Eurogamer

Physical Steam gift cards are being ended by Valve because scammers keep using them to trick people

One of the most popular ways for Steam users to charge their store wallets is through the purchase of gift cards. For years, Steam has allowed players to purchase gift cards in different denominations ...
Geeky Gadgets

Why Valve is Releasing 4 Different Steam Machine Variants

Valve is set to introduce four distinct configurations of its Steam Machine, a compact gaming PC designed to merge the flexibility of a PC with the simplicity of a gaming console. As highlighted by ...
HotHardware

Steam Runs On Nintendo Switch Using Valve's Proton Linux Beta

BlueSky user aagaming posted a proof-of-concept video that shows Steam running on the Nintendo Switch. This feat required lots of manual tweaking, but actual game support is fairly limited despite how ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
Hosted on MSN

Rotary valves make normal valves look silly - why aren't we using them?

Four-stroke engines, which make up 99% of vehicles on the road, rely on a system for managing air intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust within a sealed combustion chamber. Poppet valves are ...
TechSpot

Intel joins Nvidia in pushing neural texture compression, can shrink game assets by up to 18x

Forward-looking: Intel is pitching a new way to pack game textures that leans heavily on neural networks but still nods to traditional block compression. The company's Texture Set Neural Compression, ...
PC Magazine

Nvidia, Intel Texture Compression Techs Cut VRAM Use Dramatically

Intel and Nvidia showed off their respective AI-powered texture-compression technologies over the weekend, demonstrating impressive reductions in VRAM use while maintaining texture quality, or even ...
Ars Technica

Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...
Game Rant

Valve is Facing Yet Another Lawsuit

Joshua started at GameRant in 2017 where he fell in love with a company that supports creativity, treats video games with the respect they deserve, and is complete with people whose passions match his ...
Forbes

Valve Faces Multiple Lawsuits After Being Sued Over Loot Boxes Again

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Skins are causing issues again. Just days after being sued by the state of New York, Valve ...
GamesIndustry

Valve sued by The Performing Right Society for allegedly using its members' musical works "without permission"

The Performing Right Society (PRS) has "commenced legal proceedings" against Steam owner Valve over the use of its members' works on Steam "without permission." The organization claims that while ...