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Oblivion Remastered is coming to Switch 2 in August.

Xbox has just confirmed some pretty dire news : it's drastically restructuring its business which has sadly resulted in the loss of 1,600 employees, with a further 1,600 set to depart within the next 12 months.

One particular area of the business that has been affected is Zenimax Media, which is responsible for Bethesda Softworks along with multiple development studios. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has reported that Zenimax will be "impacted significantly" by Xbox's big reset, with studios such as iD Software and ZeniMax Online Studios set to cut a sizeable portion of staff.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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The patient: A 63-year-old woman in Massachusetts

The symptoms: The patient went to the emergency department after experiencing nausea and vomiting for about a month, along with decreased appetite. She told doctors that she'd also experienced a burning pain in her upper abdomen and right side of her torso, which wrapped around to her back. She'd tried treating these symptoms with two common over-the-counter medications for acid reflux, but the treatments didn't help.

In the year prior, the patient had started taking semaglutide, a type of drug known as a GLP-1 receptor agonist — the same class of drug as Ozempic. These injected drugs are used to treat type 2 diabetes and assist in chronic weight management; in this case, the woman had a history of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Since starting the medication, she'd lost about 40 pounds (18 kilograms), but notably, that weight loss had accelerated over the previous month, she noted.

What happened next: Doctors took a CT scan of the patient's abdomen and pelvis. This revealed that the bile ducts, which move bile from the liver to the gallbladder and small intestine, were slightly dilated. The woman also had "heavy stool burden" but no signs of obstructions in her bowels, and her stomach was slightly stretched out due to carrying "semisolid material."

To take a closer look, the medical team then used magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, a noninvasive scan that examines the bile ducts, gallbladder, pancreas and pancreatic ducts. The scan confirmed that the bile ducts were dilated and revealed a mass in the stomach that appeared to be trapped air. The doctors then examined the upper digestive tract, from the esophagus to the top of the small intestine, with an endoscope.

The diagnosis: The endoscopy revealed a large mass in the woman's stomach, known as a gastric bezoar . These masses are tightly packed blobs of partially digested or undigested materials.

The treatment: Semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists typically cause delayed gastric emptying, which means they slow the rate at which the stomach empties its contents into the intestines. The woman was taken off that medication upon hospital admission.

The next step with a bezoar is to try and dissolve the mass while it's still in the stomach — and evidence suggests a good way to do this is to give the patient soda.

"Existing evidence, largely from case series and anecdotal experiences, supports the administration of 3 liters [0.8 gallons] of cola, either orally or through a nasogastric tube, within a 12-hour window," doctors noted in a report of the case . "It is not well understood whether acidity, carbonation , or another mechanism accounts for dissolution of the bezoar."

Due to the patient's history of diabetes, she was given diet cola. She also didn't enjoy carbonated beverages, so the typical prescription of 3 liters of soda was cut down to 1.5 liters (0.4 gallons). On the second day after starting this treatment, the patient noted a "tugging" sensation in her abdomen followed by relief of her nausea and abdominal discomfort. An endoscopic exam revealed that the bezoar was no longer stuck in her stomach.

The woman then transitioned to a typical diet in the hospital, and by the time she was discharged, she had no nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain. She did not restart semaglutide but was prescribed acid reflux medication to take daily. She reported that her appetite increased after hospital discharge and her weight rebounded a bit over the following months. Her abdominal symptoms had not returned within a few months of discharge.

What makes the case unique: Gastric bezoars are fairly rare, the report noted. They are found in less than 0.5% of endoscopies of the upper digestive tract. Common symptoms of the condition, such as pain, nausea, vomiting and abdominal discomfort, also appear in many more-common disorders, so they don't necessarily point to the presence of a bezoar in all cases.

The most common type of gastric bezoar is formed of plant fibers and called a "phytobezoar." Eating lots of certain foods, such as persimmons, pineapples, raisins or celery, can raise the risk of phytobezoars because the plants contain a high concentration of indigestible components, such as cellulose, lignins and certain tannins.

