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Ian Campbell

  • Senior Associate, Exponent Failure Analysis Associates
Atlanta
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@Oregonian's 2012 AAAS Mass Media Science Writing Fellow. I also dabble in biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.
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Meta Is Reportedly Building Its Own Cloud Business

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Finance Verified
An aerial view of a Meta data center. - Matthew G Eddy/Shutterstock Meta could spin up its own cloud business to make use of the infrastructure investments it's made to train and run AI models, Bloomberg reports. The social media provider has traditionally paid for risky bets on smart glasses and virtual reality with the money it makes through its extensive online ad business.
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Fire at Trout Lake in North Bay

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By Ian Campbell
| CTV Northern Ontario Verified
It’s been a busy night for North Bay fire crews who are on the scene of a structure fire on Northshore Road at Trout Lake. The call came in just before 9 pm Tuesday evening. No other details have been released as of yet. CTV News has reached out to the North Bay Fire Department. We’ll continue to update you as more information becomes available.
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Open-source Discord alternatives: What Stoat and Element actually fix Original

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
News Apps Hosting your own group chat could let you avoid a lot of drama. Primakov/Shutterstock Discord has become a go-to tool for friend groups, fan communities and online organizations of various sizes because of how simple it makes it to host text chats, voice calls and share your screen with other people. Over the last few years it's also become a lot more annoying to use for those tasks for some of the same reasons.
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Rockstar Developers Go Public With First Union

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By Ian Campbell
| Portside
Rockstar Developers Go Public With First Union Published June 14, 2026 Workers at Rockstar Games have announced the formation of the Rockstar Game Workers Union, the first labor union at the Grand Theft Auto developer. According to an explanatory video released alongside the announcement, the new union represents workers in Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln and Dundee, covering all of Rockstar's offices in the UK.
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DJI and Insta360 are in a patent battle over vlogging cameras

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
News DJI claims Insta360 copied its Osmo Pocket 3, while Insta360 claims DJI copied its gimbals. Insta360 Camera companies DJI and Insta360 are in the midst of a legal dustup over two competing self-stabilizing cameras: the Osmo Pocket 3 and the recently launched Insta360 Luna Ultra. DJI kicked things off by suing Insta360 on June 11 for violating two design patents and four utility patents to create the Luna Ultra, according to PetaPixel.
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Canada announces bill banning social media for anyone under 16 Original

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
News Social Media The regulation also imposes new safety expectations on 'AI chatbot services.' Nils Petter Nilsson/Getty Images Canada is joining Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia, in banning teenagers from using social media. The Safe Social Media Act introduced by Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, bans children under the age of 16 from having a social media account and introduces new regulatory expectations for social media services and AI platforms.
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Ubisoft reportedly shuts down more studios and lays off staff in Barcelona and San Francisco

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Gaming The French publisher is reportedly trying to cut costs without leaving key franchises like Rainbow Six: Siege in the lurch. Alex Van Aken/Shutterstock After a round of layoffs in January and February, Ubisoft is reportedly once again restructuring its studios and laying off staff. According to The Game Business, the publisher is closing its studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade, while laying off employees in Barcelona.
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Ubisoft Reportedly Shuts Down More Studios And Lays Off Staff In Barcelona And San Francisco

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Finance Verified
Two people sitting in shadow in front of a large Ubisoft logo. - Alex Van Aken/Shutterstock After a round of layoffs in January and February, Ubisoft is reportedly once again restructuring its studios and laying off staff. According to The Game Business, the publisher is closing its studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade, while laying off employees in Barcelona.
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iOS 27 beta has arrived: Here's how to get it on your iPhone Original

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Big Tech Apple Beta versions of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS are available to download if you have a developer account. Apple Apple's recently announced iOS 27 update won't officially ship until the fall, but you can get a taste of the performance improvements and new Siri features the company showed off at WWDC 2026 by downloading a developer beta today.
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Looks like Minecraft Dungeons II is coming in September

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Gaming A new Nintendo eShop page announced the game's release date early. Mojang Minecraft Dungeons II, the sequel to the Diablo-inspired spinoff of the brick-building survival game, will be available September 29, 20206, according to a Nintendo eShop listing spotted by video game deal curator and news hawk Wario64. The game was originally announced during Minecraft Live in March 2026 with a planned launch for later this fall.
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Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Big Tech Meta Meta was previously reported to be exploring facial recognition for its smart glasses. Erman Gunes/Shutterstock Code for a facial recognition feature that can run on Meta smart glasses is buried in the company's Meta AI app, according to a new report from Wired.
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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney Announces Questionable National AI Strategy

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Verified
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking on camera. - FotoField/Shutterstock Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a new AI strategy that will guide Canada's next five years of legislation and infrastructure investment.
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Google Wallet ID passes will be available in select EU states this summer

