Topic: corporate pressure
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Valve's 2025 Steam Hardware: AI-Free Innovation
Valve's new Steam hardware lineup deliberately avoids AI integration, focusing instead on traditional gaming innovation with devices like the Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Controller. The tech industry has become saturated with AI-centric marketing since 2022, making Valve's no...
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Can AI Escape the Enshittification Trap?
The author had a positive AI-assisted dining experience in Rome, where GPT-5 recommended a nearby restaurant by analyzing reviews, media mentions, and cuisine style, highlighting the potential for AI as a trusted advisor. Concerns were raised about AI potentially undergoing "enshittification," a ...
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Kimmel Rips FCC Chair Brendan Carr in Fiery TV Return
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his show by confronting FCC Chair Brendan Carr, framing his removal as an illegal and authoritarian threat to free speech that contradicts American values. He criticized the government's regulatory overreach, comparing Carr's tactics to mob behavior and questioning the co...
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