Chrono Trigger Character Sprites Used for One Mark Collection Gacha
Square Enix announced a Chrono Trigger One Mark Collection of 15 character sprite charms, to be sold in Japanese capsule‑gacha machines starting March 27, 2026. Each of the seven main heroes appears in two poses—neutral and attack—with a hidden secret charm completing the set. The capsules cost 500 円 (about $3.15) per try, and the launch aligns with the game’s 31st anniversary. Availability outside Japan remains unconfirmed.
Matthew Ball Interview: Can New Stores and D2C Turn the Tide on High UA Costs?
User acquisition costs for mobile‑game publishers are approaching $25 billion in 2025, excluding China, and now represent roughly 32% of net revenue. While the figure has slipped from its 2021 peak, ad‑exchange fees are set to overtake traditional UA spend by...
FAQs About AI in Radiology: Legal Risks, Liability, and Malpractice
Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering radiology, yet U.S. malpractice law still places physicians at the center of liability, even when AI tools err. Recent studies show jurors are more likely to hold radiologists responsible if they contradict an AI system,...
Why Data Centers Will Need a ‘Bring Your Own Power’ Strategy
AI‑driven workloads are set to push U.S. data‑center electricity demand up 22% in 2025 and nearly triple by 2030, straining an already stressed grid. Grid operators such as PJM warn that extreme‑weather events could push generation capacity to its limits,...
Something Of Note: Nexstar Bond Offering Surpasses $5 Billion
Nexstar Media Group announced a senior secured note offering exceeding $5 billion, aimed at financing its $6.2 billion acquisition of the former Gannett assets. The move follows Nexstar’s effective takeover of TEGNA and the conversion of TEGNA shares into Nexstar’s “NXST” ticker....
Syrian Ex-Colonel Faces Crimes Against Humanity Charges in Landmark Case for UK – Expert Explains
Former Syrian Air Force Intelligence colonel Salem Michel Al‑Salem appeared in London facing murder and torture charges tied to the 2011 Damascus protests. The Westminster Magistrates Court sent the case to the Old Bailey, marking the UK’s first prosecution for...
Crimson Desert Won't Work on Intel Arc GPUs, Developer Suggests Users Ask for Refunds
Pearl Abyss confirmed that Crimson Desert will not run on Intel Arc graphics cards, directing affected players to request refunds from their platform. The omission of Arc support was only added to the FAQ after launch, leaving many owners with...
Radio Night Live Celebrates Five Years of Promoting NYC
Radio Night Live, the Friday night program on WNYM‑AM 970 The Answer, celebrated its five‑year anniversary after launching in March 2021 amid the pandemic. The show, co‑hosted by Kevin McCullough and Cristyne Nicholas, highlights New York City’s tourism, entertainment, hospitality...
UBS Receives Final Approval for US Bank Charter
Swiss banking giant UBS Group AG secured final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national bank charter in the United States. The charter allows UBS to offer a full range of banking products, including...
Visa, PayPal Execs React to K-Shaped Economy
Visa’s product chief says processed‑transaction volume remains stable and resilient, downplaying a K‑shaped split. PayPal’s CFO notes a 1% deceleration in branded checkout growth, attributing it to divergent spending among middle‑ and lower‑income consumers. Shift4’s CFO points to lodging and...
SANY Signs Major Electrified Fleet Deal with Holcim Including 20 Autonomous Mining Trucks
SANY Group and Holcim have signed a Letter of Intent worth 100 million CHF to roll out electrified construction equipment over the next five years. The deal includes delivery of 100 electric units and deployment of 20 autonomous mining trucks across...
Austal USA Contracts Master Boat to Fabricate T-ATS Modules
Austal USA has awarded Master Boat Builders a contract to fabricate two hull modules for the U.S. Navy’s Navajo‑class T‑ATS program. The agreement follows a 2025 memorandum of understanding and positions Master Boat as a key subcontractor in a distributed‑production...
Week of March 9 Evening News Ratings: Networks Have Week-to-Week Declines
All three major network evening newscasts posted week‑to‑week declines for the week of March 9, 2026. ABC World News Tonight remained the top‑rated program with 8.48 million total viewers, though down 5% from the prior week. NBC Nightly News held second place...
