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• AlgoLaser Pixi Smart Laser Engraver review: Compact engraving for small workshops

  The AlgoLaser Pixi Smart Laser Engraver is great starter machine for etching onto practically anything, without taking up too much desk space. The software leaves something to be desired, though.
  
  

  
  AlgoLaser Pixi Smart Laser Engraver

  
  The maker movement helped propel a new market of small hardware for producing or designing things. It helped the widespread adoption of 3D printing, while speciality hardware like Cricut is seeing massive growth.
  
  The success of high-end tools for consumers to get creative with has also spread into the field of engraving. While you could previously try to freehand an etched design using a Dremel and some careful fingerwork, even engraving has become so much easier to do.
  
  
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• Meta wants to upload every photo you have to its cloud to give you AI suggestions

  Meta's latest feature gives Facebook the power to continuously upload your private photos to its cloud — even the ones you never intended to share. Here's how to stop it.
  
  

  
  Image credit: Meta

  
  In a time where internet users are goaded into giving away their data to nearly every company, Meta has decided to take it several steps further. It wants you to give Facebook access to your entire camera roll and allow it to upload your photos to its cloud.
  
  The "feature," spotted by TechCrunch has recently begun rolling out to users. When creating a story, a prompt pops up and asks users to opt into "cloud processing."
  
  
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• Nearly one million 'Fortnite' users getting FTC refunds for unauthorized charges

  The FTC is handing out $126 million in "Fortnite" refunds after years of shady charges, surprise bills, and retaliatory bans. Here's how to get yours.
  
  

  
  Credit: Epic Games

  
  Nearly one million Fortnite players are getting refunds totaling $126 million. The payouts address years of unauthorized charges and access restrictions tied to billing disputes.
  
  This round of payouts is for those who submitted a valid claim before February 14, 2025. The FTC is currently reviewing claims that were made after February 14 and will provide information to claimants at a later date.
  
  
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• Early Prime Day deals: Grab M4 Mac mini 512GB for $699, save up to $900 across the line

  Early Prime Day Mac mini deals continue to roll in, with a weekend sale knocking $100 off the latest model with Apple's M4 chip and a bump up to 512GB of storage. Plus, save up to $900 on upgraded models.
  
  

  
  Save up to $900 on Apple's M4 Mac mini.

  
  The $100 price cut can be snapped up at Amazon and B&H Photo, as both retailers engage in a price war less than two weeks before Prime Day.
  
  

  
  
  
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• Apple researchers work to stop AI from taking actions you didn't approve

  AI agents are learning to tap through your iPhone on your behalf, but Apple researchers want them to know when to pause.
  
  

  
  Apple continues to refine AI agent capabilities

  
  A recent paper from Apple and the University of Washington explored this disparity. Their research focused on training AI to understand the consequences of its actions on a smartphone.
  
  Artificial intelligence agents are getting better at handling everyday tasks. These systems can navigate apps, fill in forms, make purchases or change settings. They can often do this without needing our direct input.
  
  
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• iPhone 17 screen rumored to match iPhone 16 Pro size

  A new rumor claims that the iPhone 17 will have a larger screen than the current iPhone 16, making it the same size as the iPhone 16 Pro.
  
  

  
  The iPhone 17 could match the iPhone 17 Pro's 6.3-inch screen size

  
  In May 2025, display analyst Ross Young claimed that the iPhone 17 would feature a 6.3-inch screen, compared to the 6.1-inches of the iPhone 16. Now regular, even prolific, leaker "Digital Chat Station" agrees.
  
  "The screen size of iPhone 17 has changed to 6.27/6.3 inches," says the leaker (in translation). The first figure listed is the more precise diagonal size of the screen, but it will be referred to as 6.3-inches.
  
  
  Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible
  
  
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• M5 iPad Pro, Wallet, Apple Intelligence, and Workout Buddy on the AppleInsider Podcast

  Apple has annoyed some users with its F1 Wallet promotion, and pleased others with its Finder icon redesign. Plus, there's news of the M5 iPad Pro, how Apple Intelligence briefly went down, and more, on the AppleInsider Podcast.
  
  

  
  Apple Wallet and Apple Watch have both had chance to annoy users — but please others

  
  It had already seemed as if Apple had found every possible way to promote its "F1: The Movie," and yet no, there was at least one more way — and judging by social media, it deeply aggravated users. But Apple using its Wallet app to promote a Wallet offer is arguably useful, so let's argue it.
  
  Plus this is week three of the OS 26 betas, and it's the first time that Apple Intelligence has gone down. Apple will surely never admit to a problem, but host Wesley Hilliard has figured out how on-device Apple Intelligence can possibly go down.
  
  
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• Apple just bought another Bay Area campus for $350 million

  Apple has added a $350 million campus to its growing Bay Area portfolio, spending over half a billion dollars on local real estate this week.
  
  

  
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  Apple has been on a Bay Area shopping spree this week. Earlier we learned that it bought the Tantau office complex for $160 million — but it seems like Apple still had money to burn.
  
  Its newest acquisition is a two-building campus located at 615 and 625 North Mathilda in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. The location is just under seven miles from Apple Park.
  
  
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• Trump's new China trade deal is still bad for US business & consumers

  Trump has signed a trade deal with China that will see it withdraw the rare minerals ban that affects iPhones, though it still leaves US consumers paying far more for imported goods.
  
  

  
  Tim Cook and Donald Trump in a meeting at the White House in 2018

  
  Among the responses to Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, China halted rare earth mineral exports in April 2025. Now according to multiple sources including Reuters, that ban may be lifted.
  
  There are few details so far, and no confirmation of whether all such rare mineral exports will resume. The news broke as Trump casually mentioned "we signed with China yesterday," and officials subsequently revealed that the deal was made earlier in the week.
  
  
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• Five productivity-enhancing iOS 26 features that are perfect for business users

  While the new glass-like design may be the most visible change within iOS 26, the operating system also has five features that might be particularly appealing for business users.
  
  

  
  iOS 26 includes five features that business users might find particularly appealing.

  
  iOS 26 made its debut on June 9 at WWDC 2025, in a relatively subdued keynote event. While Apple put a strong emphasis on its cross-platform "Liquid Glass" design language, there's more to iOS 26 than meets the eye.
  
  Some of the upgrades and improvements in iOS 26 allow you to express your creativity more easily, like the new ChatGPT-powered styles for Image Playground. Other features, meanwhile, will help you get work done, and they might be especially useful for those in the business world.
  
  
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