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Game AI Expert on Where AI Actually Belongs in Game Development
Luke Dicken has been researching AI technology for gaming for decades, and he joined us to share his perspective on the history of AI in games, modern generative AI, game development, production pipelines, player personalization, and why the industry's biggest opportunity doesn't lie in replacing human talent.
Erica McLain on bridging the gap between science and design
Before she even considered entering the design industry, Erica McLain’s professional path contained enough experience for a few lifetimes. Her résumé tells ...
Meet the New Dean of Michigan Tech’s College of Business
Building bridges to student success, industry impact and enduring alumni engagement. Strengthening joint programs and collaborative research across campus. Leveling up as a campus partner in innovation and commercialization. Michigan Technological University's newest academic leader, College of Business Dean Sri Beldona, shares his priorities and a vision for the future.
She Wanted to Teach Kids History. Her Idea Became a $700 Million Business
Pleasant Rowland started American Girl with an educational mission, not a toy-industry playbook. Decades later, the company remains one of the most successful toy brands ever created.
She Wanted to Teach Kids History. Her Idea Became a $700 Million Business
Pleasant Rowland started American Girl with an educational mission, not a toy-industry playbook. Decades later, the company remains one of the most successful toy brands ever created.
BRC: Indoor entertainment park leases 29,000 sq. ft., expanding recreation lineup at Plainfield flex property
A new indoor family entertainment destination is coming to Plainfield, where it’s leasing more than 29,000 square feet at a revitalized industrial property.
Plastic Waste Has Been Turned Directly Into Hydrogen Fuel
"Solving two urgent global problems at the same time."
Bradley Barcola transfer news: Liverpool set to open talks with Paris Saint-Germain over winger with an opening offer prepared
Signing a winger has been a priority for Liverpool since the departure of Mo Salah; Arsenal also hold an interest in Bradley Barcola, who has two years left on his PSG contract and is said to be frustrated over a lack of game time in the big matches
The Science Behind the AI Panic Is Shakier Than You Think
A column by Sascha Lobo Is AI making us dumb? So asked DER SPIEGEL on its cover a while ago. After a few weeks of recovery and a therapeutic intervention with the help of my AI, I feel able to respond. That’s a bit unfair, of course; the article itself is more nuanced than the loud cover, the image of a schoolkid with dull prompt questions, or the subtitle: “AI is conquering the schools, and educators fear a disaster.” The short answer to “Is AI making us dumb?” is: no. The long answer is more interesting, and even carries a preliminary glimmer of the spectacular. Unfortunately, it requires a detour into the sphere of artificial intelligence, into the mogul-field terrain of technology assessment, the attention economy, and the destructive virus of cultural pessimism. Along with narrowing the scope to AI’s effects on education and work rather than on intelligence. Because the honest version of the question would be: Does AI help us learn and work, or not? Generative AI, which set off the still-ongoing hype with ChatGPT, has only existed in relevant distribution since late 2022, early 2023. For a technology-driven transformation of people and society, that is extremely short. For that reason alone, research is still in its infancy. And technology assessment is not a fast discipline anyway. Prominent voices from Elizabeth Eisenstein to RAND to Tom Wheeler say we still cannot conclusively judge the consequences of the printing press. Its invention is a mere 580 years back, and some scholars would rather not circulate assessments that might have to be retracted in two or three hundred years. We’re Going Through Growing Pains A phenomenon that already caused upheaval in social media research makes serious assessment of AI’s consequences even harder: the “moving target” problem of LLM-ology, as the linguist Sean Trott called it in 2025. AI develops so quickly and so unpredictably that researchers often end up studying snapshots of the past. There are concepts, from morphological analysis to anticipatory governance, for keeping research, planning, and regulation halfway meaningful anyway. But even with those, universally valid statements are rare. DER SPIEGEL - The German View is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe We should therefore treat findings about the interplay between humans and AI as far more procedural and situational. Unfortunately, this challenge comes at the worst possible time. We are going through growing pains: AI’s everyday impact has grown very large very fast, and with it the longing for guidance. Annoyingly, the body of solid knowledge has not exploded along with it. Experts cannot be moved to broad consensus on even banal statements about AI. Sascha Lobo, born in 1975, is an author and strategy consultant focusing on the internet and digital technologies. Together with Jule Lobo, he explores the debates of the day in the podcast “Feel the News – Was Deutschland bewegt” (”What Moves Germany”). Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says software developers are dying out. Bill Gates considers coders one of only three professions that will survive the AI tsunami. Top tech economists find virtually irrefutable arguments both for and against an AI bubble. The same naturally applies to the structurally youth-hostile debate over whether AI is good or bad for young people. The gap between the demand for insight and the supply of solid knowledge creates an orientation vacuum. This vacuum of AI cluelessness is filled, as the attention economy described by Georg Franck in 1998 would have it, with half-knowledge (funnily enough, often AI-generated), marketing, and self-marketing. After all, infinite money is at stake, along with academia’s best current shot at global fame. But this iridescent froth of interpretation operates more by the algorithmic principles of the digital public sphere than by seriously earned insight. That is why dramatized, fear-feeding claims about AI are so promising. It tempts parts of academia into distorted drivel, and parts of the media then sensationalize the published drivel once more. Was the Research Aimed at a Desired Result? How badly this can influence academia and public perception is demonstrated by one of the most-discussed studies on AI’s effects: “Your Brain on ChatGPT.” The MIT study by Nataliya Kosmyna also gets plenty of space in the SPIEGEL cover story. What was measured and interpreted: lower brain activity in people who write with AI assistance, compared to people who only google or write without any tools. As is common with preprints, the study has not yet been peer-reviewed, and it contains substantial weaknesses that experts have sharply criticized. The first round had 54 participants in three groups, the second only 18, who reportedly also came from MIT’s own orbit. There was no preregistration (committing in advance to what you want to find out with which data). In their analysis, Stanković et al. even discovered an opposite effect that the study does not further explain. Some measurement data has not (yet) been published. And the EEG analysis method used is considered too imprecise to support such far-reaching conclusions. The biggest criticism, though, is the suspicion of an activism-driven study. In an interview with Time, lead author Kosmyna said she published the study immediately, rather than after full peer review, because she feared politicians might otherwise decide to put ChatGPT in kindergartens. She considers that absolutely harmful. It is legitimate to hold such a view. It just seems unscientific to approach a study with it, and then to design the setup so that the chance of a fitting desired result remains as high as possible. Ideologies Collide It is not easy to separate genuine AI insights from studies that trivialize and weaken well-founded AI criticism. The same goes for the opposing, AI-enthusiastic narratives, because the pro-AI side works against it with billions in resources. Ideologies collide, fed by egos, PR strategies, moral posturing, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Doomsday marketing makes the search even harder: AI companies can profit from warnings about the dangers of AI, whether through the notoriety of apocalypse narratives or because, in some target groups, danger translates into power. Some seemingly negative findings are therefore quite welcome in the AI industry. If you try to get at the findings presumably less influenced by interest groups, the picture in education seems relatively clear: AI can improve educational outcomes when the right AI is used the right way, namely pedagogically. Simply dumping an AI chatbot into a classroom, by contrast, accomplishes little. Huge surprise. But something else is also obvious: whether they are allowed to or not, kids use AI for school, which is why the controlled integration of AI tools into education is, in the medium term, entirely without alternative. In the world of work, the landscape of findings is more complex and requires more differentiation. A series of serious studies points to an AI effect that suits neither the alarmists, regulation fetishists, and AI opponents, nor the trillion-dollar corporations with their armada of paid scientists, PR professionals, and ecosystems: working with AI helps the inexperienced (at least for now) considerably more than it helps the pros, in certain fields of work, and provided they know how to use it correctly. Missing Domain Knowledge Among the experienced, the professionals, and the high flyers, by contrast, despite frequent time savings, partially negative effects and new problems are emerging. Take the jagged frontier problem: AI solves task A brilliantly and fails completely at task B, even though both look similar even to professionals. Or the verification-cost problem, in which AI’s greater productivity gets eaten up by the enormous effort of checking its output. Or the illusion of competence, because AI makes new domains seem easily penetrable, until you painfully discover that deep