Bowman Signals Deeper Fed Cuts
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman signaled support for a deeper rate‑cut trajectory, proposing three cuts by the end of 2026 despite the March FOMC’s decision to hold the benchmark at 3.5‑3.75%. She highlighted lingering labor‑market concerns and...
Kuka Expands KR Cybertech Range with New Mid-Payload Robots and Controller
Kuka has added two mid‑payload robots to its KR Cybertech line, offering 25 kg and 35 kg capacities while keeping the same compact footprint. The models feature a redesigned IP67‑rated wrist for higher rigidity and precision, and both are AI‑ready and ISO 10218:2025 compliant....
Jumbo CD vs High-Yield Savings: Which Is the Best Place to Store $100k?
A retiree looking to park $100,000 can choose between a high‑yield savings account (HYSA) offering 4.20% APY and full liquidity, or a jumbo certificate of deposit (CD) delivering 4.35% APY with a short‑term lock‑in. Both products are FDIC‑insured up to...
The Friday Checkout: Regional Grocers Hustle to Keep Pace with National Competitors
Regional grocers are accelerating growth to rival national chains, with Harps Food Stores entering Tennessee and Kentucky and nearly doubling its footprint. Brookshire Brothers announced four senior promotions, highlighting a talent‑development strategy aimed at sustaining expansion. Redner’s Markets unveiled a...
New Syndicated Radio Programming Initiative Launches
Maryland Media One has launched Seaboard Networks, a new radio programming and syndication venture delivering 24/7 turnkey formats to stations across the United States. The company will distribute both music‑driven and spoken‑word content, beginning with the Outdoor Radio Network, a...
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Chick-Fil-A Is Opening a Distribution Center in Texas
Chick‑fil‑A will break ground on a $50 million distribution and warehouse facility in Lubbock, Texas, slated for May. The site, positioned near Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, will store and ship food and related products to the chain’s restaurants across the region....
Private Company to Land on Asteroid Apophis as It Flies Close to Earth
In 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim Earth at just 32,000 kilometres, a once‑in‑millennia event visible to the naked eye. A private U.S. company plans to deploy two landers as part of an international armada that includes spacecraft from Europe, Japan...
UK’s NICE Revisits Lilly, Eisai Alzheimer's Drugs Under New Pricing Threshold
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has reopened its evaluation of Eli Lilly’s donanemab and Eisai’s lecanemab after initially rejecting them on cost grounds. A newly‑introduced cost‑effectiveness threshold of roughly £20,000 per quality‑adjusted life year (QALY)...
Refuge Shares ‘One Piece’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel
Refuge, a visual‑effects studio, delivered 240 shots for Netflix’s One Piece Season 2, with more than half appearing in the finale. The work centered on extending practical weapons—Zoro’s new swords, Wapol’s spinning saw‑blade, and Vivi’s Peacock Slashers—and on a surprise transformation sequence that...
MGM Resorts’ Work to Assist Employee At-Home Water Conservation Is Big Success
MGM Resorts International allocated a $500,000 grant to support Southern Nevada Water Authority’s cash‑for‑grass program for its 55,000 employees. The initiative subsidizes turf removal, smart irrigation controllers, leak detectors and low‑flow fixtures, resulting in more than 100 residential projects and...
Despite New Federal Actions, Prescription Drug Worry Hits Highest Level Since 2018
A new KFF poll finds that 41 % of U.S. adults think the Trump administration’s TrumpRx initiative will lower prescription drug costs, but confidence is split sharply along party lines. Overall worry about affording medications has risen to its highest level...
‘Physical AI’ Is Transforming Warehouse Operations Beyond Traditional Visibility
Physical AI equips drones, forklifts and other moving assets with cameras and computer‑vision models to continuously digitize warehouse inventory, eliminating manual barcode scans. The approach is hardware‑agnostic, leveraging off‑the‑shelf equipment to keep capital costs low and enable deployment in extreme...
