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Neil Druckmann Is Stepping Away From HBO’s ‘Last of Us’

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-02-20 06:16:31

In the wake of the controversially received second season of HBO’s Last of Us TV series, series co-creator and executive producer Neill Druckmann has announced that he is stepping away ahead of production on season three. In a statement posted to Naughty Dog’s social media accounts today, Druckmann said his move comes “before any meaningful work” had begun on a third season of The Last of Us, set to continue adapting the remaining events of The Last of Us Part II. Druckmann will return his focu

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The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann is stepping back from the HBO show

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2026-02-20 06:11:00

Neil Druckmann, co-creator of The Last of Us video game and co-showrunner on the HBO adaptation, will be stepping away from the television series moving forward. In a statement, Druckmann — who is also studio head at The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog — said the decision was made to focus on the studio’s upcoming games. “With work completed on season 2 and before any meaningful work starts on season 3, now is the time to transition my complete focus to Naughty Dog and its future projects, inc

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Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-02-20 11:18:38

We have made the decision to stop development of Perfect Dark and Everwild as well as wind down several unannounced projects across our portfolio. As part of this, we are closing one of our studios, The Initiative. These decisions, along with other changes across our teams, reflect a broader effort to adjust priorities and focus resources to set up our teams for greater success within a changing industry landscape. We did not make these choices lightly, as each project and team represent years o

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Apple’s ‘iPad Fold’ won’t be launching any time soon, per new report

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-20 16:13:28

Next year, Apple is expected to debut its first ever foldable iPhone. But while certain analysts projected an iPad ‘Fold’ to launch around the same time, a new report indicates we won’t see the product any time soon. iPad Fold development reportedly put on hold On the same day that iPhone Fold production was reported as progressing nicely toward next year’s launch, the news isn’t so good for Apple’s foldable iPad. Aaron Lee and Sherri Wang write at Digitimes: Sources familiar with the matter

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Citrix warns of login issues after NetScaler auth bypass patch

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-20 16:19:05

Citrix warns that patching recently disclosed vulnerabilities that can be exploited to bypass authentication and launch denial-of-service attacks may also break login pages on NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances. This happens because starting with NetScaler 14.1.47.46 and 13.1.59.19, the Content Security Policy (CSP) header, which mitigates risks associated with cross-site scripting (XSS), code injection, and other client-side attacks, is enabled by default. However, while it is designed to b

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You're probably not using one of Android's best features - here's how it saves me time every day

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-20 16:09:36

SOPA Images/Contributor/Getty Android is chock-full of features that appeal to a wide variety of users. Some of those features have been met with wide acceptance, while others tend to be relegated to a smaller cross-section of users. Some features are there, waiting for you to make use of them, and yet they go either ignored or underused. One such example is Quick Settings. This feature has been available on Android for quite some time, and exists as a collection of tiles at the top of the No

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Deals: M4 iPad Pro up to $299 off, iPad A16 from $284, Apple Pencil Pro, AirTag, and more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2026-02-20 21:44:32

Adding to the ongoing list of 4th of July Apple gear deals, which now include iPad mini 7 at $100 off, Apple Watch Series 10 from $299, and much more below, we are starting off with some new current generation iPad deals. You can now score the iPad A16 down as low as $284 shipped while M4 iPad models are $200 off and the 2TB 11-inch is $299 off. We also have discounts on AirTag and Apple Pencil Pro joined by the now live Best Buy 4th of July sale. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to

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Private sector lost 33k jobs, badly missing expectations of 100k increase

news.ycombinator.com Alex Harring 2026-02-20 18:40:33

People visit booths set up by the City of Sunrise and their police department at the Mega JobNewsUSA South Florida Job Fair at the Amerant Bank Arena on April 30, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. Private sector hiring unexpectedly contracted in June, payrolls processing firm ADP said Wednesday, in a possible sign that the economy may not be as sturdy as investors believe as they bid the S&P 500 back up to record territory to end the month. Private payrolls lost 33,000 jobs in June, the ADP report sho

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US chipmakers could see bigger tax credits if Trump’s spending bill passes

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-02-20 21:57:47

In Brief The semiconductor industry could see a big tax benefit if the Trump administration is able to pass the current version of its spending bill. The latest draft of the Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which already passed in the Senate, will raise the tax credit for chipmakers building manufacturing plants in the U.S. from 25% to 35%, as originally reported by CNBC. Companies including Intel, TSMC, and Micron Technology could reap these benefits if they continue to expand t