domain knowledge is missing. Taken as a whole, the effects of working with AI do lean positive. But the promise that AI works as a turbocharger for everyone and boosts practically everything simply refuses to materialize. The AI magic the world has been feeling since ChatGPT arrived in late 2022 has so far barely shown up in most companies’ numbers. The consulting firm McKinsey has coined a term for this, the “gen AI paradox,” and believes that work processes and corporate structures would have to be rebuilt quite fundamentally to realize AI’s benefits at scale. Reuters just reported that only 3.3 percent of Microsoft’s customers have subscribed to the AI package Copilot. That may be down to the product; in other areas we continue to see soaring successes and new AI triumphs. But after the first quarter of 2026, disillusionment is the word for all too many AI projects at traditional companies: because the promised revolution of AI agents has so far failed to arrive or been postponed, and because of the leveling effect that many of the studies cited here suggest. Against Inequality The societal effects, on the other hand, appear rather encouraging. Many previous technologies operated on the Matthew principle, named for the Gospel verse about giving to those who already have: they tended to reward the more competent and more privileged. AI, however, seems more often to have an equalizing effect once a threshold of access and education is crossed. Some anecdotal insights point in this direction, for example, how an unemployed man in Leipzig successfully defended himself in court in 2025 against fraud accusations from Germany’s federal employment agency — without a lawyer, armed only with ChatGPT. The AI made mistakes and cited invented court rulings, but in the end the man walked away unpunished. And a key capability of artificial intelligence is its capacity to learn: set up correctly and fed with data, it can keep getting better. It is a question of time, or more precisely of AI innovations and training data, until even free AI chatbots write better legal briefs than law graduates with perfect exam scores. Whether that will make anyone dumb is something the world’s press will surely inform us of in due time. Subscribe Leave a comment
Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Back In Focus As Jefferies Sees An Inflection Point In Valuation
Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) is back in focus after Jefferies suggested the company may be nearing an inflection point as concerns about prediction markets eroding online sports betting demand start to ease. See our latest analysis for Flutter Entertainment. Recent trading reflects that shift in sentiment, with Flutter Entertainment’s share price at US$109.06 and a 1 day share price return of 3.04%, adding to a 7 day share price return of 8.03%. Despite this short term momentum, the...
Health100™ Earns Industry Accreditation for Consumer Data Privacy and Security
Health100™, a CVS Health company, earned CARIN Accreditation from DirectTrust, recognizing its commitment to secure, transparent access to personal health information.
What To Expect From Sphere Entertainment’s (SPHR) Q2 Earnings
Content production and distribution company Sphere Entertainment NYSE:SPHRwill be announcing earnings results this Thursday morning. Here’s what to expect.Sphere Entertainment beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $386.4 million, up 37.7% year on year. It was a stu…
A 20-Year-Old Quantum Entanglement Theory Has Finally Been Confirmed in Experiments
"Spooky action at a distance" is getting closer to fruition every day.
ServiceNow cuts jobs amid global restructuring and AI focus
Amid industry pressure, ServiceNow, overseen by CEO Bill McDermott, reduces workforce while focusing on AI investment and operational efficiency.
Caesars Entertainment’s (NASDAQ:CZR) Q2 CY2026 Sales Top Estimates
Hotel and casino entertainment company Caesars Entertainment NASDAQ:CZR reported Q2 CY2026 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 3% year on year to $2.99 billion. Its GAAP loss of $0.30 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus estimates.Caesars Entertainment…
AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) After Record IMAX Demand Is Fair Value Still Lower
AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) is back in focus after reporting record IMAX revenue tied to strong demand for THE ODYSSEY. The surge in premium-format attendance comes alongside fresh second quarter 2026 earnings figures. See our latest analysis for AMC Entertainment Holdings. The recent excitement around THE ODYSSEY and AMC Entertainment Holdings' Q2 2026 earnings has coincided with a sharp shift in sentiment, with the share price at $2.51 and a 90 day share price return of 53.05%, but a 1...
WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP INTRODUCES ICONS LOUNGE BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED RESORTS
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Sports betting industry spending on US midterm elections surpasses $72 million
The industry has become the third-largest corporate donor in the U.S. midterms behind crypto and technology.
