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Internal emails reveal Ticketmaster helped scalpers jack up prices, FTC says

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 23:47:14

The Federal Trade Commission sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Thursday, alleging that the companies tacitly worked with scalpers to profit from jacking up ticket prices on the secondary market. As the FTC alleged in a press release, Ticketmaster's years of turning a blind eye to scalpers violated the FTC Act and the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, costing customers "billions in inflated prices and additional fees." Further, artists' efforts to keep event costs low were repeatedly frustrated

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“Yikes”: Internal emails reveal Ticketmaster helped scalpers jack up prices, FTC says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-19 21:48:01

The Federal Trade Commission sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Thursday, alleging that the companies tacitly worked with scalpers to profit from jacking up ticket prices on the secondary market. As the FTC alleged in a press release, Ticketmaster's years of turning a blind eye to scalpers violated the FTC Act and the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, costing customers "billions in inflated prices and additional fees." Further, artists' efforts to keep event costs low were repeatedly frustrated

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The Many Broken Feeds

news.ycombinator.com Abhinav Sarkar 2025-09-17 02:53:30

The Many Broken Feeds RSS/Atom feeds are central to my reading process. I subscribe to over 700 feeds that I have curated over years. Most of them work fine most of the time, but a few are always broken in various different ways (different ones at different times). As a big proponent of Indieweb and feeds, I’m writing this note to categorize the ways feeds break, and offer some solutions. Before we get on to the issues, the very first thing you must do is to subscribe to the feeds of your own

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Under Pressure From Roblox, Fortnite Allowing Creators to Sell In-Game Items

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-20 02:20:00

Creators who make content for Fortnite can start monetizing their virtual goods in December. The free-to-play online game's publisher, Epic Games, announced that those in its Creator program will earn revenue from the sale of in-game items they've made and money they already earn from engagement payouts for Epic-created items. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. Before platform and store fees, those creators ordinarily will

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We’ve Seen ‘Primate,’ the First Big Horror Movie of 2026

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-09-20 07:00:29

We’ve seen into the future. Each January, Hollywood provides a few horror movies to kick off the new year and, in 2026, one of those movies is Primate. It’s a down-and-dirty, sub-90-minute horror movie about a killer chimpanzee starring Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, which just had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2025. And, we think, slotting it in early January is perfect because the film meets, but doesn’t quite exceed, expectations. Directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil

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“Yikes”: Internal emails reveal Ticketmaster helped scalpers jack up prices

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-20 07:48:01

The Federal Trade Commission sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Thursday, alleging that the companies tacitly worked with scalpers to profit from jacking up ticket prices on the secondary market. As the FTC alleged in a press release, Ticketmaster's years of turning a blind eye to scalpers violated the FTC Act and the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, costing customers "billions in inflated prices and additional fees." Further, artists' efforts to keep event costs low were repeatedly frustrated

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Google Discover Gains Follow Button and Expands Content Sources

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-21 22:02:00

Google Discover, Google's personalized news feed, has largely remained the same since its introduction in 2018, but it's now receiving some new and helpful features. On Wednesday, Google announced that Discover will soon expand the type of content found within the feed and allow you to follow publications and creators. You can find Google Discover in the Google app, and it will be built into the home screens of some Android phones. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based revi

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The FTC sues Ticketmaster for allegedly colluding with resellers

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-22 03:13:37

The FTC and seven states sued Ticketmaster owner Live Nation on Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the company of knowingly allowing brokers to buy tickets in bulk. Ticketmaster allegedly then let them resell the tickets at a significant markup on its own second-hand market. The FTC claims Ticketmaster was aware that resellers routinely bypassed its security measures for these purchases. The company profits three times from resales. It collects fees at the initial purchase, followed by both buyer a

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How to motivate yourself to do a thing you don't want to do

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-24 22:25:24

We have an air bike in our basement. If you are unfamiliar with air bikes, they are similar to stationary bikes with foot pedals but also have handles you push and pull with your arms. It uses air resistance, so the harder you pedal and move your arms, the higher the resistance. It’s also known as an assault bike. 😬 Which is apt, because it’s a butt-kicker of a workout. I use it about once a week, more frequently in the winter when it’s too cold to run, and less often in the summer when I can

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Google will put posts from X and Instagram in your Discover feed

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-24 23:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google’s Discover feed will soon include more than just articles from around the web. In the coming weeks, Google plans on incorporating YouTube Shorts alongside posts from platforms like Instagram and X. The Discover feed lives on your homescreen in the Google

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How to Motivate Yourself to Do a Thing You Don't Want to Do

