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Xbox hit hard with layoffs: from cancelled games to a shuttered studio

theverge.com Verge Staff 2025-08-21 00:36:32

On July 2nd, Microsoft announced sweeping layoffs affecting as many as 9,000 employees, and they had a big impact on the company’s Xbox studios. Microsoft cancelled Perfect Dark from The Initiative and closed the studio. Rare’s Everwild, announced in 2019, was cancelled, too. And Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios will lose more than 70 employees. “We must make choices now for continued success in future years and a key part of that strategy is the discipline to prioritize the strongest

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WebAssembly Troubles part 4: Microwasm (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-17 18:03:20

WebAssembly Troubles part 4: Microwasm Preamble This is the final part of a 4-part miniseries on issues with WebAssembly and proposals to fix them. Part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here. This article assumes some familiarity with virtual machines, compilers and WebAssembly, but I’ll try to link to relevant information where necessary so even if you’re not you can follow along. Also, this series is going to come off as if I dislike WebAssembly. I love WebAssembly! I wrote a whole article about h

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TikTok lays off more employees working on TikTok Shop US

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-08-21 08:04:35

In Brief Despite all of the ads you’re getting for collagen supplements and electric scrub brushes, TikTok Shop US is apparently not doing so hot. Per a report from Bloomberg, TikTok has conducted its third round of layoffs for this team since April, but has not disclosed how many jobs were impacted. TikTok Shop US, the company’s e-commerce retailer, launched less than two years ago, selling a variety of products and offering creators commissions for their videos that trigger sales. While Shop

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Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport developer hit hard by Xbox cuts

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-08-21 12:08:25

Microsoft announced layoffs today affecting as many as 9,000 employees, and as part of the changes, more than 70 people will be let go at Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios, according to a source familiar with the situation. The cuts were made on a call with Microsoft HR representatives this morning, and are hitting the “vast majority” of the studio. One source described the layoffs as leaving enough people behind to keep Forza Motorsport up and running. Managers at Turn 10 didn’t disc

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Terra CO2 cements $124M Series B to slash concrete’s carbon footprint

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-08-21 12:49:51

Concrete has been around for millennia, but Terra CO2 thinks it has a better way to make the ubiquitous building material, and investors appear to agree. The Golden, Colorado-based startup recently closed a $124.5 million Series B to help bring its low-carbon cement replacement to market. Cement — the stuff that binds aggregate together to form concrete — weighs heavily on the climate. The CO 2 released by the chemical reaction that makes Portland cement, the most common type of cement, and th

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Gemini’s new look is hitting Android, along with widget updates

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-21 16:36:49

AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s got some new rainbow branding for Gemini. After getting started on social channels, we’re now seeing the new icon hit the Gemini app. Google has also updated Gemini’s widget with a new look and shortcuts. Google’s branding is often pretty consistent — sometimes frustratingly so, like when you’re scrolling though the app drawer on a new Pixel phone and all these rainbow-colored icons start blending into each other. That nitpick aside, the rainb

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Physicists Solve a 50-Year Mystery About a Critically Important Molecule

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-08-21 16:20:54

After relying on an educated guess for decades, scientists have finally confirmed the dipole moment of aluminum monochloride (AlCl), an elusive but important molecule known to sneak around the interiors of ancient galaxies. An electric dipole moment is a measure of polarity—a crucial determinant for many physical properties of any system, such as its boiling point or solubility. Given its importance, the new result, published last month in Physical Review A, presents exciting opportunities for

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Senate Backs NASA’s Legacy Moon Plan Over Musk’s Protests

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-08-21 16:45:47

On Tuesday, July 1, the Senate breathed new life into NASA’s floundering Artemis program by passing President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill. If signed into law, the legislation would allocate an additional $6 billion to Artemis’ current mission architecture. The new funds, which include support for additional Space Launch System (SLS) rockets, the Orion spacecraft, and a lunar space station called Gateway, represent a major win for legacy aerospace providers Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and L

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Apple Watch Ultra 3 release date: When to expect the new model

