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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1944, Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (died 1991) was born. In 1948, Tony Kornheiser, American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter was born. In 1972, Sean Waltman, American professional wrestler was born. In 1982, Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player was born. In 1982, Dominic Isaacs, South African footballer was born. In 1990, Kieran Foran, New Zealand rugby league player was born. In 1990, Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history. In 2001, Kim Sin-jin, South Korean footballer was born. In 2011, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations. In 2024, Chino Trinidad, Filipino sports journalist and executive (born 1967) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
PlayStation's Social Media Posts Are Being Ratioed Following Disc Announcement

The people aren't going to let PlayStation forget their displeasure about the impending removal of physical discs.
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Kotaku
· Jul 1, 2026
Sony’s Famous E3 2013 Press Conference Celebrating Disc-Based Games Hits Different Now
Own your games forever with no DRM, Jack Trenton promised at the time
Metro
· Jul 7, 2026
PS5 social media makes first post in six days and gets annihilated by angry fans
After almost a week of no updates, the PlayStation social media accounts have become active again and fans have leapt at the chance to yell about Sony’s physical media plans.
ComicBook.com
· Jul 11, 2026
Cartoon Network Fan Favorite is Finally Getting a Blu-Ray Set
Warner Bros Physical media has been making quite a few headlines these days, and not for the reasons that many fans are hoping to see. Specifically, Sony Entertainment announced that it was phasing out physical games for the PlayStation, which has seen some major backlash from gamers. Luckily, this doesn’t mean that all physical copies of media []
Korea Times News
· Jun 21, 2026
Adults addicted to social media complain
Adults addicted to social media complain
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· Jul 7, 2026
Sony killing physical PlayStation games has folks so angry that its announcement has even more views than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer posts on Twitter
Sony killing physical PlayStation games has folks so angry that its announcement has even more views than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer posts on Twitter
NDTV
· Jul 3, 2026
Cyberpunk 2077 Surpasses 40 Million Copies Sold
Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold 40 million copies, developer CD Projekt Red has confirmed. The game has reached the sales milestone in less than six years of launch. The sales figure includes copies of...
DualShockers
· Jul 3, 2026
Investors Seem Happy with Sony Binning Physical Media
Video game fans might be furious about Sony's decision to scrap physical media for PlayStation, but that hasn't stopped its stock from soaring.
Wolf's Gaming Blog
· Jul 3, 2026
Sony Isn’t Killing Discs Because Nobody Buys Them — It’s Killing Them Because People Still Do
Sony is ditching physical PlayStation discs by January 2028, sparking outrage online. Despite rising digital sales, many still prefer physical copies, raising questions about the company's motives.
Reuters
· Jul 10, 2026
Wall Street ends higher as investors turn to earnings season
The S&P 500 rose to end just short of a record high, as a blockbuster Nasdaq debut of South Korea's SK Hynix fueled optimism about memory-chip makers. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #wallstreet #usstocks Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4vmbRdm 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en
Irish News
· Jun 30, 2026
Police aware of loyalist threats to remove asylum seekers from their Co Antrim homes
The PSNI says it received a report concerning the social media post on Monday, and that it was “engaging with the community”
Kuwait Times
· Jul 2, 2026
Sony’s digital shift sparks debate over the future of Kuwait’s iconic Rihab Complex
KUWAIT: Sony’s announcement that it will permanently end physical disc releases for new PlayStation games by January 2028 has sparked widespread discussion among gamers in Kuwait,...
Nieman Lab
· Jun 24, 2026
Overwhelmed by news on social? SaySo is betting a smaller, vetted creator feed is the answer
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The Motley Fool
· Jul 2, 2026
Is the Clock Ticking on GameStop Stock?
Sony is moving on from physical game discs soon, and that's a bigger deal than you might think.
MeidasTouch
· Jun 26, 2026
Corporate media just blew it again…
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Talking Points Memo
· Jul 9, 2026
A Big Milestone Is In Sight
We’re looking good to hit 200,000 by the close of day tomorrow in this year’s Annual TPM Journalism Fund Drive....
