Valve doesn't sound confident the Steam Machine will ship in 2026 - Engadget
…By Ian Carlos Campbell March 6, 2026 5:17 pm EST As part of a Year in Review blog detailing changes Valve made to Steam in 2025, the company shared a minor…
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Before you throw out your old USB drives, do this first - Engadget
…Cornell University's IT security guidance recommends that functional drives to be recycled should be overwritten three times, and those that are to be disposed of should be physically destroyed. How to…
Google will allow third-party app stores on Android next week - Engadget
…Google said in its announcements that it's implementing the change to comply with a court order, which came from its lengthy legal battle against Epic Games. Google and Epic reached a…
Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs - Engadget
…the company "is in the process of securing personal messages with end-to-end encryption by default." Meta's approach to encrypted messaging has changed several times over the years. It started…
The European Commission wants Google to share search engine data with competitors - Engadget
…In fast-moving markets, small changes can quickly have a big impact. We will not allow practices that risk closing markets or limiting choice." European regulators have been using the Digital Markets…
Old Reddit could be the next casualty of Reddit's war on AI scraping - Engadget
…later met with a message that it has been "blocked by network security." A Reddit spokesperson said the change is happening "gradually." While Reddit doesn't indicate exactly what its long-term…
Trump signs scaled-back AI cybersecurity order - Engadget
…Jain. "In that sense, the executive order is a change from the perspective the administration has realized that AI poses real security risks and the government needs to act to mitigate or…
The all-new Google Home speaker has finally arrived for $100 - Engadget
…Another change is that in lieu of putting indicator lights behind the speaker's mesh covering, Google opted for a ring of LEDs around the speaker's base to provide more dynamic…
Anthropic sues US government over supply chain risk designation - Engadget
…Engadget received the following statement from an Anthropic spokesperson: "Seeking judicial review does not change our longstanding commitment to harnessing AI to protect our national security, but this is a necessary step…
Microsoft will yank Copilot from some Windows apps and let you move the taskbar again - Engadget
…March 20, 2026 4:44 pm EST After one too many of you threatened to switch to Linux, Microsoft has published a long list of changes it plans to make to Windows…