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Azure API vulnerability and roles misconfiguration compromise corporate networks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 00:59:55

TL;DR Token Security researchers have discovered several Azure built-in roles that are misconfigured to be over-privileged - they grant more permissions than intended by Azure. In addition, we discovered another vulnerability in the Azure API that allows attackers to leak VPN keys. Combined, these two issues create a new attack chain that lets a weak user gain access to both internal cloud assets and on-premises networks. In this report, we detail the research process that led to the discove

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iPadOS 26 has turned the iPad Mini into a powerhouse

9to5mac.com Fernando Silva 2026-02-21 06:34:30

The iPad Mini has always had a special place in my heart. I think it’s one of Apple’s most underrated devices. Its size, form factor, raw power, and portability really make it the truest form of an iPad. Now we throw iPadOS 26 in the mix, and I think you might have the perfect portable powerhouse computer. Between the new windowing system, enhanced file management, and multitasking upgrades, I think the iPad Mini is the ideal modern-day netbook. Here’s why. iPad mini specs Before we jump into

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Soldier’s wrist purse discovered at Roman legionary camp

news.ycombinator.com Mark Milligan 2026-02-16 16:20:34

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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Marshall Bluetooth Headphones Drop to Nearly Free Compared to AirPods Max or Even Your Tiny Earbuds

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-02-21 06:40:36

Headphones can make a good song great. They can make a mediocre album sound fantastic. And they can help make calls you have to take sound even better from there. If you’re still chugging along without having had a good pair, now is the perfect time to change that. So we’ve got a deal for you to facilitate that very thing. You can head to Amazon now to get the Marshall Major IV On-Ear Bluetooth Headphones for just $70, down from their usual price of $99. That’s $29 off and a discount of 30%. S

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 2)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 11:30:01

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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I tried Google Chrome’s new bottom URL bar on Android, and it’s a mess

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 22:00:28

Andy Walker / Android Authority Google Chrome on Android has finally caught up with the rest of civilization by bashing two rocks together to introduce a bottom URL bar. Users who have sought out the feature and found it on Firefox, Samsung Internet, and Microsoft Edge can now choose which address bar position they prefer on Google’s browser: the traditional top of the screen or the more convenient bottom-edge placement. Don’t get me wrong — while I am annoyed that Google took this long to imp

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I've tested dozens of ThinkPads: Here's the Lenovo model I keep coming back to

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-02-21 20:15:16

ZDNET's key takeaways Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition is available now starting at $2,419. It combines all the utility of a ThinkPad with exceptional battery life. It's expensive, and some of the Aura Edition features are being discontinued. $2,419 at B&H Photo-Video Lenovo's 10th-generation ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition is a business-minded laptop with a few design perks to differentiate it from the crowd. We're talking a convertible form factor, pen support, ample I/O, and fantas

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

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 23:57:50

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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I replaced my AirPods Max with these $299 Nothing headphones - they're my new daily driver now

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2026-02-21 23:15:14

ZDNET's key takeaways The Nothing Headphone 1 are available for preorder now at $299. These over-ear headphones feature a 40mm dynamic driver made in partnership with KEF, Spatial Audio playback, ANC, and more. You'll have to really admire the design and customizability of the headphones to make the most of them. View now at Nothing Nothing's first over-ear headphones are as ambitious, polarizing, and divisive of a product as you'd expect from the brand. The writing was always on the wall --

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Best Internet Providers in Utah

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-21 22:39:00

When it comes to internet providers in Utah, your options will vary depending on exactly where you live in the state. While Xfinity and CenturyLink offer widespread coverage in populated areas, certain addresses might score even better blazing-fast fiber internet. What is the best internet provider in Utah? Xfinity earns CNET’s top pick for Utah’s best internet provider. It offers broad availability, impressive speeds and diverse plans. However, fiber contenders like Quantum Fiber and Google F

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Capital One builds agentic AI modeled after its own org chart to supercharge auto sales

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-02-21 21:26:12

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Inspiration can come from different places, even for architecting and designing agentic systems. At VB Transform, Capital One explained how it built its agentic platform for its auto business. Milind Naphade, SVP of Technology and Head of AI Foundations at Capital One, said during VB Transform that the company wanted its agents to functio

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Soldier's wrist purse discovered at Roman legionary camp

news.ycombinator.com Mark Milligan 2026-02-18 04:20:34

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 Roman Roads Research Association