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 03:25:24

We have an air bike in our basement. If you are unfamiliar with air bikes, they are similar to stationary bikes with foot pedals but also have handles you push and pull with your arms. It uses air resistance, so the harder you pedal and move your arms, the higher the resistance. It’s also known as an assault bike. 😬 Which is apt, because it’s a butt-kicker of a workout. I use it about once a week, more frequently in the winter when it’s too cold to run, and less often in the summer when I can

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28 Best Gifts Under $200 to Buy in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-28 04:36:00

Atlas Coffee Club is CNET's pick for the best coffee subscription for the price, and if your giftee is into sampling unique coffees from around the world, they'll love it. Each subscription box comes with coffee from a different country (Atlas sources coffee from more than 50 nations), plus tasting notes, brewing tips and a postcard of the country of origin. You can select a three-, six- or 12-month subscription and prices start at $50 (on sale from $60) and go up from there. You can also choos

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I wish my web server were in the corner of my room (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 13:05:05

Back in college I used to run part of my website from a Linux box in my room. I made it into a speech synthesiser, and people could connect to the machine to talk into my flat. (Retrospective apologies to my flatmates.) This is way back in 2000 so before smartphones, and before texting, and before always-on internet (college was an exception), and before camera phones or being able to reliably email photos let alone video. Decent text-to-speech still felt novel. We had a friend who was travell

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Save $40 on a Handmade Dutch Coffeemaker That's Built for Life

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-09-28 23:48:00

One of the most prestigious honors we award products is inclusion on our Buy It for Life gear roundup. This list represents products that WIRED writers have personally used for years, and as the name implies, they should last you for the rest of your life with proper care and warranty support. There's only one coffee maker on that list, the Moccamaster KBGV Select, and you can currently pick it up from Amazon for up to $40 off its list price, depending on the color. These drip coffee makers are

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New York details its plans for online age verification rules

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 03:52:23

Last year, New York joined the wave of states passing legislation aimed at protecting minors using the Internet, particularly social media. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act and the New York Child Data Protection Act in June 2024. Today, the state's Attorney General Letitia James released more specifics about what the SAFE for Kids Act will entail in practice. Public comment is open until December 1 and the rules must be finalized within a yea

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In Silksong, spite is my motivation to keep playing

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-09-29 23:00:00

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. I would not call the time I’m having with Hollow Knight: Silksong “fun,” and yet I’m still playing. In the depths of The Marrow, the second major area of Silksong, there’s a particularly nasty midboss. I eventually beat him, but my reward wasn’t a new ability, item, or a bench where I could rest and save my progress. All I

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The Best Mushroom Coffee, WIRED Tested and Reviewed (2025)

wired.com Pete Cottell 2025-09-30 07:35:00

Photograph: Pete Cottell Others Tested Four Sigmatic Organic Coffee for $17: Four Sigmatic was founded about a decade ago by Finnish-American bohos who had the prescience to market mushroom coffee to woo-woo Angelenos who are rich enough to disregard science. Its catalog is expansive and includes a whole constellation of mushroom-infused ingestibles, with bagged, preground coffee serving as the flagship product alongside instant latte mixes, smoothie add-ins, and “capsules.” Buying from Four S

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The Best Gifts for Newlyweds They’ll Actually Use (2025)

wired.com Julia Forbes 2025-10-01 23:09:00

We can’t talk about coffee grinders without touching on coffee makers too. I’ve had rotten luck in this arena, truth be told. I was hoping that the coffee maker I was gifted at my wedding would last a whopping 20 years, like my parents’ did, but it barely made it past my second anniversary. Upon polling friends and family and consulting WIRED tester Matthew Korfhage, the Moccamaster KBGV Select was consistently mentioned as a top pick. And Matthew deems it the best “buy it for life” option. Whi

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This Pop-Out Phone Controller Could Reinvent How We Think of Mobile Gaming

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-02 17:00:17

Today’s retro recreations are so good at replicating the Game Boy’s look, feel, and portability. The problem is, my pockets are already occupied with my mobile supercomputer that contains my life behind a 6.3-inch pane of glass. If my phone has a powerful processor and excellent AMOLED display, why can’t it also become my gaming device when I’m on the go? MCON, the controller hyped to hell and back by young engineer Josh King and brought to market by phone peripheral makers OhSnap, could be enou

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The subjective experience of coding in different programming languages (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-06 12:31:14

Different programming languages feel viscerally different, right? I can’t be the only one. It’s so embodied. When I’m deep in multiple nested parentheses in a C-like language, even Python, I feel precarious, like I’m walking a high wire or balancing things in my hands and picking my way down steep stairs. It’s a relief to close the braces. Like if I’m trying to cover all the conditions in a complicated state machine or a conditional, I’m high up. I often hold my breath. Functional languages a

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The subjective experience of coding in different programming languages

