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Physical video games are disappearing (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: actually, buying, buying physical

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Global Warming Is Rapidly Accelerating, New Paper Finds (futurism.com)

2026-08-04 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: geophysical research letters, global warming, climate change

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Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: xbox, microsoft, playstation

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The Prospects for 128 Bit Processors ( John Mashey SGI 1995) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: sgi, 128-bit, drams

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Sony doubles down on axing physical game discs — CFO reiterates 'we’re going to cautiously move this forward' (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: playstation, sony, physical discs

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Sony’s Plan to Kill Physical PlayStation Discs Faces Gamer Backlash (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ajay Kumar | tags: playstation, sony, physical discs

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A third of physical PS5 games and half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, report shows (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: ps5, xbox series, physical discs

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Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: playstation, sony, digitalization

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Microsoft still doesn't know why the Xbox outage stopped physical games from working (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rob Thubron | tags: xbox, microsoft, licensing service

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Microsoft still doesn't know why the Xbox outage stopped some physical games from working (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rob Thubron | tags: xbox, microsoft, licensing service

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GPT-5.6 vs. Claude Fable 5 for Physical AI, which performs best? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: gpt-5.6, claude-fable-5, dyad harness

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Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: chicxulub crater, iridium layers, asteroid impact

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‘Evil Dead Burn,’ the Year’s Grossest Horror Movie, Is Coming Home (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: evil dead, sam raimi, horror movie

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If digital computers are conscious, they are conscious at the hardware level (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: digital computers, consciousness, physicalist

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Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI? (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-27 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: encord, zander labs, brain waves

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‘Supergirl’ Comes Home This Week (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: supergirl, tuesday, september

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The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-22 | by Connie Loizos | tags: anthropic, physical intelligence, openai

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PartialString – A finite-difference time-domain physical modelling synthesiser (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: fdtd, partialstring, plucked string

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Sony's digital-only future angers fans, but physical PlayStation games are barely selling (techspot.com)

2026-07-21 | by Daniel Sims | tags: playstation, sony, circana

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CD sales are up 16%, but half the buyers don't even own a CD player (techspot.com)

2026-07-20 | by Shawn Knight | tags: sony, cd sales, luminate

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We’re Underestimating the Power of ‘One-in-a-Thousand-Year’ Solar Storms, NASA Warns (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: nasa, solar storms, geophysical research

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GameStop now makes more money from Pokemon cards than video games (techspot.com)

2026-07-18 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: gamestop, ryan cohen, pokemon trading cards

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GameStop CEO says Sony's decision to go disc-less is 'totally irrelevant' — claims software, including physical discs, accounts for only 12% of the company's business (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-17 | by Etiido Uko | tags: sony, gamestop, physical discs

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Why This Medtech CEO Left Money on the Table (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-16 | by Logan Simmons | tags: romtech, portableconnect, hospital-at-home

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CD Sales Growth Outpaced Vinyl in the First Half of 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-16 | by Alex Krinsky | tags: luminate, vinyl, bts

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Microsoft deleted a hacked user's 25-year-old Xbox account, along with his OneDrive baby photos (techspot.com)

2026-07-15 | by Daniel Sims | tags: account, digital, khane

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EU says it can't stop Sony from ending physical PlayStation game releases (techspot.com)

2026-07-13 | by Rob Thubron | tags: digital, games, physical

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Long Covid May Physically Damage the Nerves That Control the Stomach (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-12 | tags: control, control stomach, covid

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Data shows physical PlayStation games can be up to 90% cheaper than their digital versions (techspot.com)

2026-07-10 | by Daniel Sims | tags: digital, games, physical

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Nintendo Will Quit Selling the Original Switch in Europe. Who’s Next? (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: cards, end nigh, era physical