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Valve is making another run at offering a console-style experience in your living room. The company has announced a new Steam Machine and Steam Controller that let you play PC games on your TV in the same way the Steam Deck lets you play them on the go. Better yet, it’s planning to release them both in early 2026.The Steam Machine works like a console, but is technically a compact PC running Linux-based SteamOS. The boxy device features a customizable front plate and LED light strip, with a USB-A port and a microSD card slot available up front, and DisplayPort…

Google has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercriminal gang responsible for a massive SMS phishing, or “smishing,” operation that has amassed over a million victims across 120 countries. These fake texts typically claim victims owe toll payments or other similar charges to trick them into handing over their bank details. CNBC reports that Google has taken legal action against a cybercriminal organization, dubbed the “Smishing Triad” by some cyber researchers, for orchestrating a large-scale text phishing scam. The group, primarily based in China, utilizes a phishing-as-a-service kit called “Lighthouse” to create and deploy fraudulent text messages designed to steal…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew — and whether it pertained to the sex offender’s crimes — is unclear, and the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released three emails referencing Trump, including one Epstein wrote in 2011 in which he told confidant Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a sex trafficking victim.The disclosures seemed designed to raise…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) instructed all its players, staff and team management to continue with the upcoming Pakistan-hosted tri-nation series after sources earlier said that at least eight players would be returning home due to security concerns. Twelve people were killed and 36 were injured in a suicide blast outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad’s G-11 area. The incident occurred as international events were being hosted in the capital, including the first one-day international (ODI) match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Following the bombing, some Sri Lankan players reportedly expressed fears for their safety. “The…

Valve made a triumphant return to the hardware market with the Steam Deck and its OLED-toting counterpart, and now it’s having another crack at virtual reality with the Steam Frame. The Steam Frame is the long-rumored headset from Valve that had previously been codenamed “Deckard.” The company also announced a new Steam controller and PC called the Steam Machine.Valve says the Steam Frame is a wireless, “streaming-first” headset. It supports both VR and flatscreen games. The company made a plug-and-play 6GHz wireless adapter that you slot into your PC (or Steam Machine). It has a dual-radio setup to help minimize…

Hollywood star and left-wing political activist George Clooney had harsh words for artificial intelligence and the billion dollar backers of the tech taking over Hollywood. “The thing that really rattled Hollywood in general was the Sora 2 stuff. That shook everybody because suddenly the quality was much better and it’s scary,” the Ocean’s 11 star said this week about OpenAI’s recently released artificial intelligence-powered video maker. “There’s been some really actually awful ones where they’ve done and said things that I’ve never done and said and put me out there and it’s dangerous,” Clooney told Variety. “It’s dangerous for your family.…

Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan is more confident that crypto markets will boom in 2026, particularly as there hasn’t been a late-2025 rally yet. Speaking to Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday, Hougan said a crypto market rally at the end of 2025 would have fit the four-year cycle thesis, meaning 2026 would mark the start of a bear market, similar to 2022 and 2018.When asked to revise his prediction about whether the crypto market will boom in 2026, Hougan said: “I’m actually more confident in that quote. The biggest risk was [if] we…

Institutional capital is circling back to Solana (SOL) as Spot Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) open the gates to a new wave of inflows. Solana’s resurgence has caught the attention of the broader crypto community, recording consistent daily inflows and experiencing momentum it has not seen in months. The question now remains whether this steady buildup of institutional accumulation could eventually propel SOL’s price toward the $300 mark.  Solana Records 11 Days Of Consecutive ETF Inflows The Solana price is currently hovering above $156, roughly half of its ATH of just over $294 set in January 2025. Over the past few…

Market data and asset movements shows that the Dogecoin price is enduring its toughest quarter in years, with the memecoin struggling to defend the $0.17 support zone as persistent outflows and bearish sentiment pressure the market. Related Reading Dogecoin (DOGE) fell over 3% this week, testing the lower boundary of its ascending channel near $0.17, a critical level that has historically triggered rebound rallies. DOGE’s price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: DOGEUSD on Tradingview A Dogecoin Price Technical Breakdown According to CoinDesk data, the Dogecoin price decline accelerated after heavy selling during European trading hours, breaking…

Waymo is bringing its driverless cars to freeways in three major US cities and the surrounding environs. These areas include San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles.The platform didn’t say how many of these vehicles have been greenlit to take to the freeway, other than noting that “a growing number of public riders” will be given access. At the very least, families will be able to play a new road trip game in which they point out cars with weird spinning LiDAR units on the roof.The Google-owned ridesharing company says that these freeway rides can be used for daily commutes, traveling…