Shigeru Miyamoto Sums Up Everything Wrong With The Industry In One Sentence
And explains why Nintendo continues to succeed while its biggest competitors keep flailing
$48M Amplify Hancock Innovation Center set to open
The facility is designed to bring together career and technical education, higher education, workforce training, and industry collaboration under one roof.
Akin, an Elite Global Law Firm
Akin investment management partner Emily Goodman has been named to the Crain's New York Business 40 Under 40 List, which honors the exceptional achievements of professionals who are shaping industries…
Replay Sports Cards Returns to Chicago for the National Sports Collectors Convention with a Full Week of Giving Back
Replay Sports Cards ("Replay"), America's first national franchise dedicated exclusively to the hobby, is spending the days leading up to the 2026 National Sports Collectors Convention (July 29-Aug. 2) at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, giving back to the Chicagoland community that will host the industry's biggest show. Between hosting trivia night before a Chicago White Sox game, donating cards to patients and families at La Rabida Children's Hospital, and placing donation
This value predicts future quality of life. In Australia, it’s tanking
More than 600 scientists are sounding the alarm that our standard of living is under threat.
Meet the 2026 Haslam Sports Group Business Fellowship Class
Four recent college graduates will work closely alongside business industry professionals with the Browns for a yearlong fellowship
Meet the 2026 Haslam Sports Group Business Fellowship Class
Four recent college graduates will work closely alongside business industry professionals with the Browns for a yearlong fellowship
WordSword Creations, DoubleDot Studios and Your Family Entertainment AG Join Forces for the Worldwide Distribution of 'Zola and Friends'
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Milliman Acquires Blue Water MSR Valuation, Hedging Business
Milliman has acquired Blue Water’s mortgage servicing rights valuation and hedging services from Apex Analytics Corp., extending a wave of mortgage industry investment beyond servicing portfolios themselves to the technology and expertise used to manage their value.The transaction adds Blue Water’s MSR hedging platform, customer base, trading professionals, and quantitative analytics team to Milliman’s mortgage solutions practice. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Sports betting industry spending on US midterm elections surpasses $72 million
DraftKings, FanDuel and other online sports betting companies have ramped up election spending on the U.S. midterms to at least $72 million so far, the latest campaign election data shows, as prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket bring fresh scrutiny — and competition — to online betting.
Amy Adams Didn’t Expect This Career Twist From Her Daughter
Amy Adams revealed that her daughter, Aviana, may have an interest in the entertainment industry. The actress, however, refused to commit, saying, “I think we’ll see what she’s up for.” Aviana shares ...
Texas investigates major tampon, cosmetics manufacturers for alleged deceptive health claims
The Texas Attorney General's office has launched sweeping, industry-wide investigations into major manufacturers of feminine care and cosmetic products over concerns that companies may be misleading consumers about the presence of toxic chemicals and heavy metals.
Texas investigates major tampon, cosmetics manufacturers for alleged deceptive health claims
The Texas Attorney General's office has launched sweeping, industry-wide investigations into major manufacturers of feminine care and cosmetic products over concerns that companies may be misleading consumers about the presence of toxic chemicals and heavy metals.
Art of the Mega Evolution—Pitch Black Expansion
Discover some of the stunning illustrations featured in the new Pokémon TCG expansion.
CAE hopes Canada’s new GCAP status brings industry business
Official announcements were circumspect about any active role for Ottawa in the sixth-gen fighter program, but that could change.
Sen. John Fetterman: Why I Changed My Mind About the Filibuster
It’s not often you hear someone in D.C. admit they were wrong, let alone horribly wrong — and the entire Democratic Party was, including me. When Democrats had the presidency and a majority in both chambers, they were frustrated with the 60-vote threshold needed to advance legislation. Senate Democrats attempted to end…
Carly Simon explains ‘difficult, frustrating’ diagnosis with Parkinson’s after skin cancer
Carly Simon revealed a major health update amid her ‘difficult, frustrating’ diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, which followed surgery for skin cancer: ‘I am still very much here.’
