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Four out of every 100 obese people are likely to be unemployed ‘solely because of their weight’
A new analysis suggests that around four in every 100 obese people are unemployed specifically because of their weight, rather than for other reasons such as skills, experience or economic conditions. The finding points to weight-based discrimination as a measurable factor in employment outcomes, adding to concerns about how obesity affects people’s chances in the…
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Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction In Consumer Lawsuit Seeking To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
A federal judge has refused to temporarily block Paramount’s proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in a consumer lawsuit. The decision matters because it allows the deal to continue progressing while the court considers whether the subscribers’ wider legal challenge should be dismissed. Five pay-TV and streaming subscribers argued that the merger could…
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Marathon’s ‘experimental’ PvE mode will only be playable for 2 weeks when it goes live in July, full rollout expected to happen sometime in Season 3
Bungie will launch an experimental player-versus-environment mode for Marathon in July, but it will initially be available for only two weeks. The limited test is intended to gather player feedback before a wider release, reflecting the developer’s cautious approach to adding PvE content to its upcoming extraction shooter. The mode is expected to receive a…
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Half of all games released on Steam will use AI by 2028, study predicts: “AI lowers the barrier not just to make a game but to make several”
A new study predicts that by 2028, half of all games released on the Steam platform will incorporate artificial intelligence in some form, reflecting how rapidly AI tools are being adopted across game development. The forecast highlights growing concern within the industry that AI is not just changing how individual games are made, but is…
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Bungie announces new Marathon PvE mode, an experimental roguelite
Bungie will add Vault Breaker, an experimental roguelite PvE mode, to Marathon in a mid-season update on 21 July. The mode is intended to broaden the extraction shooter’s activities while the studio’s future depends heavily on Marathon following Destiny 2’s development wind-down and recent layoffs. Players can enter the Cryo Archive alone, in pairs or…
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Marathon adds ‘experimental’ PvE experience next week, full-fledged PvE mode coming in September
The battle continues. The post Marathon adds ‘experimental’ PvE experience next week, full-fledged PvE mode coming in September appeared first on Destructoid.
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A dismal glimpse into the future: Scientists give their chilling predictions for life in the 2100s
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The Residents Announce Rescheduled Eskimo Live! North American Tour Dates
The Residents have rescheduled their “Eskimo Live!” North American tour for autumn 2026 after the original plans were postponed because of an unexpected health issue within the group’s camp. The experimental collective will perform its 1979 album Eskimo in full for the first time in 46 years, presenting it as a staged surrealist ritual with…
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Don’t lose sleep over reports of 260 Starlink satellites deorbiting
SpaceX deorbited 260 Starlink satellites between December 2025 and May 2026, according to a filing with the US Federal Communications Commission. Although the figure has attracted attention, it is presented as a routine part of managing the large Starlink network rather than evidence of an unusual failure; the company proactively removes satellites to reduce orbital…
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Marathon’s experimental PvE roguelite mode is, bafflingly, only around for two weeks when it drops next week
Marathon is set to receive its Mid-Season 2 update next week, introducing Vault Breaker, the shooter’s first proper PvE mode, but the roguelite-style mode will only be playable for around two weeks before it disappears. Bungie has framed the addition as experimental, with a full PvE mode reportedly planned for season 3, suggesting Vault Breaker…