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Sony is killing discs — and showing us why it’s a terrible idea

The Verge - All Posts

Uber dismissed two leaders at its AI data labeling business as part of a broader leadership transition at the unit, which it says is "seeing strong momentum" (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

Techmeme

404 Media: Vulnerability in iCloud’s ‘Hide My Email’ Reveals Peoples’ Real Email Addresses

Daring Fireball

B2B sales workspace startup Aligned raised a $60M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, taking its total funding to $73.8M, and says it has 1,000+ customers (Chris Metinko/Axios)

Techmeme

Oxmiq, which aims to combine GPUs, CPUs, and a tensor engine into a single block of IP that it can license, raised $35M led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Fudomo (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

Techmeme

Melat Kiros is the first political star truly formed by the 2020s

Vox - All

Star Ocean changed the game for RPGs, 30 years ago this month

Polygon - All

Love and Deepspace fans are begging the developer to bring back Valko

Polygon - All

Abu Dhabi-based MGX raised a $49B AI-focused fund, exceeding its $45B target, and plans to deploy as much as $10B annually from the fund over the next few years (Dinesh Nair/Bloomberg)

Techmeme

Sony shutting down PlayStation Store on PS3, Vita by 2027

Polygon - All

Letter: the US says Anthropic "agreed to proactively detect and address security risks" of Fable 5 and Mythos 5; a source says Anthropic developed a "safeguard" (Financial Times)

Techmeme

Sony says it will close the virtual PlayStation 3 store in select markets in 2026 before closing PS3 and PS Vita stores "in all other countries" in July 2027 (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Techmeme

How do Minions reproduce? Minions & Monsters director answers 3 extremely specific questions

Polygon - All

Harvard Faces Pressure To Fire Confederate Generals

The Onion

Salivating Brewers Fans Chase Down Mascots In Sausage Race

The Onion

MAHA Voter Feels Betrayed   By Continued Survival Of Own Children

The Onion

Damn It, Mom’s Totally Going To Make You Host Christmas Now

The Onion

Anya Lopez and Sara Jarrett

The Onion

Anti-Vaxxer Dating App Gaining Popularity

The Onion

Streaming vs. Theaters

The Onion