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Valve has updated the Steam Deck website to say that the Steam Deck OLED may be out of stock "intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages." From a report: The PC gaming handheld has been out of stock in the US and other parts of the world for a few days, and thanks to this update, we now know why. The update comes shortly after Valve delayed the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller from a planned shipping window of early 2026 because of the memory and storage crunch. "We have work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates that we can confidently announce, being mindful of how quickly the circumstances around both of those things can change," Valve said in a post about that announcement from earlier this month. Its goal is to launch that new hardware sometime in the first half of 2026, and the company is working to finalize its plans "as soon as possible."

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KDE Plasma 6.6 Officially Released  TechPowerUp

KDE Plasma 6.6 Officially Released  TechPowerUp

I just set up a new Linux desktop, here are the first 5 things I did  How-To Geek

Microsoft .NET On Linux Patches Use IO_uring For Massive Performance Benefits  Phoronix

Sony Group has developed a technology that can identify the underlying music used in tunes generated by AI, making it possible for songwriters to seek compensation from AI developers if their music was used. From a report: Sony Group's technology analyzes which musicians' songs were used in learning and generating music. It can quantify the contribution of each original work, such as "30% of the music used by the Beatles and 10% by Queen," for example. If the AI developer agrees to cooperate for the analysis, Sony Group will obtain data by connecting to the developer's base model system. When cooperation is not attainable, the technology estimates the original work by comparing AI-generated music with existing music. The AI boom has sparked numerous cases in which AI developers are accused of using copyrighted music, video and writing without permission to train machines. In the music industry, AI-generated songs using the voices of well-known singers have been distributed online. The Japanese company thinks the technology will help create a system that distributes revenue generated by AI music to original songwriters based on their contribution.

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After Microsoft couldn't keep its AI hands to itself, a notoriously complex Linux distro has started its long march away from GitHub  PC Gamer

Rocket League is adding Easy Anti-Cheat, Psyonix say Linux will still be supported with Proton  GamingOnLinux

Rocket League is adding Easy Anti-Cheat, Psyonix say Linux will still be supported with Proton  GamingOnLinux

Why Most Users Stay On Windows Despite Linux Being Free?  gHacks

These 5 underrated Linux desktop environments need more attention  How-To Geek

Nova Lake S Support Added To Intel LPSS Driver In Linux 7.0  Phoronix

DNF 5.4 Released With Some New Options & AI Contributions Policy  Phoronix

Linux Foundation Research Finds Open Source Is Key To Driving India’s AI Market  The AI Journal

Rocket League devs promise not to break Linux support or ban mod users when Easy Anti-Cheat gets added  PC Guide

Linux Foundation Research Finds Open Source Is Key To Driving India's AI Market  PR Newswire

Linux Foundation Research Finds Open Source Is Key To Driving India's AI Market  PR Newswire

Give Your Weather Report an Animated ASCII Spin in Linux Terminal  It's FOSS

Rocket League devs promise not to break Linux support or ban modders when Easy Anti-Cheat gets added  PC Guide

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