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Valve's new Steam Controller goes on sale on Monday for $99, and accessories-maker Mechanism will be ready. As far as we know, Mechanism's new Basegrip is the very first way to attach a Steam Controller to your phone - as well as Mechanism's lineup of accesso…

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Roblox’s daily users continue to drop as age-checks slow growth

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Trump fires the entire National Science Board

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