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Multiple Switch Games Have Received Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes

Shovel Knight and more

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Jun 27 • 7:30 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
MacBook Retail Sales Challenged By Apple Silicon Legacy

The extended lifespan of first-generation M1 MacBooks is impacting retail sales of the newer AI-focused MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops.

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Jun 27 • 7:15 PM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
A Giant Scorpion the Size of a Coffee Table Is Forcing Scientists To Rethink Evolution

Praearcturus gigas was a meter-long Devonian scorpion whose size may reflect a world with few large competitors rather than high oxygen alone.

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Jun 27 • 5:36 PM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com
Why soccer is life - Live Updates

“Sport is never just about sport. It is about storytelling and national storytelling,” says acclaimed playwright.

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Jun 27 • 5:15 PM EDT • Politics • politico.com
Spain's Williams hits out at Uruguay over World Cup injury

Spain winger Nico Williams said suffering a latest injury setback was "one of the worst days of his life" as he criticised Uruguay for lashing out in a 1-0 defeat that ended their World Cup."Today is one of the worst days of my life.

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Jun 27 • 4:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The weekend of Andy Burnham’s life - Live Updates

If England wins the World Cup, one pollster says the new prime minister should call a snap election.

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Jun 27 • 4:15 PM EDT • Politics • politico.com
The sky is not falling. Americans are getting healthier.

Despite declining obesity and heart disease rates, increasing cancer survival rates, and a record high life expectancy, politicians from both parties are pushing costly and ineffective policies to …

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Jun 27 • 2:00 PM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
The war for Burnham’s ear: politicians and wonks fight for influence over a PM

There is high emotion, a deluge of policy papers and an ‘excruciating’ jostle for jobs as Labour’s probable next leader settles back into Westminster life

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Jun 27 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Science news this week: Life on Mars, weird water and a curious human cousin

June 27, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Jun 27 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Science news this week: Life on Mars, weird water and a curious human cousin

June 27, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Jun 27 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
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A day in the life of Nicky Hilton between London and New York

Nicky Hilton, socialite and cofounder of custom jewelry brand theo grace, splits her time between London and NYC. Here's a day in her life.

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Jun 27 • 5:05 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
How to use AI in your dating life responsibly and effectively

Whether you love or loathe generative AI chatbots, they’re becoming increasingly involved in the business of romance.

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Jun 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Technology • apnews.com
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Businesses say NJ gridlock alerts near MetLife on World Cup match days is hurting them

Some are saying that boom never came and many say their business is going bust.

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Nia Long explains why she turned down Prince's advances

Nia Long explained why she once shut down Prince's advances when she was young, and said that she later met the musician again when she'd gained more notoriety in Hollywood.

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Jun 26 • 8:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
George Clooney's wife Amal admits life was 'easier' before marrying the Oscar winner

George Clooney's wife Amal says life with the 'Ocean's 11' star is not always easy.

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Jun 26 • 7:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail?

In the early 90’s, a company called General Magic began working on a portable device that would allow people to check email, make phone calls, even play games. It was basically a smartphone. But it never caught on.On today’s show, a theory about why this device failed. General Magic had generous investors, world-class talent and creative freedom. But is it possible what they needed was constraints?Support:Planet Money+Read: Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletterOur weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow: InstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookThis episode was hosted by Erika Beras and Emma Peaslee. It was produced by Emma Peaslee with help from Sam Yellowhorse Kesler and James Sneed. It was edited by Marianne McCune and fact-checked by Charlotte Isidore. It was engineered by Jimmy Keeley with help from Cena Loffredo. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money’s executive producer.

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Jun 26 • 5:30 PM EDT • Technology • npr.org
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AI-assisted colonoscopy enhances polyp detection at UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, June 29, 2026 – A routine colonoscopy may last less than an hour. But what happens during that procedure can change, or even save, a life years before cancer ever has a chance to develop. Physicians at The University of Texas at San […]

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Jun 26 • 5:02 PM EDT • Health • news.uthscsa.edu
The Best Last-Minute Prime Day Deals on Laptops, Monitors, and PC Accessories

Find deals on PC and Apple laptops, gaming and productivity monitors, and many PC accessories that will make your work life easier.

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Jun 26 • 4:30 PM EDT • Technology • lifehacker.com
iPhone 18: Everything We Know About Apple's Biggest Updates

Rumors about Apple's next flagship phones point to a new foldable, a variable-aperture camera, improved battery life and, yes, higher prices.