However, various medical conditions, procedures and drugs can also raise the risk of bezoars. These include anatomical changes related to bariatric or other gastric surgeries, autonomic nerve damage, and medications that cause delayed gastric emptying, such as GLP-1s. In the woman's case, semaglutide was likely to blame for her bezoar, and discontinuing the treatment helped resolve the problem.

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The cola she consumed also helped. Although that course of treatment sounds strange on paper, it is the preferred first-line treatment over using a scope to physically break up the bezoar in the patient's stomach.

"Bezoars formed from food material may be initially managed with oral administration of cola in patients in a clinically stable condition," the report said. "This intervention is generally cost-effective and is associated with a lower risk of complications than invasive procedures."

For more intriguing medical cases, check out our Diagnostic Dilemma archives .

This article is for informational purposes only and is not meant to offer medical advice.

This article was first published Oct. 15, 2025.

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A Russian Tu-142 Bear-F maritime patrol aircraft “repeatedly approached” a U.K. Royal Navy carrier strike group in the Norwegian Sea and dropped multiple sonobuoys, the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. British F-35B fighters from HMS Prince of Wales intercepted the Tu-142, which was flying “unsafe and unprofessional” maneuvers, according to the MoD. The incident occurred on July 2 but was only disclosed today.

The Tu-142 carries the individual name Yuri Malinin on the forward fuselage. Crown Copyright Crown Copyright

The Tu-142 passed at low altitude and “unnecessarily close” to HMS Prince of Wales , while the carrier was off the northwest coast of Norway, the MoD added. The Bear-F is understood to have dropped 10 sonobuoys “in close proximity to the carrier,” with at least one of these captured on camera, as seen in the photo at the top of this story.

Reportedly, the British forces attempted to contact the Russian aircraft on international frequencies, but it did not respond.

An F-35B escorts the Tu-142 as seen from the fighters launching from deck of HMS Prince of Wales. Crown Copyright PO Phot Chris Sellars

Two F-35Bs from 809 Naval Air Squadron were then launched from the Prince of Wales to escort the Bear-F away from the carrier strike group.

The F-35Bs aboard the Prince of Wales are, for the first time, involved in a NATO air policing operation from a European carrier, under Operation Firecrest.

The U.K. Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed off Iceland under NATO command. As well as HMS Prince of Wales , the force includes the Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan , and is supported by RFA Tidespring , a replenishment tanker. Merlin and Wildcat helicopters are also embarked on the vessels. Meanwhile, other NATO allies are also operating in the same region as part of Arctic Sentry, designed to “reinforce security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.”

Typically, a U.K. carrier strike group would also be accompanied by a Royal Navy Astute class nuclear-powered attack submarine . While such information is rarely, if ever, disclosed, in this instance, however, any accompanying submarine would have to be provided by a NATO ally, since the Royal Navy currently has no Astute boat available for this task. Currently, all five of the hunter-killer boats are awaiting maintenance and repairs .

An Astute class nuclear-powered attack submarine alongside HMS Prince of Wales. Crown Copyright

While the Tu-142’s decision to drop sonobuoys might suggest Russia was attempting to detect or track a hunter-killer submarine accompanying the force, having a sub operate in such close proximity to a carrier is less likely. These submarines typically provide the outer barrier of the defensive escorts, with the aim of hunting incoming enemy boats long before the carrier itself is ever threatened.

Sonobuoys come in a variety of types designed for different missions, but they generally fall into two main categories: active and passive. Active sonobuoys transmit acoustic pulses into the water and listen for echoes reflected from a submarine’s hull, while passive sonobuoys simply detect and monitor the sounds produced by submarines. Because they require additional transmitting and processing capabilities, active sonobuoys are typically more sophisticated — and significantly more expensive — than passive models. Despite their complexity, both types are expendable systems intended for one-time use. For a deeper look at how they differ and why active sonobuoys are playing an increasingly important role in modern anti-submarine warfare, see our previous feature on the subject .

