Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210)
The U.S. Navy took delivery of USNS Sojourner Truth (T‑AO 210), the sixth vessel in the John Lewis‑class replenishment oiler program, from General Dynamics NASSCO on June 9, 2026. The transfer follows successful integrated sea trials and adds another fuel‑delivery asset to the Military Sealift Command’s Combat Logistics Force. The delivery comes shortly after the christening of USNS Thurgood Marshall (T‑AO 211) and precedes the keel‑laying of USNS Harriet Tubman (T‑AO 213). The program continues with four additional oilers under construction, underscoring the Navy’s push to modernize its logistical fleet.
Success Starts with Getting It Right the First Time
Emmy‑winning producer Halle Stanford launched 7 Crow Stories to craft series that both enchant and empower viewers. Under her direction the boutique studio has closed deals with major platforms such as Netflix, Apple TV+, YouTube, Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. The company’s rapid...
Local News Remains America's Favorite Conversation Starter
A TVB survey reveals that despite billions of dollars spent by marketers to steer public dialogue, Americans still most frequently discuss local news topics such as weather, traffic, sports and community events. The research shows local news remains the top...
Appeals Board Upholds 4 FaceTec Biometric Liveness Detection Patents
The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board upheld all four of FaceTec’s challenged patents covering its 3D biometric liveness detection technology. The decision follows Jumio’s inter partes reviews after it switched from FaceTec to iProov in 2021. With the patents...
New Invoca Study Finds Consumers Won’t Wait. AI Gives Brands the Speed to Win the Sale.
Invoca’s 2026 B2C Buyer Experience Report reveals a stark speed gap: 56% of U.S. consumers expect a brand to reply within an hour, yet only 36% actually receive a response. The delay drives revenue loss, with 79% of shoppers abandoning...
Importers Fret over China's New Critical Mineral Framework
China approved a new set of regulations under its Mineral Resources Law, effective June 15, that link critical mineral exports to national‑security objectives. The rules formalise Beijing’s dominance—controlling roughly 90% of global critical mineral processing—and give the state tighter control over...
ANet Commits to Developing All Three Guild Wars Titles, Announces Major GW2 Modernization, and More
ArenaNet announced that all three Guild Wars titles—Guild Wars: Reforged, Guild Wars 2, and the upcoming Guild Wars 3—will continue to receive development resources. Over the next 18 months, GW2 will undergo a large‑scale modernization pass, updating legacy content, rebalancing encounters, and...
8 Star Wars Games That Told Its Darkest Stories
DualShockers highlights eight Star Wars video games that venture into the franchise’s darkest narratives, from Jedi Academy’s option to murder a friend and become a Sith, to Knights of the Old Republic II’s bleak post‑war world. The list showcases titles that let...
Longpoint Plans €400m Investment in German and Dutch Logistics Assets
Longpoint, a European logistics REIT, announced a €400 million (~$432 million) investment in German and Dutch logistics assets, extending its infill industrial strategy into two of the continent’s most supply‑constrained markets. The capital will be used to acquire or develop high‑density warehouse...
ASCAP Sues Four Radio Groups for ‘Prolonged Unauthorized Use of Its Members’ Music
ASCAP has filed copyright‑infringement lawsuits against four radio groups—Haugo Broadcasting, Spoon River Media, Taylor Communications and Barry Lunderville Radio—covering 15 stations that allegedly broadcast ASCAP members' music without a valid blanket license. The defendants reportedly refused to renew their licenses...
Fable Age Rating Reveals How Romance Scenes Work
The upcoming Fable reboot will retain the series’ tongue‑in‑cheek romance mechanics, using fade‑to‑black scenes paired with over‑the‑top British dialogue. The ESRB rating confirms players can "flirt and engage in sexual relations" but no explicit visuals will appear. Sample voice lines—such...
Nintendo Just Justified that Controversial Switch Price Hike
Nintendo’s June 2026 Direct highlighted new titles for both the original Switch and the newer Switch 2, underscoring the company’s commitment to the aging platform. The showcase featured first‑party releases like *Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream* and third‑party games that will...