Saluja Medical Associates Gains ROI with Remote Workforce Platform
Saluja Medical Associates adopted Edge’s secure remote workforce platform, embedding eight to ten certified virtual assistants to handle insurance verification, scheduling, billing and call support. The model eliminated lengthy local hiring cycles, reduced turnover, and ensured compliance through supervised campus...
Q&A: Patients with Eczema Continue to Face Insurance Barriers
Patients with eczema continue to encounter significant insurance obstacles, according to a 2025 National Eczema Association (NEA) survey. The study found that 40% of respondents experienced coverage issues, 15% never began prescribed therapy, and step‑therapy and prior‑authorization requirements delayed treatment...
Colombia Launches Feasibility Studies for New Freight Corridor
Colombia’s government has initiated feasibility studies for a 193.5‑kilometre freight railway linking Villavicencio to Puerto Gaitán, with contracts worth roughly 60.5 billion pesos (US$16 million). The National Infrastructure Agency and the Ministry of Transport split the work into two lots, awarded to...
Rep. LaHood on Why Section 702 Reauthorization Will Take a ‘Little Political Muscle’
Section 702 of the FISA, which permits warrantless collection of foreign communications, is set to sunset on April 20 unless Congress acts. Rep. Darin LaHood, chair of the House Intelligence Committee’s NSA subcommittee, urged an 18‑month “clean” reauthorization aligned with...
EXCLUSIVE: UK Streetwear Brand Hoodrich Expands Into Footwear With JD Sports Launch
UK streetwear label Hoodrich is launching its first men’s footwear collection in the United States through a partnership with The Eastman Group, sold exclusively at JD Sports stores and JD.com. The debut line includes the $100 Recon chunky‑sole sneaker in three...
Another Sodium-Ion EV Battery Breakthrough Emerges in China with 4C Fast Charging in 11 Mins
China’s BAIC Group announced a prototype sodium‑ion EV battery that delivers over 170 Wh/kg energy density and can be recharged at 4C rates, reaching a full charge in roughly 11 minutes. The prismatic pack operates across a –40 °C to 60 °C temperature...
Week in Review: Canal and PPF Mull Taking Viaplay Private, Marketers Raise Principal Media Concerns, and UK Backtracks on AI...
Canal+ and private equity firm PPF, each holding about 29.3% of Viaplay after a 2024 rescue recapitalisation, are exploring a joint move to take the Nordic streamer private. The speculation lifted Viaplay’s share price by roughly 5% despite its four‑year...
GAA Names 2026 National Honorees
The General Aviation Awards (GAA) Board, in partnership with the FAA, announced its 2026 national honorees, recognizing excellence in flight instruction, maintenance, and safety. Mike Kloch of Bend, Oregon was named Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year, Roger Whittier of...
EHang Progresses eVTOL Ecosystem Development Plans in Thailand
EHang’s senior leadership met Thai government officials and local firms in Bangkok to accelerate the rollout of its pilotless eVTOL aircraft. The discussions targeted a three‑dimensional transport system that could ease congestion, improve emergency response and link regions at low...
Unknown Worlds Co-Founders' Lawyers Accuse Krafton of "Intentionally Leaking" Subnautica 2 Release Date
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced it will not adopt the sweeping age‑rating changes introduced by Pan‑European Games Information (PEGI), citing potential confusion for consumers. PEGI’s new framework, effective June, expands ratings to cover paid random items, time‑limited offers,...
Why BESS Insurers Are Sweating Transformers and Contractor Errors over Battery Fires
Insurers covering gigawatt‑scale battery energy storage systems are moving beyond thermal‑runaway concerns to scrutinize balance‑of‑plant components such as high‑voltage transformers and EPC integration errors. Rapid product evolution, exemplified by a jump from 3 MWh Megapack enclosures in 2019 to 14.5 MWh units...
Six Signals From The Factory Floor About Where Manufacturing Is Headed
A MAGNET survey of nearly 300 Ohio manufacturers reveals six emerging signals shaping U.S. production. Revenue growth has cooled—only 48% reported gains—yet 70% still plan to increase headcount, reflecting a desire to avoid past lean‑cycle pitfalls. Economic uncertainty now tops...
