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Deadpool: Samurai and other Marvel manga are being removed from storefronts

Polygon - All

Pokémon TCG Pocket's Everyday Wonders pack is the most boring booster in months

Polygon - All

The best Switch 2 case I’ve tried is cheaper than usual

The Verge - All Posts

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 spend as much as $10B annually 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

Trump Indicates Desire For Speedy End To World

The Onion

Anti-Vaxxer Dating App Gaining Popularity

The Onion

MAHA Voter Feels Betrayed   By Continued Survival Of Own Children

The Onion