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Jun 26 • 4:30 PM EDT • Technology • cnet.com
CDFW News | Monterey Bay Northern Anchovy and Pacific Sardine Commercial Take Restrictions and Recreational Advisory in Place Due to Public Health Hazard

State health agencies determined that northern anchovy and Pacific sardine recently sampled from Monterey Bay contained elevated levels of domoic acid and recommended a commercial fishery restriction and recreational health advisory in the bay for the take of anchovy and sardine for human consumption in the area.

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Jun 26 • 4:18 PM EDT • Health • wildlife.ca.gov
Mel Brooks Is Turning 100! His 1 Tip for Longevity, a Healthy Life

The comedy legend and father of satire celebrates his big 100th birthday on June 28.

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Jun 26 • 4:09 PM EDT • Health • today.com
These Deals on Video Games, Controllers, and Peripherals Will Disappear When Prime Day Ends Tonight

These are the best last-chance gaming deals for the last day of Prime Day: Save on top video games like Elden Ring, plus premium controllers, gaming mice, and essential peripherals.

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Jun 26 • 12:47 PM EDT • Technology • lifehacker.com
Texas A&M horticultural sciences students, faculty earn national recognition

Students and faculty within the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences received national awards for research, outreach and academics.

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Jun 26 • 12:18 PM EDT • Science • agrilifetoday.tamu.edu
Intel’s chip business shows signs of life after years of struggle

Not long ago, Intel was seen as Silicon Valley’s fallen icon. Now it is showing signs of a turnaround amid the AI boom.

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Jun 26 • 11:31 AM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
Paxton’s support for IVF highlights broader divide among GOP

Anti-abortion activists believe life begins at conception, so many oppose IVF because it often destroys some embryos.

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Jun 26 • 11:30 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Why Your Nighttime Dreams Are So Weird—Science Finally Has the Answer - Futura-Sciences

The Secret Life of Dreams: Not Just Random Nonsense Remember the dream you had last night? Maybe you’re left with just a trace—a sweet feeling, maybe, or a strange discomfort. But there’s rarely a story you could actually retell. Because, in the end, a dream is a deeply personal experience....

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Jun 26 • 10:30 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
Survey: Most Life Science Labs Piloting AI, Few in Production

A survey finds only 5% of labs use AI in production, with most still piloting the tech and citing integration, data quality as barriers.

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Jun 26 • 9:53 AM EDT • Science • clpmag.com
PlayStation Removing Purchased Content From Your Library Again

Sony Interactive Entertainment is conducting another round of purchased content removal from the PlayStation library.

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Jun 26 • 9:11 AM EDT • Technology • playstationlifestyle.net
Scientists stunned by signs of ancient life in a place no one expected

Scientists exploring ancient seafloor rocks in Morocco discovered mysterious wrinkle patterns where they were never expected to occur. These structures are normally linked to microbial mats in shallow, sunlit waters, yet the rocks formed hundreds of feet below the surface in darkness. Evidence indicates that chemosynthetic microbes created the wrinkles, revealing that deep-ocean microbial ecosystems may have been more widespread than previously thought.

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Jun 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Morgan Stanley on life after selling your business: a roadmap for entrepreneurs

Selling your company can be the financial win of a lifetime — and one of the most disorienting transitions you'll ever face.

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Jun 26 • 7:30 AM EDT • Business • fortune.com
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Europe’s Deadly Heat Wave: A Jolt for Climate Action, or Just for A.C.?

Heat-related deaths and disruptions to daily life are forcing politicians to reckon, in different ways, with a rapidly warming planet.

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Jun 26 • 6:02 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Is Mega Skarmory good for Pokémon GO Raids?

Super Mega Skarmory Raid Day brings one of the new Legends: Z-A Mega Evolutions to Pokémon GO, and gives the undeniably cool Skarmory a new lease of life in the Raids meta. A popular / type from Gen 2, Skarmory has been a staple in the Little and Great League formats, but has never made […]

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Jun 26 • 5:42 AM EDT • Technology • pokemongohub.net
Intel’s Chip Business Shows Signs of Life After Years of Struggle

It is the centerpiece of President Trump’s drive to make more chips in the United States, but the company still has a long way to go before it can be called a complete turnaround.

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Jun 26 • 3:36 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Will Red Grooms' whimsical, wonderful Tennessee Fox Trot Carousel ride again?

The Tennessee State Museum in Nashville is considering how to bring a beloved whimsical carousel back to life. The Tennessee Fox Trot Carousel was the creation of Nashville-born artist Red

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Jun 26 • 12:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Monkey Business: Wild rhesus macaque spotted at Mount Dora hotel

A wild rhesus macaque was spotted at the historic Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora, Florida, spending about 45 minutes roaming the property and attracting attention from guests and staff. The hotel and local businesses responded with humorous, monkey-themed social media content, engaging the community. Wildlife officials cautioned the public not to approach or feed wild monkeys due to potential health risks and encouraged reporting sightings to authorities. The monkey has not returned to the hotel but has been seen elsewhere in downtown Mount Dora.

