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Ravens Center Position Undecided With One Week Left
The Baltimore Ravens' center position has not been decided, with one week left until the start of the regular season.
Leipzig’s Strong Start Faces First Away Test Against Werder Bremen
Fresh off a dominant opener, the Red Bulls hunt a second straight victory as Christopher Nkunku eyes a starting role against a desperate, wounded Bremen side.
Here's how we handled the 'childcare dead zone' before school starts
The week before school starts — also known as the 'childcare dead zone' — it can be hard to get things done. I made a schedule with two mom friends.
Apple Planning to Update MacBook Neo in Three Ways
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple plans to release a second-generation MacBook Neo in 2027 with three updates: an A19 Pro chip, 12GB of RAM, and new color options. Released in March 2026, the current MacBook Neo has an A18 Pro chip with 8GB of RAM, and it is available in Silver, Blush, Citrus, and Indigo. In the U.S., the laptop initially started at $599, but Apple raised the price to $699 in June.
Three Louisiana brands, three paths to growth
Before Slap Ya Mama seasoning landed on grocery shelves in all 50 states, and eventually reached markets as far away as Dubai, the Walker family mixed its seasoning in a glass pickle jar at its Ville Platte convenience store. As Business Report writes in its latest issue, what started as a homemade blend sold in […]
10 life sciences startups selected for accelerator program
Seven of the 10 companies participating in the fall cohorts of MassBio and SCbio’s Drive program are based in the United States, including four in Massachusetts.
NBA 2K27 predicts the season: LeBron's shocking start with 76ers, a new MVP and an NBA Finals rematch
IEDC seeking to hire business accelerator operators
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is looking for interested parties to run business accelerators for Indiana-based companies at various stages of development, from startups to more established companies.
Midterm mail ballots start to go to voters
North Carolina on Friday is scheduled to become the first state to widely distribute mail ballots for this year’s elections
Midterm mail ballots start to go to voters
North Carolina on Friday is scheduled to become the first state to widely distribute mail ballots for this year’s elections
Midterm mail ballots start to go to voters
North Carolina on Friday is scheduled to become the first state to widely distribute mail ballots for this year’s elections
'No crisis' at Aberdeen despite difficult start
Aberdeen captain Kevin Nisbet insists there is no "crisis" at Pittodrie after back-to-back Scottish Premiership defeats to Rangers and Celtic. The Dons, who will also play Killie in the quarter-finals of the League Cup the following week, have won one of their opening four leagues.
Women’s Champions League: Inter’s opponents
A historic moment and an extraordinary achievement that marks the start of a new adventure for Inter Women: the Nerazzurre will compete in the UEFA Women's Champions League League Phase for the first ...
Astrophysics smallsat begins science mission
The first in a new class of small NASA astrophysics spacecraft has started operations, providing both science data and lessons for future missions.
California's healthcare affordability office claims power to punish overspending hospitals
The state's new penalty framework could fine hospitals and insurers up to 125% of overspending, with enforcement starting as early as 2028.