Societies Issue Inaugural CKM Syndrome Guideline
U.S. cardiology, diabetes and nephrology societies released the inaugural guideline defining cardiovascular‑kidney‑metabolic (CKM) syndrome staging, prevention and treatment. The document outlines four disease stages and makes routine metabolic and renal assessment a class 1 recommendation for adults aged 30‑79. It places...
China Stands by Japan Rare Earth Export Restrictions
China’s Ministry of Commerce reaffirmed its export ban on rare‑earth products to Japan, classifying them as dual‑use materials despite U.S. requests for a lift. The restriction follows heightened Taiwan‑related tensions and mirrors a 2010 curtailment that exposed Japan’s dependence on...
The Biz: All Or Nothing Ackman Pulls Out Of UMG After Failed Takeover; Canada Nixes Streaming Tax Hike; NHL Revenues
Pershing Square exited its $64 billion takeover attempt of Universal Music Group after the board rejected the bid, selling 80.6 million UMG shares for roughly $290 million. The rejected proposal had offered €9.4 billion in cash and additional New UMG shares, valuing the deal...
Law Firms Continue to Dominate May’s Top Office Leases
Law firms continued to dominate New York City’s May office‑lease market, capturing three of the top‑10 deals. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton led the pack with a 475,000‑square‑foot, 10‑year lease in the Financial District—more than three times the size of the...
Eva Longoria’s Exotic TV Show Arrives on HBO Max Today
Eva Longoria's travel series "Searching for France" is now streaming on HBO Max, offering all eight episodes of the culinary‑focused season. The show follows Longoria as she journeys across French regions, tasting iconic dishes and uncovering the history behind the...
Meta Will Use Your Activity On Other Websites To Personalize Your Feeds
Meta announced that starting in July it will incorporate off‑platform activity shared by partner businesses into the personalization algorithms for Facebook and Instagram feeds, as well as its AI assistant responses. The move expands data usage beyond on‑app actions like...
NOAA Launches Aquaculture Research Institute
NOAA has launched the Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Markets (CIFARM), a five‑year, $13.5 million initiative hosted by the University of New Hampshire. The institute brings together ten universities and sea‑grant partners to advance marine aquaculture through research on engineering,...
How Microsoft Dragon Copilot Can Ease Healthcare Workflows
Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot, built on Dragon Medical One and Microsoft Cloud, introduces ambient voice‑driven documentation for clinicians. By converting real‑time conversation into reviewed notes, it cuts after‑hours charting, improves coding accuracy, and boosts provider satisfaction. The solution embeds within Azure,...
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This Tokyo Hotel Just Launched an Exclusive Dior-Inspired Stay—With Champagne, Chef-Made Meals, and a Private Dior Tour
The Palace Hotel Tokyo, ranked No. 1 in Tokyo by Travel + Leisure, has launched a limited‑edition Dior‑inspired stay called “A Touch of Dior at Palace Hotel Tokyo.” The package, available through March 2027, offers a private sedan transfer, a guided tour...
Lithium Mining Faces Future Water Constraints
A new study in Communications Earth & Environment warns that climate‑driven water scarcity could limit U.S. lithium mining expansion. Researchers used the WaSSI model across four socioeconomic‑climate scenarios to evaluate water availability for one operating and 22 proposed mines. Most...
Understanding the Risks of Compounded Drugs
Compounded drugs are not FDA‑approved, meaning the agency does not evaluate their safety, efficacy, or quality before they reach patients. While they fill critical therapeutic gaps, substandard compounding can lead to contamination, dosage errors, and potentially fatal outcomes. The FDA...
Update on SpaceX Preparations at Boca Chica for Next Starship/Superheavy Test Flight
SpaceX has positioned Superheavy prototype B20 on a test stand at Boca Chica to begin cryogenic tank and engine verification ahead of the 13th orbital Starship flight. The tests will stress liquid‑oxygen and methane tanks, composite over‑wrap pressure vessels, and...
EIA Lifts Natural Gas Price View as Hormuz Disruptions Stretch Into 2027
The U.S. Energy Information Administration lifted its Henry Hub natural‑gas price outlook after a surge in next‑day delivery prices driven by rising heat and electricity demand. While the forecast is higher than a month ago, robust associated‑gas production from the...