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Big Tech Google The company is also introducing a new age verification process in partnership with a European bank. Google Google has announced that Google Wallet will support digital IDs from select European Union states starting this summer. The digital ID expansion also includes a new way to verify your age through Google Wallet, thanks to a partnership with Sparkasse Bank.
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The co-creator of Scavengers Reign is working on a new show for Netflix

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Entertainment Streaming 'Dealies' is about the staff of a big box store. Netflix Netflix has announced that it's picked up a new show called Dealies from Joe Bennett, the co-creator of Scavengers Reign and Common Side Effects, and Ted Travelstead, a voice actor on Scavengers Reign and a former supervising producer on The Great North. Dealies follows the staff of a big box retail store of the same name. Scavengers Reign followed a crew that crash-landed on a treacherous alien planet.
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A British MP Is Suing To See If xAI Is Legally Responsible For The Images Grok Produces

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Verified
The Grok app icon next to the X app icon on an iPhone. - Primakov/Shutterstock UK Labour MP Jess Asato is suing xAI over sexually explicit AI-generated images that were created of her by Grok, The Financial Times reports. The lawsuit is the first high-profile test of whether AI companies can be held responsible for content people produce with their tools in the UK.
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A British MP is suing to see if xAI is legally responsible for the images Grok produces

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Big Tech xAI is under investigation in the EU, UK and California because of its freewheeling AI image generator. Primakov/Shutterstock UK Labour MP Jess Asato is suing xAI over sexually explicit AI-generated images that were created of her by Grok, The Financial Times reports. The lawsuit is the first high-profile test of whether AI companies can be held responsible for content people produce with their tools in the UK.
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Dashlane says hackers stole password vaults via a 'brute force attack'

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
News The password manager provider says around 20 accounts were affected. Dashlane Dashlane, the maker of a password manager of the same name, has shared that several users' password vaults were exposed as part of a "brute force attack." The hackers were able to download copies of the password vaults of around 20 users, though Dashlane notes that vault data is encrypted unless they have access to a user's Master Password.
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Obsession fans, you need to watch the director's first film on YouTube

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By Ian Campbell
| MSN Verified
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Everything to know before putting your car key on an Android phone Original

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
News EVs and Transportation Google's approach to digital car keys is designed to be secure and shareable. Google Smartphones are a common replacement for credit and debit cards thanks to features like Google Pay and Apple Pay. As more car makers update their tech, your smartphone might just be a replacement for your keys, too.
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Rockstar developers go public with first union

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Gaming The Rockstar Game Workers Union has members across the developer's UK offices. Rockstar Games Workers at Rockstar Games have announced the formation of the Rockstar Game Workers Union, the first labor union at the Grand Theft Auto developer. According to an explanatory video released alongside the announcement, the new union represents workers in Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln and Dundee, covering all of Rockstar's offices in the UK.
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Rockstar Developers Go Public With First Union

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By Ian Campbell
| Flipboard
60 Minutes 3 hours ago Calling for 'new approach,' CBS News leader Bari Weiss replaces executive producer at '60 Minutes' Associated Press - By JOCELYN NOVECK • 3h NEW YORK (AP) — Saying it was time for a new approach and a new chapter, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has replaced the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” naming outsider Nick Bilton, a longtime technology journalist and documentarian, as the show’s new leader.
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Rockstar Developers Go Public With First Union

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Verified
Lucia from Grand Theft Auto VI boxing in a boxing gym. - Rockstar Games Workers at Rockstar Games have announced the formation of the Rockstar Game Workers Union, the first labor union at the Grand Theft Auto developer. According to an explanatory video released alongside the announcement, the new union represents workers in Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln and Dundee, covering all of Rockstar's offices in the UK.
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Microsoft debuts a more buttoned-up look for Copilot

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Big Tech Microsoft The AI assistant had its personality stripped in pursuit of a more consistent experience. Microsoft Copilot is getting yet another visual overhaul as Microsoft reconsiders its approach to AI across Windows and its various apps. The new changes are focused on the version of Copilot accessible in Microsoft 365, and visually streamline the AI assistant to using it more consistent across apps like Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
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Spotify adds playlist folders, bulk editing and background downloads

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Entertainment Streaming After a week of AI slop, Spotify has something for playlist power users. Spotify Spotify is updating its mobile app with new playlist tools for organization and bulk edits, as well as the ability to have songs and podcasts download in the background for offline playback. The new features are a departure from the streaming service's recent focus on AI additions, like the ability to generate personalized podcasts or create AI-produced covers and remixes of songs.
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NASA plans for up to three more lunar missions before the end of 2026

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Tomorrow Space The missions will deliver payloads to the lunar surface and test equipment from Blue Origin and Astrolab. NASA NASA has shared a preliminary (and seemingly ambitious) schedule for the first three Moon Base missions. The organization completed its crewed Artemis II mission in April, but that lunar flyby was always just one part of a larger plan to build a permanent presence on the Moon.
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Are you really going to talk to Gemini like that?