Sony's PlayStation disc plant is losing 10 percent of its volume in 2028, not 90
Sony’s PlayStation disc plant is losing 10 percent of its volume in 2028, not 90 Sony won’t license disc pressing to anyone else, Microsoft does, and a former PlayStation boss thinks that’s the whole problem. When Sony DADC chief Dietmar Tanzer spoke with an Austrian broadcaster in July about PlayStation disc production at the Thalgau plant, a number of press outlets misunderstood the report, writing that production would fall to a tenth of current levels. It won’t. Sony DADC confirmed to Game this week that the figure is a 10 percent decline, not a decline to 10 percent. “To clarify and avoid any misleading information: in that statement Dietmar anticipated an overall product volume decline by 10 percent, not a decline down to 10 percent,” a spokesperson with Sony DADC told Game. That figure covers 2028. Tanzer didn’t put a number on the years after, and the spokesperson declined to comment further. What we do know is that on July 1, PlayStation announced that physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be discontinued starting January 2028 and that the transition has no impact on games that have already released in disc format or will be releasing in disc format prior to that month. “So, there will be reorders going to the market after January 2028,” the Sony DADC spokesperson said. “For details around that I would ask you to liaise with the PR team from PlayStation, as we can’t speak or comment on their behalf.” PlayStation officials did not respond to questions about reorders or other disc-related matters. But I did recently speak with Shawn Layden, Game Industry Strategic Advisor and former chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios, who called a future without physical PlayStation discs “depressing, but solvable.” then added, “I think.” The chief hurdle to third-party manufacturing of collector’s editions or any other version of a PlayStation game disc is that Sony owns the proprietary process to press those discs, Layden said. “And unless they decide or determine a way to license that to some of these bespoke disc manufacturers, there’s no way to make it happen,” he said. Layden was careful to add that he understands the concept but doesn’t have “line of sight on the particulars.” “Depressing but solvable, I think.” — Shawn Layden Microsoft already licenses replication to outside plants. Xbox discs are pressed by manufacturers Microsoft certifies as Authorized Replicators, a term defined in its publisher agreements, with the approved list set at the company’s sole discretion and Microsoft retaining the right to halt manufacture. The structure is still in place today: publishers select an Authorized Replicator in Partner Center and submit a bill of materials created with a Microsoft representative. Sony, by contrast, presses PlayStation discs through Sony DADC, its own manufacturing subsidiary. No one I spoke with said they were in discussions with Sony about doing that, and PlayStation hasn’t responded to questions about whether it would be open to a licensing deal. There is an obvious reason Sony might not want to. Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad pointed it out on the day of the announcement: it’s a platform-led decision, he wrote, designed to cut costs, eliminate the resale market, and drive all revenue through the PlayStation Store. The math is not subtle. On a $70 third-party game sold through the PlayStation Store, Sony keeps $21. Sold at retail, Ahmad says, it earns about half that. Licensing disc replication to an outside manufacturer might not be worth it. And even if it were, it seems unlikely that such a deal would come from boutique companies like iam8bit, which sells collector’s editions of video games. “We would absolutely love to find a way forward to continue making physical PlayStation games,” said Jon Gibson, co-owner and co-creative director of the company. “We are big believers in giving humans the option to truly own media. If we can play a role in helping make that a reality for the future of PlayStation games, count iam8bit in!” If it were to happen, it would most likely be with a company like Conectiv Supply Chain Solutions, a Memphis-based manufacturer of optical discs and vinyl records that also runs third-party logistics, fulfillment and distribution for packaged media. The company, which was formed in 2025 when Los Angeles private equity firm Variant Equity Advisors purchased Vantiva’s Supply Chain Solutions division, traces its lineage back to Technicolor. When it sold the division, Vantiva described the business as having served video game creators for more than 25 years. Conectiv is also buying, not shrinking. Last month it acquired SDS, the distributor for Universal and Warner Bros. home entertainment, consolidating those studios’ packaged-media pipeline from pressing plant to retail shelf. I reached out to Conectiv and its CEO, but haven’t heard back. Layden pointed to music and books in our discussion about the ongoing value of physical media. “No one ever saw the comeback of cassette tape,” he said. “And vinyl didn’t so much come back. The flame went down, the fire’s dying, but the ember was always there, and it just kind of came back. Much like the book business. We thought we’d all be on Kindles right now. “I believe that physical media is crucial and important. One of the things that makes us gamers, one of the core game mechanics, going back to the beginning of time, is collecting stuff. “Did you get all the diamonds in Crash Bandicoot? Did you get all the stars in Mario? And we like to collect our games. And we have a game shelf. And we put all our boxes up there. And if you’re super hardcore, when you buy a game, you buy