Valve’s Steam Machine launches in 2026: Everything we know so far

Valve’s Steam Machine launches in 2026: Everything we know so far

The Steam Machine is back from the dead. Not as a Valve-supported program for manufacturers to create living room PCs, but instead as a home console sibling to the Steam Deck. Valve introduced its second attempt at ruling the living room in a surprise hardware announcement in November 2025, and paired the new Steam Machine with a new Steam Controller …

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Alternative app store AltStore PAL joins the fediverse | TechCrunch

Alternative app store AltStore PAL joins the fediverse | TechCrunch

AltStore PAL, an alternative app store for iOS, made possible by new regulations in markets like the EU and Japan, is integrating with the open social web. The company on Wednesday announced support for the fediverse, the open social web that runs on ActivityPub, which underpins apps like Mastodon, Flipboard, PeerTube, Threads, and others. Known broadly as the “fediverse,” users …

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Tech Moves: Microsoft Research gets a new leader; Amazon head joins AI startup; JPMorgan exec departing

Tech Moves: Microsoft Research gets a new leader; Amazon head joins AI startup;  JPMorgan exec departing

Peter Lee, left, and Igor Tsyganskiy. (GeekWire File Photo and LinkedIn Photo) Igor Tsyganskiy is now executive vice president of Microsoft Research (MSR) as past president Peter Lee steps aside to become president of Microsoft Science, which spans physical, biological and medical fields. “My new role is designed to reduce my management responsibilities and let me spend as much of …

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Valve defends loot boxes in response to New York’s lawsuit

Valve defends loot boxes in response to New York’s lawsuit

It must be 2017 because loot boxes are back in the news again. Two weeks after New York’s attorney general sued Valve over its use of the gimmick, the company has responded. In short, the Steam maker essentially said, “See you in court.” New York’s lawsuit accuses Valve of promoting illegal gambling through its games. AG Letitia James called the …

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