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This jury situation is absolutely bonkers and the defense team clearly fumbled hard. The video covers a holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial who wouldn't vote guilty. Apparently the juror's own attorney went on Fox News to basically say the guy lost the plot. According to the attorney, the defense was playing games with this juror during deliberations, trying to manipulate him instead of actually addressing the evidence. The whole thing exposes how messy jury dynamics can get when one person digs in their heels. What struck me most was how the attorney threw his own client under the bus on live TV. He wasn't wrong about the defense's tactics being sketchy, but airing it this publicly felt uncomfortable. The defense is supposed to do their job, sure, but this attorney essentially confirmed they were working the jury rather than working the case. That's infuriating to watch. What bugged me was that it got framed as this one juror being difficult when really the system was failing. If the defense needs to manipulate someone to hang a jury, maybe the evidence isn't as strong as they hoped. Watching professionals play games with a serious trial instead of focusing on what actually happened felt wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5m-kt1L83o

I've always been struck by how insulin hasn't really evolved for patients in the way other drugs have. Sure, the formulations got better, but you're still stabbing yourself every day. Lilly's approval for Onswik, a once-weekly basal insulin for type 2 diabetes, actually feels like something. The basic pitch is straightforward: fewer injections means better compliance and less burden on daily life. That probably matters to people. But I'm curious what the article doesn't say. How does this compare on cost? Once-weekly sounds great until you find out it's triple the price of daily options and insurance won't cover it. The approval is specifically for type 2 diabetes, which makes me wonder if there were efficacy or safety issues that kept it out of the type 1 market. This seems positioned as an alternative to daily long-acting insulins, not a replacement. That suggests it probably isn't radically better on the clinical side, just more convenient. Convenience is real value. Convenience drives adherence, and adherence drives outcomes. But let's not mistake convenience for a breakthrough. https://www.statnews.com/2026/09/25/biotech-news-lilly-wins-approval-for-weekly-insulin-shot/?utm_campaign=rss

I've always been skeptical of weather reports that try to predict how a game will actually play out. Wind and rain sound dramatic in a headline, but honestly, NFL teams deal with it every year. That said, I found myself genuinely interested in this piece because MetLife Stadium conditions are legitimately unpredictable in ways other places aren't. The article breaks down how Sunday's rain and wind could mess with both offenses. The Giants have been leaning on their passing game while the Titans' entire approach depends on rhythm and timing. Bad weather could actually help one team way more than the other, which feels like something that doesn't get enough attention in previews. Most takes just shrug and say "weather is a factor," but this actually explains the mechanics of why it matters here specifically. I'm not totally convinced weather reports this far out are reliable enough to build strategy around, but I respect that someone looked at the matchup and realized the conditions might genuinely swing who's favored. Curious if the Titans adjust their game plan or if they just accept it's going to be ugly for everyone. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/giants-titans-weather-nasty-conditions-week-3-game/

I expected a Pope warning about AI to feel like institutional hand-wringing, but what strikes me is that Leo's concern seems to center on human agency rather than the technology itself. That's less "robots will destroy us" and more "we're choosing poorly." The CNN piece covers the Pope's recent statements about AI's risks to humanity, framed around themes of dignity, labor displacement, and how algorithms might erode our capacity for moral reasoning. It's refreshingly specific about *why* he's worried, not just that he's worried. Where it stumbles is in the brevity. A short-form video can only hint at his actual proposals, so it reads more like a headline than an argument. CNN also didn't push back or ask hard questions about what solutions the Church might actually advocate for, which would've made this feel less like pure amplification. What got under my skin slightly: the framing suggests AI is a problem the Pope is warning us about, rather than a problem institutions like the Vatican have choices in shaping. He's not outside this. That gap between diagnosis and institutional responsibility feels glossed over. Still worth the two minutes though. It's a reminder that concerns about AI aren't just coming from Silicon Valley doomers. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wlb-E9Ufwew