Kustom Entertainment Extends Cycurion Asset Sale, Gets $250,000 Cash and $600,000 Preferred
Kustom Entertainment entered into an amendment and forbearance/extension to its Asset Purchase Agreement with Cycurion for the sale of its video-solutions division. The amended terms provide an immediate, non-refundable $250,000 cash payment and replace 2,000,000 warrants with $600,000 of 12% Serie…
Agassi Sports Entertainment publishes updated investor presentation under Reg FD
Agassi Sports Entertainment furnished an updated investor presentation under Regulation FD.Key Highlights:Original SEC Filing: Agassi Sports Entertainment Corp. [ AASP ] - 8-K - Jul. 27, 2026This is an AI-powered summary. It may contain inaccuracies. Consider verifying important information with th…
Kustom Entertainment Amends Divestiture Terms With Cycurion Into Upgraded $6.1M Deal Featuring Immediate Cash Injection And 12% Yielding Preferred Equity
Cycurion Inc NASDAQ:CYCU:
American Industrial Partners Completes Acquisition of Honeywell Technologies' Warehouse and Workflow Solutions Business
/PRNewswire/ -- American Industrial Partners ("AIP"), an operationally oriented industrials investor, today announced that an affiliate of AIP has completed...
The Idiotic Trumpian War on Science
Dear readers, faithful companions of the lantern and the basketball, It is not easy to illustrate such a subject without descending into vulgarity. But how could one not be vulgar…
Honeywell Technologies Completes Sale of Warehouse and Workflow Solutions Business to American Industrial Partners
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 27, 2026--Honeywell Technologies (NASDAQ: HON) today announced it has completed the sale of its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions (WWS) business to American Industrial Partners (AIP) in an all-cash transaction. The business operates commercially under the Intelligrated and Transnorm brands.
Healthcare Triangle Creates "Purpose Health" to Monetize AI Demand and Accelerate Shareholder Returns
Healthcare Triangle, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCTI), a healthcare and life sciences technology company enabling digital transformation through cloud, data, artificial intelligence, and security solutions, today announced that proven industry executive Sumit Ganguli has been appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Purpose Health, Inc., HCTI's wholly owned, AI-led healthcare technology services subsidiary.
Weiser’s leadership crucial for rural win-win
Attorney General Phil Weiser is going to win the gubernatorial election. That said, Colorado agriculture and rural communities have a 30-year track record of finding the win-win be it for species or industries or habitat. Former Governor Roy Romer possessed what Gov. Jared Polis has demonstrated repeatedly he doesn’t have: the willingness to find compromise […]
Swiss life science task force with wide-reaching measures to combat MFN policy
A proposal for government price surcharges shows just how far Switzerland is considering going to shield itself from MFN. It shifts the burden, but could preserve the country’s appeal to industry.
Sports Illustrated ranks NFL QBs and places Kyler Murray near the middle
Kyler Murray projects as a middle-of-the-pack quarterback for the Vikings this year.
Alabama already stacking blue-chip commits in 2028 cycle
The third season of the Kalen DeBoer era in Tuscaloosa is almost underway and conversations about Alabama football remain as heated as ever. After signing a pair of top-six recruiting classes in each of his first two cycles, DeBoer and his staff are far from the top of the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings in […]
Three wins out of four for basketball sides
Scotland men's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the 3x3 Basketball at the Commonwealth Games suffered a blow with a 21-13 defeat by New Zealand. The Scots had defeated Nigeria 21-16 earlier on Sunday but now sit third in the Pool A table behind Australia and New Zealand. While Scotland have won three of their five games, the two Antipodean sides have won four, with Australia also having a game in hand.
Made Here in Clarksville: Trane helps keep businesses comfortable around world
From its Clarksville facility, Trane produces commercial HVAC systems used by businesses and institutions in a wide range of industries.
AI devices that see, listen and record: Are we ready for the post-smartphone world?
Picture this: On a normal workday, you and your coworkers walk around the office with tiny recorders clipped to your clothes. The glasses on your face instantly identify what you see. Your bracelet records and analyzes all your conversations.
The Future of the Toy Industry Isn’t Toys. It’s Magic.
Sales of a three-decade-old card game called Magic: The Gathering have been booming. “It is a mega franchise,” Hasbro’s CEO says.
The Future of the Toy Industry Isn’t Toys. It’s Magic.
Sales of a three-decade-old card game called Magic: The Gathering have been booming. “It is a mega franchise,” Hasbro’s CEO says.
