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01:49 Valve dev talks SteamOS, Steam machines
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Valve dev talks SteamOS, Steam machines
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/intel-and-nvidia-drivers-holding-back-a-public-steamos-release-valve-not-trying-to-compete-with-windows/
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Apple pulls its misleading AI summaries
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/16/media/apple-ai-news-fake-headlines/index.html

Mint 22.1 is out
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_xia_whatsnew.php

GNOME 48 brings digital wellbeing features
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Muter-48-Alpha

NTSYNC driver should arrive in March
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ntsync-driver-for-improving-windows-games-on-linux-with-wine-proton-should-finally-land-in-linux-kernel-614/