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CoreWeave reported third-quarter revenue of $3.7 billion, up 168% year over year, beating estimates, and raised its full-year guidance. CEO Michael Intrator called it a "breakout quarter," citing diverse funding sources including contract-backed financing and roughly $9 billion in customer prepayments and deposits. Shares rose 10.8% in premarket trading, with peers Nebius, Applied Digital and IREN also gaining.
Luminate's data shows US CD sales rose 16 percent in the first half of 2026, reaching roughly 16.3 million units. The report attributes part of the growth to collectible K-pop releases, while some industry observers point to Gen Z nostalgia as another possible driver.
Members of the public describe deliberately shifting back to physical media—vinyl records, CDs and DVDs—rather than relying on streaming services. They cite reasons including the removal of shows from platforms like HBO's Sesame Street catalogue, a desire for tactile engagement with music, and frustration with algorithmic curation that they feel discourages deep listening or discovery.
A researcher documented a Windows bug triggered by copying files from a Video CD's MPEGAV folder, which causes copy speed to drop to zero and leaves Explorer in a broken state—new files become invisible, parts of the UI glitch, and Explorer cannot be restarted. The only fix is a hard restart, since a normal restart hangs indefinitely at the 'Restarting' screen. The issue was traced to monthly updates released in March 2023 for Windows 11 (KB5023706) and April 2023 for Windows 10 (KB5025221); unpatched versions of Windows 10 and 11 22H2 don't exhibit the bug.
Cassette tapes, the dominant music format before CDs and streaming, are generally expected to last around 30 years even under ideal conditions, since their magnetic coating gradually loses lubrication and can detach over time. However, actual longevity depends heavily on how tapes were stored, with many well-kept cassettes from the 1970s and 80s still playable today.
The RIAA's latest report shows CDs generated $171.1 million in the first half of 2026, up 58.6% from the same period in 2025, with unit sales rising 45.7% to 17.5 million. That growth reverses a decline seen throughout 2025, when full-year CD revenue and units both fell versus 2024.