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421: Valve making a Brain Chip - or is it Aperture Science IRL?

1 hour 4 minutes Posted Jun 3, 2025 at 12:00 am.

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Linux Kernel 6.15

better support for Intel Arc GPUS

ARM and RISC-V hardware support has been expanded for industrial, embedded and edge devices

There are new drivers for the Apple Touch Bar on Intel MacBook Pros and Apple M1 and M2 MacBook Pros.

support for the 36 year old Intel 486 processor created in 1989, and support for the first Pentium processors will be removed from the Linux Kernel

more hardware support for gaming on Linux, including the Sony PlayStation 5 controllers And for Xbox controllers, the Turtle Beach Recon and Stealth Ultra controllers have been added to the xpad driver, as well as the PowerA Wired Controller for Xbox

Repairable Game Controllers

Crazy game prices

Bricked Switch 2 a launch

We all love Valve and what it is doing for Linux gaming

Ryan that transition was not good at all

Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year

Steam is not the industry stanadrd

Collaboration Call: Starfish is seeking partners in wireless power transfer, neural interfaces, and communication systems to further develop its technology

Will humans be able to keep up with robots

Technical Specs and wondering on how updates will work

Eventyally will be as common as chiping your pets

WSL Goes Open Source

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video: https://youtu.be/r8cL1L9ShYE

Ready to ditch the controller? In this video we crack open Valve’s rumored brain-implant project—how it might beam your entire Steam library straight into your neurons, what problems it could solve (or create), and why it could be gaming’s biggest leap since VR. Hit play and decide if you’re brave enough to jack in.

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