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The Steam Machine is the start of an even more expensive future for game consoles
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Jun 22, 2026
It's no secret that just about every aspect of video games is getting more expensive. Game consoles are getting regular price hikes, PC components are spiking in cost, and the golden age of affordable...
Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Jun 22, 2026
Google's DeepMind AI lab is teaming up with A24 to develop new movie production technologies that aim to help future filmmakers "expand their storytelling possibilities." As part of this new research...
Valve is working with AMD to bring FSR 4 to the Steam Machine
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Jun 22, 2026
The Steam Machine is a cool little console that's about as powerful as a PlayStation 5, according to my colleague Sean Hollister's in-depth review. But one area where it lags behind is with its earlie...
Here’s how you can reserve a Steam Machine
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jun 22, 2026
The Steam Machine is here, but getting one is a little complicated. Valve is taking preorders using a reservation system, which is intended to make the process more fair and harder for bots to exploit...
Did you know? Alan Greenspan and Ayn Rand were close friends
- Business
- Anastasia Tsioulcas
- Jun 22, 2026
- US
One of the most intellectually important relationships in the life of the late Fed chair Alan Greenspan was with his close friend, the formidable novelist and libertarian thinker Ayn Rand.
Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jun 22, 2026
If you don't get lucky with Valve's Steam Machine reservation system, you can make your own Steam Machine instead. Valve says that "starting with the SteamOS 3.8 release, you can put together your own...
Valve explains why it isn’t subsidizing the Steam Machine
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Jun 22, 2026
Valve finally announced the price of the Steam Machine, and like a lot of new gadgets these days, it's not cheap: It starts at $1,049 for a 512GB model, and a 2TB model costs $300 more. Configurations...
Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Jun 22, 2026
After months of waiting, Valve has finally announced that the Steam Machine, its new living room-friendly PC, will start at $1,049 and go on sale beginning June 29th. You can now register your interes...
The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Jun 22, 2026
My first day with the Steam Machine was a mess. Instead of enjoying a worry-free game console, I spent hours troubleshooting what felt like a finicky PC. That's because the Steam Machine is a PC, with...
RingConn’s Lord of the Rings promotion assumes smart ring wearers want to be like Gollum
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jun 22, 2026
Smart ring maker RingConn's marketing copy says Lord of the Rings' "enduring narrative highlights a simple but powerful idea: that meaningful transformation often begins with the choices we make each...
AMD releases FSR 4.1 upscaling for older graphics cards
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Jun 22, 2026
AMD is officially launching FSR Upscaling 4.1 for Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs today. The update means that computers with those older graphics cards, which use the RDNA 3 graphics architecture, will be...
Apple’s latest AirTags are cheaper than ever for Prime Day
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Jun 22, 2026
Prime Day has brought a number of Apple deals, but one of the most useful if you’re planning to travel over the July 4th weekend or later this summer is on the new AirTags. The four-pack has dropped t...