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-06 17:31:14

Different programming languages feel viscerally different, right? I can’t be the only one. It’s so embodied. When I’m deep in multiple nested parentheses in a C-like language, even Python, I feel precarious, like I’m walking a high wire or balancing things in my hands and picking my way down steep stairs. It’s a relief to close the braces. Like if I’m trying to cover all the conditions in a complicated state machine or a conditional, I’m high up. I often hold my breath. Functional languages a

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How RSS beat Microsoft

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-09 21:50:01

People like to tell the story of how VHS beat Betamax because adult film studios backed VHS. It’s a clutch-your-pearls story that says nothing about why these multi-million-dollar businesses picked one format over the other. The real story is that while Betamax tapes had better resolution and fidelity, VHS was cheaper, offered longer recordings, and, most importantly, was the more open format. Not many people talk about how or why RSS won the content syndication war because few people are aware

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The story of how RSS beat Microsoft

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-10 07:50:01

People like to tell the story of how VHS beat Betamax because adult film studios backed VHS. It’s a clutch-your-pearls story that says nothing about why these multi-million-dollar businesses picked one format over the other. The real story is that while Betamax tapes had better resolution and fidelity, VHS was cheaper, offered longer recordings, and, most importantly, was the more open format. Not many people talk about how or why RSS won the content syndication war because few people are aware

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RSS Beat Microsoft

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-11 23:50:01

People like to tell the story of how VHS beat Betamax because adult film studios backed VHS. It’s a clutch-your-pearls story that says nothing about why these multi-million-dollar businesses picked one format over the other. The real story is that while Betamax tapes had better resolution and fidelity, VHS was cheaper, offered longer recordings, and, most importantly, was the more open format. Not many people talk about how or why RSS won the content syndication war because few people are aware

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Being good isn't enough

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-11 10:01:35

Being good isn’t enough 06 Sep, 2025 Giving good career advice is hard. Maybe it’s because careers can look more alike than they really are. Two people can have the same title but what helps one could be rubbish for another. Or maybe it’s that “good advice” itself is fuzzy. It depends entirely on the person receiving it. For some people it means finding work they love. For others it’s about meaning. For many it’s just getting promoted. Still, here’s what I usually say. You have to be good at

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Meraki Espresso Machine Review: Fine Grind, Loose Fit

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2025-10-11 11:32:00

In theory, you'd like your espresso machine to contain everything you need to make good coffee, including a grinder for fresh beans. But in practice, this hasn't always been the case. The classic knock on espresso machines with built-in grinders is that the grinders have often been kinda terrible. That situation is changing fast, as consumers start paying attention—and as the conventional wisdom seeps in that grinders are one of the most important components to making good coffee. (See WIRED's

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Purposeful animations

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 16:34:57

When done right, animations make an interface feel predictable, faster, and more enjoyable to use. They help you and your product stand out. But they can also do the opposite. They can make an interface feel unpredictable, slow, and annoying. They can even make your users lose trust in your product. So how do you know when and how to animate to improve the experience? Step one is making sure your animations have a purpose. Purposeful animations Before you start animating, ask yourself: what

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You Don't Need Animations

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 21:34:57

When done right, animations make an interface feel predictable, faster, and more enjoyable to use. They help you and your product stand out. But they can also do the opposite. They can make an interface feel unpredictable, slow, and annoying. They can even make your users lose trust in your product. So how do you know when and how to animate to improve the experience? Step one is making sure your animations have a purpose. Purposeful animations Before you start animating, ask yourself: what

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The 29 Best Energy Drinks, Tested and Reviewed (2025)

wired.com Pete Cottell 2025-10-13 15:39:00

Buying energy drinks in public is embarrassing. Every time I see someone scanning the cooler for their favorite flavor of Monster or Ghost, I guess which accompanying vape flavor they've picked out, and I know others are making the same assumption about me when I’m scoring a can of Celsius to beat back a hangover or get lifted before a 10-hour bartending shift. The good news is that it’s easier than ever to purchase your favorite cans from Amazon, and the great news is that you don’t need to pu

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How to Make Light Roast Espresso, According to Chemists (2025)

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2025-10-19 22:58:31

“You need to realize you've already rejected tradition by not getting a dark roast coffee. You've embraced modernism,” Hedrick says. “And if you're going to embrace modernism and reject traditionalism, you must always also reject traditional shot parameters.” But terrific light roast is possible. There are two ways to go. You can go traditional—changing your dose and ratios a bit but aiming for a cup with intensity and balance. That's what I've been honing for the past year. But there's also

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Internal emails reveal Ticketmaster helped scalpers jack up prices, FTC says

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In Silksong, spite is my motivation to keep playing

The Best Mushroom Coffee, WIRED Tested and Reviewed (2025)

The Best Gifts for Newlyweds They’ll Actually Use (2025)

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