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Jay Peters

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    Here we go again.

    In response to China’s plan to place export controls on rare earth minerals, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the US will impose a 100 percent tariff on goods from China in addition to what’s in place. Can I get off this ride?

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    More about Mina.

    Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier talked to Mina the Hollower’s development team about the game’s recent delay. The game’s director showed Schreier examples of things the team is polishing before release, like making an exit easier to spot. It’s fascinating stuff and a good look at what a delay really means.

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    Jay Peters
    Dark mode Run.

    The latest Dev Channel Windows 11 Insider Preview Build brings dark mode to Run. Why did it take this long?

    A screenshot of Run in dark mode on Windows 11.
    Image: Microsoft
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    Jay Peters
    An update from Discord on its customer service data breach.

    Discord updated its press release to name the third-party vendor that was compromised:

    This was not a breach of Discord, but rather a breach of a third party service provider, 5CA, that we used to support our customer service efforts.

    The breach may have leaked government IDs of 70,000 users.

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    Jay Peters
    Pebble’s app store is back.

    You can browse it right now at https://apps.repebble.com/. “Enjoy the same apps and faces you loved from before, plus some new ones created since 2016 by the developer community,” Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says in a blog post. He shared some production updates about the new Pebble watches, too.

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    Jay Peters
    Blackbird to Sackbird.

    Former ZeniMax Online Studios developers who worked on promising but now-canceled Project Blackbird MMO and The Elder Scrolls Online have started a new studio, Sackbird Studios. “With no outside investors and full creative control, the team is focused on building great games — on their own terms,” Sackbird says.

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    The studio behind Hyper Light Breaker is laying off staff.

    Heart Machine is also tying up work on the game, which launched in early access earlier this year but received some mixed reviews. “This was not our ideal path, but rather the only one available given the circumstances,” Heart Machine says.