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Bungie delays Marathon indefinitely to rework most of its content

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2026-03-15 13:41:29

Bungie announced today that it is delaying upcoming shooter Marathon from its September 23 release date, with no new date announced. The development team revealed in a blog post that it has taken this step after player feedback from the game’s alpha test. The company says it will update fans with a new release date in the fall. “Through every comment and real-time conversation on social media and Discord, your voice has been strong and clear,” read the post. “We’ve taken this to heart, and we k

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Why JPEGs still rule the web (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Ernie Smith 2026-03-15 10:51:10

A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, Ernie Smith’s newsletter, which hunts for the end of the long tail. For roughly three decades, the JPEG has been the World Wide Web’s primary image format. But it wasn’t the one the Web started with. In fact, the first mainstream graphical browser, NCSA Mosaic, didn’t initially support inline JPEG files—just inline GIFs, along with a couple of other formats forgotten to history. However, the JPEG had many advantages over the format it quickl

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Alleged Minnesota Shooter Used Data Brokers to Find Lawmakers’ Addresses

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-03-15 13:50:06

Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating a Democratic Minnesota state representative and shooting a state senator on Sunday, acquired the addresses of his victims and other alleged targets by using information collected by online data brokers, according to court documents obtained by Politico. According to the report, police found the names of 11 registered data brokers written in a notebook that was recovered from Boelter’s vehicle. He also allegedly wrote, “most property records in Ame

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Bungie delays Marathon after alpha test feedback

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-03-15 13:15:03

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Bungie announced Tuesday that it’s delaying Marathon, its new extraction shooter that had been set for a September 23rd release date. The studio isn’t providing a new release date just yet, though has promised to share it sometime this fall. The studio outlined a few “immediate focus areas” for the game. It plans to make AI encounters “more challenging and engaging” and make

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Bruno Mars headlines Fortnite Festival Season 9

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2026-03-15 17:51:27

Epic Games today announced that the headlining music act, or Icon, for Season 9 of Fortnite Festival is Bruno Mars, as a virtual stop on the artist’s world tour. The new season kicks off tomorrow, with Bruno-based aesthetics taking over the Music Pass and the main stage. As part of this season, Fortnite has the World Tour Bundle, which features several Mars-based outfits and cosmetics, as well as a new emote and jam track. The Music Pass for the season also includes other outfits from Mars’ mus

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New Veeam RCE flaw lets domain users hack backup servers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-15 15:42:48

Veeam has released security updates today to fix several Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) flaws, including a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2025-23121, this security flaw was reported by security researchers at watchTowr and CodeWhite, and it only impacts domain-joined installations. As Veeam explained in a Tuesday security advisory, the vulnerability can be exploited by authenticated domain users in low-complexity attacks to gain code execution remotely on

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How to share your location on Android quickly - via text or Google Maps

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-03-15 17:35:00

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Have you ever been somewhere and wanted to share that location with someone via your Android phone? If so, you might have assumed it would be as simple as "Dropping a pin" with your iPhone. Although it's not complicated, it is not exactly straightforward. Plus: There are two different ways to do this. Fun times. Also: I upgraded to Android 16 - here's what I love and what's still missing Let me help you out here, so you can easily share your locat

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Windows 10 EOL

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-15 15:46:59

Blog Windows 10 EOL June 17th, 2025 (permalink) So Microsoft decided to produce tons of e-waste for no obvious reason. There's a lot of capable hardware out there, and it would be of software company's interest to support as much hardware as possible. Instead, they made some arbitrary reason to deprecate "old" hardware. At the same time they also turned all of windows VR headsets into garbage. We'll have to wait for the open source implementations to catch up for any hope of them being usable

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'A Minecraft Movie' Streaming on Max: Release Date and Time

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-15 17:08:56

If you caught some morsels from A Minecraft Movie on social media -- videos of Jack Black passionately singing about cooking chicken with lava or theater audiences going wild over a chicken jockey -- this week you can stream the flick that started it all. The Max streaming service, which will soon take on the title of HBO Max again, previously announced that the video game movie would premiere in June. Now it's shared the exact release date for the PG-rated comedy. A Minecraft Movie stars Black

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LG’s C4 OLED TV has dropped to a new low price

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2026-03-15 17:10:00

It’s official: Amazon’s Prime Day event is just three weeks away, and it’s possible we’ll see a number of great TV deals during the four-day event. But if you’d rather not wait and see, LG’s C4 OLED TV has hit a new low price, starting at $699.99 ($800 off) for the 42-inch model at Amazon and Best Buy. Some larger configurations like the 77-inch model are on sale too, with the 77-inch model going for $1,799.99 ($1,899 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. Given how similar the last-gen models are to the

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June’s Game Pass additions include Remedy co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-15 21:31:31