A video showing a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft dropping sonobuoys:

The Tu-142 can carry a substantial sonobuoy load. A typical configuration includes 66 RGB-75, 44 RGB-15, 10 RGB-25, and 15 RGB-55 sonobuoys, along with three anti-submarine torpedoes housed in its two internal weapons bays.

At the same time, dropping sonobuoys can be a harassment tactic employed by maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters, which seems more likely on this occasion.

An F-35B escorts the Tu-142 as it approaches the carrier. Crown Copyright PO Phot Chris Sellars

Soviet and later Russian Tu-142s and other maritime patrol aircraft have monitored NATO naval exercises for many decades, including flying surveillance sorties close to U.S. Navy carriers . However, the deliberate release of sonobuoys in such close proximity to a carrier appears to be relatively uncommon, in recent years, at least.

Last September , after a Russian surveillance plane flew within a few hundred meters of a German frigate in the Baltic Sea, Commodore Arjen Warnaar, Dutch commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, said: “It’s not the first time that a NATO ship has been overflown. This has happened in the past, and it will not be the last time.”

“It happens regularly,” Warnaar added. “It is reported on every once in a while [but] this has happened continuously throughout the last years.”

Meanwhile, NATO also keeps a close eye on Russian movements, including through key areas, using its own maritime patrol aircraft.

Back in 2020, TWZ reported on the publication of a video showing a pair of Tu-142s flying at relatively low altitude over a site off the coast of northwest Alaska being used to support a U.S. Navy ICEX submarine exercise . On that occasion, they were intercepted by U.S. Air Force F-22 and Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighters.

A CF-18 in the foreground, along with an F-22 in the background, flank one of the Tu-142s during their patrol in March 2020. NORAD

The same kind of scenario has been repeated more recently , too.

The Russian MoD released footage from the VKS sorties into the Alaskan ADIZ.

Top left: a Su-35S and an F-35A (filmed from a Tu-95MS).

Top right: an F-35A (filmed from a Tu-95MS).

Bottom left: a pair of F-16Cs (filmed from a Su-35S).

Bottom right: a pair of F-16Cs. https://t.co/eOUNAgVbyu pic.twitter.com/RmSAJCB6vg

— Guy Plopsky (@GuyPlopsky) February 20, 2026

With an endurance exceeding 16 hours, the Tu-142 is well suited to these long-range surveillance missions, allowing it to gather valuable intelligence while also demonstrating a sustained military presence.

Today, the Russian Navy operates around 30 Bear-Fs, within two squadrons. Both Tu-142MK and more advanced Tu-142MZ variants are in service. The squadrons are based at Kipelovo-Fedotovo in the Vologda region of northwest Russia, and at Mongokhto, in the Far East, serving the Northern and Pacific Fleets respectively.

Crown Copyright PO Phot Chris Sellars

The latest encounter comes amid heightened tensions between Russia and NATO, and particularly between Moscow and London.

During a recent maritime security operation in the English Channel, British forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet,’ which was sailing under a false Cameroonian flag.

The boarding of the Smyrtos by Royal Marine Commandos and law enforcement officers on June 14 was the first U.K.-led operation of its kind. The six-hour military operation also involved Chinook , Merlin, and Wildcat helicopters, a Royal Air Force P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, as well as the frigate HMS Sutherland and the mine countermeasures vessel HMS Ledbury .

The vessel Smyrtos is boarded by Royal Marines from 42 Commando and U.K. law enforcement officers on June 14. Crown Copyright

Days later, the Russian Navy warship Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots near a British-registered yacht in the English Channel, as you can read about here .

U.K. officials have repeatedly stressed how Russia’s actions around Europe mean that the country faces its greatest security threat since the Cold War.

An F-35B and the Tu-142 pass over the destroyer HMS Duncan . Crown Copyright PO Phot Chris Sellars

Fittingly, U.K. Defense Secretary Dan Jarvis was making a visit to HMS Prince of Wales over the weekend when he again highlighted the risks posed by Russian militarism across all domains.

