smaller planes, and we would have to build a base closer to the coast. But staying in our current location would be too expensive and it would create a huge carbon footprint,” he said.Suspicious people in NuukIn her explanation of the severed US ties, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources director Josephine Nymand compared the decision to past situations when the institute had to cut ties with China and Russia, the latter due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And although the current situation is less severe, the comparison reflects the seriousness with which Nuuk sees the US threats. “From Greenland’s perspective, the US may not look so different from Russia right now: a much larger neighbouring power threatening to invade,” Lin Alexandra Mortensgaard, a researcher of international politics in the Arctic at the Danish Institute for International Studies, told Science|Business. “From a European perspective, it is not a comparable situation, because we are entangled with the US on all possible fronts and do not want to destroy more than is absolutely necessary. But from Greenland’s side, there may well be a need to send a clear signal to the US,” she went on. Suspicions have been fuelled by instances of Trump-affiliated people in Greenland trying to persuade Greenlandic citizens to support a US takeover. The most prolific among them is Tom Dans, a former venture capitalist and pecan farmer who was appointed by Trump as the chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission. Observers fear that he is now using research to achieve a US takeover.“Greenland is a small society with a small population, so when Americans with unclear affiliations wander around, trying to be good friends with people, and you don't know what they want, that creates mistrust. This probably played into the research institutions taking these drastic steps,” Mortensgaard said.Related articles:The US ‘golden age’ science strategy: what Europeans need to knowEU polar research melts into the backgroundAnchor Greenlanders in Arctic climate research, experts tell EU ahead of policy updateAnd although Greenland’s population is small at just 57,000, for Mortensgaard, it serves as a microcosm for the geopolitical situation as a whole: global powers fighting for their interests to the detriment of the common interest. Arctic research already suffered when collaborations with Russia broke down in 2022, she said, so a split with the US would be a serious hit to climate science.“The Arctic climate system does not respect borders or geopolitical divides. When collaboration across those lines suddenly becomes impossible, it is a huge problem for knowledge production,” she said. European alternatives?The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources is funded partly by research grants from external sources like the NSF. To replace the US funding, the institute will have to look for alternative revenue sources, and Nymand said that she is looking to Europe for those. Aside from Denmark, of which Greenland is formally a part, she also noted increased interest in research collaborations from the UK, France and Switzerland. Kleist of the University of Greenland told Science|Business that it was too early to say if the severed US ties would lead to more collaborations with Europe. Meanwhile, Mortensgaard believed that the tensions in Arctic research could well leave room for closer European partnerships, or stronger links with Canada. “I spoke to Canadian researchers who had long-standing relationships with American colleagues and who collaborated with the US Navy, but who had gotten worried that their data on sea ice could be used if Trump suddenly decided to follow through on his threats of invading,” she said. “Like Canada, I think Greenland is considering creating closer ties to Europe and I think European capitals will be open to this,” she said.

Aug 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net

Cup of ambition: How Dolly Parton’s business empire transformed her corner of Appalachia

First came “9 to 5.” Then came the business empire, rooted in the place Dolly Parton called home.

Aug 27 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • cnn.com

UNI Athletics and Panther Sports Properties announce broadcast renewal with Coloff Media

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- UNI Athletics and Learfield's Panther Sports Properties announced today a multi-year renewal of their existing broadcast relationship w...

Aug 27 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • unipanthers.com

The Campaign to Create Second-Class Citizens

GOP lawmakers are pushing to restrict the rights of naturalized and dual citizens—including their ability to run for office.

Aug 27 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com

‘Thank God’ – Fans react to NFL becoming the first major U.S. sports league to cancel Pro Bowl game

The NFL has taken the unprecedented step of cancelling their version of the All-Star Game, the Pro Bowl, from the 2026-27 season. The tradition of All-Star games being one of the biggest nights of a sports league’s calendar is an antiquated notion, as players are more focused on protecting themselves than playing in an exhibition.

Aug 27 • 2:18 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Bitcoin treasury companies shed $80bn in value as business model unwinds

Crypto hoarders have been selling tokens and reverting to former activities

Aug 27 • 12:00 AM EDT • Business • ft.com

Mark Teixeira and Jay Feely credit Sean Hannity for launching their political ambitions

Former MLB great Mark Teixeira and former NFL player Jay Feely explain how Sean Hannity's show inspired them both to run for Congress on a new episode of 'Hang Out with Sean Hannity.'

Aug 26 • 10:31 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

Roger Goodell: We want the Pro Bowl to be an honor without an exhibition game

Aug 26 • 9:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

How to get North Carolina students to love science and math? Ask a NASA astronaut.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch was honored Wednesday with the Order of the Tar Heel, the highest award bestowed by the North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. Koch, a Jacksonville native and N.C. State University graduate, became the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit, and with her crew broke the record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled in space.

Aug 26 • 7:46 PM EDT • Science • ncnewsline.com

Scene Calendar: Hip-hop artist Juvenile, Cuban art at the Harn

Gainesville and Alachua County offer museum exhibits, live music, Artwalk, cultural events and family activities throughout the week and beyond.

Aug 26 • 4:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • gainesville.com