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Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-08 21:54:12

You can play Tux Racer directly in your browser here: Play TuxRacer.JS TuxRacer.js is a port / rewrite of Extreme Tux Racer, which itself is based on the original Tux Racer game. This project allows you to enjoy Tux Racer directly in your web browser, supporting all major desktop and mobile browsers. Note: This project is in an early development stage and far from complete. However, some courses are already functional enough to provide a fun experience (at least for me!). How to Run TuxRacer.

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Something Big Is Twisting Mercury’s Crust

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-03-08 23:00:50

Mercury has it rough. Not only is it the smallest planet in the solar system, it’s also the closest to our Sun. This unfortunate position has caused Mercury to develop cracks and fractures across its surface, and generate stresses to its crust, a new study has found. Mercury is dry, rugged, and heavily cratered; the planet appears deformed with towering cliffs and ridges, as well as fracture lines that run along its surface. The origin of Mercury’s scars has long been a mystery: How did the pla

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Snap acquires Saturn, a social calendar app for high school and college students

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-03-08 23:04:31

Snap has acquired Saturn, a calendar app that helps students manage their school schedules and share them with others, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Saturn will continue to operate as a standalone app. The news was first reported by Engadget. Snap says almost the entire Saturn team is joining Snap as part of the acquisition, with just under 30 full-time employees coming on board. Although Snap didn’t share much about its pla

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I found a portable soundbar that sounds as impressive as speakers twice its price

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2026-03-09 02:08:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Vizio 5.1 Soundbar SE system is available now for only $249. It has immersive surround sound at an affordable price thanks to customizable EQ settings and sound modes. The Bluetooth connection can sometimes be spotty, and be prepared to hide lots of wires. $249.99 at Target $249.99 at Best Buy more buying choices One of the easiest ways to upgrade your movie- or TV-viewing experience is by upgrading your TV's sound with a soundbar. However, not all soundbars are crea

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Apple vs. generative AI: Who needs who?

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2026-03-09 04:03:00

Tim Cook at Apple WWDC 2025. Jason Hiner/ZDNET One of my editors once told me that a cynic will always sound more rational, but that doesn't mean they're right. French statesman Francois Guizot basically said the same thing from the other POV: "The world belongs to optimists. Pessimists are only spectators." Apple's AI strategy has a lot of cynics and pessimists -- and they sound pretty rational based on what we've seen over the past year. The long-awaited revamp of Siri has never materialized

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Show HN: SecureBuild – Zero-CVE Images That Pay OSS Projects

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-09 01:04:31

Revenue Sharing We share subscription revenue with your project maintainers or foundation, creating a sustainable funding source for your open source work. 70% of revenue goes to maintainers, while 30% goes to SecureBuild.

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First Reactions to ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Are Chaotically All Over the Place

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-03-09 04:45:30

Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World Rebirth has finally screened for critics and pop culture commentators, and the first reactions are in. The Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey-starring franchise installment aims to revitalize the series since the release of Jurassic World: Dominion in 2022. Director Gareth Edwards teams up with original Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp for Jurassic World Rebirth. The film serves as a departure from the main ensemble of the Jurassic World f

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Applebee’s and IHOP have plans for AI

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-03-09 04:21:52

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. Applebee’s and IHOP plan to launch an AI-powered “personalization engine” that could help its restaurants provide recommendations and customized deals, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The personalization engine would use a customer’s past purchases — or the orders of customers similar to them — to make recommendations. Justin Sk

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Snap is acquiring Saturn, a calendar app used at thousands of high schools

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-09 07:00:46

Snap has acquired Saturn , a calendar app for high school and college students. The company didn't disclose the terms of the deal but said that close to 30 of Saturn's full-time employees will be joining Snap as part of the acquisition. It's not clear what exactly Snap has planned for Saturn, but the company confirmed to Engadget that the calendar app will continue to operate as a standalone service. It also suggested that the acquisition could help Snap bring calendar-focused features into Sna