two copies, right? One stays in the shrink wrap, and you play the other one. What happens to that important cultural part of the gaming world? You know, we buy the steelbook and the three-disc Final Fantasy set and the figurine and, you know, you can’t download any of that. “What happens to that?” And Layden believes it shouldn’t have been a revenue question for PlayStation. “This was a core thing to the experience of our most devoted fans,” he said. “Yeah, it’s fan service. Why would we take that away? Well, we can’t afford to. It’s already 120 bucks, you know, limited edition special purchase onyx box version of whatever, and those sell at a higher rate than the box selling at $69.99 does. So yeah, the market has said they will continue to buy them. You’re just saying you just don’t want to make them anymore.” Layden said he was recently talking with someone about these sorts of business decisions and how they’re made. Too often, he said, it’s all about the financials and nothing else. “OK, we can do this and save this much money, or we can invest this to look at that outcome, or we can do this and have this happen over there, or move this team to Sri Lanka,” he said. “But each one of those, someone also has to have a ledger there saying, ‘OK, what is the brand impact from that move?’ “Iif you can’t resell it, do you really own it?” — Shawn Layden “If we do that, dollars and cents work out. I get it. That’s just math. But what’s the brand impact? Are people going to say, ‘Good move, you guys?’ Or are they going to say, ‘We hate you guys. Quit doing that.’ And sometimes they say, ‘We hate you.’ Then you take a note and say, OK, how much of that can we live with? How much ‘we hate you’ is OK. And when does it go over the line? “I see a lot of companies making decisions which, objectively speaking, I don’t know what the dollar end of that was for you, Mr. Company, but your brand value just dropped 30 percent. So I hope it was worth it.” Of course, shifting to a digital-only model for games raises other issues beyond simply wanting to collect. The biggest is ownership. Layden pointed out that once you go to a streaming-only or download-only model, it’s just a digital footprint on a hard drive. “What does ownership mean anymore?” he said. “It’s a genuine question. Well, in fact, it’s not even a question anymore. It’s like you are shifting the model from ownership to accessibility. “And what’s always been true, which people forget, is you’ve never been able to sell your iTunes library. And you can’t sell your PlayStation download library. So if you can’t resell it, do you really own it?” The touching tribute found in the credits for Star Wars Zero Company. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Interview and Hands-On with a Minoan Masterpiece Star Wars Zero Company hands-on: Attack Astromechs, permadeath, and delightfully fatal Rube Goldberg tactics Control Resonant opens up as you get stronger — and as characters start trusting you
New LEAD model builds on REACH, offers role for home health agencies
As healthcare providers, including home health agencies, gear up for the start of the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) model on Jan. 1, they take comfort that the new model will continue the work of the soon-to-be-completed model, Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH), in serving high-needs patients with complex needs.
State Board of Elections weighing rules as absentee ballots set to go out
Absentee ballots in this year's midterm elections are set to start going out in the mail Friday to overseas and military voters.
1K views · 24 reactions | Fish make up just a tiny fraction of...
Fish make up just a tiny fraction of Europe's economy. But they play a big role in its politics. Most recently, the fishing industry dominated the referendum on whether Iceland should restart talks...
Match Gallery: Celtic v Aberdeen
Celtic maintained their 100 per cent start to the SPFL campaign with a 3-0 win over Aberdeen at a rain-soaked Paradise last night (Wednesday) thanks to goals from Camilo Durán, Benjamin Nygren and Ya...
Arsenal receive nominations for Manager & Player of the Month
Arsenal have received nominations for the Manager and Player of the Month awards, following an encouraging start to the season in August.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesThe Premier League have...
Arbeloa on new signings, Tete and pressure of tough start
Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage (kick-off 15:00 BST). All players are available except for Tom Cairney. Arbeloa confirmed deadline-day signings Hugo Larsson, Manuel Angel and David Affengruber will be in the squad but are not ready to start, adding: "Be patient with with these three players - they need to understand what we want from them."
A profile of St. Louis Cardinals starter Kyle Leahy
This 29-year-old pitcher took a long route to being an MLB starting pitcher
RBL look to continue strong start against favourite opponents Werder
After successful starts in both the DFB-Pokal and Bundesliga, including the home win over Gladbach, RB Leipzig will be looking to keep that momentum going away to Werder Bremen, claim their first thre...
'Feisty' Doyle an all-round package for Wrexham
Wrexham assistant manager Steve Parkin described Callum Doyle as an "all-round package" following the defender's impressive start to the campaign. The former Manchester City defender has excelled since forcing his way into the side midway through last season. According to WhoScored.com, the centre-back ended the 3-0 victory over Millwall on Wednesday night having made one dribble, one tackle and three interceptions (more than any other Wrexham player) in addition to winning three aerial duels and two free-kicks.