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-22 00:09:53

It’s been almost two years since a brand new Apple Watch Ultra model launched, but that drought is almost over. Apple Watch Ultra 3’s release date is fast approaching, here’s when to expect the new model. Apple Watch Ultra 3 expected to launch in September Last year, Apple did not launch a new Ultra model. Instead, it just released a new satin black titanium finish for the Ultra 2. But reporting from various sources indicates this is the year for a brand new model. Apple Watch Ultra 3 is exp

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Here’s why you should probably steer clear of Samsung’s online-exclusive colors

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 04:17:11

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung reportedly requires authorized service centers to color-match replacement parts, including internal components. As a result, users with Samsung-exclusive colorways have faced unexpected repair delays due to limited part availability. This raises concerns about the practicality of choosing Samsung-exclusive finishes. Samsung typically releases exclusive colors for its flagship devices, which are available only through its official web store. T

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Soldier’s wrist purse discovered at Roman legionary camp

news.ycombinator.com Mark Milligan 2025-08-18 08:20:34

Archaeologists have discovered a fragment of a soldier’s wrist purse at the site of a temporary Roman camp in South Moravia, Czech Republic. The camp was established by the 10th Legion, who was stationed in the area between AD 172 and 180 during the Marcomannic Wars, a campaign against the Germanic Marcomanni, the Quadi, and the Sarmatian Iazyges. - Advertisement - The find is especially significant because it was uncovered outside the traditional boundaries of the Roman Empire. “It is quite

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The Download: how AI could improve construction site safety, and our Roundtables conversation with Karen Hao

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-08-22 08:10:00

More than 1,000 construction workers die on the job each year in the US, making it the most dangerous industry for fatal slips, trips, and falls. A new AI tool called Safety AI could help to change that. It analyzes the progress made on a construction site each day, and flags conditions that violate Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules, with what its creator Philip Lorenzo claims is 95% accuracy. Lorenzo says Safety AI is the first one of multiple emerging AI construction sa

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Microsoft: DNS issue blocks delivery of Exchange Online OTP codes

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-22 08:21:59

Microsoft is working to fix a DNS misconfiguration that is causing one-time passcode (OTP) message delivery failures in Exchange Online for some users. Recipients may receive a single-use access code via a separate email to open an encrypted message in Gmail, Yahoo, or other email clients without a Microsoft 365 subscription. This OTP message allows them to view the encrypted email on the Office 365 Message Encryption portal. However, as the company explains in a new service alert published in

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White House condemnation sends ICEBlock to the top of the App Store charts

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-22 17:49:10

White House condemnation of a free app has drawn substantial attention to it, helping ICEBlock become the most popular social networking app in the App Store, beating out apps like X and Instagram. ICEBlock alerts people to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area, following a major immigration crackdown by the White House … While the ICE operation is supposed to target illegal immigrants, there have been multiple examples of legal residents and even US citiz

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Off with Their Heads: Illustrations of Blemmyes (ca. 1175–1724)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-19 10:57:50

No matter that a headless tribe of people never existed, their inclusion in ancient histories made them popular fodder for later bestiary and travelogue traditions. Beginning with their appearance in the late-tenth century Marvels of the East, the Blemmyes often look just as confused as we are — staring out at the viewer, as if trying to understand where, exactly, their neck went wrong. In these illustrations, Blemmyes frequently keep equally strange bedfellows. The thirteenth-century Rutland Ps

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Hexagon fuzz: Full-system emulated fuzzing of Qualcomm basebands

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 17:00:07

Key takeaways 1. Due to Qualcomm’s proprietary architecture, a lack of security tooling exists around their baseband 2. Our tooling enables research on Hexagon baseband with significantly reduced engineering work 3. We release the first open-source toolchain for full-system emulated Hexagon firmware fuzzing at TROOPERS25 Overview Every phone has a cellular baseband processor to handle mobile communications (5G, 4G, GPS, and more). Qualcomm created a specific architecture for its baseband c

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Chipmakers get larger tax credits in Trump’s latest ‘big beautiful bill’

