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Meta AI Can Use Your Instagram Photos, Steam Machine Gets Windows Drivers, EU Cars Watch Your Eyes + more!

July 09, 2026 • 8m

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Overview

TechLinked covers Meta's controversial new AI image generator that can create images of users without permission, Valve's official Windows drivers for Steam Deck, the EU's mandatory driver distraction monitoring systems, and several quick tech updates including Sony's legal troubles, Discord's ban mishap, and a Waymo robotaxi that delivered teenage troublemakers directly to police.

Meta's AI Image Generator Controversy

Meta has launched Muse Image, a free AI image generator accessible through Meta AI, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp that allows anyone to tag public Instagram accounts and generate AI images of them without permission or notification. Users must manually opt out through multiple steps in settings or by making their account private, but even then, previously generated images won't be deleted. This represents a significant privacy concern as Meta automatically opted users into this feature without explicit consent.

  • Meta released Muse Image AI generator that can create images of anyone's public Instagram account without asking permission
  • Users won't be notified if someone generates an image of them using the feature
  • To disable, users must navigate through profile settings to sharing and reuse section, or set account to private
  • Previously generated images will not be deleted even after opting out
" They didn't even ask your permission, because Meta's policy is, if you didn't want to be rendered doing belly shots off Judge Judy at a White Castle, you shouldn't have made your account public. Duh. "
" And again, you knew what you were getting into many years ago when you joined the platform that many, many years later would automatically opt you into an AI slop feature. "

Steam Deck Gets Official Windows Drivers

Valve has released official Windows drivers for the Steam Deck covering GPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and SD card reader, though they come strictly "as is" with no guarantees of bug fixes or official support. The primary motivation for Windows installation is to access multiplayer games that don't run on Linux due to anti-cheat software. Currently, installing Windows completely wipes SteamOS and requires an Ethernet cable during setup, but Valve promises a dual boot wizard is coming.

  • Valve released official Windows drivers for Steam Deck covering GPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and SD card reader
  • Drivers come with no guarantee of bug fixes or official support, only a Steam discussions thread
  • Windows installation is needed primarily for multiplayer games that won't run on Linux due to anti-cheat
  • No dual boot option yet - installing Windows completely wipes SteamOS
  • Ethernet cable required during setup as Wi-Fi drivers can't load until Windows does
  • Valve promises a dual boot wizard will ship once complete
" Stockholm Syndrome sets in fast when your captor looks like this. "

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