Microsoft’s Game Pass is having a very impressive 2025 where the quality and cadence of releases is concerned, and things are showing no signs of slowing down as we settle into the summer months. Highlights of the June lineup include co-op FPS FBC: Firebreak, which joins the service today, Sloclap’s highly-anticipated soccer game, Rematch, and a trio of Warcraft remasters. Let’s start with probably the most significant addition. Back in May, Engadget’s Jessica Conditt got to play Remedy’s FBC:

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How Reddit's new AI ad tools help brands join the conversation

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-03-15 21:25:00

Bloomberg/Getty Images Reddit wants to make it easier for brands to keep up with -- and tap into -- the cultural dialogue. On Monday, the social media platform introduced Reddit Community Intelligence, an AI-powered product aimed at helping marketers leverage the billions of conversations taking place across its platform. The announcement, made at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity -- the ad industry's biggest annual event -- coincides with Reddit's 20th anniversary. Also: Adobe Firefly

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For Almost Free, PopSockets and Anker Come Together With This Easy-to-Hold Magnetic Phone Charger

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-03-15 21:10:15

Save 50% on the PopSockets x Anker MagGo 5,000mAh portable magnetic battery charger over at Best Buy. This collaboration between PopSockets and Anker is a match made in heaven. If your phone is new enough that it supports magnetic wireless charging, then you can pick up this Anker MagGo 5,000mAh portable magnetic battery charger that has an integrated PopSockets grip on the back. Right now, Best Buy has it discounted down by 50%. It’s normally $70, but you can score one in either black or clear

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You Can Now Generate ChatGPT Images by Texting a 1-800 Number on WhatsApp

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-15 21:12:53

ChatGPT's image generator tool now takes requests at 1-800-CHATGPT. The feature, announced by OpenAI on Monday in a post on X, allows anyone with a WhatsApp account to text that phone number and make a request for an AI-generated image using a plain-language prompt. In a CNET test, the ChatGPT hotline was able to create an old-school corded telephone image with the ChatGPT logo on it in about two minutes. The 1-800 number also accepts ChatGPT requests that aren't for images. If you don't have

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Max will show autoplaying video previews picked by AI

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-03-15 21:18:02

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. Max — soon to be called HBO Max again — is rolling out an update that automatically plays video previews when you hover over shows and movies. The video previews are launching to users in the US now, but Max is still working on an “AI-assisted” tool to pick the clips that go in them. In the “coming weeks,” Max says its AI tool will automatically id

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All hell is about to break loose in new trailer for The Sandman season 2

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2026-03-15 21:41:25

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Were it not for Neil Gaiman getting caught up in a sexual misconduct scandal, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of The Sandman comics could have run for much longer given how much source material there is to be pulled from. But you can see in the new trailer for the show’s second and final season that the streamer is going to try to fi

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How to sign up for Amazon Prime

theverge.com Barbara Krasnoff 2026-03-15 21:47:05

is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and occasional sci-fi author) for more years than she cares to admit to. She can be found on Threads as @barbarask. It looks like Amazon has decided that two days isn’t enough for its annual Prime Day deal celebration. This year, the event will last a startling four days, running from 3AM ET on Tuesday, July 8th, through 3AM ET on Saturday, July 12th. (Why is it still called Prime Day instead of

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Deals: 14-inch 48GB M4 Pro MacBook Pro $300 off, iPhone 16 Pro $400 off, M2 iPad Air clearance, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2026-03-16 01:46:29

Alongside ongoing deals on M4 Mac mini at $150 off, as well as Apple Watch Series 10 at $100 off, we are starting with a notable offer on the upgraded 48GB M4 Pro MacBook Pro at $300 off the list price. Not to be confused with yesterday’s offer on the 16-inch model, this is the 14-inch at the lowest price we have tracked to date – this config isn’t even available on Amazon. Next up we have up to $400 in savings on iPhone 16 Pro in Amazon Renewed Premium condition with deals from $870 alongside c

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Predict your future health? Ultrahuman's new AI tool says it can - for $800/year

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-03-15 23:00:00

What if there were a way to see the future of your health through a simple blood test? This test would assess your susceptibility to certain cancers and present your cholesterol, blood health, fatigue, glucose, and more in the context of longevity and holistic wellness. While this vision appears similar to Elizabeth Holmes' blood test startup Theranos, the end product this time comes from a different company -- and could produce life-changing results. Best known for its smart ring, Ultrahuman h

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Cmapv2: A high performance, concurrent map

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-14 11:00:15

cmapv2 installation In your Go project main directory (where the go.mod file is located) go get github.com/sirgallo/cmapv2 go mod tidy Make sure to run go mod tidy to install dependencies. usage package main import ( "github.com/sirgallo/cmapv2" ) func main () { // initialize c map cMap := cmap . NewMap () // insert key/val pair cMap . Put ([] byte ( "hi" ), [] byte ( "world" )) // retrieve value for key val := cMap . Get ([] byte ( "hi" )) // delete key/val pair cMap . Delete ([] byte ( "