Kyle Shanahan expected to coach 49ers Week 1 opener in Australia after recovering from car accident, says GM John Lynch
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) And The Valuation Debate Around Its Global Expansion Story
Event backdrop and what is worrying investors Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), owner of Ticketmaster and the EDC music festival, is under scrutiny as slower sales growth, rising capital intensity and pressure on operating margins raise fresh questions about the stock’s risk and reward tradeoff. See our latest analysis for Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment’s share price has climbed over the past year, with a year to date share price return of 21.97% and a 1 year total...
The video game industry is running out of extra lives
Gaming is shifting into a new frontier — and staring down a cost crisis.
Big Tech’s Money Men Don’t Care About the Backlash
Meet the two political brawlers unleashing the AI industry’s massive cash on the midterms.
This Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibit shows the business of craft launched in Philly 150 years ago
“Workshop of the World” shows of the Centennial Expo kickstarted the region’s industrial craft legacy.
Growlithe and Groudon Illustration Rares from "Storm Emeralda"! -...
Illustration rare versions of Growlithe and Groudon have just been revealed from Storm Emeralda! The set will release in Japan on July 31st as their sixth
Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer
A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.
Gambling becomes America’s favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined
Americans wagered $166 billion on sports last year, more than Hollywood, the music industry, books, and museums combined.
Attitudes about Southeast’s business climate a bit better, but pessimism in Juneau rises in annual study
62% of regional business leaders say they’re optimistic about current conditions, but big differences in responses exist among communities and industries.
Final Fantasy 7 Director Kept 'Open World Fatigue' in Mind as New Remake Chapter Promises 'Bigger' World Than Rebirth
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has acknowledged the "open world fatigue" affecting the industry but says Square Enix was "very careful" to make sure fans would have "all the guidance they need" in the new remake chapter – even if it's bigger than the last.
Sports Illustrated ranks Chiefs star Kenneth Walker No. 9 RB in NFL
Chiefs star Kenneth Walker was recognized in Sports Illustrated’s running back rankings this year, placing as the No. 9 player at the position.
Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s future.
Understanding The Fraught Politics Of Powering AI
Growing anxiety over electricity bills, on the rise in part because of the AI-driven infrastructure buildout, has quickly become a liability for industry and politicians alike
Scientists put the “recycling is a distraction” claim to the test
Recycling, greener diets, and other personal climate choices do not seem to distract people from supporting major environmental reforms. A four-year study of nearly 2,800 Australians found that these habits neither increased nor reduced later political engagement.
Roku Is Increasing Prices Across Its Hardware Range
Roku’s streaming devices got a price hike, and it’s reportedly because of industry-wide memory shortages.
Lukic goes on loan within ADMIRAL Bundesliga
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Fort Wayne Kroger store manager recognized among top women in grocery business
A Fort Wayne Kroger leader is one of about 100 female store managers to be recognized by an industry publication among Top Women in Grocery.