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-08-22 17:23:07

The latest version of U.S. President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" could make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the U.S. as Washington continues its efforts to strengthen its domestic chip supply chain. Under the bill, passed by the Senate Tuesday, tax credits for those semiconductor firms would rise to 35% from 25%. That's more than the 30% increase that had made it into a draft version of the bill. Companies eligible for the credits could include chipmakers

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Nothing Phone 3: Bold new flagship or $799 mistake? Tell us what you think

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 17:06:16

Nothing launched the Phone 2 at just $599, and it quickly earned a spot as one of the best value flagships around. But things have changed since then. The new Nothing Phone 3 starts at $799, and with that price tag, Nothing is clearly announcing that it’s ready to go toe-to-toe with Samsung, Google, Apple, and the other big names in the premium smartphone space. Is the Nothing Phone 3 worth $799? 143 votes Yes: It's innovative and delivers good value 17 % No: That price doesn't match the compro

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Mandelbrot in x86 Assembly by Claude

news.ycombinator.com Simon Willison 2025-08-22 16:31:08

Mandelbrot in x86 assembly by Claude. Inspired by a tweet asking if Claude knew x86 assembly, I decided to run a bit of an experiment. I prompted Claude Sonnet 4: Write me an ascii art mandelbrot fractal generator in x86 assembly And got back code that looked... like assembly code I guess? So I copied some jargon out of that response and asked: I have some code written for x86-64 assembly using NASM syntax, targeting Linux (using system calls for output). How can I run that on my Mac? That

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Google Home’s new sharing tools are now available to everyone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 18:07:07

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Home is now widely rolling out its new Member role feature. It was previously available to Google Home users enrolled in the public preview program. Member role allows you to invite family members, including children under 13, as well as guests and roommates to manage specific devices or your entire smart home. Google Home’s Member access feature is now rolling out widely with version 3.3 of the app. The feature makes it easier to share a devi

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Gemini’s colorful new look is now as good as official

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 16:18:39

TL;DR Google’s been up to some colorful rebranding this summer, starting with its G logo. Last month, we started noticing a new rainbow-colored star popping up for Gemini’s icon. Today Google has started using the new rainbow Gemini look for its X account. A fresh splash of color can really change everything. Whether you’re taking the daring step of dyeing your hair blue or just slapping a fun yellow case on your phone, the right color in the right place can be very impactful. Google is one c

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Soldier's wrist purse discovered at Roman legionary camp

news.ycombinator.com Mark Milligan 2025-08-19 14:20:34

Archaeologists have discovered a fragment of a soldier’s wrist purse at the site of a temporary Roman camp in South Moravia, Czech Republic. The camp was established by the 10th Legion, who was stationed in the area between AD 172 and 180 during the Marcomannic Wars, a campaign against the Germanic Marcomanni, the Quadi, and the Sarmatian Iazyges. - Advertisement - The find is especially significant because it was uncovered outside the traditional boundaries of the Roman Empire. “It is quite

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Congress just greenlit a NASA moon plan opposed by Musk and Isaacman

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-08-23 00:30:59

Legacy aerospace giants scored a win Tuesday when the U.S. Senate passed President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill that earmarks billions more for NASA’s flagship Artemis program. The $10 billion addition to the Artemis architecture, which includes funding for additional Space Launch System rockets and an orbiting station around the moon called Gateway, is a rebuke to critics who wished to see alternative technologies used instead. Among those critics are SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and billionaire

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 2, #486

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 03:00:04

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle stumped me for a while. The topic is a bit unusual, and many words could fit the theme. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini C

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US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-23 02:16:20

Hackers working on behalf of the Iranian government are likely to target industrial control systems used at water treatment plants and other critical infrastructure to retaliate against recent military strikes by Israel and the US, federal government agencies are warning. One cybersecurity company says many US-based targets aren't adequately protected against the threat. “Based on the current geopolitical environment, Iranian-affiliated cyber actors may target US devices and networks for near-t