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Jun 25 • 6:12 PM EDT • Business • clickorlando.com
Making Our Own Luck

We are cross-posting a piece that former NIH official Kris Willis wrote for Macroscience. Kris is now the President and Founder of the Woodley Park Institute, for which I’m a board member. Picking winners or hedging bets? Federal science agencies have long wrestled with the question of how to ensure their billions of dollars of grants and contracts result in maximum benefits for Americans. On the surface, it might seem that a goal-oriented, interventionist style of management would be the best policy: prioritize our most pressing problems and distribute funding accordingly.This top-down strategy creates a unique hazard, though: bad choices can send resources in the wrong direction, resulting in slow progress that impedes the delivery of tangible benefits to citizens. Moreover, if decision makers pursue an applied advance when the underlying scientific principles remain poorly understood, they risk costly failures and a loss of support for the research enterprise at large. Examples include Nixon’s 1971 War on Cancer, undertaken on the premise that a cure could be achieved in less than a decade, the drive to build an operational commercial fusion plant by the mid-1990s, and the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which failed to produce the effective treatments and prevention strategies promised by 2025. The contrasting laissez-faire approach is to hedge your bets. If the path to an advance is impossible to predict, then the wisest choice might be to distribute funding to as widely as possible. The main risk of this strategy is that spreading funding thinly may limit the resources available to the most promising research, resulting in the same negative outcomes as the interventionist approach: limited support for the most promising topics, slow progress, and delayed returns. In reality, at science agencies like the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, program managers navigate between these two extremes, setting some funds aside to target high-priority areas and using the rest to cover the widest possible range of meritorious proposals. This middle path seems like the most rational way to proceed, but it still requires making choices. How much should be set aside for high priority topics? What should those topics be? How should we define merit? Expert opinion can provide a helpful guide, but leading experts can have remarkably different opinions about what matters and what should be prioritized. Moreover, experts and administrators alike can be risk averse, giving an edge to high-profile, well-established concepts. What’s really needed is a data-driven framework to help guide decision-making, one that doesn’t simply repackage prestige or incumbency. Recognizing breakthroughs years in advance Many breakthroughs fail to attract funding or recognition at the earliest stages of development. Katalin Karikó, for example, spent years struggling to win grants for work on mRNA that would eventually win her and Drew Weissman a Nobel Prize. Similar stories can be told about Jim Allison’s groundbreaking studies leading to the development of cancer immunotherapy, Stan Pruisner’s demonstration that prions can self-replicate without DNA, or Robin Warren and Barry Marshall’s proof that Helicobacter pylori, not stress, causes ulcers. Yet at some point, the scientific community recognizes and responds to transformative breakthroughs like these. How does that change happen? And what if science funders could identify the areas that are on the cusp of a breakthrough? Those questions led my collaborators and me to study how scientists responded to past breakthroughs. Based on patterns in that data, we developed a means of predicting future breakthroughs, using biomedicine as a proof of concept. It’s worth taking a moment to describe how our approach works. Briefly, our prediction process begins by grouping the 18 million or so peer-reviewed papers in PubMed, the authoritative database of biomedical research, into roughly 50,000 unique topics. A small subset of these topics are so widely acclaimed as breakthroughs that they have been recognized with a major prize like a Nobel or a Lasker Award. We theorized that studying the development of these outliers over time, especially before they gained acclaim, was the key to identifying future instances of them. After defining topics, we chose 21 representative breakthroughs and asked what they looked like before they won prestigious prizes. To answer that question, we re-ran our topic-mapping algorithm repeatedly, winding back the clock one year each time, stringing together the years to follow the progress of each field as it grew and advanced. We found that in each case, the years leading up to a discovery followed a pattern: a burst of papers on a new, rapidly evolving topic, many of which quickly became influential. These characteristics—the percent of papers that are new, the percentage of papers that are brought in from other topics, and the influence of each individual paper—can all be measured separately for any given topic. Together, they act as a predictive signal that is detectable an average of five years before a transformative discovery is made, and up to thirty years before the discovery receives a major prize. Scanning the current research landscape for topics that display this signal allows us to predict what work will likely produce a future breakthrough. Each year we analyzed includes four or five signals, a number that appears to have remained constant across a twenty year time frame. In their classic work on the sociology of science, Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar established that the desire to participate in a major discovery is an important motivator for scientists as they consider whether they should take up (or abandon) a research problem. Although further work is needed, the simplest explanation for our results is that this behavior is widespread enough to detect at scale. A foundational advance, or something like it, draws the attention of scientists and causes them to change the direction of their research. They vote with their feet, staking their own reputation and careers by publishing on and citing the new idea. That upswell of interest is the foundation of our breakthrough signal. What kind of research does our model identify as a breakthrough? After building a model based on the patterns in our 21 preselected breakthroughs, we tested it by identifying all early signals of discovery from 1994 through 1997. Of the 18 signals we found in that time period, 17 can be traced forward in time to a breakthrough. Examples include super-resolution fluorescence microscopy (see the image above), the directed evolution of proteins and enzymes (Chemistry Nobel, 2018), and sequencing the human genome (National Medal of Science, 2008). The discovery of the role of leptin signaling in obesity is a particularly interesting case study. Around 1950, scientists noticed the existence of a type of lab mouse that suffered from a unique inherited form of obesity. When given the freedom to choose their own diet, these mice ate more than normal and preferred food that was high in fat. Researchers had few clues as to why the animals overate; early experiments pointed to the existence of a soluble ob factor found circulating in the bloodstream that regulated appetite, but its identity was unknown. In 1994, Jeffrey Friedman and colleagues identified and sequenced the ob gene, noting that the protein it encoded appeared to fit the profile of a circulating factor. A year later, a trio of high-profile publications demonstrated that ob was a hormone that regulated body weight and fat deposition by regulating