Fall movie season is here. Here\'s are five early Oscar predictions
Fall movie season also means Oscar season. It might be only just September, but the jockeying for next March’s Academy Awards is well underway. Movies first started revving up their
Yohandy Morales Starts Strong in Nationals Mini-Series vs. Braves
Yohandy Morales' debut stands out as the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves split a two-game series.
Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up
Private equity firms and the companies they own employ over 13 million, from startups to rural hospitals and large retailers, but experts’ concerns of collapse are growing
Has Chelsea's transfer strategy finally started to pay off?
Chelsea have had a few remarkable transfer summers since their forced sale from Roman Abramovich's control in May 2022. Once again they were big spenders, outlaying £349m on 11 signings such as Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez. Chelsea actually made a trading profit after selling 17 players.
Yankees news: George Lombard Jr. could return against Padres
Lombard’s return looks imminent; Wells rebounds after nightmarish start to season; Yanks gear up for stretch run.
OFFICIAL: Ibrahim Mbaye makes Aston Villa move for €55m
Ibrahim Mbaye has finally completed his Aston Villa move, ending his association with PSG just as he was starting to earn more games.If you enjoy PSG Talk coverage and want to see more of it, add us a...
Man United Women Summer 2026 Ins and Outs: Full Recap
3Manchester United Women have brought to an end an eventful transfer window.The Red Devils made a significant change at the start of August, with Marc Skinner departing his role as head coach and Eva ...
Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig preview: Another tough early test
Werder BremenIt was a woeful start to the Bundesliga season for Werder Bremen.They were not given an easy matchup, forced to travel to European outfit SC Freiburg, who had already begun their campaign...
Sutton's predictions: Ipswich v Liverpool
My daughter's old maths teacher, Mr Fields, is an Ipswich fan and he is very excited about how ambitious the club has been since getting promoted. Ipswich have spent almost £200m on a stack of new signings to try to stay in the Premier League and, watching them, it is clear they are not just planning to park the bus. It will be interesting to see if new signing Bradley Barcola starts for the Reds, who seem to have a lot of attacking players who like to play off the left.
One year after its founder's death, Armani faces challenge of 'inevitable evolution'
One year after the death of founder Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion house is entering a pivotal period as the clock starts ticking on plans for an initial stake sale, after the group spent the last year focused on governance.
Yankees’ Max Fried Plan Vs. Padres Comes With Risk
Max Fried is still working himself back to full strength from injury.Because of that, the New York Yankees seem likely to employ a fascinating strategy with him when he takes the mound on Friday against the San Diego Padres.Fried is the scheduled starting pitcher, and that’s not really in question. He should get the ball […] The post Yankees’ Max Fried Plan Vs. Padres Comes With Risk appeared first on HEAVY.
Editor Score Predictions: Nebraska vs. Ohio
The Daily Nebraskan's senior sports editors make their predictions for the upcoming Husker football game this Saturday against Ohio. The editors talk about both new and old players such as the new starting quarterback Anthonay Colandrea and wide receiver Jacory Barney Jr., and their projected stats for the game.
Diamondbacks expected to get Corbin Burnes back during Royals series
PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to get reinforcements in their starting rotation during their next road trip, and the return of a former National League Cy Young Award winner. Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro expects right-hander Corbin Burnes to join the rotation and make his first start of 2026 against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.
What Marcus Stokes said after his first start at Memphis
Marcus Stokes met with the media earlier this week after the Tigers’ 27-21 win over UNLV. He talked about his performance, the Tigers’ run-pass option and this week’s opponent.
Howie Roseman Reveals Why Eagles Made Polarizing Roster Decision
The Philadelphia Eagles opted to keep four quarterbacks on their roster, a decision that really shouldn't come as much of a surprise. The Eagles have continued to show they have a lot of value at backup quarterback, and that makes sense. As we see multiple times every year when starting quarterbacks go down, teams typically don't have a guy who can come in and make a major impact.
Blizzard Starts Teasing StarCraft News with Cryptic Secret Messages
Ahead of BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard is getting StarCraft fans' hopes up
A Quantreal Rays Nemesis Strikes Again: Rangers 6, Rays 0
Patrick Zalupski should do a roll call for the next ownership group meeting because Cal Quantrill is a majority statistical owner of the franchise. Quantrill, with his effort tonight, is now 4-0 lifetime against Tampa Bay over seven starts as he led the Rangers to a 6-0 win over the Rays. Quantrill does not light […]
Denver businesses now legally have to compost and recycle
Starting this week, the city of Denver is enacting its Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance.
