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Armstrong Effect (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | tags: static electricity, william armstrong, armstrong hydroelectric machine

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Epic is working on a 'ground-up rebuild' of its launcher that will be 5x faster (engadget.com)

2026-06-20 | by Jackson Chen | get Epic Games Launcher Upgrade → | tags: epic games, unreal fest, epic games store

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New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car — web app drives the gamepad using its rumble motors (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Steam Controller Rumble Kit → | tags: steam controller, webhid, valve

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Steam Next Fest demos, a Virtual Boy-inspired shooter and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-06-20 | by Kris Holt | get Virtual Boy-inspired gaming controller → | tags: steam next fest, valve, screenbound

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Microsoft Announces New Feature That Narcs on You to Your Boss (futurism.com)

2026-06-20 | by Joe Wilkins | get Microsoft 365 Productivity Tracker → | tags: microsoft, teams, workplace check-in

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Moves of the Diamond Hand is an unfinished, irresistibly weird dice-based RPG (theverge.com)

2026-06-20 | by Adi Robertson | tags: dice-based rpg, moves of the diamond hand, cosmo d

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Your Team Can Be Fully Aligned on a Decision, But Still Hesitate When It’s Time to Act on It. Here’s Why. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-19 | by Bayo Akinola-Odusola | get Team Decision-Making Book → | tags: decision-making, team alignment, leadership

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Valve’s new Steam Controller is so popular, you might not get one until 2027 (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get Steam Controller (2024 Model) → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation

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Epic Games unveils Launcher V2 in re-attempt to topple Steam, says redesigned storefront is up to 6.5x faster — promises player profiles, user reviews, universal controller support, and much more (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get Epic Games Launcher → | tags: epic games, launcher v2, unreal fest

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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ with Intel Arc G3 launches at $1,800 (techspot.com)

2026-06-19 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get MSI Claw 8 EX AI → | tags: msi, claw 8 ex ai+, intel arc g3

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Are you prepared to wait until 2027 for a Steam Controller? (engadget.com)

2026-06-19 | by Daniel Cooper | get Steam Controller Replacement Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam

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Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027 (theverge.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller (2015) → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation queue

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How This Canadian Founder Made a $5,000 Bet on Recovery Tech and Created a Brand Used by Pro Athletes and Sold at Costco (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | by Logan Simmons | get Recovery Tech Massage Gun → | tags: red light therapy, kala therapy, nhl

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Why Culture Now Trades Like an Asset, Not a Soft Skill (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | by Kaylie Keegan | get Cultural Intelligence Training Kit → | tags: company culture, asset class, investor perception

15.

Get Out of Security Debt by Tackling the Exposure Problem (darkreading.com)

2026-06-18 | get Cybersecurity Firewall Router → | tags: security debt, exposure problem, vulnerabilities

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Cybercriminals have been distributing malware via Steam for a year, tens of thousands affected (techspot.com)

2026-06-18 | by Kishalaya Kundu | get Steam Security Hardware → | tags: steam, wallpaper engine, kaspersky

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Criminals have been distributing malware via Steam since 2025, tens of thousands affected (techspot.com)

2026-06-18 | by Kishalaya Kundu | get Steam Security Hardware → | tags: steam, wallpaper engine, kaspersky

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Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of times (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Luke James | get Steam Wallpaper Engine Malware Protection → | tags: kaspersky, steam, wallpaper engine

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SteamOS Linux 3.8 released as stable (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get Steam Deck Docking Station → | tags: steam os, linux 3.8, valve

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Noam Shazeer Joins OpenAI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | tags: noam shazeer, openai, google

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The Competitive Moat That AI Can't Replicate (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | by Chris Hillman | get AI Ethics and Fairness Book → | tags: human connection, online booking, reservation team

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For Iran’s Athletes, There Is No Separating Sports From Politics (wired.com)

2026-06-17 | by Tamara Davison | get Olympic Sports & Politics Book → | tags: iran national soccer team, 2026 world cup, iranian athletes

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How ‘accidental managers’ sink teams and sour workplaces (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-17 | get Team Management Book → | tags: accidental managers, martha, leadership

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Around a fifth of Steam Next Fest demos have a generative AI disclosure (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anna Washenko | get AI Art Generator Kit → | tags: steam next fest, steamdb, valve

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Gamers beware: malicious wallpapers on Steam found stealing accounts (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get Steam Wallpaper Security Kit → | tags: steam, wallpaper engine, malware

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Steam Workshop abused to spread malware via Wallpaper Engine app (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-16 | get Wallpaper Engine Malware Protection → | tags: steam workshop, valve, wallpaper engine

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Microsoft Teams is getting Wi-Fi location "check-in," but it's less creepy than it sounds (techspot.com)

2026-06-16 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Microsoft Teams Wi-Fi Adapter → | tags: microsoft teams, microsoft places, wi-fi location

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Enthusiast hacks Valve’s AMD-first gaming OS to run on Intel hardware — SteamOS boots on Intel Arc B580 desktop GPU, but it takes a Radeon card, installer workaround, and Resizable BAR fix (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Etiido Uko | get SteamOS Compatibility Kit → | tags: steamos, valve, intel arc

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Ransomware gang abuses Microsoft Teams relays to hide malicious traffic (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-16 | get Microsoft Teams Security Badge → | tags: microsoft teams, dragonforce, backdoor.turn

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Google Chromebook marks its 15th anniversary — slow feature rollouts and a canceled Steam beta leave it largely stuck in classrooms (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Mark Tyson | get Chromebook 15th Anniversary Edition → | tags: chromebook, google, acer