appetite. One of these was co-authored by Friedman, who christened it leptin from the ancient Greek word for thin. Using our model, the data from 1996 make it clear this advance would become a breakthrough. Scientists had flocked to study the biology of the new hormone, generating the flurry of new papers and citations required to produce a signal. One of these demonstrated that serum leptin concentrations reflected the amount of adipose tissue in the human body, providing clinical validation of the earlier mouse studies. Before the identification of leptin, scientists were unable to point to a specific molecule that controlled appetite and adiposity, so that it was impossible to rule out non-physiological causes of obesity; its characterization fundamentally changed our concept of weight gain. In 2010, Friedman and fellow pioneer Douglas Coleman were awarded a Lasker for the discovery. Our work also identifies breakthroughs in clinical practice and behavioral and social sciences, even though these areas are less likely to draw the attention of major prize committees. One example that falls into this category is the introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm, a leading cause of death among Americans over the age of 65. Relative to the previous standard of care, it reduces in-hospital mortality by almost four-fold. In 2017, Timothy Chuter received the American College of Surgeons’ prestigious Jacobsen Innovation award for his multiple refinements to the technique. Another under-recognized breakthrough identified by our model is the development of standardized survey instruments to assess the quality of life for HIV+ patients. The antiretroviral cocktails introduced in the mid-1990s reduced AIDS mortality, but treatment came with serious side effects. The new evaluations showed that patients whose disease progressed had worse physical functioning than Americans with other chronic diseases, while those who were asymptomatic maintained a health-related quality of life on par with the overall US population. This evidence made it possible for patients and activists to argue that even in the absence of a total cure, and in spite of the side effects, alleviation of symptoms was a worthwhile priority for clinicians. My colleagues and I have failed to identify any significant recognition for the physicians and health policy experts who pioneered this advance, although in 2016, researchers called for the World Health Organization to set targets for good health-related quality of life as part of its framework to end the AIDS pandemic. From forecasting to funding How should science funders use our predictions? Any serious discussion of what we should do with this new capability needs to begin with an understanding of its limitations. We can’t (and shouldn’t) invest all of our resources in the small number of topics predicted to produce breakthroughs. Innovative new fields are born from existing ones; they rarely arise de novo. If funders don’t maintain a diverse portfolio, the breakthroughs of tomorrow will have no antecedents. Think of this as eating the seed corn, or killing the goose that lays the golden egg. There are also multiple goals of funding beyond basic scientific discovery, including translating discoveries into clinical practice, developing new technologies, supporting economic development, and training new scientists. The investments needed to accomplish these goals are likely different from those required to support emerging breakthroughs. Finally, we must be aware that we may not capture every instance of a breakthrough. The concept is fuzzy, and not every significant discovery is recognized with a major award. Further, breakthroughs are rare, meaning that our dataset is, by necessity, small. This makes formal estimates of accuracy challenging. Although our overall success rate appears to be high, any one signal may turn out to be a false positive. We found one apparent example: the development of the third generation COX-2 inhibitors, Vioxx and Celebrex, which were much celebrated in the early 2000s as effective but non-addictive pain relievers, meets all the algorithmic criteria of a breakthrough. Five years after it received FDA approval, researchers demonstrated that Vioxx was associated with serious cardiovascular complications, and the manufacturer voluntarily pulled the drug from the market. Celebrex remains available, although like other NSAIDs, it carries an FDA warning for increased cardiovascular risk. Decision makers who were overly focused on the breakthrough potential of this research might have wasted substantial resources nurturing an area that ultimately proved to be a failure—but so would those who relied on expert opinion at the time. That said, the potential benefits of funding the next mRNA vaccine or cancer immunotherapy years earlier than we might have are large. When we can’t assume the outcome of an action, it’s worth conducting an experiment. Can targeted support for areas that are poised to produce a breakthrough increase the return on scientific investment without cannibalizing future advances? With the necessary administrative infrastructure in place, conducting this experiment would be straightforward. First, identify all the breakthrough signals between 2018 and 2023, select half at random, and commit to a decade of investment. For biomedicine, a six year window should yield about 30 topics with the potential to produce a breakthrough. Providing strong support to half of these might be accomplished for $300 million a year. That’s roughly half of the recent annual budget of the NIH Common Fund or around 20% of the fiscal year 2025 budget for ARPA-H. After five years, then again at ten, compare to see which group — the one that was actively managed, or the control — produced more breakthroughs, and on what timescale. Although we used biomedicine as an example, the same experiment could just as well be run for physics, materials science, or any other discipline. Any attempt to undertake such an experiment should keep three points top of mind. First, we can predict the topic of future breakthroughs, but the people and vision for how to move the work forward are still important. In practice, this means success requires active program managers with the expertise to develop the science and the authority to do so, including by recruiting investigators. Second, we would be wise to learn from the failures of past attempts to fund transformative research. High among these are funding modestly repackaged work, confusing the genuinely novel with the merely unfamiliar, and relying too much on incumbent investigators. All of these risks can be mitigated by thoroughly and intelligently integrating high quality data into portfolio management. Finally, we need to have patience. Even with strong funding support, producing a breakthrough takes time. If supporting breakthroughs is the best way to nurture the birth of new fields, we also need to accurately describe and properly manage the other two stages, so that we invest wisely throughout the productive lifetime of ideas and divest once they reach the point of diminishing returns. We would benefit from more study of all of these phases, especially the transition from one to another. More research could answer questions like: When does a breakthrough become an established field? How do the availability of funding, the size and characteristics of the available workforce, and the accumulation of evidence that disagrees with prevailing models affect a field’s decline? Exactly how do old ideas give birth to new ones, and can we speed up the process? The more we understand about the dynamics of scientific progress, the better we can maximize the odds that our curiosity leads to results. I’d call that finding a way to make our own luck.

