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4 questions to ask yourself before betting on AI in your business - and why

Muhammad Aqib / Getty Images The unstoppable march of AI continues to gather pace. Analyst Gartner recently forecast that half of all business decisions will be fully automated or at least partially augmented by AI agents within the next two years. Also: 4 ways to turn AI into your business advantage Some organizations have experimented more than others. Four business leaders who have explored AI shared lessons learned at a recent media roundtable event at Snowflake Summit 2025 in San Francis

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Do these 4 things before betting on AI in your business - and why

Muhammad Aqib / Getty Images The unstoppable march of AI continues to gather pace. Analyst Gartner recently forecast that half of all business decisions will be fully automated or at least partially augmented by AI agents within the next two years. Also: 4 ways to turn AI into your business advantage Some organizations have experimented more than others. Four business leaders who have explored AI shared lessons learned at a recent media roundtable event at Snowflake Summit 2025 in San Francis

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New benchmarks show SteamOS outperforming Windows 11 on Lenovo's handheld PC

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust That's called progress: SteamOS started life as a lightweight Linux-based system built for Valve's Steam Machines that never really picked up steam (pun intended). Now, it powers the Steam Deck and various other handhelds. New benchmarks show that the gaming OS outperforms Windows 11 on similar hardware. A recent Ars Technica report tested five demanding PC games on Lenovo's Legion Go S handheld, r

AccessOwl (YC S22) is hiring an Elixir Engineer to connect 100s of SaaS

TL;DR: Senior Software Engineer specializing in Elixir while using AI daily, seeking a fully remote role within ±3 hours of CET (Berlin). You thrive on solving real problems, are eager to grow, and want to work closely with a small, tight-knit team to transform how companies worldwide manage their SaaS tools. 💶 If this role isn't for you but you know someone great, share a referral with us. If we end up hiring them and they are out of the termination period, you'll get €3000 (first half when hi

Team Fortress 2 is getting another major update with a little help from the community

In a nutshell: Valve has announced a pending update for Team Fortress 2, the popular team-based multiplayer first-person shooter originally released in 2007 for Windows and Xbox. The long-awaited update focuses on the game's Mann vs. Machine PvE mode and will include new community-created content. It's set to roll out before Halloween. Valve is inviting the community to submit Mann vs. Machine maps and missions by August 27 for potential inclusion in the update. The company clarified that, desp

Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds

Nearly a decade ago, Ars testing found that Valve's "Steam Machines"-era version of SteamOS performed significantly worse than Windows when SteamOS's Linux game ports were tested on the same hardware as their Windows counterparts. Today, though, Ars testing on the Lenovo Legion Go S finds recent games generally run at higher frame rates on SteamOS 3.7 than on Windows 11. The performance advantage is yet another way that Valve's upstart OS is differentiating itself from the "default" Windows inst

Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds

Nearly a decade ago, Ars testing found that Valve's "Steam Machines"-era version of SteamOS performed significantly worse than Windows when SteamOS' Linux game ports were tested on the same hardware as their Windows counterparts. Today, though, Ars testing on the Lenovo Legion Go S finds recent games generally run at higher frame rates on SteamOS 3.7 than on Windows 11. The performance advantage is yet another way that Valve's upstart OS is differentiating itself from the "default" Windows insta

FurtherAI (YC W24) Is Hiring for Software and AI Roles

Why you should join FurtherAI At FurtherAI, we are building a workforce of AI Teammates to automate insurance workflows. These AI Teammates can practically automate any insurance workflow involving processing unstructured documents, data entry into internal systems or web portals, or even making phone calls. Our core mission is to answer a critical question: Can AI be made as reliable, adaptive, and continuously learning as a new human employee? We have raised a $5MM seed round from top-tier

Team Fortress 2 is getting a major update after 8 years, with a little help from the community

In a nutshell: Valve has announced a pending update for Team Fortress 2, the popular team-based multiplayer first-person shooter originally released in 2007 for Windows and Xbox. The long-awaited update focuses on the game's Mann vs. Machine PvE mode and will include new community-created content. It's set to roll out before Halloween. Valve is inviting the community to submit Mann vs. Machine maps and missions by August 27 for potential inclusion in the update. The company clarified that, desp

Warframe Isleweaver's Spider-Man-Like Frame Is a Masterpiece of Design

There's a lot to get excited about in Warframe's Isleweaver expansion -- which is free to play today on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. The update links the time-lost Warframe 1999 and the timeless islands of Duviri, pushes the Void War narrative arc forward and gives tight-knit player guilds a new large-scale operation to contribute to. The biggest allure of a new update for many players will always be the shiny new toys, and Isleweaver has tons of those too. A new whip and throwable clustered barbs