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Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years

news.ycombinator.com Ernie Smith 2026-03-16 01:51:10

A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, Ernie Smith’s newsletter, which hunts for the end of the long tail. For roughly three decades, the JPEG has been the World Wide Web’s primary image format. But it wasn’t the one the Web started with. In fact, the first mainstream graphical browser, NCSA Mosaic, didn’t initially support inline JPEG files—just inline GIFs, along with a couple of other formats forgotten to history. However, the JPEG had many advantages over the format it quickl

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The X-Men Join the Fight In Your First Look at the Next Issue of ‘Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe’

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-03-16 01:00:02

Godzilla’s been having a comics cameo queen moment for a while now, and Marvel has been celebrating the Big G’s 70th anniversary in style with a series of fun one-issue crossovers with a whole host of Marvel heroes, from the Fantastic Four to Spider-Man. But the fun’s over now: Godzilla’s here to stomp over the Marvel Universe for real, and as things get from bad to worse for heroes and villains alike, it’s almost time for mutantkind to enter the fight to save Earth. Gerry Duggan and Javier Gar

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Is Going for Peanuts With Over 60% Off, a Limited Best Buy Certified Refurb Deal

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-03-16 01:10:39

Looking to replace you laptop but don’t feel like shelling out thousands for the latest MacBook? Well you don’t need to sweat. You can grab yourself something perfectly capable of meeting your everyday needs. New is overrated. Like-new is good enough for just about anything and is a great way to save yourself hundreds and hundreds of dollars. What happens to new products anyway? Well I’ll tell you. They become old. It happens to us all. Stop trying to fight the entropy of the universe and just a

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Soundcore ANC Headphones Are Now 14x Cheaper Than AirPods Max, 87K Reviews Make Them Amazon’s Choice

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-03-16 01:40:06

It’d be nice to always be able to afford the best things in life, but sometimes they’re simply not worth it. After all, why spend $200 on something when half of that, or even less, will still get the job done well? One of the places where it’s important to keep this in mind is when it comes to how you listen to music. There are an unfathomable number of headphone and earbud options out there, and while the top-end devices are nice, most of us will be perfectly happy with something more affordabl

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Mortgage Rates and the Fed: Everything to Know Before Tomorrow's Decision

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-16 01:16:33

The Fed's interest rate decisions impact mortgages, but the relationship isn't straightforward. Tharon Green/CNET On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to extend a pause on interest rate cuts for a fourth consecutive time this year. Though mortgage rates could see some volatility, many economists expect them to stay somewhat flat until the economic picture drastically changes. Rates will stay in the 6.75% to 7.25% range unless the Fed signals multiple cuts soon and backs it up with dat

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PS2 emulation on Android just got a big update, but be careful which version you install

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-16 06:42:23

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR PS2 emulator NetherSX2 dropped its first major update of the year. There are two versions, Classic (3668) and standard (4248), with performance differences. Both versions have an updated GameDB conversion script for improved performance. PS2 emulation on Android has been advancing slowly since AetherSX2 shuttered its doors, but things have been picking up once again now that developer Trixarian has been actively improving the NetherSX2 fork. The first

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Fleet lands $27M Series B to expand open device management with cloud and self-hosting flexibility

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-03-16 06:00:00

Device management vendor Fleet has raised $27 million in Series B funding to accelerate development of its open device management platform. The round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures and brings Fleet’s total funding to $52.3 million. The company reports 6x revenue growth over the past two years and plans to use the funding to expand adoption across enterprises looking for flexible deployment options. Some of my favorite gear eufyCam 2C Upgrade your home security with wireless cameras that include

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Security Bite: Infostealer malware spikes 28% among Mac users, says Jamf

9to5mac.com Arin Waichulis 2026-03-16 06:39:12

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Appl

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Amazon includes a free $30 gift card when you buy the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-16 06:45:11

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . There are a few undeniable truths in this world: the sky is blue, Mario Kart is always a good idea and Sony's 1000X line of headphones is amazing. The latter was proved true once again when Sony released the WH-1000XM6 edition of its wireless noise canceling headphones in May. The only

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Should we design for iffy internet?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-16 04:02:54

Should we design for iffy internet? Brian Hicks, June 16, 2025 I keep hearing claims like this: Not everyone in the US has access to stable, reliable internet, even in 2025. Web developers should stop assuming people have fast internet connections and slim their payloads accordingly. This seems intuitively true to me—programmers are gonna have better connectivity because that takes money, and programmers are well-paid. But what's the actual scope of the problem? I dug around, and here's so

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Deals: 14-inch 48GB M4 Pro MacBook Pro $300 off, iPhone 16 Pro $400 off, M2 iPad Air clearance, more

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Security Bite: Infostealer malware spikes 28% among Mac users, says Jamf

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