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Don't worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine "this year"

What part of "this year," exactly, is still anyone's guess.

Ars Technica Mar 9, 2026 Kyle Orland
Technology Mar 9, 2026

Battlefield 6 teams hit with layoffs despite ‘biggest launch in franchise history’

Even a record-breaking launch can't seem to save developers from layoffs. According to a report from IGN, the various te...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

An opinionated take on how to do important research that matters

Article URL: https://nicholas.carlini.com/writing/2026/how-to-win-a-best-paper-award.html Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Slate Auto changes CEO months ahead of affordable EV launch

Former Amazon Marketplace vice president Peter Faricy is the new person in charge of the company.

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Live Nation settles government antitrust suit — that probably doesn’t include a breakup

On Monday, Live Nation-Ticketmaster agreed to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit with the Department of Justice. Eight s...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Donut Lab says latest test proves its solid-state battery isn’t a supercapacitor

When Donut Lab first announced its solid-state battery earlier this year, there was some speculation around whether the ...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Xprize founder Peter Diamandis launches new contest to manifest a new Star Trek  

The famed author and investor has launched the Future Vision Xprize with sponsors like Google, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowit...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Qualcomm’s partnership with Neura Robotics is just the beginning

Neura Robotics is going to build new robots on top of Qualcomm's new IQ10 processors that were released at CES.

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, Dutch spies warn

Dutch intelligence is accusing Russia-backed hackers of running a “large-scale global” hacking campaign against Sign...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

2026 Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 debuts a new style of racing

The key is understanding how to conserve energy across a lap. Oh, and be reliable. ...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants. Here’s everywhere that’s been hit.

Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Kuwaiti F/A-18's Triple Friendly Fire Shootdown Gets Stranger by the Day

Article URL: https://www.twz.com/air/kuwaiti-f-a-18s-triple-friendly-fire-shootdown-gets-stranger-by-the-day Comments U...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation

Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk. The co...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Yashica’s new retro point-and-shoot revival sounds surprisingly capable for $100

Yashica has announced a new throwback camera called the Tank for photographers embracing the recent resurgence in the po...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain Risk Designation

The Claude chatbot developer says the Trump administration overstepped by escalating a contract dispute into a federal b...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

X says you can block Grok from editing your photos

X has introduced a new feature that makes it slightly harder for other users to manipulate your uploaded images with the...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Restoring a Sun SPARCstation IPX Part 1: PSU and Nvram

Article URL: https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/restoring-a-sun-sparcstation-ipx-part-1-psu-and-nvram Comments URL: ...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Is legal the same as legitimate: AI reimplementation and the erosion of copyleft

Article URL: https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this ‘Stargate Norway’ startup hits $14.6B valuation

Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure startup Nscale has raised another megaround of $2 billion.

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Samsung’s Mario-themed microSD card for Switch 2 is 35 percent off

Nintendo has cut the cost of its Mario-themed Samsung microSD Express card with 256GB of storage, just in time for Mario...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

New farm bill would condemn pigs to a lifetime in gestation crates

Article URL: https://twitter.com/Lewis_Bollard/status/2030985704902099335 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

The engine of Germany's wealth is blocking its future

Article URL: https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/the-engine-of-germanys-wealth-is-blocking-its-future Comments URL: ...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

I'm Getting a Whiff of Iain Banks' Culture

Article URL: https://probablydance.com/2026/03/07/im-getting-a-whiff-of-iain-banks-culture/ Comments URL: https://news....

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Show HN: DenchClaw – Local CRM on Top of OpenClaw

Hi everyone, I am Kumar, co-founder of Dench (https://denchclaw.com). We were part of YC S24, an agentic workflow compa...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Revealed: UK's multibillion AI drive is built on 'phantom investments'

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

The optimal age to freeze eggs is 19

Article URL: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/dxffBxGqt2eidxwRR/the-optimal-age-to-freeze-eggs-is-19 Comments URL: https...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Algebraic topology: knots links and braids

Article URL: https://aeb.win.tue.nl/at/algtop-5.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47309605 Points...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis

It's a precursor to launching robotaxis in those cities, though the Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal ap...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Hasbro’s CEO has an AI Peppa Pig help design toys

Today, I’m talking with Chris Cocks, CEO of Hasbro. You know, Hasbro — the toy and game company that makes some of t...

Technology Mar 9, 2026

Best Base Layers (2026): Merino Wool, Synthetic, and More

Whether you’re layering up for winter cold or looking for an ultralight summer system, I’ve tested and found the bes...