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Epic Games cuts 1,000 jobs, says Fortnite engagement is down

Epic Games also increased the price of V-Bucks, the Fortnite in-game currency.

TechCrunch • Mar 24, 2026 • Amanda Silberling
Technology Mar 24, 2026

Pokémon Champions is coming to the Nintendo Switch on April 8th

Right now, Pokopia has everyone busy building houses and beautifying the world, but next month, we'll be making our pock...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Epic Games to cut more than 1k jobs as Fortnite usage falls

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/todays-layoffs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47503810 P...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Flighty’s new update gives you real-time alerts about airport disturbances

Flighty's new feature will give users real-time updates about why operations at an airport are disrupted.

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Ads are coming to Apple Maps, as Apple expands its business offerings

Apple Maps will launch ads this summer in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, a new suite of Apple Business offerings arrives Apr...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Show HN: Gemini can now natively embed video, so I built sub-second video search

Gemini Embedding 2 can project raw video directly into a 768-dimensional vector space alongside text. No transcription,...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Meta’s reckoning over kids safety is in the hands of two juries

Two juries are currently deliberating a series of cases that could either usher in a legal reckoning for Meta, or mainta...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Fortnite maker Epic is laying off over 1,000 workers

Layoffs have hit Fortnite developer Epic Games again. Today CEO Tim Sweeney announced that the company is cutting more t...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Roku’s $3 Howdy subscription service launches on Prime Video

Launched in August 2025, Howdy features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from its partners, including Lionsga...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

The bridge to wealth is being pulled up with AI

Article URL: https://danielhomola.com/m%20&%20e/ai/your-bridge-to-wealth-is-being-pulled-up/ Comments URL: https://news...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Study says roads bring more fires to forests; USDA wants more roads to fight fires

Opponents say the proposed rule would be a giveaway to the timber industry. ...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

John Deere, Garmin, and Philips may have undermined military right to repair

Last year, Congress dropped widely supported military right-to-repair provisions from the annual defense policy bill - a...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

FCC bans import of new consumer routers made overseas, citing security risks

The FCC ban will affect the import of all new, foreign-made consumer routers, the agency's head Brendan Carr said.

Technology Mar 24, 2026

So where are all the AI apps?

Article URL: https://www.answer.ai/posts/2026-03-12-so-where-are-all-the-ai-apps.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

The MPC Sample is my new favorite portable beat maker

Akai MPC is one of the most storied names in music history. But over the last decade, it's strayed pretty far from its r...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

For All Mankind will end with season 6

For All Mankind starts streaming again this week, with its fifth season set to premiere on March 27th. But Apple is also...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Your bridge to wealth is being pulled up

Article URL: https://danielhomola.com/m%20&%20e/ai/your-bridge-to-wealth-is-being-pulled-up/ Comments URL: https://news...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer

Anthropic has updated Claude to perform tasks in its Code and Cowork AI tools autonomously by using your computer for yo...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

io_uring, libaio performance across Linux kernels and an unexpected IOMMU trap

Article URL: https://blog.ydb.tech/how-io-uring-overtook-libaio-performance-across-linux-kernels-and-an-unexpected-iomm...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’

Ayaneo is suspending preorders for its $1,999 Next 2 gaming handheld due to the skyrocketing price of digital storage. I...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Missile Defense Is NP-Complete

Article URL: https://smu160.github.io/posts/missile-defense-is-np-complete/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Nuki adds Apple Home Key to its smart lock

This week, my top pick for a retrofit smart lock launched the first Aliro-compatible keypad. The Nuki Keypad 2 NFC ($179...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Mirage raises $75M to continue building models for its AI video editing app Captions

Mirage, the maker of video editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Cust...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

The Hisense U7SG is a great midrange TV you shouldn’t buy yet

With all of the focus on RGB LED technology, it seemed like more affordable mini-LED TVs had been shooed to the side. Bu...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Zoox is bringing its robotaxis to Austin and Miami

Zoox is stretching out its legs. The Amazon-owned robotaxi today announced that it's gearing up to expand its service in...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

TikTok ads are about to get a tad more disruptive

One new ad format displays another brand's logo alongside TikTok's on the launch page when users open the app.

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Spotify’s new SongDNA feature maps how your favorite songs are connected

The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Snapchat’s new ‘AI Clips’ Lens format turns photos into five-second videos

Snapchat says both experienced and new developers can use the new "AI Clips" Lens format to turn a single prompt into a ...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Zoox brings its robotaxis to Austin and Miami

After nearly two years of testing in the two cities, the Amazon-owned company says it's getting closer to offering rides...

Technology Mar 24, 2026

Cauldron Ferm has turned microbes into nonstop assembly lines

The Australian startup says it has solved one of the biggest challenges facing synthetic biology companies, which it cou...