Elon Musk’s super PAC starts spending to help GOP in midterms, including Texas’ Ken Paxton
Elon Musk's America PAC has disclosed its first spending on Republican candidates — roughly $800,000 across Senate and House races in multiple states. Who do you think this spending will impact most?
Built-in backlash: Musk’s toxicity complicates his return to politics
Jen Psaki looks at how Elon Musk's tone deafness on issues like data centers and his evident antisemitism, not to mention his image as a villain to many Americans since his disastrous implementation of DOGE at the start of Trump's second term, makes him a likely political liability for Republicans even as he hopes to help them financially. Jesse Lehrich and Rob Flaherty, co-hosts of the "Nobody Knows Anything" show, join to discuss.
Science of Speed off to fast start
PITTSBURGH — One month in and Pittsburgh is proving it’s ready to put the pedal to the metal. Since opening Aug. 1, Science of Speed, Powered by Lenovo, at Kamin Science Center has welcomed nearly 10,000 visitors, with 90 percent of racing experiences selling out through the first month of operations. The 21,000-square-foot immersive experience […]
Hydrate early, limit alcohol: ASU health director shares game day safety tips
While kickoff signals the long-awaited start of fall for many Alabamians, dangerously high temperatures still pose a serious threat to football fans and athletes alike.
West Monroe Establishes Downtown ‘Entertainment District’ Allowing Open Containers
West Monroe establishes a new downtown "Entertainment District" allowing open containers on Antique Alley starting Sept. 15. Mayor Mitchell and residents react to the new rules.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Game Discussion Thursday
The St. Louis Cardinals will enter the gauntlet again Thursday night as it’ll be game 3 against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Quinn Mathews will start for the Cardinals going up against the formidable Tarik Skubal for the Dodgers. First pitch scheduled for 9:10pm central time at Dodger Stadium and the game broadcast will be […]
Another Chiefs Starter Held out of Practice Thursday
Injuries are piling up for the Kansas City Chiefs. That is especially true for guys who are in the trenches. Offensive tackle Josh Simmons has missed several weeks of practice with a back injury, also missing Kansas City’s final two preseason games. Defensive end Ashton Gillotte missed most of camp and all of preseason with […] The post Another Chiefs Starter Held out of Practice Thursday appeared first on HEAVY.
Startup Redding marks 10th year of Startup Games, building businesses in one weekend
Aspiring entrepreneurs in Redding will have a chance to turn an idea into a business in a single weekend as Startup Redding’s Startup Games return for their...
West Palm Beach mayor gets ethics clearance for private business venture
West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James has been approved by the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics to start a private business venture while in office, with restrictions to prevent conflicts of interest.
Yankees' George Lombard Jr. Might Be Starting to Feel It
New York Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. is getting his first taste of a pennant race.
Opinion: California billionaire tax could push founders away
Silicon Valley has made California a global hub for startup activity, but a proposed billionare tax puts all that at risk, writes tax policy expert Jared Walczak.
Video: Opinion | The Joke That Started a Political Movement
“For more than a decade, the people in India were scared of questioning the government. Now, finally, people are no longer scared,” Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old Indian university graduate whose viral X post led to the creation of the Cockroach Janta Party, tells Opinion Video.
Arsenal chief executive reveals 'dynasty' ambition
Arsenal are aiming to create a "dynasty" that will see them dominate European football, according to chief executive Richard Garlick."This is a period of dominance, you could call it the start of a dynasty, this is what we're aiming to do.
NC mail-in voting begins Friday amid legal wrangling over Trump order
North Carolina election officials say pending legal action over absentee voting won't impact the start of the mail-in voting period Friday.
Texas Rangers lineup for September 3, 2026
The Rangers start a four game set with the Rays
Norah O'Donnell returns to 'CBS Mornings' as co-host
Norah O'Donnell is returning to "CBS Mornings" in what is expected to be the start of a significant revamp of the struggling program. CBS News told staffers Thursday that the
This Husband-and-Wife Duo Started a Business They Couldn't Find in Their Hometown. 6 Months in, It Did $1 Million in Sales.