Valladares joins bipartisan coalition aiming to protect entertainment industry jobs
News release State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, joined 38 of her legislative colleagues in sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, urging them to protect […]
“Graphic Talk About Science: Adventures in Science Engagement”
Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO), Southern California’s esteemed home to several of the most groundbreaking astronomical discoveries in history, welcomes the public to the third Saturday Evening Talks & Telescopes of the season on Saturday, July 25, 2026. MWO is honored to present “Graphic Talk About Science: Adventures in Science Engagement,” a lecture by Clifford V. Johnson, from UCSB. This lecture explores how graphic storytelling can make cutting-edge physics more accessible, as Johnson discusses the science and creative process behind his illustrated book, “The Dialogues: Conversations About the Nature of the Universe.” Tickets are available here: www.mtwilson.edu/events/lecture072526 During the six-month season, each Talks & Telescopes event runs from 5:30pm to 11:30pm with the “talk” portion of the evening beginning in the Observatory’s Auditorium. The 60+ minute presentation is followed by picnic dining—bring your own, or purchase from a food truck or caterer—and then, after the sun goes down, stargazing through Mount Wilson’s immense telescopes, the largest in the world made available to the public. Additional stargazing around the grounds will be available thanks to members of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society. Both the 60-inch telescope and the 100-inch—the latter famously used by Edwin Hubble to discover the expanding universe—will be available for viewing the night sky. Priced at $50, this event series offers the most economical stargazing event option on the mountain. Tickets and more information are available on Mount Wilson Observatory’s website here: www.mtwilson.edu/lectures. Advance purchases are highly recommended. UPCOMING SATURDAY EVENING TALKS & TELESCOPES OF THE 2026 SEASON August 22: “Towards a Functional Cosmology” www.mtwilson.edu/events/lecture082226 Join artist Lita Albuquerque for a lecture on her multidisciplinary practice at the intersection of art, science, and cosmology. Drawing on decades of work across painting, land art, performance, and installation, she reflects on projects created in remote, astronomy-linked environments and how they shape her exploration of time, space, and human perception. September 19: “The Brightness of Stars: Henrietta Leavitt and the Transformative Nature of Attention in Art and Science” www.mtwilson.edu/events/lecture091926 Visual artist and author Anna Von Mertens explores the life and legacy of Henrietta Leavitt, whose study of variable stars enabled the first reliable measurements of cosmic distances. Working among the Harvard Computers, Leavitt laid the foundation for breakthroughs at Mount Wilson, including Harlow Shapley’s mapping of the Milky Way and Edwin Hubble’s discovery of an expanding universe. Drawing from her book “Attention Is Discovery: The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt,” Von Mertens shares archival materials alongside her own artwork inspired by Leavitt’s life, to celebrate how careful attention leads to both scientific discovery and a meaningful life. October 17: “The Duality of Genius and Struggle: G.E. Hale” www.mtwilson.edu/events/lecture101726 This talk, presented by Sam Hale, explores the extraordinary life and legacy of his grandfather, George Ellery Hale—the visionary behind some of the world’s most important astronomical institutions. Drawing on both history and personal connection, Sam Hale offers insight into a legacy that continues to shape science and culture today. VISITING MWO The gate to Mount Wilson’s campus opens at 10:00am daily and closes at 5:00pm from early April through November. Entrance to the grounds is free. Visitors can hike, gaze at the telescope domes and towers that dot the landscape, and take a look at historic Mount Wilson photos and letters in the Museum. The Cosmic Cafe (www.mtwilson.edu/cosmic-cafe), located above the main parking lot at the Observatory entrance, is open on weekends in the spring, summer, and fall. In addition to traditional menu items such as hot dogs, drinks, and snacks, the Cafe offers wraps, salads, and sweet treats from Little Flower. PARKING A U.S. Forest Service Adventure Pass is required to park at the Observatory. A $5 day pass or a $30 dollar annual pass may be purchased at the Cosmic Cafe on weekends between 10:00am and 5:00pm. During the week, passes are available at locations around Los Angeles. The most convenient location before heading up is at the Shell station in La Canada Flintridge at the bottom of the Angeles Crest Highway (https://find.shell.com/us/fuel/10007957-4530-angeles-crest-hwy/en_US). Visit the U.S. Forest Service website for more information about Passes and other locations to buy them: www.fs.usda.gov/r05/passes/adventure-pass For more information about Visiting Mount Wilson Observatory, please visit: www.mtwilson.edu/visiting NOT ADA-COMPLIANT Please be advised that access to the 100-inch dome is via an open-air, 53-step staircase inside the building. There is no ADA-compliant access.
Myles Garrett ranked as NFL's best edge rusher by Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated ranked Myles Garrett as the best edge rusher in the NFL, which there should be little debate about.
Kalshi demands Netflix take down trailer for ‘misleading’ prediction market documentary
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Diane Raver Named One of NJBIZ's 2026 Leading Women in Business
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Executive Turntable: Sphere & Fender Name New Chief Communications Officers
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Saluting the newest 76er with 10 insane LeBron James stats
Can you believe LeBron James is a Sixer? Well, here are some unbelievable stats over his illustrious career.
Matt Mindrum: Don’t put a moratorium on Indianapolis’ growth
Marion County's data center moratorium sends a message that Indianapolis is becoming less open to business. It risks turning away billions in investment from some of the world’s fastest-growing industries.