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Big Tech Google Google's new AI features capitalize on the popularity of voice dictation, and a desire to leave the thinking to AI. Google Over a decade ago, Amazon and Google taught the world how to speak to AI. Through Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, wake words were learned and natural language prompts were practiced, all in the name of setting timers, asking for music, controlling your smart home and plumbing search results for information. Things are a bit different in 2026.
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Kobo ereaders are integrating with Goodreads alternative StoryGraph Original

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
News Apps The integration launches in June and will automatically sync progress with the reading platform. Amy Skorheim for Engadget Kobo has announced plans to integrate its ereaders and reading apps with the social reading platform StoryGraph in June. StoryGraph is an independent alternative to Goodreads that exists outside of Amazon's ecosystem and offers users more control over their recommendations. "For a lot of us, the best part of reading is the community.
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California Lawmakers Are Working On A Bill To Preserve Access To Online Games

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Verified
A white disintegrating game controller over a blue background. - Stop Killing Games A bill that could require game publishers to offer a way to access online games after they are no longer actively supported is making its way to a floor vote in the California State Assembly, the first step on its way to becoming law, Ars Technica reports.
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The HDMI ARC Port On Your TV Has A Very Specific Job

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By Ian Campbell
| Flipboard
1 day ago The soundbar just dropped to at an all-time low price on Amazon, featuring immersive 3D sound and much more. Everyone loves great sound, and the Samsung HW-Q600F Q Series Soundbar is designed to bring your audio experience to the next level. Right now, it’s priced at $414.99 after a drop from …
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Andreessen Horowitz Is The Midterm Elections' Biggest Donor

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Verified
Marc Andreessen speaking at a TechCrunch event. - Steve Jennings/Getty Images Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is shaping up to be the biggest political donor of this year's midterm elections, according to an analysis of federal contributions by The New York Times. The investment firm has donated upwards of $115.5 million to PACs and Super PACs representing its interests during this election cycle, a sign the company wants as much influence in Washington as it has in Silicon Valley.
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Andreessen Horowitz is the midterm elections' biggest donor

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Big Tech Steve Jennings/Getty Images Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is shaping up to be the biggest political donor of this year's midterm elections, according to an analysis of federal contributions by The New York Times. The investment firm has donated upwards of $115.5 million to PACs and Super PACs representing its interests during this election cycle, a sign the company wants as much influence in Washington as it has in Silicon Valley.
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Paul Lefebvre running for second term as Sudbury mayor

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By Ian Campbell
| CTV Northern Ontario Verified
Long-time politician and businessman Paul Lefebvre has announced he’s seeking a second term as mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ont. Lefebvre made the announcement Tuesday afternoon surrounded by friends and family at a sports bar in the city’s south-end. Paul Lefebvre + 2026 reelection kick-off Greater Sudbury's Paul Lefebvre announced on May 12, 2026, his 2026 mayoral reelection bid at Eddie's Sports Bar in the city’s south-end surrounded by friends and family.
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NBA The Run Hits The Streets On June 9

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By Ian Campbell
| Flipboard
Lego reveals massive Lord of the Rings' Minas Tirith set, one of Lego's biggest builds ever Lego's new Minas Tirith set is one of the company's biggest ever, making it worthy of the massive weight of the Lord of the Rings franchise. On Tuesday, The Lego Company and Warner Bros. pulled back the curtain on their next set from the J.R.R. Tolkien-created series to reveal a massive build of …
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Department Of War Sets Up UFO Website, But There Isn't Much To See

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Verified
A black and white photo of a black speck floating over a mountain range.
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Amazon Luna's May lineup includes Guardians of the Galaxy and the Resident Evil 2 remake

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Gaming Marvel Amazon has announced the new games it's adding to the Luna game streaming service for May. Luna Standard (the part of the service available to all Amazon Prime subscribers) now includes Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, the Resident Evil 2 remake and Alien: Isolation as part of its rotating library, on top of Luna's growing collection of local multiplayer games.
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Canadian Officials Claim OpenAI Violated Federal And Provincial Privacy Laws

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Verified
The Canadian flag hanging off a building. - Iryna Tolmachova/Shutterstock OpenAI found to be non-compliant with Canadian privacy laws in training its AI models, including gathering personal information without consent and lacking safeguards to prevent misuse. OpenAI has committed to making changes to ChatGPT to align with Canadian privacy laws, including retiring earlier models that violated regulations and implementing new measures to protect personal information in training data.
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Apple Will Pay $250 Million For Failing To Deliver Its AI-Powered Siri On Time

