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Destination Linux

421: Valve making a Brain Chip - or is it Aperture Science IRL?

03 Jun 2025

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video: https://youtu.be/r8cL1L9ShYE Ready to ditch the controller? In this video we crack open Valve’s rumored brain-implant project—how it might beam your entire Steam library straight into your neurons, what problems it could solve (or create), and why it could be gaming’s biggest leap since VR. Hit play and decide if you’re brave enough to jack in. Forum Discussion Thread (https://destinationlinux.net/forum) Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/32f28071-0b08-4ea1-afcc-37af75bd83d6/f7ee4993-4129-4e11-98f8-643ba3692d69.mp3) Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net (https://dasgeek.net) Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com (https://jilllinuxgirl.com) Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://michaeltunnell.com) Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:53 Community Feedback 00:09:42 Sandfly Security 00:11:53 Red Hat Summit Recap 00:21:32 Linux Kernel 6.15 00:22:49 better support for Intel Arc GPUS 00:26:06 ARM and RISC-V hardware support has been expanded for industrial, embedded and edge devices 00:26:32 There are new drivers for the Apple Touch Bar on Intel MacBook Pros and Apple M1 and M2 MacBook Pros. 00:29:23 support for the 36 year old Intel 486 processor created in 1989, and support for the first Pentium processors will be removed from the Linux Kernel 00:31:16 more hardware support for gaming on Linux, including the Sony PlayStation 5 controllers And for Xbox controllers, the Turtle Beach Recon and Stealth Ultra controllers have been added to the xpad driver, as well as the PowerA Wired Controller for Xbox 00:33:01 Repairable Game Controllers 00:34:07 Crazy game prices 00:36:14 Bricked Switch 2 a launch 00:38:03 We all love Valve and what it is doing for Linux gaming 00:39:57 Ryan that transition was not good at all 00:41:07 Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year 00:44:08 Steam is not the industry stanadrd 00:47:55 Collaboration Call: Starfish is seeking partners in wireless power transfer, neural interfaces, and communication systems to further develop its technology 00:48:38 Will humans be able to keep up with robots 00:50:31 Technical Specs and wondering on how updates will work 00:52:44 Eventyally will be as common as chiping your pets 00:54:00 WSL Goes Open Source 00:57:00 Text Editor Battle 00:58:20 Ryan's Life Tip 00:59:40 Support the Show 01:03:05 Outro

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