Earn Crimson Desert's Time-Consuming Xbox Achievements with Cloud Gaming Support
Microsoft added Xbox Series X|S achievements for Crimson Desert and enabled Cloud Gaming for Game Pass subscribers on March 19, 2026. The title features 34 distinct achievements totaling 1,000 Gamerscore, with an estimated 300‑plus hours required for full completion. Players...
Matalan Releases ‘Style for Every Moment’ Spring Ad Campaign
Matalan launched its spring‑summer 2026 "Style for Every Moment" campaign on 20 March, rolling out across TV, video‑on‑demand, social, digital and in‑store channels. Created by Ocurens and directed by Benjamin Lennox, the ads follow a series of real‑life moments that reflect...
Refractive IOL Surgery: Closing in on a Zero Enhancement Rate
Dr. James R. Kelly reports that enhancement rates for presbyopia‑correcting intraocular lenses have dropped from double‑digit levels in the early 2000s to roughly 5% by 2020, thanks to advances in lens optics and surgical technique. Residual refractive error under 0.5...
V-Green to Build 99 Fast-Charging Stations in Vietnam
V‑Green, a charge‑point operator and VinFast sister company, announced a plan to build 99 fast‑charging stations across Vietnam this year. The stations will be located along national and provincial highways in 34 provinces, each offering up to 100 chargers delivering...
Divorce Doesn’t Care About Your Cap Table — It Cares About Value
Athletes First and Entrepreneur Media are launching The Summit, an invite‑only three‑day event in Park City, Utah, that brings NFL athletes together with founders and investors. The gathering, scheduled for June 15‑17, blends immersive experiences—such as a Navy SEAL‑led training...
AI-Enabled Device Provides Early Health Warnings
Cherish unveiled an AI‑enabled wearable that continuously records patient vitals such as heart rate and respiration. The device applies machine‑learning algorithms to establish individual baselines and flag subtle deviations that may signal health deterioration. Clinicians receive early alerts, enabling proactive...
Haut.AI Brings AI Skin Intelligence to Cosmoprof Bologna 2026
Haut.AI is showcasing its Face Analysis 3.0, SkinGPT, and Skin.Chat solutions at Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2026. The Face Analysis platform evaluates more than 29 skin health metrics using 150+ facial biomarkers and over 3 million data points, already powering personalization for...
Ukraine Is Quietly Helping Five Middle East Nations Shoot Down Iranian Drones, Even as Trump Says He Doesn’t Need Kyiv’s...
Ukrainian officials are assisting five Middle Eastern nations—UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan—to counter Iranian Shahed drones by providing expert assessments and deploying cheap, battle‑tested interceptor units. These interceptors, honed in Ukraine’s fight against Russia, have become a leading...
Ohio Power Board Cancels 94-MW Agrivoltaic Solar Project
The Ohio Power Siting Board voted unanimously to deny Open Road Renewables' 94‑MW Crossroads Solar Grazing Center, an agrivoltaic project slated for 570 acres in Morrow County. The development, which would have paired solar arrays with sheep grazing, had been...
Oil Tanker Market’s Key Rate Thrown Into Chaos
The Baltic Exchange’s TD3 tanker rate, which benchmarks Middle‑East‑to‑China freight, was forced to continue referencing Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura port despite the Strait of Hormuz being effectively closed. With almost no actual voyages, shipbrokers were left to price a hypothetical risk,...
IRGC Spokesman Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini Killed in Overnight Strike
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed on March 20 that Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, its public spokesperson for the past two years, was killed in an overnight U.S.-Israeli strike. Naeini, a veteran of four decades and a specialist in...
Israeli Strike Kills Three in Rural Village in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province
An Israeli‑US airstrike hit the village of Dizaj Amir Madar in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province on March 20, killing three civilians and wounding three others. The strike struck a local workshop and damaged adjacent residential buildings, prompting an immediate emergency response....
Five Cheap Xbox Games Under $10 to Grab From the Xbox Store This Weekend
This weekend Xbox’s digital storefront is slashing prices on five popular titles, each under $10. Life is Strange Remastered Collection drops to $7.99, a steep 80% discount, while Tropico 6, Resident Evil Origins bundle, Assassin’s Creed Unity, and Railway Empire fall between $2.99 and...