Polygon
· Jul 1, 2026
PS5 fans are in total shock over Sony putting an end to physical game releases
Sony fans have lots of strong feelings about PS5 games going all digital in 2028, especially after PlayStation executives mocked Xbox a decade ago
Arutz Sheva
· Jul 5, 2026
55+ Digital Activism- the diamond in the rough
We must stop treating social media advocacy as a young person’s game. Opinion.
The Eastern Herald
· Jun 29, 2026
Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal and Sky as Shares Surge 25% in Best Day Since 2015
Twenty-four years after Brian Roberts assembled NBCUniversal, Sky, and Peacock under one cable company, Comcast announced it is separating the media assets into a new public company — and shares surged 24, the biggest single-day gain in over a decade.
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 5, 2026
Ainee Mustafa tidak kisah dengan bilangan pengikut media sosial
Setiap kali kita buka akaun Instagram atau TikTok pelakon baru, perkara pertama yang kita lihat mesti jumlah pengikut mereka. Ada yang cecah ratusan ribu dan tidak kurang juga yang sudah memiliki jutaan peminat di alam maya. Namun, berbeza pula ceritanya dengan seorang pelakon baru yang dikenali sebagai Ainee Mustafa ini. Dia langsung tidak kisah walaupun ... Read more The post Ainee Mustafa tidak kisah dengan bilangan pengikut media sosial appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
IGN
· Jun 25, 2026
No GTA 6 Disc Decision Will Make Some Gamers Angry, but Analysts Say 'Commercially It Just Makes Sense'
With Grand Theft Auto 6, arguably the biggest and most mass market game of the generation, skipping a disc-based launch — is physical media now dead?
BoingBoing
· Jun 27, 2026
Sony deleting 551 movies from own customers' accounts
Sony unceremoniously announced that it would be deleting 551 movies from PlayStation customers' accounts in the U.K.: no apologies, no refunds, just a cold reminder that the only thing bought was a revokable license to access content. The wipe is the result of Sony's deal with movie distributor StudioCanal ending. — Read the rest The post Sony deleting 551 movies from own customers' accounts appeared first on Boing Boing.
Digital Trends
· Jul 6, 2026
Shared Albums in iOS 27 feels like a private social media universe of its own, and I love it
I've been on social media for years, and iOS 27's overhauled Shared Albums is the first thing to make me wonder why I bother.
NY Post Sports
· Jun 28, 2026
Jaylen Brown goes off on ‘AI hoops’ after claim he’s ‘the seventh-best player on a team’
Basketball's war on analytics permeated social media again this weekend.
Global News
· Jul 2, 2026
FIFA says ‘abusive’ World Cup social media posts 13 times higher than 2022
FIFA says abusive social media posts are 13 times higher during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup compared to the 2022 tournament.
RedState
· Jul 6, 2026
Cry Harder: Mainstream Media Weeps Over America250 Celebrations, and It's Weirdly Satisfying
Cry Harder: Mainstream Media Weeps Over America250 Celebrations, and It's Weirdly Satisfying
Daily Dot
· Jun 25, 2026
A Customer Berated a Sprouts Cashier for Talking Too Much — Then Tried to Pay and Every Single Card Got Declined
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Free Press
· Jul 6, 2026
Deeming Nationalism Infantile Isn’t “Hating America”
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· Jul 3, 2026
Cyberpunk 2077's Lifetime Sales Just Passed 40 Million
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· Jul 3, 2026
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· Jul 5, 2026
Ateez Lands Third No. 1 on Albums Chart With ‘Golden Hour : Part.5’
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· Jun 23, 2026
Trump Media: The Trump Premium Is Fading
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The korea Herald News
· Jul 6, 2026
Babymonster's ‘Psycho’ passes 200m views on YouTube
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Washington Examiner
· Jul 1, 2026
PlayStation announces it will end physical disc production for new games starting in 2028
PlayStation will discontinue physical game disc production for all new games starting January 2028, the company announced on Wednesday. Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation’s parent company, said the decision is a response to shifting consumer preferences and broader trends in the entertainment industry. “The general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs,” the news release []
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· Jul 2, 2026
"Long live physical media": Devs and publishers of Baldur's Gate 3, Silksong, and more call Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation games "genuinely heartbreaking"
"Long live physical media": Devs and publishers of Baldur's Gate 3, Silksong, and more call Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation games "genuinely heartbreaking"
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