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Wyze wants to keep prying eyes away from your cameras with this new feature

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-03-09 07:17:03

Wyze Wyze is rolling out a new program to make sure only you can see your home security cameras. In an announcement Tuesday about its new VerifiedView program, Wyze explained that it already uses "strong protections like password requirements, two-factor authentication, cloud security, encryption, tools to detect suspicious logins, and much more." Despite those efforts, though, the company has suffered several high-profile breaches that potentially let people look into strangers' homes. Also:

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Oklo, the Earth's Two-billion-year-old only Known Natural Nuclear Reactor (2018)

news.ycombinator.com Laura Gil 2026-03-09 00:52:50

Physicist Francis Perrin sat at a nuclearfuel-processing plant down in the south of France, thinking to himself: “This cannot be possible.” It was 1972. On the one hand, there was a dark piece of radioactive natural uranium ore, extracted from a mine in Africa. On the other, accepted scientific data about the constant ratio of radioactive uranium in ore. Examination of this high-grade ore from a mine in Gabon was found to contain a lower proportion of uranium-235 (U-235) — the fissile sort. Onl

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Longer commercial breaks lower the value of ad-based streaming subscriptions

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-09 06:46:19

Amazon Prime Video subscribers aren’t the only streaming customers being subjected to longer commercial breaks lately. Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) Max has increased the amount of commercials it shows to US subscribers from approximately four minutes per hour to about six minutes per hour. A US support page for Max currently says that subscribers to Max with ads “can expect about 6 minutes of ads per hour.” But PCWorld noticed this week that this differs from what Max used to claim, which as

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After raising $38M, African e-commerce startup Sabi lays off 20%, pivots to traceable exports

techcrunch.com Tage Kene-Okafor 2026-03-09 07:16:01

African B2B e-commerce startup Sabi has laid off around 20% of its workforce (~50 employees) as it pivots from its original retail-focused platform to double down on a growing business in commodity exports. The layoffs, confirmed by the company on Thursday, are part of a broader restructuring aimed at aligning resources with what it describes as rising demand for traceable, ethically sourced commodities, an area it began building out last year under a new vertical called TRACE (Technology Rails

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Deezer starts labeling AI-generated music to tackle streaming fraud

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-03-09 07:25:04

Deezer announced on Friday that it will start labeling albums that include AI-generated tracks as part of its efforts to combat streaming fraud. The company reports that about 18% of the music uploaded each day — more than 20,000 tracks — is now fully AI-generated. Although most of these tracks don’t go viral, Deezer says around 70% of their streams are fake and that they are designed to earn royalties fraudulently. To combat this, AI-generated tracks on Deezer are now clearly tagged. These tr

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Midjourney's new animation tool turns images into short videos - here's how

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-03-09 11:46:00

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET A growing number of AI sites and services are able to generate short videos based on your descriptions or still images. Now, you can add Midjourney to the mix. On Wednesday, the popular AI image creator announced that users can now animate their images into five-second videos. The new feature is available to all Midjourney subscribers, including those on the $10-per-month Basic plan, and offers a variety of ways to cook up cool videos. Also: I test AI tools f

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Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-09 10:26:49

M AURA RYAN , a speech therapist in New York City, was dreading the introduction of congestion pricing. To see her patients in Queens and Manhattan she sometimes drives across the East River a couple of times a day. The idea of paying a $9 toll each day infuriated her. Yet since the policy was actually implemented, she has changed her mind. A journey which used to take an hour or more can now be as quick as 15 minutes. “Well, this is very nice,” she admits thinking. Ms Ryan is not alone. Polls s

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Max’s longer commercial breaks bring ad load to 6 minutes per hour

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-09 11:46:19

Amazon Prime Video subscribers aren’t the only streaming customers being subjected to longer commercial breaks lately. Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) Max has increased the amount of commercials it shows to US subscribers from approximately four minutes per hour to about six minutes per hour. A US support page for Max currently says that subscribers to Max with ads “can expect about 6 minutes of ads per hour.” But PCWorld noticed this week that this differs from what Max used to claim, which as