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo Finance Verified
The word "Siri" surrounded by devices that run the AI assistant like AirPods, and iPhone and an iPad. - Apple Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claims the company misled iPhone buyers in the US that the updated version of Siri it announced alongside Apple Intelligence would launch in 2024, The Financial Times writes.
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Xbox is ditching Microsoft's Copilot AI Original

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Gaming Xbox Microsoft Microsoft announced plans to start stripping Copilot out of select Windows apps in March after criticism of the company's mishandling of its operating system reached a fever pitch. As it turns out though, Windows isn't the only place where you'll see less Copilot: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced that the AI assistant will also be removed from the gaming brand's mobile app and Xbox consoles.
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Apple appears to have discontinued its cheapest Mac Mini

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By Ian Campbell
| MSN Verified
Ian Carlos Campbell The AI industry's demand for memory, storage and powerful chips has finally come for the Mac mini . Apple has stopped selling its cheapest $599 model of the Mac mini, based on changes to the company's store page spotted by MacRumors . Only configurations that come with at least 512GB of storage and up are available, which means the Mac mini now effectively starts at $799. The tiny desktop's popular use as a home for local AI agents likely played a part in the change.
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Apple appears to have discontinued its cheapest Mac mini Original

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
News Computing Devindra Hardawar The AI industry's demand for memory, storage and powerful chips has finally come for the Mac mini. Apple has stopped selling its cheapest $599 model of the Mac mini, based on changes to the company's store page spotted by MacRumors. Only configurations that come with at least 512GB of storage and up are available, which means the Mac mini now effectively starts at $799. The tiny desktop's popular use as a home for local AI agents likely played a part in the change.
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There's Already A Way To Mount Your Smartphone To A Steam Controller

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo News Australia Verified
Why you can trust us Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products. Ian Carlos Campbell Fri 1 May 2026 at 6:46 pm UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hands holding a Steam Controller with a smartphone running the Steam Link app attached to the top.
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LG's UltraGear evo 5K gaming monitor is available to pre-order

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
News LG LG is continuing to slowly roll out the products it announced at CES, this time with a new 5K gaming monitor. The LG UltraGear evo GM9 5K gaming monitor uses a 5K Mini LED panel and includes built-in AI upscaling so games and other content can run at a higher resolution without you having to shell out for a new GPU.
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The EU thinks Meta isn't doing enough to protect children

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By Ian Campbell
| Engadget Verified
Big Tech Derick Hudson/Getty Images The European Commission is inching closer to fining Meta for violating the Digital Services Act based on the preliminary findings of an EU investigation, The Financial Times reports. According to the Commission, Instagram and Facebook may have breached the DSA by failing to adequately prevent minors from using their respective platforms.
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iOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing tools

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By Ian Campbell
| MSN Verified
Apple reportedly plans to fix bugs and expand the capabilities of Apple Intelligence with the release of iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 year, and it seems like tweaks to the company's AI could go beyond a more functional version of its Siri assistant. Bloomberg reports that this year's software updates will also include new AI-powered photo editing tools that will let users change things like the background and framing of images, too.
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iOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing tools

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By Ian Campbell
| Tech News Tube
Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
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XChat, the standalone app for messaging on X, is available on iOS now

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo News UK Verified
XChat, the standalone app for accessing X's messaging feature, is available to download now for iOS. X first suggested it would be stripping direct messaging from X in 2025, but at least for now, XChat is available in the original X app, the web and this new app. Based on its launch video, the new XChat app offers many of the elements of modern messaging X had already introduced to its chats feature, like the ability to delete and edit messages, block screenshots and send disappearing messages.
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Maine governor vetoes bill temporarily banning large data centers in the state

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo News Malaysia Verified
The governor of Maine, Janet Mills, has vetoed a bill that halts the construction of large data centers in the state until the fall of 2027. While the bill passed both houses of the Maine's legislature on April 14, and Mills has suggested she'd support a temporary moratorium, the governor wanted a bill that would exempt an existing data center project in Jay, Maine.
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The DOJ is backing xAI in its lawsuit against Colorado

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By Ian Campbell
| Tech News Tube
Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
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The DOJ is backing xAI in its lawsuit against Colorado

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By Ian Campbell
| Yahoo News Australia Verified
Ian Carlos Campbell Fri 24 April 2026 at 8:05 pm UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Justice has announced that it's intervening on the behalf of xAI in the company's recent lawsuit against the state of Colorado.
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Apple rolls out iOS 26.4.2 to fix a flaw that allowed the FBI to access push notifications

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By Ian Campbell
| MSN Verified
Ian Carlos Campbell Apple's latest iOS update fixes a flaw in its notification database that made it possible for law enforcement to view deleted push notifications on a person's iPhone or iPad. The security flaw was one way law enforcement agencies like the FBI could circumvent Apple's strict stance towards user privacy, the Electronic Frontier Foundation writes , particularly since the company has required a court order to share notification data since 2023.
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