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FF7 Remake on Xbox highlights Rebirth's biggest shortcoming

Revisiting FF7 Remake for its Xbox Series X debut highlights how its character-first pacing gives it an emotional edge over Rebirth.

Can the right diet really cure all our health problems?

If there is one universal treatment that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again sees for all of the country’s medical problems, it’s food.   Borrowing a phrase that has become ubiquitous in health policy circles and the influencer ecosystem that drives so much of our discourse these days around health and wellness, Kennedy has […]

Analysis: the top US tech companies spent $109M on DC lobbying in 2025, topping $100M for the first time; Meta spent $26.29M, Amazon $17.78M, and Google $13.1M (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Analysis: the top US tech companies spent $109M on DC lobbying in 2025, topping $100M for the first time; Meta spent $26.29M, Amazon $17.78M, and Google $13.1M  —  Silicon Valley has learned how to succeed in Donald Trump's Washington: Spend record amounts.  Visit the White House.

Jackass of the Week: Utah State Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, reporting for KSL News:

SB138, sponsored by Cullimore, R-Sandy, would make Android, the world’s most popular mobile device operating system, an official state symbol, joining the ranks of the official state cooking pot (the dutch oven), the official state crustacean (the brine shrimp), and the official state mushroom (the porcini).

“Someday, everybody with an iPhone will realize that the technology is better on Android,” Cullimore told reporters during a media availability on Wednesday, the second day of the legislative session.

But, he added, “I’m the only one in my family — all my kids, my wife, they all have iPhones — but I’m holding strong.” [...]

“I don’t expect this to really get out of committee,” he said.

(Via Joe Rossignol.)

Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 episode 4 is the anime's most cathartic (and visually inventive) entry yet

Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 episode 4 of the latest season etches an operatic revenge arc for a fan-favorite character.