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Inside the Oregon coast's hands-on marine science center

The Charleston Marine Life Center offers touch tanks, whale skeletons and hands-on exhibits while connecting visitors with marine science on the Oregon coast.

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Jun 25 • 4:47 PM EDT • Science • ijpr.org
Officials offer lifeline to struggling French Quarter businesses

At least three businesses have closed due to ongoing construction.

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If I were traveling, Anker is the only company I would trust with my life to keep my tech fully charged at all times — and 11 of its best items are on sale right now

Get these Anker products to keep your gear always charged!

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Jun 25 • 3:39 PM EDT • Technology • androidcentral.com
Participating in heavy-contact youth sports, dropping out of sports linked to acts of violence

Contrary to popular belief, simply playing organized youth sports does not reduce the likelihood of committing violence in one’s lifetime, and in some cases, may increase it, according to a new study.The study, published online recently in the Sociology of Sport Journal, found that while most survey respondents — including those who played y...

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Merck KGaA to Acquire Bio-Techne for $11.3B, Expanding Life Science Tools Presence

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has agreed to acquire Bio-Techne for approximately $11.3 billion, the companies said today, in a deal designed to position the buyer as more of a leader across the life science value chain by expanding its presence in high-growth, next-generation life-sci markets with Bio-Techne’s tools, analytical technologies, and consumables.

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Jun 25 • 3:12 PM EDT • Science • genengnews.com
Impact of European heat wave on transportation, businesses, tourism

A heat wave across Europe caused record-breaking temperatures, affecting businesses, infrastructure, and daily life.

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Jun 25 • 3:07 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
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Bio-Techne, a Minneapolis life sciences firm with 500,000 products, to be sold to German company for $11.3 billion
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Life Aboard the Langseth: A Q&A With Chief Science Officer Cody Bahlau

On Columbia’s global research vessel, the R/V Marcus G. Langseth, Bahlau serves as the key link between scientists, crewmembers and operations on shore.

