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Jake Epstein

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A founder pulled up his experimentation dashboard for me last month, proud of it. Forty-one tests running. I asked him to name three that had changed a real decision in the past quarter. He went quiet, scrolled for a while, and landed on one. Maybe.

John Prisco, Security CEO & founder of Safe Quantum Inc., working with data-driven companies to develop and deploy quantum-safe technologies

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If you only watch the headlines about the National Science Foundation's “unfunding,” you could come away with the wrong conclusion about where quantum networking in the United States is headed.​

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Unexpectedly low calf numbers within the spinner dolphin population off Hawaiʻi Island were revealed in a study led by scientists with the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, along with national and international collaborators. Their research, published in Endangered Species Research, determined that calves make up only about 9% of the population, a stark contrast to the 17% expected in a healthy, stable population, raising urgent concerns about the long-term survival of this isolated population.

ATHENS, Greece, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Aquavita International S.A., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Medusa. The gross charter rate is US$16,850 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum October 5, 2027 up to maximum December 20, 2027. The charter is expected to commence on July 10, 2026. The m/v Medusa is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Cargill International SΑ, Geneva, at a gross charter rate of US$13,000 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties.

SHANGHAI, China, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texxon Holding Limited (Nasdaq: NPT) ("Texxon", together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “we”), a leading provider of supply chain management services in the plastics and chemical industries in East China, today announced that its Henan polystyrene production facility officially commenced operations in June 2026, marking the completion of the facility’s construction and commissioning process and a significant milestone in the Company’s strategic expansion into manufacturing.

Microsoft has announced the July lineup of games for Game Pass in its first announcement following the layoffs that ripped through the Xbox business yesterday.

CEO Asha Sharma cut 1,600 staff from Xbox yesterday, with another 1,600 staff to go over the course of the next 12 months. Four studios have left Microsoft as part of the restructure, which Sharma called the “most significant in Xbox history.”