Cando Rail & Terminals Establishes ONexpress Toronto Operations Base
Cando Rail & Terminals opened a new operations base in Toronto at the former CP Obico yard, deploying two GP38‑3 locomotives with distributed power units and 14 maintenance‑of‑way flatcars. The company announced hiring for engineers, conductors and assistant superintendents to...
As Mortgage Refinances Dry up, Here Is Where the Next Wave of Business Is Coming From
Mortgage brokers report that voluntary rate‑and‑term refinances have all but disappeared as interest rates remain near purchase‑level highs. Borrowers now seek refinancing out of necessity, using home equity to consolidate consumer debt or access cash despite higher rates. Record equity...
On-Device AI Agents Hit a Hard Memory Limit. Apple's New Architecture Routes Around It.
Apple unveiled its third‑generation foundation models (AFM 3) at WWDC26, moving the full 20‑billion‑parameter weight set from DRAM to NAND flash. The on‑device AFM 3 Core Advanced uses Instruction‑Following Pruning and routes experts once per prompt, activating 1‑4 billion parameters as needed. Server‑side...
After Atelier Yumia Comes 'Atelier Karia'... Act Two of the 'Memories' Series Begins
Koei Tecmo unveiled Atelier Karia, the next alchemy RPG in its flagship Atelier franchise, during a Nintendo Direct on June 9, 2026. The game launches on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 in early 2027, following amnesiac protagonist Karia as she explores an underground realm...
Best Players for FC 26 Final Preparations Evolution
EA Sports’ FC 26 introduces the Final Preparations Evolution in its Training Camp, letting players lock a qualifying card for two days to receive stat upgrades. The evolution applies only to cards with an overall rating of 90 or lower,...
Anthropic and OpenAI Spark New Race for Frontier AI Access
Anthropic and OpenAI are rolling out selective‑access programs that let only vetted security teams use their most powerful frontier AI models. Anthropic unveiled Fable 5, a guarded version of its Mythos line, while upgrading Mythos Preview users to the new Mythos 5...
CISA Gives US Federal Agencies Three Days to Fix a VPN Bug Under Attack by a Ransomware Gang
A known ransomware gang, Qilin, is exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Check Point Software's remote‑access tools, firewalls and VPNs used by U.S. federal agencies. The attacks began on May 7 and have accelerated, targeting dozens of organizations worldwide. In response, CISA...
Global Music Rights Sues Music Choice, Alleging ‘Willful’ Copyright Infringement of 95 Songs After Its License Expired
Global Music Rights (GMR) filed a lawsuit against Music Choice in California, alleging that the music‑programming service performed at least 95 songs from GMR’s catalog after its licensing agreement expired on December 31 2025. The complaint says Music Choice knowingly continued the...
Dissatisfaction Is Not Discrimination- Fourth Circuit Affirms Employer Discretion Over Reasonable Accommodations
The Fourth Circuit affirmed that an employer’s choice of reasonable accommodation is discretionary, rejecting the notion that employee dissatisfaction creates a legal failure to accommodate. In Redding v. Noem, the court held that the TSA had met its Rehabilitation Act...
The Steam Controller and an Industrial Robot: An Unexpected Intersection
ENCY Hyper, a cross‑platform robot programming environment, now accepts consumer wireless gaming controllers as a tactile jog interface, sidestepping the need for proprietary teach pendants. The article details how controllers provide analog sticks, triggers and robust ergonomics that mirror industrial...
SCANOLOGY Launches AccuArm Portable CMM
SCANOLOGY unveiled the AccuArm Portable Coordinate Measuring Machine, a lightweight, carbon‑fiber articulated arm that delivers high‑precision inspection across shop floors, assembly lines, and metrology labs. Certified to ISO 10360‑12:2016, the system offers reach options from 1.5 m to 4.5 m and integrates thermal,...
Boeing Plans $1 Billion Investment in Kansas Facilities
Boeing announced a $1 billion investment in its Wichita, Kansas facilities over the next three years. The funding will upgrade factories, expand a new 35,000‑sq‑ft workforce training center with Wichita State, and support higher production rates following its $8.3 billion acquisition of...
