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Sony said on Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games for the PlayStation console on disc in January 2028 following a shift in consumer preferences.“Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only,” the company said on its official PlayStation blog.In practice, that means gamers will have to download directly from Sony’s PlayStation store or obtain a download code when purchasing a title from a retailer.The announcement comes as the upcoming exclusively digital release of Grand Theft Auto VI, which is predicted to become one of the biggest-selling cultural…

The Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector facility in JapanThe Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images The standard model of particle physics may be due for a philosophical remodel, including rethinking what qualifies each of its particles to count as a particle to begin with. Whether a particle is involved in making up matter or carrying a force, it or its constituent parts has a place in the standard model of particle physics. In this way, the standard model is similar to the periodic table of elements – it tabulates the building blocks of our world. But George Hobart at the University of Bristol…

England captain Harry Kane believes the Three Lions’ attacking play against DR Congo was the best they have shown so far in the World Cup after their 2-1 win in Atlanta.

New PlayStation games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, the gaming giant has announced.Sony said in a blog post, external new games would still be able to be bought in shops, but they would come with a digital code.It comes just days after Rockstar announced the hotly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI would similarly launch without a physical disc.It marks a significant moment for the gaming industry, which has in recent years begun to rely more and more on digital distribution.Sony said the move came “as consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away…

By Tim Akano AfriExit is no longer theory. It is happening in South Africa as I write — and the continent is watching. Ghana has summoned South Africa’s high commissioner. Nigeria has evacuated citizens. The African Union is being asked to debate what one government has called xenophobic attacks against African nationals. This is no longer a domestic squabble over jobs and services — it is a continental credibility crisis, and it is unfolding in real time. South Africa today is a Partial Differential Equation (PDE — mathematical equations so difficult to solve, but nonetheless solvable by math geniuses) with…

A Maltese businessman has gone on trial on the island over the 2017 car bomb assassination of prominent investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, whose death shocked the nation.Yorgen Fenech, 44, is accused of complicity in her murder. He has denied all the charges.In 2022, brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio were jailed for 40 years for the killing of Caruana Galizia, a harsh critic of the government who had uncovered networks of corruption in Malta and abroad.Two other men – Robert Agius and Jamie Vella – were jailed for life in 2025 for supplying the bomb, while their convicted friend, Vincent…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Ireland will ensure that metal from a Russian-owned alumina smelter does not “support the Russian war machine”, its prime minister promised after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the EU to sanction the plant on a visit to Dublin.Micheál Martin said an investigation into the involvement in weapons production of Aughinish Alumina, whose Russian owner, Rusal, was founded by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska, would conclude soon.“We do not want to be in a position where material emanating from a plant in Ireland goes…

Wetech Women Foundation (Wetech), in partnership with UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, funded by the UK’s Government Digital Access Programme (DAP), has announced the launch of the PitchHer Investment Readiness Program a structured, eight-week programme designed to take 25 selected women founders across Nigeria from “interested in raising” to “ready to raise.” The programme will equip participants with the financial rigour, investor fluency, and pitch confidence to pursue capital from angels, venture capitalists, and financiers. Made possible through Wetech partnership with UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, the UK government’s flagship initiative connecting British and African tech ecosystems,  the programme opens a door that has…

Avon and Somerset Police has not named the man at the centre of the investigation, which began in December 2024.It is being led by officers from Operation Bluestone, its dedicated rape and serious sexual assault investigation team.”As a result of our enquiries, a file has been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider a charging decision,” the force said.”We’ve updated the victims about this significant development, and we’ll continue to make sure they have access to any help or support they need.”We’d respectfully ask people not to speculate on the circumstances so the investigation can continue unhindered.”The Labour Party…

A long-running debate about a mysterious crater hidden beneath the North Sea has finally been settled. Researchers have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater was created when an asteroid or comet slammed into the region roughly 43 to 46 million years ago. The finding resolves a scientific argument that has lasted for more than two decades and identifies Silverpit as one of Earth’s relatively rare impact craters, geological scars left behind when space rocks strike the planet at tremendous speeds. The research team, led by Dr. Uisdean Nicholson of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council…