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Dbrand cancels Portal-inspired Steam Machine Companion Cube case after Valve legal threat, refunds buyers (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | get Dbrand Portal-Inspired Case → | tags: dbrand, portal, steam

212.

Memora: A Harmonic Memory Representation Balancing Abstraction and Specificity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | by Brenda Potts | tags: memora, icml 2026, microsoft

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Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs (wired.com)

2026-06-29 | by Dhruv Mehrotra | tags: meta, chatgpt, gemini

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Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-29 | by Marina Temkin | get AI Leaderboard Platform → | tags: arena, uc berkeley, ai leaderboard

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Valve threatens legal action against Dbrand over its unsanctioned Portal 2-inspired Companion Cube — edgy accessories manufacturer kills product after asking for licensing deal, admits it didn't have 'the right to make it' (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-29 | by Hassam Nasir | get Portal 2 Companion Cube Replica → | tags: valve, dbrand, portal 2

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Dbrand's Companion Cube case for the Steam Machine was a lie (engadget.com)

2026-06-29 | by Sam Rutherford | get Dbrand Companion Cube Case → | tags: dbrand, valve, portal

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Valve has killed dbrand’s excellent Steam Machine case (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-29 | get dbrand Steam Machine Case → | tags: valve, steam machine, dbrand

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Earth Could Survive the Sun’s Bloated Death Stage, But There’s a Catch (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-29 | tags: earth, sun, planetary survival

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Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | get PlayStation Store Gift Card → | tags: playstation, studio canal, movies

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Dbrand cancels Companion Cube because it didn’t actually ask Valve for permission (theverge.com)

2026-06-29 | by Jay Peters | get Dbrand Custom Skins → | tags: valve, steam, dbrand

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Dbrand cancels Companion Cube because it didn’t actually ask Valve for permission (theverge.com)

2026-06-29 | by Jay Peters | get Dbrand Custom Skin → | tags: valve, steam machine, companion cube

222.

DeepSeek V4 Peak Valley Pricing Change (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | get DeepSeek V4 Software License → | tags: deepseek v4, peak-valley pricing, beijing time

223.

Writer Ian Bogost says ‘The Small Stuff’ can help us reclaim our lives from too much convenience (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-28 | by Anthony Ha | get Smartphone Screen Cleaning Kit → | tags: silicon valley, ian bogost, small stuff

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Deriving the SVD (Single Value Decomposition) from scratch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | get SVD Matrix Decomposition Kit → | tags: svd, single value decomposition, math

225.

Steam Machine scalping hits $3,000 on eBay as sellers list preorder reservations — scalpers already flipping queues for 2X the MSRP of the 2TB model (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Machine Scalper Kit → | tags: steam machine, valve, ebay

226.

Modded Steam Controller can automatically charge itself like a robot vacuum — enthusiast creates GitHub program that uses the vibration motor to walk it back to its docking station (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Controller Charging Dock → | tags: steam controller, github, valve

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The Steam Machine is sold out, overpriced, can't quite do 4K – and now scalpers are asking $3,000 for it (techspot.com)

2026-06-27 | get Steam Controller Wireless Adapter → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

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The Steam Machine is sold out, overpriced, and can't quite do 4K – and now scalpers are asking $3,000 for it (techspot.com)

2026-06-27 | get Steam Machine Console → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

229.

Don't Make Gates Optional, Make Them Flexible (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-26 | get Adjustable Laptop Stand → | tags: product management, business case, project approval

230.

Valve's Steam Machine: Pricing Set (Oof!), Reservation Emails Sent, Shipping Soon (cnet.com)

2026-06-26 | by See Full Bio | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam deck

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Customers Aren’t Looking for a Discount — They’re Looking for a Brand They Can Believe in. Here’s How to Become One. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-26 | by Scott Baradell | get Brand Trust Building Kit → | tags: mckinsey, consumerwise, brand trust

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Pebble’s Founder Is Pushing the Anti-Apple Watch, and He Doesn’t Need You to Care (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-26 | get Pebble Smartwatch → | tags: pebble, eric migicovsky, apple watch

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The AI industry is pouring millions into US elections (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-26 | by Brian Merchant | get AI Election Monitoring Kit → | tags: ai industry, blood in the machine, silicon valley

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Europe Is Fed Up and Wants Its Own AI (wired.com)

2026-06-26 | by Steven Levy | get European AI Development Kit → | tags: vivatech, europe, anthropic

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US Govt to individually approve who gets GPT 5.6 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-26 | get GPT-5 Access Control Kit → | tags: gpt 5.6, us government, reddit

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Valve quietly changes Steam Machine's 4K/60fps claim after performance criticism (techspot.com)

2026-06-26 | get Steam Deck Gaming Console → | tags: valve, steam machine, fsr 4.1

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Here’s how bad Microsoft’s latest XBOX price hike is going to hurt (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-25 | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: microsoft, xbox, valve

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As everything gets more expensive, it's time to make do and mend (engadget.com)

2026-06-25 | by Daniel Cooper | get Repair Toolkit for Electronics → | tags: apple, valve, steam machine

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Epic boss Tim Sweeney blasts Steam for putting AI tags on games — says move is ‘irresponsible of Valve’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-25 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam AI Tagging Guide → | tags: unreal engine 6, tim sweeney, valve

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It’s a bad time to want a new computer (theverge.com)

2026-06-25 | by Jay Peters | get Laptop Cooling Pad → | tags: steam machine, valve, ps5