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XBOX Used Minecraft’s Profits To Fund Gaming Portfolio
In a new report, it has been stated that XBOX used Minecraft's exorbitant profits to fund the wider gaming portfolio at the firm.
Herdr: One terminal to rule them all
Link: herdr.dev/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
To coding agents what tmux is to terminals. Runs where your agents run: close the laptop, ssh from anywhere, nothing dies.Herdr
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8 Paralives Features That Make Relationships Feel More Natural Than The
Paralives brings a new look at the life sim genre, and one of the areas it excels is in its new relationship mechanics.
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This ‘GTA in London’ Game Won’t Glorify Crime in the ENDS
We caught up with Concrete Realm, the studio behind ENDS, to talk about the concept of being dubbed 'GTA in London'.
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Why we built yet another Postgres connection pooler
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Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
PgDog is a connection pooler, load balancer, and sharding proxy for PostgreSQL. Scale Postgres horizontally without rewriting your application.Lev Kokotov (PgDog)
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CWA Promises To Take ‘All Necessary Legal And Contractual Action’ To Fight For Laid-Off Workers As Impacts On Blizzard, Id Software Become Clear
"Entire teams have been gutted or even outright eliminated with institutional knowledge lost that can't be replaced"
Show HN: Davit, a Apple Containers UI
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Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Free, open-source, fully native. Run Linux containers on Apple silicon with Apple's container platform — no Docker Desktop required.davit.app
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Every LEGO Pokémon Set You Can Buy Right Now
Here's where to buy every Pokémon-themed LEGO set.
Jim's TrueType QR Code Font
Link: github.com/jimparis/qr-font
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
A QR code generator in a TrueType font: https://qr.jim.sh/ - jimparis/qr-fontGitHub
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I played 4 hours of The Blood of Dawnwalker and it borrows a heck of a lot from The Witcher 3, for good and bad
This vampyric adventure has The Witcher coursing through its Bloodlines.
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Jubilee & Black Widow Rework Confirmed To Headline Marvel Rivals Season 9
Marvel Rivals has announced the new hero for Season 9, as well as a long-awaited overhaul for Duelist Black Widow.
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All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face
Link: allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandato…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Local, CPU-Friendly, High-Quality TTS (Text-to-Speech) with Kokoro
Link: ariya.io/2026/03/local-cpu-fri…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Just a few years ago, realistic local speech generation seemed unimaginable. Today, its quality is exceptional and, crucially, it delivers these results without compromising privacy.ariya.io
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10 Most Addictive Game Boy JRPGs
If you're looking for some JRPGs that you can't put down on the go, here are the 10 most addictive Game Boy JRPGs.
Why skilled workers come to Germany and then leave again
Link: dw.com/en/germany-migrants-ski…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Germany has long attracted skilled workers to its labor market. The country has been much less successful at retaining them. So what is Germany doing wrong?Oliver Pieper (dw.com)
The revenge of the philosophy majors
Link: nytimes.com/2026/07/05/busines…
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Marvel Rivals Completely Reworks Team-Ups In Biggest Update Yet
Marvel Rivals has completely reworked how Team-Ups work in what is proving to be the biggest update for the game yet.
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How to find all Elvira's clues in her Moonlight Peaks treasure hunt
This scavenger hunt starts off with some softballs but the last clues are a bit tough.
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Rhythm Heaven Groove: The Kotaku Review
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Astro 7.0
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Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Astro 7.0 brings faster builds with Vite 8, a new Rust compiler, Advanced Routing, background dev server support, and structured logging.Matthew Phillips (Astro)
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How to go on dates in Moonlight Peaks and start your road to romance
Here's how to get started with wooing all the eligible locals.
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VAR Will Never Recover From Egypt Vs. Argentina At The World Cup 2026
No amount of pedantry can salvage what happened in Atlanta
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Tenet Is Christopher Nolan’s Best Film
Don’t try to understand it. Feel it.
Speed is going through it 😭😭
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NYT Connections Hints Today (#1123)—Answers for Wednesday, July 8
Welcome to another NYT Connections guide! In this handy walkthrough, you'll find the best NYT Connections hints, answers, and tips anywhere.
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Valorant Mobile World Cup Bundle Leaves PC Players Jealous
Valorant players are extremely jealous over the Valorant Mobile Match Day bundle with World Cup skins for the Bandit, Vandal, and Butterfly Knife
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id Software Suffers 90 Layoffs, “Most (If Not All) Coders” and QA Department Let Go – Rumor
The DOOM: The Dark Ages developer reportedly suffers a 50 percent reduction in staff in the wake of Xbox's mass layoffs.