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Max now packs 50% more ads into its streams

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-03-09 11:16:00

A hot potato: A week after a report showed that Amazon Prime has doubled the amount of ads it shows on the platform, it's been discovered that Max is doing the same thing. However, unlike Amazon, Max isn't trying to hide this increase. The streamer's support page confirms that its Max Basic with Ads plan now shows six minutes of ads per hour. According to an archive of the same page (via PCWorld), the plan showed four minutes of ads per hour as recently as February 2025. That means Max's ad loa

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Can users reset their own passwords without sacrificing security?

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-09 15:01:11

Like it or not, passwords aren’t going away anytime soon. While many organizations are exploring passwordless authentication, passwords still serve as the main line of defense for most public-facing online services. That said, they come with a heavy management burden. Gartner estimates that 40% of all service desk calls are tied to password issues like expirations, changes, and resets. Some of these issues (like forgotten passwords, routine expirations, or security-driven updates) are unavoidab

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Aflac discloses breach amidst Scattered Spider insurance attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-09 15:52:05

On Friday, American insurance giant Aflac disclosed that its systems were breached in a broader campaign targeting insurance companies across the United States by attackers who may have stolen personal and health information. Aflac (short for American Family Life Assurance Company) is the largest supplemental insurance provider in the U.S. and a Fortune 500 company that provides insurance services to millions of customers in the U.S. and Japan. In a press release earlier today, the insurance c

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I finally found a Lenovo ThinkPad I'm comfortable taking to the office without a charger

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-03-09 15:21:00

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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Marvel Just Added a Fourth Movie to Its 2028 Plans

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-03-09 15:00:29

Marvel’s been having a pretty quiet time at the box office as of late, as it prepares to head into a new Avengers duology to cap off its latest, up-and-down era in a pretty subdued manner. 2025 may have 3 MCU movies to its name (and a host of TV projects), but after Fantastic Four: First Steps, just four movies will release across 2026 and 2027. But once the dust settles on Secret Wars? Marvel Studios is cranking things back up. Variety reports that Disney has now dated a fourth untitled Marvel

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3 more days to fuel your next big move — and save up to $210 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-03-09 15:00:00

The countdown is on — you have just 3 days left to save on your pass to TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 in Boston’s SoWa Power Station. After Sunday, June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT, prices go up, and this opportunity to lock in savings disappears. If you’re a founder looking to scale, a VC hunting for breakout talent, or an operator ready to level up, this one-day founder summit is built to move you forward — with tactical insights, candid conversations, and high-impact networking from start

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Low-wage tech support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-09 19:53:00

Editor's take: As businesses increasingly rely on outsourced tech support to cut costs, the risks associated with these operations are coming into sharper focus. The threat is no longer just about technical vulnerabilities; it's about the people behind the screens, and the growing pressure they face from both economic hardship and sophisticated cybercriminals. Hackers are increasingly turning the very systems designed to help customers – outsourced tech support and call centers – into powerful

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Coinbase secures EU crypto license, swaps Ireland for Luxembourg as main hub

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2026-03-09 19:47:36

Coinbase has secured a license from Luxembourg to offer crypto services across the European Union and will make the country its central hub in the region. The U.S. crypto exchange's main European base has been in Ireland since 2023. Coinbase said Friday that it obtained its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). MiCA is a sweeping regulation that aims to create a harmonized legal framework for crypto across all 27 EU m

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Microsoft to remove legacy drivers from Windows Update for security boost

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-09 19:05:43

Microsoft has announced plans to periodically remove legacy drivers from the Windows Update catalog to mitigate security and compatibility risks. "The rationale behind this initiative is to ensure that we have the optimal set of drivers on Windows Update that cater to a variety of hardware devices across the windows ecosystem, while making sure that Microsoft Windows security posture is not compromised," Microsoft said. "This initiative involves periodic cleanup of drivers from Windows Update,