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-22 10:32:52

We continue Margary’s work by researching Roman roads using modern technology such as LiDAR, which uses lasers fired from an aircraft to create an incredibly accurate model of the earth’s surface beneath any vegetation, revealing surviving archaeology otherwise not visible. The example below is a Roman road in Lincolnshire, just east of Grantham, where until recently it was assumed that the A52 followed the course of a Roman road, which it almost certainly doesn’t. Instead, a different road lead

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Red Dead Redemption 2's Strange Tales of the West Update Brings Cryptids to Multiplayer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 15:22:11

Pack your silver bullets and keep your head on a swivel. There's a bad moon rising over the wild west in Red Dead Online, as four new cryptid-themed missions just released in the game. You'll have to take on these quests on behalf of author Theodore Levin, who is investigating outlandish claims from around the country. Strange cases of fearsome monsters, cults and viral outbreaks are exactly the type of pulpy content that could inspire a good story. The first new telegram mission, Strange Tale

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Threads gets its own DMs as app distances itself from Instagram

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-02-22 11:00:00

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct messages (DMs) will begin rolling out to users globally beginning on Tuesday, alongside a new visual element called highlighter. The latter will emphasize interesting perspectives and conversations, Meta says, starting with Trending Topics. At launch, Threads DMs offer a basic set of features. They’ll su

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Nothing releases its first over-the-ear headphones

techcrunch.com Maggie Nye 2026-02-22 12:52:30

Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They offer adaptive noise canceling, bass enhancement for deeper low frequencies, and spatial audio, for $299 at launch. But spoiler alert: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.

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Ted Cruz’s Ban on AI Regulation Gets Last-Minute Boot From ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-02-22 20:30:11

Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is packed with all sorts of problematic policies, but the Senate did manage to successfully strip it of one: the 10-year ban on state-level artificial intelligence laws. During the Senate’s “vote-a-rama,” it voted 99 to 1 to adopt an amendment that will strike the restrictions on state-level regulations from the spending bill. The provision, which received a considerable amount of support from Big Tech firms and was championed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, woul

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Trump Says He Has a Buyer for TikTok

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 23:24:00

President Donald Trump says he has a buyer for TikTok. In an interview with on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo that aired this past Sunday, Trump said that the deal will probably need Chinese government approval, but he thinks that China's President Xi Jinping "will probably do it." Trump didn't reveal who the buyer is, only that it's a group of "very, very wealthy people," adding that he plans to make an announcement in about two weeks. The comments come about a little

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I Helped 4 Local Businesses Use Adobe Express' AI Features

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 00:14:52

Over the past few years, I've found tremendous joy in helping local businesses here in Worcester, MA learn more about technology and AI. It's the same work I do in my full-time job as a content creator, but I love the in-person collaborative aspect. I started my business Feisworld Media first as a podcaster, then later I produced a documentary on Amazon Prime and then launched a YouTube channel in 2019. But it's still the in-person sharing that gets me excited about helping others. Since Adobe

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Nothing Headphone (1) Review: An Eye-Catching Design Backed by Strong Performance

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 00:30:00

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 8.2 / 10 SCORE Nothing Headphone (1) $299 at Nothing Pros Sturdy, eye-catching design with translucent elements Clean, clear sound with well-defined bass that's enjoyable to listen to Strong noise-canceling and voice-calling performance Excellent controls that are intuitive to use USB-C audio Nice carrying case Cons Headphones are heavy and not quite

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Nothing releases its first over-the-ear headphones, the $299 Headphone (1)

techcrunch.com Maggie Stamets 2026-02-23 02:38:51

London-based smartphone maker Nothing has launched its first over-the-ear headphones, the Headphone (1). The new device follows Nothing’s first step into audio hardware with last year’s debut of the Ear 2 open-ear headphones. The new Headphone (1) headphones were designed in collaboration with British audio brand KEF and feature the sleek, transparent design that Nothing has become known for. The device itself is a bit bulky, even for an over-the-ear headphone, but it provides adequate adaptive

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Neil Druckmann Is Stepping Away From HBO’s ‘Last of Us’

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Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games

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You're probably not using one of Android's best features - here's how it saves me time every day

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US chipmakers could see bigger tax credits if Trump’s spending bill passes

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Soldier’s wrist purse discovered at Roman legionary camp

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I tried Google Chrome’s new bottom URL bar on Android, and it’s a mess

I've tested dozens of ThinkPads: Here's the Lenovo model I keep coming back to

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I replaced my AirPods Max with these $299 Nothing headphones - they're my new daily driver now

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Nothing Headphone (1) Review: An Eye-Catching Design Backed by Strong Performance

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