An epic year for women’s sports

It was a banner year for the Engineers in 2024–’25, with four MIT women’s teams all clinching NCAA Division III national titles for the first time. After winning their fourth straight NCAA East Regional Championship, the cross country team claimed their first national title in November with All-American performances from Christina Crow ’25 (pictured), Rujuta Sane ’26, and Kate Sanderson ’26. In March, the indoor track and field team scored 49 points—the most ever by an MIT women’s team at a n

Spatial releases Analogue 2 collaborative design platform for Apple Vision Pro

Spatial released Analogue 2, a collaborative design platform built natively for the spatial computing of the Apple Vision Pro. Developed from the ground up for spatial computing, Analogue 2 is an end-to-end platform that enables creative teams to work together in full 3D context — reviewing, iterating, and finalizing high-fidelity projects in real time, with no code required. You can see some videos here. “The true potential of the spatial computing era is unlocked when teams can step inside t

Xbox app now lets Windows Insiders launch games from Steam, Epic, and more

Something to look forward to: Xbox Insiders can now test a new feature that enables launching games from different storefronts directly in the Xbox PC app. The functionality first leaked in March and is slated to roll out alongside the ROG Ally X handhelds later this year, allowing users to start games with a controller and bypass the traditional Windows desktop entirely. Juggling games across Steam, the Epic Games Store, GOG, the Xbox app, and other clients has long frustrated users. Some laun

The Steam Deck OLED is back in stock

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. If you’ve been itching to get a handheld, but the Switch 2 isn’t quite up your alley, now you can get your hands on a Steam Deck OLED. As spotted by @Wario64, Valve has started selling the device on its online store again after it was out of stock in the US and Canada for over a week. Earlier this month, Valve cited “recent supply chain constraints

AllSpice’s platform is the GitHub for electrical engineering teams

There is no shortage of workflow collaboration tools — like Slack or Google Docs, in addition to industry-specific ones like GitHub — for software developers. A startup called AllSpice successfully bet that electrical hardware engineering teams need their own collaboration platform, too. AllSpice’s platform sits between existing workflow software. It allows hardware teams to collaborate on the types of documents they traditionally work in — documents that don’t easily translate over Slack and e

Netflix Games’ Squid Game: Unleashed announced for Chromebook

Google announced today that it is bringing Squid Game: Unleashed, formerly exclusive to Netflix, to Chromebooks as well as large-screen Android devices. The 32-player multiplayer adaptation of the popular show, developed by Netflix Games studio Boss Fight Games, is set to launch on Chromebooks in the coming weeks. According to Google, it’ll launch with updated controls, keyboard and mouse support and graphics that take advantage of the Chromebook display. In an interview with GamesBeat, Marisol

Silky soccer, romancing everything and other new indie games worth checking out

Plus, what may well be the next Vampire Survivors and the latest look at PowerWash Simulator 2. Summer is finally here — at least for those of us north of the equator — and you might be planning to spend more time outdoors. Thanks to a swathe of great handheld devices, it's never been easier to play some fantastic indie games wherever you might be, so you can soak up the sun while unlocking achievements. There are a bunch of intriguing new indies you can check out right now, as well as a signi

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Red Bull brings 5th Valorant Home Ground tournament to New York

Red Bull announced today that it is holding Home Ground, its Valorant Off//Season esports tournament, in New York for its 5th anniversary. It will hold the tournament at the Manhattan Center on November 13-16. It’ll feature 18 teams and a total of $100,000 in prizes. According to Red Bull, six invited teams will compete alongside 12 qualifying teams, with the confirmed invited teams being Sentinels, T1, Fnatic, ZETA Division and G2 Esports. Regional qualifiers are still taking place, with teams

Astro Bot’s director on making a PlayStation icon

Astro Bot is filled with whimsy and silliness that makes you want to pay attention to the details. But in a presentation at this year’s Game Developers Conference, director Nicolas Doucet shared one particular aspect of Astro the robot that I hadn’t noticed but blew me away. Doucet talked about how Team Asobi worked hard to give the game a good tempo with things like enemy placement and how you can interact with Astro’s spaceship with the DualSense’s gyro controls on loading screens. One thing