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Oklo, the Earth's Two-billion-year-old only Known Natural Nuclear Reactor

news.ycombinator.com Laura Gil 2026-03-09 15:52:50

Physicist Francis Perrin sat at a nuclearfuel-processing plant down in the south of France, thinking to himself: “This cannot be possible.” It was 1972. On the one hand, there was a dark piece of radioactive natural uranium ore, extracted from a mine in Africa. On the other, accepted scientific data about the constant ratio of radioactive uranium in ore. Examination of this high-grade ore from a mine in Gabon was found to contain a lower proportion of uranium-235 (U-235) — the fissile sort. Onl

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Meta's Oakley Smart Glasses Have 3K Video—Watch Out, Ray-Ban

wired.com Verity Burns 2026-03-09 19:17:11

When Meta launched the second generation of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses in late 2023, few predicted the success that lay ahead for the collaboration—perhaps not even Meta itself. But now, with more than two million sales under its belt, Meta has been looking for a way to widen its partnership with eyewear giant and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica and keep up the momentum. The answer it seems was staring them in the face: a collaboration with the company’s second largest brand, Oakley. “We la

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Low-wage support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-10 00:53:00

Editor's take: As businesses increasingly rely on outsourced tech support to cut costs, the risks associated with these operations are coming into sharper focus. The threat is no longer just about technical vulnerabilities; it's about the people behind the screens, and the growing pressure they face from both economic hardship and sophisticated cybercriminals. Hackers are increasingly turning the very systems designed to help customers – outsourced tech support and call centers – into powerful

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This Marshall Bluetooth speaker sounds better than audio systems I've tested that cost twice the price

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-03-10 00:28:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Marshall Killburn III Bluetooth speaker is available on Amazon for $379. With rich, dynamic bass and a wide soundstage, you'll enjoy music of all genres with this speaker You might run into trouble pairing the speaker with the Marshall app (as I had). $379.99 at Amazon $379.99 at B&H Photo-Video $379.99 at Crutchfield more buying choices I'm quite familiar with the Marshall brand and its lineup of audio products. I have a Marshall amp that sounds brilliant (much bett

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Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

Something Big Is Twisting Mercury’s Crust

Snap acquires Saturn, a social calendar app for high school and college students

I found a portable soundbar that sounds as impressive as speakers twice its price

Apple vs. generative AI: Who needs who?

Show HN: SecureBuild – Zero-CVE Images That Pay OSS Projects

First Reactions to ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Are Chaotically All Over the Place

Applebee’s and IHOP have plans for AI

Snap is acquiring Saturn, a calendar app used at thousands of high schools

Wyze wants to keep prying eyes away from your cameras with this new feature

Oklo, the Earth's Two-billion-year-old only Known Natural Nuclear Reactor (2018)

Longer commercial breaks lower the value of ad-based streaming subscriptions

After raising $38M, African e-commerce startup Sabi lays off 20%, pivots to traceable exports

Deezer starts labeling AI-generated music to tackle streaming fraud

Midjourney's new animation tool turns images into short videos - here's how

Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success

Max’s longer commercial breaks bring ad load to 6 minutes per hour

Max now packs 50% more ads into its streams

Can users reset their own passwords without sacrificing security?

Aflac discloses breach amidst Scattered Spider insurance attacks

I finally found a Lenovo ThinkPad I'm comfortable taking to the office without a charger

Marvel Just Added a Fourth Movie to Its 2028 Plans

3 more days to fuel your next big move — and save up to $210 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass

Low-wage tech support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

Coinbase secures EU crypto license, swaps Ireland for Luxembourg as main hub

Microsoft to remove legacy drivers from Windows Update for security boost

Oklo, the Earth's Two-billion-year-old only Known Natural Nuclear Reactor

Meta's Oakley Smart Glasses Have 3K Video—Watch Out, Ray-Ban

Low-wage support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

This Marshall Bluetooth speaker sounds better than audio systems I've tested that cost twice the price

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