My Research Is Working Toward a Pain-Free Mammogram Alternative
Researchers are developing a low‑field MRI system as a pain‑free alternative to traditional mammograms. Current mammography, which compresses the breast, can miss up to 35% of cancers and yields false‑positive rates of 14%, especially in women with dense tissue. The...
When the Code Your AI Wrote Fails a Patient
AI coding assistants now generate over 40% of new enterprise code, a trend that is reshaping pharma and medical‑device software development. In regulated environments, AI‑generated modules introduce “shadow code” that lacks clear authorship, breaking traceability chains required by FDA, EMA...
SEC Seeks Comments on Revised Rules for Online Lending Platforms
The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission has reopened its public consultation on a revised set of rules for online lending platforms, moving toward lifting the moratorium on new digital lender registrations. The updated circular refines definitions, capital requirements, licensing, business...
Cord Cutting Today: Paramount Looks to Sell Channels, Cable Prices Continue to Rise & More
Paramount is weighing the sale of either Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network to clear antitrust hurdles for its $8 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a move that could reshape the U.S. media landscape. Meanwhile, cable subscription costs have surged 55% over the...
Salem Launches A Faith-Focused Talent Agency
Salem Media, the leading U.S. broadcaster of Christian and family‑oriented content, announced the launch of a new talent agency dedicated to faith‑centric entertainers. The venture aims to provide representation, career development, and brand partnerships for artists whose values align with...
Destiny 2 Gamers Storm Servers with Weasel Errors, over 100,000 Steam Players for Final Update
Destiny 2’s final live‑service update, Monument of Triumph, went live to more than 110,000 Steam players within minutes, overwhelming the game’s backend. The surge triggered Weasel errors that disconnected many Guardians and placed them in login queues. Bungie confirmed widespread API...
The RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast: Chuck Bergson
Radio + Television Business Report marks a decade under editor Adam R. Jacobson with an on‑site InFOCUS podcast featuring Pacific Media Group CEO Chuck Bergson in Maui. Bergson discusses the company’s continued growth despite recent floods and wildfires that have...
Drone Boat Rescues U.S. Helicopter Crew Shot Down by Iran
A U.S. Apache attack helicopter shot down over the Strait of Hormuz was rescued by the autonomous Corsair drone‑boat, which lifted the two crew members onto a waiting helicopter. The rescue, conducted by Navy Task Force 59, is the first...
Frequency Hires James Smith to Serve as General Manager, Monetization
Frequency, a streaming‑TV technology provider, announced James Smith as its new General Manager of Monetization. Smith arrives from Amagi after leading Meta’s global entertainment advertising portfolio, where he grew revenue from $650 million to over $2.3 billion. He will oversee monetization across...
Off-Grid Energy Supply Chain Fragility
The Energy Pioneer reports that Africa’s push for universal electricity is hampered by fragile off‑grid supply chains. Case studies from Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique reveal chronic delays in component imports, reliance on single ports, and volatile logistics costs. These systemic...
How Can Warehouse Leaders Eliminate Operational Waste Without Adding Labor?
Warehouse leaders are under mounting pressure to process higher inventory volumes, more orders and increased receipts without expanding headcount. Operational waste—excess walking, idle waiting, unnecessary transportation and outdated processes—drains productivity and squeezes margins. By applying Lean principles and deploying mobile‑powered...
Federal Circuit Vacates Smart Thermostat Verdict, Clarifies Jury Instruction and Verdict Form Requirements
The Federal Circuit vacated an $11.5 million jury verdict in Ollnova Technologies Ltd. v. ecobee Technologies ULC, ordering a new trial because the verdict form combined multiple patents into a single infringement question and the jury instructions omitted the abstract idea...
Federal Circuit Affirms Indefiniteness Of "About" In Patent Claiming pH Range For Poultry Processing Method
The Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,912,321 are indefinite because the term “about” used to define a pH range of 7.6‑10 lacks precise guidance. The court found the specification and prosecution history provide...