'The game in Nashville has changed:' Why this Realtor is catering to sports and entertainment buyers
"In any industry, the game in Nashville has changed," according to affiliate broker Kortney Wilson. That's why Wilson launched, under The Kortney Wilson Group, her new sports and entertainment division group — a specialized advisory service catering to athletes, entertainers, executives and public figures.
How U.S. Audiences Feel About Gen AI in Entertainment Content
A central question facing all media industries has been what role generative AI should have in content creation. Yet business decisions about AI use aren’t insulated from public opinion. As generative AI begins to enter aspects of content creation, media industry leaders, producers and creatives increasingly need to understand how audiences will respond to its […]
ABI quarterly survey: Employers to invest in their businesses
Many employers expect sales to expand and plan to make capital expenditures. Many are also optimistic about the future and plan to hire more employees. Those were some of the findings of the recent Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s (ABI) third quarter 2026 Quarterly Business Survey. Despite differing views on the broader economy, respondents continue to […]
Y! Sports Biz: The lagging cost of losing
The Mets and Red Sox illustrate diverging dollars from diverging paths.
How Africa’s richest man plans to turn a $20 billion business into a $100 billion industrial empire
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote plans to grow Dangote Group into a $100 billion industrial empire by 2030 through refinery expansion, cement growth, fertiliser investments and what could become Africa’s biggest IPO
Industry and D.C. Are Racing Ahead on Psychedelics. They Should Let Science Lead.
President Trump and pharmaceutical companies are betting big on psychedelics. But hype isn't the same as scientific proof, and urgency must be coupled with caution.
Slowly, Then Suddenly, the World Is Back at War | WSJ Politics Newsletter for July 24
Plus, Trump’s frustration grows over the Iran war impasse, and the president’s trade wars are back.
Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s
White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences
The Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of research dollars from universities to industry.
Lights, Camera, Confidence: Exploring the Representation of Cutaneous Conditions in the Entertainment Industry and Its Impact on Children's Self-esteem
By Richard Moraga, BS, and Peter A. Lio, MD Stigmatization Of Skin Conditions In The Entertainment Industry Representation And Societal Impact of Specific Skin Conditions Missed Opportunities Longitudinal Psychological and Social Effects of Entertainment Influence Changing Perceptions of Skin in Recent Years The Role of Dermatology Call to Action The way that physical appearance […]
US health panel recommends easing restrictions on controversial peptides
Vote from advisory group – whose members include people linked to peptides industry – likely to embolden RFK Jr
DAS Companies sells West Donegal Twp. warehouse for $15.1M
Truck stop supply distributor DAS Companies Inc. has sold a warehouse in the West Donegal Township industrial park where it unloaded a larger building in February 2025 during a company
Paramount merger lawsuit could spell trouble for California’s entertainment industry
If Paramount ultimately concludes that California’s regulatory climate is too hostile to remain here, Bonta will have no one to blame but himself.
In Israel, a strong challenger for political change
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing a major political test this fall. After three years of war and growing public frustration, a former military chief is emerging as an unlikely challenger, offering voters a different vision for the country’s leadership. We look at how an outsider with deep security credentials is tapping into a desire for change — and what his rise could mean for Netanyahu’s political future.
The Latest Policy Issue: Sports Prediction Markets
House Agriculture Committee examines regulatory gaps in sports prediction markets. Learn how federal oversight is evolving for this booming industry.
Chris McDonald in frame to be UK science minister
MP appointed to new business and science department has industrial research background
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry decks the halls for Christmas in July
Graham Platner’s Downfall Shows How Democratic and Republican Political Operatives Have Lost the Plot
A former chief of staff to Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie writes for Vanity Fair about how both parties have lost the plot, as the Maine Senate situation so perfectly illustrates.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry celebrates Christmas in July
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,…
Trump’s Science Adviser Wants to Overhaul “Increasingly Calcified” U.S. Science Enterprise While Science Funding Lags
A report released this week directs the U.S. government to spark a “new golden age” of science by ushering funds toward artificial intelligence, fostering closer relationships with private industry, and dismantling and rebuilding the federal science funding process.
Can Business and Government Work Together to Build America Out of Its Housing Crisis?
The latest news from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business