 It's Tuesday, July 24th, 2012. I'm Ross Miller. Let's spend 90 f***ing seconds on The Verge. Apple today reported $8.8 billion in profit for the fiscal third quarter. Now, it's an impressive figure, but it actually falls short of analysts' expectations, with many calling this a rare miss. iPhone sales dropped to 26 million last quarter. Are you serious? Yes, I'm not allowed to be frivolous. Ah, okay. Apple is blaming rumors for a quote, pause in customer purchasing. Still, the company sold a record 17 million iPads over the same period, and CEO Tim Cook announced a release date for OS X Mountain Lion. It's tomorrow. Like, less than 24 hours from now. Surprise. Meanwhile, Netflix posted its own quarterly earnings today, marking a return in profit, but unfortunately very little subscriber growth. The company says its profits in the U.S. continue to fund international expansion. A new, as of yet unnamed market is expected in the fourth quarter this year. And as for the next season of Rest of Development, that is still on track for 2013. Also this week, we mourn the passing of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Dr. Ride answered a newspaper ad for astronauts in 1978. She eventually flew on the Challenger in 1983, and again a year later. On the subject of becoming the first female American astronaut in space, Ride famously quipped, It's too bad this is such a big deal. She passed away at 61. And that's it for today's top stories. Tune in tomorrow where we'll show you what cummerbunds work best over your favorite exoskeleton.