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Jun 25 • 1:35 PM EDT • Science • news.climate.columbia.edu
Merck KGaA bolsters life sciences business with $11.3B Bio-Techne buy

The deal comes a matter of weeks after Kai Beckmann was promoted to CEO at Merck and signalled his intent to broaden the company's scope for M&A.

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The science of fatherhood from brain changes to ‘dad bod’

Darby Saxbe’s book combines academic data with ‘stories about the men in her own life’

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Richmond nightlife staple closing after nearly a decade in business

An event and nightlife venue in downtown Richmond will close its doors on Tuesday after nearly a decade in business.

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Life At The Speed Of Play Explores AI In Business

Mark Pincus advocates gamification, journaling, rapid experimentation, and AI-assisted innovation for entrepreneurs.

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Jun 25 • 10:36 AM EDT • Business • forbes.com
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Merck KGaA to buy Bio-Techne for $11.3bn in life science footprint expansion

The deal is Merck’s largest since 2015, when it spent $17bn on acquiring Sigma-Aldrich, also a life sciences specialist.

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Jun 25 • 9:22 AM EDT • Science • medicaldevice-network.com
After my divorce, I rebuilt my life, starting with friendship

After my divorce, I felt lonely and had to make new friends. I learned a lot about friendship — and myself — in the process.

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Merck Expands Life Science Leadership with Planned $11.3 Billion Bio-Techne Acquisition

Merck Expands Life Science Leadership with Planned $11.3 Billion Bio-Techne Acquisition

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Star Fox Routes Walkthrough And Alternate Routes Map For Every Stage

Plan-et your way ahead

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Jun 25 • 7:30 AM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
Scientists uncover terrifying 19-meter sea monster that once ruled ancient oceans - Futura-Sciences

When the Deep Was Ruled by Monsters For decades, Hollywood has served us ferocious tyrannosaurs and sneaky raptors on a silver screen. But let’s not forget: the oceans of the prehistoric world had their own undisputed terrors lurking below. So move over, land-based giants—it’s time for a real-life kraken to...

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NASA rover finds record-breaking trove of complex organic molecules on Mars

Data from NASA’s Perseverance rover confirms the presence of macromolecular carbon on Mars – another potential piece of the puzzle in the search for life.

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Jun 25 • 5:30 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
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Travis Kelce's Journey: From Rookie to NFL Superstar and His Life with Taylor Swift

Travis Kelce is entering his 14th season in the NFL, all of which have been with the Kansas City Chiefs. After being selected No. 63 overall in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by Kansas City, Kelce played only a single special teams snap as a rookie, in a Week 2 game against the Dallas Cowboys. The seven-time All-Pro has set all-time marks for the Chiefs, such as surpassing Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez's 10,940 career receiving yards (13,002) and passing three-time first-team All-Pro Priest Holmes' 83 total career touchdowns (85).

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Clay Aiken recalls 'huge blowup' with Kelly Ripa 20 years later: 'Probably the most catastrophic week of my life'

'American Idol' alum Clay Aiken is looking back on his 'huge blowup' with Kelly Ripa 20 years later: 'Probably the most catastrophic week of my life.'

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Jun 24 • 8:38 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Micron and Qualcomm forecasts ignite $400 billion AI chip stock rally

Shares of chipmakers surged late on Wednesday, adding over $400 billion in market value after strong ​forecasts from Micron Technology and Qualcomm breathed fresh ‌life into Wall Street's recently waning AI stock rally.

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Jun 24 • 7:50 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Universal Music to build massive Texas hotel, performance venue

The massive destination is being billed as a “new era” of life and entertainment in Texas.

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Jun 24 • 5:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • mysanantonio.com
Scientists seek clues to longevity from three Brazilian sisters over 100

What is the secret to a long life? Three Brazilian sisters with a combined age of 316, who were named by Guinness this month ​as the oldest living trio of siblings in the world, may help researchers find ‌out.

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Jun 24 • 3:32 PM EDT • Science • reuters.com
Gas prices, health, quality of life drive push for more Coloradans to trade four wheels for two, even if safety is a worry

Bike to Work Day brings out the cyclists in Denver, but many already pedal to their jobs and back.

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Jun 24 • 2:25 PM EDT • Health • cpr.org
Nasa rover detects potential signatures of ancient microbial life on Mars

Perseverance identifies organic carbon molecules in rocks on riverbed that carried water billions of years ago

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Jun 24 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Perseverance Finds Complex Organic Compounds in Strange Mars Rocks

Another potential ancient life sign on the red planet?