Ken and Sarah Barlow set out to open the doors to “something joyful” and “community-centered.”
Looking for your next big idea? Start at Farm Science Review 2026
By Greg LaBarge, Ohio State University Farm Science Review brings together expertise from every corner of the agriculture and natural resources sectors for three days of demonstrations, education, and conversations. Whether you’re a farmer looking to improve yields or add a new enterprise, a landowner interested in conservation, or simply curious about how food and
Looking for your next big idea? Start at Farm Science Review 2026
By Greg LaBarge, Ohio State University Farm Science Review brings together expertise from every corner of the agriculture and natural resources sectors for three days of demonstrations, education, and conversations. Whether you're a farmer looking to improve yields or add a new enterprise, a land
Microsoft to impose time limits on Xbox cloud gaming subscribers as costs continue to climb
Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have cloud gaming capped starting in November.
Thursday Jays Notes
There isn’t much for Jays news this morning. The starters against the Royals: And, our weekly Anthony Santander rumour: Today’s lineups: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS GUARDIANS Brett Bateman – CF Steven Kwan – CF Nathan Lukes – RF Chase DeLauter – RF Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Jose Ramirez – DH Jesus Sanchez – LF Jo […]
Lenovo IdeaPad Vibe is a MacBook Neo competitor starting at $699
Lenovo is taking on the MacBook Neo with a colorful new laptop – the IdeaPad Vibe. Announced at Lenovo Innovation...
A Lego replica of the original PlayStation will be available next month
This Lego replica of the original PlayStation was revealed at the Sony State of Play, and will be available to order starting the 1st October.
iPhone Ultra's Very High Price and Features Revealed in New Report
Ahead of Apple's event on Wednesday, September 9, where it is expected to unveil its first-ever foldable iPhone, Taiwanese research firm TrendForce today outlined the device's estimated price range, features, and some other key details. In the U.S., TrendForce estimated that the foldable iPhone will have a starting price of $2,099 to $2,299 and said the highest-end configurations could surpass the $3,000 mark.
Coffee brand gets a head start: How UTC's Veterans Entrepreneurship Program helped one veteran take the next steps - Gary W. Rollins College of Business
Veterans Entrepreneurship Program helped Durand Henderson pivot from military service to startup coffee roaster.
Maryland Gov. Moore to announce new AI-powered tool to help community business development
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is set to announce Thursday an expanded, AI-powered tool designed to help entrepreneurs start and grow business in communities across the state.
Green Bay Packers: NFL insider suggests Marshawn Lloyd may be RB1 even if Josh Jacobs is cleared
The Green Bay Packers are not going to have Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs for the start of the season. While he is not injured, Jacobs has been placed on the commissioner’s exempt list following the news that criminal charges have been filed against him in relation to his arrest back in May for [...]
Big-time money is sapping the joy from college sports, even from the start of football season
College sports has gone so far off the rails I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Billionaire family offices back health care and biotech startups in August
The personal investment firms of titans like Stanley Druckenmiller are backing innovations in gene editing, drug discovery and more.
Keynotes announced for Iowa Startup Week
Iowa Startup Week has announced the agenda for the four-day event designed to spotlight and celebrate entrepreneurship in Iowa. The event will be held in Des MoinesSept. 28 through Oct. 1. The following keynote speakers are among those that have been announced:
Have your say: What do you make of mixed start?
BBC Sport asks for Millwall fan views on their start to the Championship season.
Inflation is a drug and Washington is high on it
High prices have turned Americans against the economy, and they’re starting to unleash real consequences for Washington and the financial markets.
Sandra Birchmore mental health history allowed in Matthew Farwell trial
Investigative journalist Michele McPhee says the scene was treated as a suicide from the start, meaning no DNA was ever collected.
Vanderbilt looks to build on historic season vs. Austin Peay
Senior Blaze Berlowitz edged out top recruit Jared Curtis to earn the start at quarterback, though both signal-callers are expected to take snaps for the Commodores against the No. 14 FCS Governors.