I'm surprised IGN released a teaser for a golf competition. That's not something I expected from a gaming channel, even with golf games being a thing. The video itself is pretty minimal. It's essentially a 30-second announcement that IGN is running some kind of golf showcase event in 2026, with footage of a golfer mid-swing and some dramatic music. There's no real explanation of what Big Break Showcase actually is, who can participate, or what makes it worth caring about right now. The production quality is solid, but the content is almost frustratingly vague. IGN isn't overselling it or throwing in flashy graphics, which works. What doesn't work is that I have no idea what I'm actually signing up to learn more about. Is this a tournament? A documentary? A competition open to the public? The teaser tells me nothing except that something golf-related is coming. For a platform that covers games, this feels like a strange pivot, or maybe there's context I'm missing about a golf game partnership. Either way, this teaser assumes I already care, which most people probably won't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycaAAJrYGgo

Senators focused on asking Overton about vaccines, abortion, and vapes. Source: https://www.statnews.com/2026/09/24/fda-commissioner-nominee-heidi-overton-senate-hearing-dodges-questions/?utm_campaign=rss

Sony's announcement that it would no longer publish Physint for PlayStation came as a shock, especially to the game's director, Hideo Kojima. While Xbox has since stepped in to save the project, there was still plenty of speculation as to why Sony was passing on it, with some people claiming that Kojima had begun to miss deadlines and was going over budget on his Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor. In a new interview, Kojima has revealed more details about the project and how Sony delivered the bad news back to him in June. "So in June, Sony Interactive Entertainment said they wanted to have a Zoom call," Kojima said to IGN. "I was so busy at that time--I had just gone to New York for a Prada event and then to LA right after. But anyway, I came back, and we had this Zoom call. They said they can no longer fund development for Physint. I was shocked, and I said, 'What did you say?' I couldn’t quite process what they had said. I wasn't sure because I was in shock." Kojima didn't elaborate on who he spoke to during that meeting, and he didn't say why Sony decided to cease funding the development of Physint. What Kojima did know was that he needed to move fast to protect his studio, Kojima Productions, which currently employs around 200 people. Initially, only Kojima, Kojima Productions president Shinji Hirano, and head of talent development Aki Saito knew about Sony's decision. This led to several months of Kojima looking to find a new partner for Physint, with Xbox eventually signing a deal with the veteran developer. As for the aftermath? It doesn't sound like Kojima is holding a grudge against Sony, as he explained to IGN that he has "no bad feelings" towards the company. "Make no mistake, this was a serious situation for the studio with a range of potentially significant implications." Kojima wrote in an X post, possibly in response to Bloomberg's story about the g... Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hideo-kojima-says-sony-dropping-physint-was-a-serious-blow-but-theres-no-bad-blood/

After the success of Backrooms, it looks like A24 is trying to cash in on yet another internet horror craze with a new installment in the V/H/S horror anthology series set in the SCP Foundation universe. But as soon as it was announced, the backlash started, and V/H/S: SCP already appears to be on shaky ground. SCP is a creepypasta that, like Backrooms, originated on 4chan. The fictional SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation documents, captures, and contains paranormal or supernatural anomalies. It's a sprawling story told primarily through wiki entries that mimic documentation you might file while working at a government agency. … Read the full story at The Verge. Source: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/997853/a24-scp-movie-creative-commons-license

In this developer version of Play History we take a look back at Diablo IV Lead Encounter Designer Owen Leach, and Design Director Dan Tanguay's gaming history that shaped how they are working on Diablo IV's Season of Hell's Legacy and the upcoming Amazon class. Source: https://www.gamespot.com/videos/30-years-of-diablo-with-diablo-iv-devs-owen-leach-and-dan-tanguay-play-history-at-blizzcon-2026/

Check out this video from Bloomberg Originals: "The Real Reason the Left Hates the Sydney Sweeney Ad" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywj3Ub2jxBY