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Jun 24 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
A Mars rover found organic carbon just sitting on a rock

The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth can settle it.

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Jun 24 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
QED Science Launches AI Infrastructure for Scientific Validation

Recognizes The 1% After Blind Evaluation of 57,455 Scientific PreprintsTEL AVIV, Israel, June 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QED Science, a science validity engine and modern infrastructure for researchers, funders, institutions and life science organizations today launched The 1%, the top 574 life science preprints. The company anonymously scored 57,455 bioRxiv preprints submitted between May 2025 and April 2026 for originality and validity. The ranking is powered by QED Score, QED Science’s vali

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Jun 24 • 11:28 AM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
How Colombia’s traditional midwives serve as lifelines to rural communities

Parts of Colombia are isolated, with no hospitals nearby. Experts say midwives can help bridge the healthcare gap.

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Jun 24 • 11:20 AM EDT • Health • aljazeera.com
Scientists Inserted A Gene Into Mice That's Older Than Animal Life Itself

Ancient genes, modern mice.

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Jun 24 • 10:56 AM EDT • Science • iflscience.com
Tongue Cancer Survivor Reunites with ICU Doctor Who Helped Save Her Life

After a life-threatening complication from tongue cancer surgery led to septic shock and organ failure, high school teacher Jennifer Quick spent nearly a month in the ICU at Atrium Health.

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Jun 24 • 10:17 AM EDT • Health • atriumhealth.org
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming to life on stage. See when

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will come to town life in a tour for 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Live on Stage!'.

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Jun 24 • 10:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • usatoday.com
Hollister’s First-Ever Target Collection Reveals a 3-Step Growth Strategy Any Business Can Copy

Hollister's first home collection is a move from closet share to lifestyle share, and a growth playbook any founder can borrow.

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Jun 24 • 9:52 AM EDT • Business • inc.com
Joe Manganiello reveals secret health battle, 'live-saving' organ removal

Joe Manganiello details a previously unknown health ordeal that required a "life-saving" organ amputation in his upcoming memoir "Bloodlines."

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Jun 24 • 9:23 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
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This is the real reason your cat purrs—and it’s not what you think - Futura-Sciences

The Genetic Mystery Behind the Purr If you thought your cat’s purr was just an automatic sound of happiness—like you sighing with satisfaction after a good meal—science begs to differ. Researchers from Kyoto University’s Wildlife Research Center in Japan have identified, for the first time, genetic underpinnings to this ancient...

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Jun 24 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
Muni Long underwent double lung transplant in life-saving surgery

R&B hitmaker Muni Long is finally opening up about the life-threatening medical issue that forced her to cancel concerts last year.

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Jun 24 • 8:54 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Darializa Avila Chevalier: pro-Palestinian doctoral student steps into politics with ‘faith in the future’

Mamdani-backed candidate won New York’s 13th congressional district with no experience in office but ideas for how politics can ‘actually invest in life’

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Jun 24 • 8:10 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
The hidden stakes of the birthright citizenship case: healthcare for babies

The birthright citizenship case in front of the US Supreme Court is about much more than just citizenship. It’s also about an issue that was little discussed in court arguments: babies’ immediate access to safety net programs and medical tests that need to be done within the first couple days of life.

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Jun 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • cnn.com
The universe may be hiding conscious minds stranger than we can imagine

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that consciousness could arise in many different forms of life, even in beings built from radically different materials than those found on Earth. Drawing on the vastness of the universe and the likely existence of countless alien civilizations, they suggest it would be surprisingly Earth-centric to assume that only Earth-like biology can support conscious experience.

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Jun 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
A staunch voice in support of science

Jeff Coller, a pioneering RNA biologist, has spent the past year vehemently advocating for the lifesaving promise of research in the face of federal cuts

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Jun 24 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • hub.jhu.edu
Mom's Good Heart Health Lowers Risk Of Baby's Developmental Delays

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Want to give your baby the best start in life? Then tend to your heart health, both prior to and during pregnancy, a new study says. Expectant mothers in worse heart health are more likely to have children who suffer ...

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Jun 24 • 6:15 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Sonic Returns To His Roots With New Sega Genesis Cartridges

Gotta go back

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Jun 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
How New Hampshire Motor Speedway Delivers Maximum Entertainment for the Price

New Hampshire Motor Speedway delivers more than just races — it's an immersive NASCAR weekend featuring multiple race series, live music, fan events and unforgettable atmosphere. Perfect for fans wanting excitement and great value, NHMS provides an action-packed experience that brings motorsports to life at "The Magic Mile."

