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Alex Heath
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Valve rejects Junk Store, won’t allow Steam Deck plugins after all.

Turns out the answer is no. As far as I’m aware, Junk Store will still be available to sideload through Decky Loader, though.

“Steam does not officially support applications that modify the Steam client code... as they have the potential to be harmful.”
“Steam does not officially support applications that modify the Steam client code... as they have the potential to be harmful.”
Image: Steam
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Waymo than average.

Remember that nightly parade of honking robotaxis captured by Sophia Tung? The resolution is even more nerdy that you could hope.

Allison Johnson
Allison Johnson
Moto’s getting in on the (large) action (model).

Motorola loves a concept, and its latest is a large action model: AI capable of taking action for you. I got a demo of the model on a Razr Plus, where a simple text prompt cued it to open the Uber app and call a ride. Neat! It’s not shipping anytime soon, but Moto has a few other AI features that might.

<em>The action model opened the Uber app and entered the destination based on a prompt.</em>
<em>In theory, you can use the action model to make dinner reservations, too.</em>
Photo of a Motorola phone in hand showing AI menu options.
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The action model opened the Uber app and entered the destination based on a prompt.