Episode 246: GameStop Tries to Buy eBay, Steam Controller Chaos Crashes Steam, GTA 6 Snubs PC Players, and Apple Pays for Siri’s AI Delays
GameStop wants to buy eBay, the Steam Controller relaunch breaks Steam, and Take-Two openly admits PC players are not the priority for GTA 6. Add Apple paying out over Siri’s AI delays and Google buying into EVE Online’s creators for AI training, and it’s another completely normal week in tech.
In This Episode
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- GameStop confirms $56B bid to acquire eBay
A huge and deeply unexpected takeover attempt. - Steam Controller relaunch crashes Steam
Valve’s revived controller sold out almost instantly and caused chaos in the process. - Take-Two says PC players are not GTA 6’s “core” audience
Not exactly the message PC gamers wanted to hear. - Apple to pay $250M over delayed Siri AI features
Apple’s AI rollout problems continue to carry consequences. - Google buys stake in EVE Online developer
EVE’s famously complicated systems may now help train future AI models.
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