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Jun 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • nhms.com
To age better, we need to rethink health itself

Challenging conventional thinking has historically brought new ways to maximize health and improve quality of life while ageing. Here's what's needed now.

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Jun 24 • 2:25 AM EDT • Health • weforum.org
UK heatwave: Red extreme heat warning to take effect

The warning, which means there could be a risk to life, will be in force in parts of England and Wales from 09:00.

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Jun 24 • 1:30 AM EDT • Health • bbc.com
Monster Fantasy announced for PC – action RPG with cozy life simulation elements

Chengdu-based developer Jotoyo has announced Monster Fantasy, an action RPG with cozy life simulation elements coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced. A Kickstarter campaign will …

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Jun 24 • 1:22 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder to return after mental health leave; reflects on recovery in video post

San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder will return to City Hall next week after taking a three-month leave of absence, saying she stepped away from the job because her mental health demanded it. "This leave, and even my whole adult life, has been an entire journey on mental health," Fielder said. "And I know I'm not the only one who struggles with it."

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Jun 24 • 12:33 AM EDT • Health • abc7news.com
Bill Gates: Jeffrey Epstein used billionaire connections to get to me

Bill Gates told Congress that Jeffrey Epstein wormed his way into his life with "veiled threats" to disclose extramarital affairs.

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Jun 23 • 9:15 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Circulating metabolites at the crossroads of lifestyle and brain health

Nature Aging - Circulating metabolites might provide early insights into brain aging before clinical symptoms appear. Ahmad and colleagues show that specific blood metabolites in midlife are...

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Jun 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • nature.com
Want to feel happier at work? Take a five-minute walk

Sitting for prolonged periods is associated with health complications – but you can counteract the risks of a sedentary life.

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Jun 23 • 7:50 PM EDT • Health • bbc.com
Sega Announces Two Sonic Game Collections For Switch

Including a "Modern" and "Classic" collection

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Jun 23 • 7:30 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
Flagship Pioneering and Lean Business Services Company Announce Collaboration to Advance Healthcare Innovation and AI-Enabled Biomedical Research in Saudi Arabia

/PRNewswire/ -- Flagship Pioneering, the scientific innovation company behind Moderna, Generate Biomedicines, and more than 100 other life sciences ventures,...

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Jun 23 • 6:45 PM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
World Cup business is not booming for some near MetLife Stadium. Here's why.

The owner of a New Jersey diner says World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium have been bad for business.

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Jun 23 • 5:59 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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“You couldn’t replicate this at another university.” Part 3 of a three-part series on the Main Building’s Life Science Library.

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Jun 23 • 2:32 PM EDT • Science • news.utexas.edu
Hands On: RayNeo Air 4 Pro - Be The Batman With These Switch 2-Compatible XR Glasses

Or the Joker, if you'd prefer

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Jun 23 • 2:00 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
Mediterranean-inspired diet with added methionine extends healthy lifespan in mice

A plant- and fish-based, low-protein diet paired with small amounts of an amino acid commonly found in eggs, meat and dairy increased healthy lifespan and decreased frailty and fat mass in mice, according ...

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Jun 23 • 1:00 PM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Josh McBride

Amazon Prime Day is underway, and entertainment and lifestyle expert Josh McBride shared some standout deals to help shoppers save big.

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Jun 23 • 12:55 PM EDT • Entertainment • ktnv.com
Offworld Space Biology: Setting Up The Life Science Glovebox

Bioengineering cartilage tissues and manufacturing advanced materials kicked off the week aboard the International Space Station

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Jun 23 • 12:51 PM EDT • Science • astrobiology.com
It Ain’t Just Sports: CPR, tennis & a second chance with Adrian Murray

In this episode: We sit down with Adrian Murray, co-founder of T.R.I.N.I.T.Y Tennis, to talk about purpose, perseverance, and using tennis to promote heart health and life-saving skills.

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Amino acid-supplemented ‘longevity diet’ linked to longer healthy lifespan

USC study finds low-protein diet paired with small amounts of amino acid methionine increased healthy lifespan, decreased frailty in mice.

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Jun 23 • 11:05 AM EDT • Health • today.usc.edu
Build an AI Scientist for Life Science Discovery with NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit

AI scientists are emerging as a new interface for scientific computing. These agents can read papers, write code, generate hypotheses, call APIs, inspect files, and iterate on results. But science isn’…

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Jun 23 • 9:30 AM EDT • Science • developer.nvidia.com
8BitDo Celebrates N64 In Style With New Controller And Keyboard

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Jun 23 • 9:30 AM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
My go-to Kindle is back at its best price yet for Prime Day

The Kindle with wireless charging’s on sale too.

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Jun 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com