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GameStop subreddit fills with store closure posts as Roaring Kitty hints at new stock

GameStop subreddit fills with store closure posts as Roaring Kitty hints at new stock

Is the end nearing for GameStop? The video game retailer closed hundreds of stores right before the new year. Now, it seems even more GameStop stores will be closing as 2025 gets in full swing.  With the move to digital downloads and some video game consoles leaving physical media behind altogether, the writing has been on the wall for GameStop for a number of years. However, in 2021, the meme stock craze, led by investor Keith Gill also known as “Roaring Kitty,” gave new life to the company. But, it doesn’t appear like GameStop has been able to turn things around, at least when it comes to its retail stores. GameStop store closings Since 2020, GameStop has closed more than 700 stores. In December 2024, right before the new year, the company shuttered nearly 300 retail locations. While there has been no official announcement on the latest batch of closings, the first of 2025, local media outlets are starting to report on their local GameStop stores suddenly shuttering. For example, Michigan local news outlet MLive …

Melting permafrost makes ‘drunken forests’ store less carbon

Melting permafrost makes ‘drunken forests’ store less carbon

A drunken forest in Alaska, where trees are tilting or collapsing to the ground due to permafrost melt Global Warming Images/Shutterstock Melting permafrost in Arctic forests may cause trees to tilt to the side in ways that slow their growth, reducing the amount of carbon these “drunken forests” store. The northern hemisphere’s boreal forest is a vast ecosystem that contains up to 40 per cent of all carbon stored on land. Rapid warming of the Arctic due to climate change is already affecting how these forests grow and thus how much carbon they store. It is also melting… Source link

Apple is reportedly facing a huge fine for an alleged App Store monopoly tactic

Apple is reportedly facing a huge fine for an alleged App Store monopoly tactic

It looks like Apple is about to make history – as the first company to receive a fine under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to a new report from Bloomberg, the European Commission is planning to slap Apple with a fine of as much as 10 percent of the company’s global annual sales. SEE ALSO: Gaming emulators are now on the App Store after Apple relaxed the rules The EU would levy the fine as a result of Apple’s failure to let third-party app developers promote cheaper deals for their software outside the App Store. Mashable Light Speed Mashable reported in June that the Europe Commission was investigating Apple for breaching its DMA laws, which went into effect in November 2022. Apple was previously hit with a whopping $2 billion fine earlier this year for similarly restricting the music streaming service Spotify from promoting cheaper deals outside of the App Store inside of its app. However, the EU doled out that fine under its traditional antitrust rules. The EU instituted the DMA in …

Viruses may help store vast amounts of carbon in soil

Viruses may help store vast amounts of carbon in soil

A bacteriophage virus can kill microbes, influencing what happens to the carbon their bodies contain nobeastsofierce Science/Alamy Viruses that infect other microbes may influence the movement of more than a billion tonnes of carbon in soil, according to the first attempt at quantifying their role in one of the planet’s main carbon stores. “While there are still gaps, we’re understanding that viruses can have a huge impact on soil carbon,” says Kirsten Hofmockel at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington state. Earth’s soils are packed with… Source link

A Jurassic Park-inspired method can safely store data in DNA

A Jurassic Park-inspired method can safely store data in DNA

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Unearthing Buried Secrets and Enduring Bonds in James McBride’s Latest Masterpiece There’s something magical about the way James McBride weaves together the threads of history, injustice, and human connection. In his latest novel, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” he once again proves himself a master storyteller, conjuring up a vibrant community fighting to protect its own against the crushing forces of prejudice and power. Set primarily in the 1920s and 30s in the fictional Chicken Hill neighborhood of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, this tale of unlikely allies and unexpected heroes pulls you in from the very first page. McBride’s prose sings with a blues-tinged lyricism, finding beauty and humor even in the darkest corners of the American experience. As I turned the final page, I found myself missing the characters already, wishing I could linger just a bit longer in their world of struggle and grace. A Neighborhood United by Adversity At the heart of the story is the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, run by the indomitable Chona Ludlow, a Jewish woman with a sharp …

Some Classic Fallout Games Are Free on the Epic Games Store Right Now

Some Classic Fallout Games Are Free on the Epic Games Store Right Now

You have probably played through at least one of the later Fallout games, but have you ever played the original? Or the two games that come next in the series? Well, now you can, for free, thanks to the Epic Games Store. But only if you’re quick. The Fallout Classic Collection Is Free (If You’re Quick) From August 29 to September 5, Fallout Classic Collection is available to download from the Epic Games Store for free. Fallout Classic Collection comprises the original Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel. Once you claim the free download, the games will be permanently added to your library. It will then be on you to find the time to actually play the darn things as well as the countless other games you no doubt already own. As you can see from the tweet above, alongside Fallout Classic Collection, Epic is also giving Wild Card Football away for free (until September 5). However, while that game has some decent reviews (alongside some terrible ones), it hasn’t got the …

£3m government ‘content store’ to help plan lessons

£3m government ‘content store’ to help plan lessons

More from this theme Recent articles The government will create a £3 million “content store” to train artificial intelligence (AI) to be more reliable to help teachers mark work and plan lessons. Government documents, such as curriculum guidance, lesson plans and anonymised pupil assessments will be pooled into a “content store”, with AI firms encouraged to use this to train their tools, the Department for Education said. Ministers hope this will generate accurate, high-quality content, such as lesson plans and workbooks that can be reliably used in schools. Stephen Morgan, the new minister for early education, claimed the announcement marked a “huge step forward for AI in the classroom”.  “This investment will allow us to safely harness the power of tech to make it work for our hard-working teachers, easing the pressures and workload burdens we know are facing the profession and freeing up time, allowing them to focus on face-to-face teaching.” £1m to incentivise AI firms The content store will be funded by £3 million from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). …

Dark Turn in a Thrift Store Urn: A Serial Killer’s Ashes?

Dark Turn in a Thrift Store Urn: A Serial Killer’s Ashes?

In my years of investigating extraordinary claims of alleged paranormal activity, I’ve come across my share of hoaxes. From the Dibbuk Box (Biddle 2019) to spirits moving a table (Biddle 2022) to a dancing Cabbage Patch doll (Biddle 2021), I’ve seen people try to pass off all manner of deception to gain fame, fortune, or just a few minutes in the spotlight. Attention is a powerful motivator, and some people just can’t help themselves. While I have exposed many hoaxes, I may have also stopped one before it had a chance to take off. In summer 2021, I walked into a local thrift shop in my hometown of Philadelphia. I was “treasure hunting”—visiting stores, yard sales, and flea markets searching for strange objects and oddities. This has been, and still is, a weekend routine that I enjoy (and it’s also helped grow my vintage camera collection). I wasn’t looking for anything in particular; I was just on the lookout for anything unusual (besides me). As I walked up and down the aisles, scanning shelves packed …