“We should be clear-eyed about the fact that the threat from Russia exists in every domain, under the water, on the water, on the land, in the sky, in space and in cyberspace as well,” Jarvis told Channel 4 News .

As the government’s major defence spending commitments were announced.

Channel 4 News Political Correspondent Paul McNamara sat down with UK Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis, asking him about his relationship with Andy Burnham and whether he's even spoken to the man most likely to… pic.twitter.com/XJnUnUFlM7

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) July 6, 2026

“We live in an increasingly dangerous and uncertain time, and it’s deployments like this, supported by allies and partners including Iceland, that improve our deterrence and defense as part of NATO,” Jarvis added.

Amid assessments from NATO officials that Russia could be ready to use military force against the alliance by 2030, U.K. Chief of the Defense Staff Sir Richard Knighton told the BBC last month that Moscow had been “probing, challenging, testing our defenses,” and was “raising the stakes and risks crossing a line.”

Crown Copyright PO Phot Chris Sellars

This new reality was also referenced in the U.K.’s long-delayed defense plan, published last week , and which includes an increase of $20 billion in military spending.

As the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine show, drones are reshaping warfare.

That’s why more than £5 billion is to be invested in drones over the next four years. This will drive a transformation, with new technology and infrastructure keeping us at the leading edge of innovation. pic.twitter.com/TSkAJg8vRh

— Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ) June 30, 2026

While dropping sonobuoys is part of the daily activity of Russian and NATO maritime aircraft, it is unusual to see it happen so close to a carrier. Whether the Tu-142 was genuinely attempting to detect NATO submarine activity or simply harassing the U.K. carrier strike group, the encounter serves as another reminder of the increasingly aggressive posture Russia is adopting around NATO’s northern flank.

The timing of the incident is likely to reinforce arguments from defense officials and some leading lawmakers that Britain must move faster, and invest even more heavily than currently planned, to rebuild the military capabilities needed to deter an increasingly assertive Moscow. Regardless, as Russian aircraft, warships, and submarines continue to probe NATO forces, encounters like this are becoming regular for the alliance as a whole.

Contact the author: thomas@thewarzone.com

The post Russian Tu-142 Bear Drops Sonobuoys During Close Encounter With British Carrier appeared first on TWZ .

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The latest double whammy that both Grand Theft Auto 6 and PlayStation will soon be ditching disks and going digital has angered fans and roused old discussions of what ownership of videogames and players rights will look like in a digital future. Spoiler alert: it's not great, that's if Hideo Kojima's preminitions are anything to go by . But there are some who are willing to put up a fight.

One such person is none other than La France Insoumise leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who recently took to social media to say the following: "With GTA 6 without a disc in 2026 and Sony's announcement of the end of physical disc sales for games in 2028, the question arises of how we view these products.

Avec GTA 6 sans disque en 2026 et l'annonce de Sony de la fin des ventes de disques physiques pour les jeux en 2028, la question de savoir comment on considère ces produits se pose.Demain, vous paierez sans jamais rien posséder. Ni prêt, ni revente, ni garantie de conserver ce… July 2, 2026

"You will pay without ever owning anything. No loan, no resale, no guarantee of keeping what we've paid for. Videogames are not mere merchandise—they are cultural assets, and the law in force must apply to them."

As it turns out, Mélenchon is sharing a petition to save physical videogames in hopes of combatting a future where game ownership doesn't actually exist. "With the end of physical games, the videogame industry wants to impose a fully digital model on us, where access will be conditional and time-limited," he continues . "The buyer's rights will be denied. This is the triumph of total commodification: you pay full price for nothing more than a simple revocable right of access."

Mélenchon is right, and he's saying what we're all thinking. If ownership rights of digital media aren't expanded upon then mediums such as games will suffer for it. With no control over how we preserve the games we buy and cherish, we run the risk of losing older games that serve as the foundation for our industry and all the rest that follow suit, or as Mélenchon puts it, "our cultural heritage".

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