China sentences official to death for taking $325M in bribes
Link: bbc.com/news/articles/c33y0n1v…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.Kelly Ng (BBC News)
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The Devs Behind The Next Spyro Game Also Love Banjo-Kazooie And Would Totally Make A New One If Xbox Asked
Toys For Bob isn't working on a new Banjo game, but they sure sound ready and willing
Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 Explained
Link: fightchatcontrol.eu/chat-contr…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
What is the difference between Chat Control 1.0 and Chat Control 2.0? A clear overview of both EU laws, their timelines, and where things stand today.fightchatcontrol.eu
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Best Playbooks In College Football 27 For Offense And Defense
Your playbook serves as the heart and soul of both your offense and defense in College Football 27. While your players ultimately have to execute the plays you call, it's much easier for them to do so when you have an expansive playbook with the right schemes. You can always make any playbook work on either offense or defense in ...
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Picking a playbook can be overwhelming in College Football 27, but we're here to simplify the process for you on both offense and defense.Joey Carr (GameSpot)
Historic Photos of NASA's Cavernous Wind Tunnels
Link: theatlantic.com/photo/2018/05/…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Throughout the 20th century, NASA made extensive use of wind tunnels to test and refine designs for airplanes, spacecraft, and many other vehicles and structures.Alan Taylor (The Atlantic)
30papers.com – Ilya's 30 essential ML papers, in a beginner friendly format
Link: 30papers.com/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
A curated reading list of foundational AI and deep learning papers, hosted in full with plain-language explanations of difficult terms.30 papers
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You still can't kill fish in Subnautica 2, but starting tomorrow you'll at least be able to 'stun' them
They will also have "good flinches" if you bonk them with a hammer.
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Save 36% Off the TP-Link Deco 7 Pro BE10000 Wi-Fi 7 Whole Home Mesh System
WiFi 7 wireless networking and four 2.5Gb ethernet ports.
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Amazon's best selling WiFi 7 router.Eric Song (IGN)
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Pokémon Winds & Waves Leak Claims Hundreds Of New 'Mons On The Way
A new Pokémon Winds & Waves leak is claiming that the game will add hundreds of new Pokémon, setting a record for the most introductions.
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A new Pokémon Winds & Waves leak is claiming that the game will add hundreds of new Pokémon, setting a record for the most introductions.Scott Baird (DualShockers)
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Cyberpunk Edgerunners' Lucy finds herself in yet another crossover, this time in an upcoming Apex Legends event
Crikey, they sure do love putting Miss Lucy Cyberpunk in other games, don't they? First Guilty Gear Strive, then Wuthering Waves, and now the Cyberpunk Edgerunners characters is finding a facsimile of her visage transposed onto another's body as a skin in Apex ...
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A few other familiar faces are making an appearance too.Oisin Kuhnke (Rock Paper Shotgun)
Amazon Without the Knockoffs
Link: knockoff.shopping/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
A free, fair-source Chrome extension that filters pseudo-brand junk out of Amazon search results.knockoff.shopping
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10 Deltarune Moments That Completely Change Once You Understand the Characters Better
As you experience the story, you may notice some Deltarune Moments That Completely Change Once You Understand the Characters Better.
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Overwatch Embraces Chaos And Turns The Cat Into A Heavy Artillery Drone
The ‘Community Created’ mode is cranking up absurdity at the expense of balance
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My first 40 days in Moonlight Peaks started off with juicy feuds, but its anemic character writing is starting to show through
I'm always up for a fun new farm sim twist, but I'm not so sure that Moonlight Peaks has supernatural staying power.
Mohammad Al-Waheidi, the director of public relations at the Egyptian Committee in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a civilian vehicle in the Al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.
Israel assassinated Mohamed Fawaz Al-Wahidi, Director of Public Relations at the Egyptian Committee in Gaza, striking his vehicle on Sabra Street in Gaza City. The assassination comes one day after Hamas dissolved its governing body to clear the way for civilian technocratic rule.
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Save Up To 30% On Popular Lego Sets In The Lego Insiders Days Sale
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The Lego Insiders Days sale runs July 7-12.Darryn Bonthuys (GameSpot)
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Obsession star Inde Navarrette built her gaming PC just like you and me: By watching Henry Cavill do it first
I'm basically a Hollywood star.
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Bethesda Tells Workers The Company Needs To “Change Course” And Focus On Games With “Greatest Potential”
Microsoft recently announced sweeping layoffs affecting 4,800 people, including 3,200 at Xbox alone. This is happening as part of a "reset" of Xbox, and this includes changes to the company's various subsidiaries, including Bethesda. Bethesda boss Jill Braff said the cuts at Xbox "reflect the ...
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The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 are among the upcoming confirmed projects at Bethesda.Eddie Makuch (GameSpot)
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ARC Raiders Will ‘Track Your Playstyle Separately’ for Matchmaking
Players can rejoice as ARC Raiders update 1.36.0 brings changes to solo, duo, and trio matchmaking, along with a Finals crossover.
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This free software aims to turn Sony headphones into a head tracker for '200+ PC games'
Your audio device may have just gotten much more useful.
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After Unprecedented Leak, The New Avatar Movie Looks Great In First Official Trailer
The animated sequel is finally debuting on Paramount+, even though many people have already seen it