Texas Tech vs Abilene Christian Prediction: Red Raider Restart
After a rough end to last year and a trying offseason, Texas Tech fires it back up against a good Abilene Christian team. Here's the CFN preview and prediction.
Minor League Recap: RubberDucks Offense Explodes For 13 Runs
Clippers 6, Cubs 2 This was a nice win from the Clippers, we saw multi hit efforts from both George Valera and Blake Perkins and a homer from Dayan Frias. Kyle Manzardo, Cooper Ingle, and Alfonsin Rosario all had a hit and an RBI. Ben Lively had another good start tonight. He tossed 4.2 innings […]
Nebraska opens 2026 season against rebuilding Ohio
UNLV transfer quarterback Anthony Colandrea makes his Cornhuskers debut, while new head coach John Hauser leads a Bobcat squad returning just five starters.
Vlad Drives In 5, Jays Beat Guardians
Jays 11 Guardians 0 Let’s start by saying that Dylan Cease was excellent tonight. Four hits, no runs against, no walks and four strikeouts. He came out after six innings and 83 pitches because we need him for the rest of the month. Very happy with John and Pete for doing that (not that it […]
Vikings' Jordan Mason: Co-starting RB with Jones
Vikings' Jordan Mason: Co-starting RB with Jones
Wanda Sykes and the 'Philly Sisters' bring women’s sports to Philadelphia
They brought the WNBA to Philadelphia, they launched the first women’s tennis tournament there in 20 years, and they’re just getting started. The “Philly Sisters” want to make Philadelphia the next hub for women’s sports. NBC News' Andrea Mitchell reports.
Sony and Microsoft say they’re not obligated to pass U.S. tariff refunds to consumers, echoing Nintendo
Back in July, Sony executives told investors that the company expected to receive $508 million in refunds from the U.S. government, after tariffs that the PlayStation-maker paid were ruled mostly in 2025 were found to be illegal. “Most” of the refund would by recouped by Sony’s gaming division, its chief financial officer said. This week, Sony’s lawyers are arguing that the company is not legally obligated to pass those proceeds on to consumers who paid for recently price-hiked PlayStation consoles. That’s in the face of a lawsuit from gamers calling on them to do exactly that. “Paying fair market price for voluntarily purchased consumer goods is not a legally cognizable injury in fact,” the lawyers wrote in a legal motion filed on Monday, as they asked a judge in California’s Northern District to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit over the tariff refunds. Microsoft made a similar argument two weeks ahead of Sony’s lawyers, in a similar lawsuit brought by a gamer in federal court in Washington State. As Microsoft’s legal team put it on August 21, in their request for a dismissal of that lawsuit: “There is nothing unjust about Plaintiff purchasing an Xbox at an advertised price and getting exactly what he paid for—regardless of whatever theory he devised months later about Microsoft’s cost structure.” Both legal fights are set to go on for some time. How things got to this point U.S. tariffs impacting a wide range of imported goods, including game consoles, had kicked off in early 2025. In May 2025, Microsoft raised the price of its Xbox consoles, citing “market conditions and the rising cost of development.” They raised them again that September. In August of that year, Sony raised the price of PlayStation 5 consoles, citing “a challenging economic environment.” Sony later told investors that its tariff fees for the fall quarter were nearly $200 million. in February of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the 2025 tariffs illegal, prompting impacted companies to begin to request refunds. In turn, consumers began suing the likes of Sony and Microsoft to get what they said was their share. The gamers in the Microsoft and Sony lawsuits argue that the 2025 price hikes of PlayStation and Xbox consoles, which added $50 or more to their sticker price, were due to illegal tariffs and should now be returned to consumers. The Sony suit started in May, when a group of gamers sued in federal court in California, saying Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) would be unjustly enriching itself if it did not pass tariff refunds to its PS5 buyers. “Sony is poised to be paid twice for the same unlawful tariff burden: once by its customers (through elevated prices) and once by the U.S. government (through tariff refunds),” the gamers’ lawyers wrote at the time. They called for Sony to partially reimburse anyone who bought a PlayStation in the U.S. since August 1, 2025. The Microsoft suit, filed by gamer Trevor Hastings against the Xbox giant in July, made similar claims. The console makers push back In late July, Nintendo’s lawyers, facing a similar suit accusing them of double-dipping on tariffs and refunds, replied with arguments that previewed Microsoft’s and Sony’s: “Nintendo or one of its retailers set a price for each product, and consumers decided whether that price was worth paying,” they