GamingNews

Now Marathon Is Out in the Wild, the True Cost of Its Microtransactions Has Been Revealed

March 9, 2026
Bungie’s Marathon is out now, which means players can finally see how its microtransactions actually work and, crucially, how much everything costs. The $40 extraction shooter is monetized in a number of ways, including via a premium battle pass and direct microtransactions for cosmetic items, such as playable character skins. As Bungie had signalled before Marathon went live, gameplay-affecting…
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CryptoNews

Ripple’s Coinbase Futures Access Move Signals Growing Institutional Momentum

March 9, 2026
Ripple expands institutional crypto futures access by integrating Coinbase Derivatives contracts into its prime brokerage platform, opening regulated trading opportunities for global clients and linking deeper liquidity with a rapidly growing institutional derivatives market. Regulated Crypto Futures Access Widens as Ripple Prime Links to Coinbase Access to Coinbase Derivatives futures markets…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Claude’s consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle

March 9, 2026
Claude’s daily active users are on the rise on mobile devices, as are its new app installs, following the company’s fallout with the Pentagon. After Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to allow the government to use its AI systems for mass surveillance of Americans or to power fully autonomous weapons, the AI model provider behind Claude was marked as a supply-chain risk. However…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

2 Tesla Cybertrucks destroyed in mysterious fire at Santa Monica parking garage

March 9, 2026
Two Tesla Cybertrucks were destroyed and several other Tesla vehicles were damaged after a fire broke out on the rooftop of a seven-story parking garage in Santa Monica on Wednesday. Neither truck was plugged in to charge at the time. The Santa Monica Fire Department responded at approximately 3:16 p.m. to the 2200 block of Colorado Avenue, where heavy smoke was reported coming from the roof of…
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