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Dbrand announced Monday it will refund all customers who purchased its Steam Machine Companion Cube. The company produced the product without a license from Valve after preorders opened last week.
The VergeDbrand announced Monday that it will refund every buyer of its Steam Machine Companion Cube accessory. The company said it made the product without a license from Valve. The Verge reported that Dbrand first announced the Portal-themed accessory in November 2025 and opened preorders on June 22.
The item became the second-fastest selling product in the company's 15-year history. Within days the product page disappeared from Dbrand's website and the promotional video was made private. Valve contacted Dbrand after preorders began.
Its legal team requested immediate removal of the product and video. Dbrand complied and asked to produce an officially licensed version, but Valve declined the request. Refunds will begin Monday. Dbrand stated that it should have asked for permission first and apologized to Valve for the headache.
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abcnews.go.comThe U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on June 29 holding that geofence location warrants constitute Fourth Amendment searches. The ruling requires law enforcement to show probable cause before obtaining cell-phone location records from third-party companies.
The U.S. House approved the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act on Monday by a 267-117 margin. The bill combines elements from 14 prior measures and now heads to the Senate for consideration.
matcha-jp.comGoogle now offers its Nano Banana-powered image generation feature to every eligible U.S. user at no cost. The rollout follows an initial limited release to paid subscribers and earlier expansions in India and Japan.