wrote. Sony has buttressed that Nintendo-style argument this week by saying that the gamers have failed to prove that tariffs were the reason for its August 2025 PS5 price hike. They call thatclaim “speculative and illogical.” Other factors, including “inflation, currency fluctuations, component costs, logistics, competitive dynamics, or demand,” could have played a role. (No, the Sony lawyers do not break down the costs and factors that officially triggered the price increases). Microsoft has also argued that there’s no proof in these lawsuits that tariffs drove all or some of the price increase, as it seeks to dismiss the tariff refund suit it’s facing: “Plaintiff provides no specific allegations that would establish any pricing differential attributable to tariffs or suggest any possibility that Microsoft applied then or could recreate now any dollar-for-dollar calculation of tariff-related pricing—any more than it could any other market factor that affects pricing.” To further skewer the gamer side’s argument in its case, Sony’s lawyers have pointed to what might be a surprising defense: yet another PlayStation 5 price hike from this past spring, after the tariffs were ruled illegal. “If the original price increase were attributable to tariffs, SIE [Sony Interactive Entertainment, aka PlayStation] would have had no reason to raise prices again after the Supreme Court invalidated the IEEPA tariffs.” … “If tariffs were the cause of the price increases, one would expect SIE to lower prices once the tariffs were eliminated—not raise them again. Instead, the timeline confirms that the pricing of PlayStation consoles includes a diverse and dynamic set of input costs.” Judges have not yet ruled on the arguments made by Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo. Last week, Panic, the company behind the small, yellow Playdate handheld said it would be passing its tariff refunds on to consumers. It is the only gaming hardware maker to have made such a pledge. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my reporting, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: A reporter’s second Second Life Wagner James Au, who from 2003-2006 was paid by San Francisco-based tech company Linden Lab to be a full-time journalist embedded in their virtual world Second Life, is returning to the company. This time, he’ll be an editorial advisor and business development specialist, he tells Game File. The new role will involve trying to share the stories of people inhabiting Second Life’s ongoing online world with reporters and by extension the public. Au plans to continue to also chronicle some of that through his long-running blog New World Notes. I’ve known Au since the mid-2000s and featured him in a 2007 article for the Columbia Journalism Review about reporters like him opening up virtual news outlets within Second Life. As I wrote at the time: On April 22, 2003, writing as Hamlet Linden for the New World Notes blog on Second Life’s Web site, Au introduced himself. “For the next few months, Linden Lab has invited me to set aside my journalist cap, and instead, don the digital beanie of their in-house virtual correspondent.” He wasn’t paid to keep it positive. He wrote about builders and eccentrics, but then in August of that year, he reported on a tax revolt against Linden Lab (a complaint about the fees it charges users who build stuff) led by a resident whose avatar was a big cat. Second Life has always been less of a video game and more of a virtual world where people can live, hang out, make art, sell virtual items and flirt. Back in 2007, Au described touring it as “sort of like underwater lucid dreaming.” For the past two decades, Au has maintained New World Notes as an independent publication. But he said he’s been drawn back to Second Life and Linden Lab as a place to directly work. The virtual world has around 650,000 monthly active users, he said, “which is actually about what it was during the hype wave.” Au says he’s still finding rich stories in Second Life, the kind that keep him interested 20 years into the beat: “Over the last few months for instance, I wrote about an SL creator in Venezuela whose apartment was destroyed by the earthquakes, so the global SL community rallied to get him back on his feet,” he told me. “Then there’s the woman from a Middle Eastern country who explored her lesbian sexuality in SL, then earned enough from her virtual jewelry to escape her abusive family situation and country.” Au wants to beckon more reporters to give Second Life another look. He argues that it is often ahead of internet trends, noting, for example, an early backlash in the community against AI-made art. Now the platform is drawing curiosity from more of the user-generated content community who’ve grown up with the likes of Roblox, according to Au. “Second Life was too early during its hype wave in 2005-2010, but it now feels right for a new wave of interest,” he told me.
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