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How a beer-making process is used to make cleaner disposable diapers

cnbc.com Diana Olick 2025-08-23 08:06:26

Disposable diapers are a massive environmental offender. Roughly 300,000 of them are sent to landfills or incinerated every minute, according to the World Economic Forum, and they take hundreds of years to decompose. It's a $60 billion business. One alternative approach has been compostable diapers, which can be made out of wood pulp or bamboo. But composting services aren't universally available and some of the products are less absorbent than normal nappies, critics say. A growing number of

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OpenAI Is Shutting Down for a Week

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-23 07:15:19

In a bid to retain its staffers amid a Meta poaching spree, OpenAI is giving them a mandatory week-long vacation. According to insiders who spoke to Wired, a cloud of anxiety is lingering over OpenAI's C-suite as leaders scramble to keep staff happy and on their side — a tall order given that employees there often work up to 80 hours a week. Over the past week, Meta has hired at least eight OpenAI researchers to work on its new "superintelligence" team. This "recruiting coup," as the Wall Stre

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Apple’s satellite SOS feature helps rescue injured climber in Colorado

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-23 07:04:19

A climber stranded at nearly 11,000 feet in the Colorado wilderness was rescued this week thanks to Apple’s Emergency SOS satellite messaging feature. Here’s what happened. Glissading gone wrong As reported by KDVR (via Reddit), a 53-year-old man had just summited Snowmass Mountain on Sunday, before beginning his descent using a glissading technique (which is essentially sliding down the snow-covered slope). That’s when he injured his wrist and realized he couldn’t make it out on his own. Wit

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Slouching Towards Sensemaking

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-20 17:17:43

Slouching Towards Sensemaking There’s a particular quality to the confusion of our current moment that reminds me of standing in Dolores Park at dusk, watching fog roll in from Twin Peaks while the Mission stays stubbornly sunny. We’re between weather systems, between worlds. The old information order – built on broadcast towers and printing presses, gatekeepers and institutions – is visibly dissolving. The new one hasn’t quite condensed into recognizable forms yet. We’re in the interregnum, an

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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2025)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-23 03:01:36

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work isan option. Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. One post per company. If it isn't a household name, explain what your company does. Please only post if you are actively filling a position and are committed to responding to applicants. Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to compla

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Latest Tech News

Xbox hit hard with layoffs: from cancelled games to a shuttered studio

WebAssembly Troubles part 4: Microwasm (2019)

TikTok lays off more employees working on TikTok Shop US

Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport developer hit hard by Xbox cuts

Terra CO2 cements $124M Series B to slash concrete’s carbon footprint

Gemini’s new look is hitting Android, along with widget updates

Physicists Solve a 50-Year Mystery About a Critically Important Molecule

Senate Backs NASA’s Legacy Moon Plan Over Musk’s Protests

Apple Watch Ultra 3 release date: When to expect the new model

Here’s why you should probably steer clear of Samsung’s online-exclusive colors

Soldier’s wrist purse discovered at Roman legionary camp

The Download: how AI could improve construction site safety, and our Roundtables conversation with Karen Hao

Microsoft: DNS issue blocks delivery of Exchange Online OTP codes

White House condemnation sends ICEBlock to the top of the App Store charts

Off with Their Heads: Illustrations of Blemmyes (ca. 1175–1724)

Hexagon fuzz: Full-system emulated fuzzing of Qualcomm basebands

Chipmakers get larger tax credits in Trump’s latest ‘big beautiful bill’

Nothing Phone 3: Bold new flagship or $799 mistake? Tell us what you think

Mandelbrot in x86 Assembly by Claude

Google Home’s new sharing tools are now available to everyone

Gemini’s colorful new look is now as good as official

Soldier's wrist purse discovered at Roman legionary camp

Congress just greenlit a NASA moon plan opposed by Musk and Isaacman

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 2, #486

US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran

How a beer-making process is used to make cleaner disposable diapers

OpenAI Is Shutting Down for a Week

Apple’s satellite SOS feature helps rescue injured climber in Colorado

Slouching Towards Sensemaking

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2025)

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