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Disney’s Lilo & Stitch 2 Will Start Filming Soon, Maia Kealoha Says
Maia Kealoha confirms Lilo & Stitch 2 will start filming soon. Chris Sanders now writes and directs the May 2028 sequel to the 2025 remake that grossed $1.038 billion.
100 Must-See Movies for Men: The 2009 List, Re-read 17 Years On
Seventeen years after The Art of Manliness published its 100 Must-See Movies list, we revisit what made it endure and what a reader in 2026 takes from it.
Shamiram Tomb Reveals a Horse Sacrifice and a Pre-Urartian Sleeper
Armenian-Italian archaeologists at Armenia's Shamiram site found a 3,000-year-old tomb with a sacrificed horse and rare pre-Urartian layers.
Starbucks Aims to Cut $400 Million by Replacing Microsoft and IBM Software
Starbucks is building AI tools to replace Microsoft and IBM software, targeting $400 million in annual tech spend. The plan splits enterprise software vendors into winners and losers.
NASA’s IXPE Confirms Lighthouse Nebula’s Long-Suspected Magnetic Field
NASA's IXPE confirmed the 2008 theory of the Lighthouse Nebula's magnetic structure at 99% confidence, with the same data challenging filament turbulence models.
Telavi Flood Tears Through Streets and Wipes Out Kakheti Vineyards
The Telavi flood on July 12 submerged Kavkasioni and Alazani avenues, destroyed a bridge, and wiped out vineyards in three Kakheti wine villages.
Russia Used Japan as Spy Hub to Source Missile Parts for Ukraine War
A New York Times investigation finds Russia's GRU used Tokyo as a covert procurement hub for missile parts in Ukraine. Now a bipartisan US sanctions bill is moving.
Microsoft’s New Copilot Diagnoses Windows 11 While Using 1 GB of RAM
Microsoft is testing Copilot PC Insights for Windows 11 that reads CPU, RAM, and storage, but the diagnostic Copilot app can use up to 1 GB of RAM idle.
Eye Doctors Aren’t Immune: 70 Percent Show Dry Eye Symptoms
A study of 214 eye specialists found 70% had dry eye symptoms and 55.6% had severe cases, with prolonged screen time and AC offices as key drivers.