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Comcast plans to separate its cable and media divisions over the next year. This could set each company up for M&A, but there might not be any good options. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/comcast-nbcu-spinoff-m-and-a.html

OpenAI is announcing a limited preview of its newest frontier AI model GPT-5.6 family, which comes in three variants: Sol, Terra, and Luna. Sol is for the hardest problems, such as complex coding and security research; Terra is for high-volume business tasks like customer support, internal tools and document analysis; and Luna is for faster, lower-cost everyday work like summarization, drafting and routine automation. Sol and Terra set new high benchmark scores, while Luna performs near GPT-5.5 levels on several tests despite being positioned as the fastest and lowest-cost model in the GPT-5.6 family. However, the models are being made available initially to a narrow set of approximately 20 total organizations, after OpenAI shared the models and release plans with the U.S. government. A general release is planned for "the coming weeks." The staggered release follows an executive order issued by President Donald J. Trump earlier this month on June 2, 2026, which calls upon various federal agencies to collaborate on a process for benchmarking and assessing capabilities of new AI models to ensure they are safe and appropriate for wide release. While this process remains underway (it was said in the order to take 30 days, so July 2), OpenAI says in its release blog post that it "previewed our plans and the models’ capabilities ahead of today’s launch. At [the U.S. government's] request, we are starting with a limited preview for a small group of trusted partners." OpenAI's limited preview release strategy also follows the drastic step taken by the U.S. government to issue an export control order against Anthropic, OpenAI's top U.S. competitor, over jailbreaks found in its most powerful generally released model, Claude Fable 5, to which Anthropic responded by removing any access to the model and its cybersecurity focused counterpart Claude Mythos 5 by public or private par... Source: https://venturebeat.com/technology/openai-unveils-gpt-5-6-sol-terra-and-luna-models-but-only-accessible-to-limited-preview-partners-for-now-per-us-gov

The painted prop hunt game has escaped the digital space and entered the real one Source: https://kotaku.com/meccha-chameleon-real-life-irl-video-figure-paint-hiding-2000711387

This is the second World Cup that comes after deadly nationwide protests inside Iran, and the first one amid a war Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/28/heightened-emotions-in-iran-after-team-melli-knocked-out-of-world-cup?traffic_source=rss

Raising children appears to keep the brain young, potentially acting as a buffer against cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2530223-parenting-may-permanently-improve-brain-health-for-mums-and-dads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The attacks come after an alleged Iranian drone struck another commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/27/us-launches-second-night-of-strikes-against-iran-after-ship-struck-by-drone?traffic_source=rss

Check your life-clock crystal and make sure it’s not blinking red! Source: https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/logans-run-at-50-remembering-this-disco-age-sci-fi-classic-on-its-golden-anniversary

Nostalgia remains a powerful force. So much so that, in exploring the echoes of a late-'90s childhood spent skimming the water of Corneria and sneering "cocky little freaks!" in time with a monkey encased in a Gundam suit, I'm simultaneously describing playing Star Fox 64 (Lylat Wars if you're nasty) in 1997 and streaming it through Nintendo Switch Online today. The franchise has been revived through a splashy remake on the Switch 2, but it's also a series that has not seen an all-new entry since Star Fox Zero on the Wii U. Yet Nintendo's neglect of the series has been gently offset by indie creators. Ex-Zodiac and Whisker Squadron: Survivo … Read the full story at The Verge. Source: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/957679/indie-developers-star-fox-games

When confronted with cancer, Connor Christou fed everything tied tied to his regime — blood results, scan data, wearable output, journal entries — into Claude. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/27/the-fittest-founder-in-the-room-got-cancer-heres-how-he-used-ai-to-fight-back/

SpaceX is set to be added to the Russell 1000 after Friday’s close, and it could join other major indexes in the days ahead. Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/spacexs-stock-could-get-another-dose-of-volatility-8763bb0a?mod=mw_rss_topstories