Steam adds more accessibility features

Steam has introduced a new batch of features for improved accessibility in the latest beta of the gaming client. The platform is adding a sliding scale for adjusting UI size, a high contrast mode to make text and buttons more distinct from the background, and a reduce motion setting to disable select animations and page transitions. These three features are available for devices running SteamOS and in Steam's Big Picture Mode, which displays a full-screen user interface for easier legibility. I

Steam is adding screen reader support and other accessibility tools

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Valve is introducing accessibility features for players with disabilities in its latest beta for Steam Big Picture Mode and SteamOS. The features — listed in full and explained here — include options to modify the Steam UI, like a high contrast mode, as well as a built-in screen reader for SteamOS. In its post, Valve describes the

This simple app lets you run your Steam games on Android, no streaming required

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR GameNative makes it easy to play your Steam library on Android via Winlator. The Pluvia fork adds support for titles with DRM and more optimizations. It’s open-source, but take care when logging in with your Steam credentials. Windows emulation on Android has made some progress lately, but it’s nowhere near as user-friendly as most retro game emulators. A new app called GameNative attempts to change that by making your Steam library playable with minim

Steam beta adds new in-game performance metrics overlay, can show DLSS frames

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust TL;DR: Steam Client beta participants can now view detailed performance metrics through the in-game overlay. While it doesn't offer as much data as advanced tools like Afterburner, Valve's new frame rate counter can display both real and AI-generated frames when DLSS or FSR frame generation is enabled. In the current stable release, the Steam client only shows a basic FPS counter via Steam > Settin

Game Hacking – Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)

Intro In 2002 Valve created an Anti-Cheat solution called “Valve Anti-Cheat” aka VAC. The first game they implemented VAC into was Counter-Strike. When VAC was introduced it only operated in User Mode (Still does) meaning it runs entirely in user space and has no kernel component. Below is a list of games that use VAC.. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Counter-Strike (video game) Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Counter-Strike: Source Counter-Strike 2 Day of Defeat

Dunk City Dynasty launches Season 2 with Jayson Tatum and $10K community competition

NetEase Games is launching Season 2 of Dunk City Dynasty today, with the addition of NBA star Jayson Tatum and a community competition with a prize pool of $10,000. Titled “Championship Parade”, the second season of free-to-play NBA- and NBPA-licensed streetball game for Android and iOS introduces new basketball stars, gameplay, events, customizations and the first community competition, boasting a prize pool of $10,000. Season 2: Championship Parade introduces three new basketball stars to th

Four reasons why it’s a surprisingly bad time to buy a gaming handheld

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. I love modern handheld gaming, and I recommend it to anyone and everyone. Just maybe not today? If you decided today was the day to finally drop hundreds of dollars on your first handheld, I might advise you to wait. Four reasons: The best handhelds are sold out The second-best handhelds just got more expensive Third-tier handhelds are

Bungie delays Marathon indefinitely to rework most of its content

Bungie announced today that it is delaying upcoming shooter Marathon from its September 23 release date, with no new date announced. The development team revealed in a blog post that it has taken this step after player feedback from the game’s alpha test. The company says it will update fans with a new release date in the fall. “Through every comment and real-time conversation on social media and Discord, your voice has been strong and clear,” read the post. “We’ve taken this to heart, and we k

Team Liquid partners with Zenni Optical on eye health and gamer performance

Global esports company Team Liquid announced a new partnership with Zenni Optical, naming the leading online retailer as its official eyewear partner. The partnership marks a shared commitment to protecting eye health in esports while offering fans and players stylish, high-performance eyewear at an accessible price. As digital competition intensifies and screen time increases, the need for eye care in gaming is growing in importance. This partnership reflects a mutual vision: prioritizing the

Is documentation like pineapple on pizza?

Internal software documentation is often a controversial topic. Many developers avoid writing it and aim to produce just enough to get the project running. If you browse discussions on platforms like Reddit or Quora, most questions about documentation focus on why it's so poorly done or disliked by developers. On the other hand, avoiding documentation slows down the team. It creates friction, forcing knowledge transfers to happen in person or requiring developers to reverse-engineer the code ju

Studio555 raises $4.6M to build playable app for interior design

Studio555 announced today that it has raised €4 million, or about $4.6 million in a seed funding round. It plans to put this funding towards creating a playable app, a game-like experience focused on interior design. HOF Capital and Failup Ventures led the round, with participation from the likes of Timo Soininen, co-founder of Small Giant Games; Mikko Kodisoja, co-founder of Supercell; and Riccardo Zacconi, co-founder of King. Studio555’s founders include entrepreneur Joel Roos, now the CEO, C