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Steam machine disappointment, Epic made a Git competitor

June 27, 2026 0:28:39 4.92 MB ( 50.08 MB less) Downloads: 0

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01:37 Steam machine looks like a disappointment https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245 https://www.theverge.com/games/953411/valve-steamos-desktop-nvidia https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-machine-review https://aftermath.site/steam-machine-review-price/

06:57 SteamOS 3.8 image supports all AMD PCs https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-4227

08:28 Epic Games open sources new version control system https://linuxiac.com/epic-games-open-sources-lore-version-control-system/

10:05 BcacheFS now no longer experimental https://linuxiac.com/bcachefs-is-no-longer-experimental-but-caution-still-applies/

11:31 XFCE has its first Wayland compositor https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release

12:42 Cosmic moves to version 1.1 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/cosmic-desktop-update-system-monitor

14:03 Wikipedia claps back against AI https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260622-wikipedia-won-t-let-ai-edit-articles-cofounder-says

15:30 Wikipedia cofounder banned for canvassing https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-cofounder-larry-sanger-banned-from-site-for-canvassaing/

19:00 Solution proposed to end all captchas https://www.cloudflare.com/press/press-releases/2026/cloudflare-collaborates-with-leading-browsers-to-develop-a-privacy-first-protocol-for-the-global-internet/

21:15 New initiative for improve graphics end 3D software on Wayland https://www.aswf.io/blog/academy-software-foundation-launches-new-wayland-for-artists-working-group/

23:21 GE Proton fixes all media related issues in games https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases/tag/GE-Proton11-1

25:45 DXVK 3.0 gives huge performance improvements https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v3.0


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