Episode 252: Steam Machine Finally Arrives, GTA VI Gets a Price, SpaceX Buys Cursor, and Apple Faces Another iCloud Probe

Jay and Karl dive into one of the busiest weeks in gaming, streaming, AI, and consumer technology. Valve appears to be gearing up for new VR hardware while finally bringing Steam Machine back to life, Rockstar puts a price on Grand Theft Auto VI, and a teardown of the Trump Phone raises questions about its origins.

Elsewhere, Fox makes a huge move into streaming with its acquisition of Roku, SpaceX expands into AI developer tools with the reported purchase of Cursor, Anthropic faces legal scrutiny over Claude Max, and Apple finds itself under investigation in Italy over iCloud services.

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Valve just imported 13 tons of VR headsets in one day
New shipping records suggest Valve could be preparing for a major VR hardware launch.

Steam Machine is here, starts at $1,049 with 512 GB and 2 TB models
Valve returns to the living room PC market with a premium SteamOS gaming machine.

GTA VI finally gets a price tag
Rockstar’s next Grand Theft Auto finally has a price attached.

Teardown finds that the Trump Phone is practically the same as an HTC handset
A hardware teardown suggests the device may be closer to a rebadged handset than a new design.

Fox is buying Roku for $22B to become the third-largest TV player in the US
A major acquisition could reshape the US streaming and connected TV market.

SpaceX purchases Cursor, a Claude Code and OpenAI Codex competitor
SpaceX makes an unexpected move into AI coding tools.

Anthropic hit with lawsuit over its Claude Max usage limits
Anthropic faces legal pressure over how Claude Max usage limits are presented.

Italy is probing Apple over iCloud services like iPhone backups
Italian regulators investigate Apple’s iCloud services and backup options.

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