"Microsoft keeps describing this model for the future of a game console that sounds great for players: it's as easy as a console, it can play a huge library of PC titles, and it even supports third-party stores. That'd be a wonderful product if someone could build it, and it sure looks like Valve has beaten Microsoft to the punch with its new Steam Machine."
"Joanna dives into her story for The Wall Street Journal about the Neo robot, which she got to spend time with in person and even control herself. Right now, the robot is far from ready for nimbly perform just about any daily tasks. But the big question we want to know is whether the AI is going to get there at all. As of now, there's a human behind the robot."
Microsoft envisions a console-like device that plays PC games and supports third-party stores. Valve’s Steam Machine embodies that vision, potentially outpacing Microsoft. Panelists analyze how Steam Machine and SteamOS could push gamers toward Linux and away from Windows due to dissatisfaction. The Neo robot experience shows current robots cannot yet perform daily tasks reliably and still rely on human control. Additional quick topics include Amazon’s Fire TV piracy crackdown, Apple’s $230 designer crossbody sock and new mini-app support, the YouTube TV and Disney carriage dispute, Waymo highway tests, and tablets appearing in Toy Story 5.
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