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This TechLinked episode covers major tech news including Valve's mysterious shipments suggesting new Steam hardware, Germany's massive internet outage affecting millions of .de domains, Google Chrome's controversial silent download of a 4GB AI model, and various updates on Reddit's app push, AI regulation deals, Microsoft Edge security concerns, and child-safe batteries.
Valve's Mysterious Hardware Shipments
Valve has imported around 50 tons of game consoles from China in recent months, sparking speculation about new Steam hardware. Customs records show nearly 100 tons shipped in two months, with newer containers being noticeably lighter than previous ones, suggesting they may contain the delayed Steam Machine or new VR headsets rather than just more Steam Decks. The excitement is tempered by the Steam Controller selling out within 31 minutes of launch, though Valve has released CAD files under Creative Commons for 3D printing.
- Valve imported nearly 100 tons of game consoles in just two months
- New containers are lighter than previous ones, suggesting Steam Machine or VR headsets rather than Steam Decks
- Steam Controller sold out instantly on launch day, within 31 minutes
- Valve released controller CAD files under Creative Commons license for 3D printing
" Valve can't count to three. "
Germany's Massive Internet Outage
Millions of German websites and apps using .de domains vanished from the internet for hours due to a critical failure at DENIC, the organization managing Germany's domain registry. Major services including Amazon.de, DHL, Steam, and Germany's Transit app were affected when DENIC distributed faulty cryptographic signatures during a routine key exchange. Network engineers suspect the organization fumbled a scheduled key swap that occurs every five weeks, causing DNS lookups to fail security checks.
- Millions of German .de domain websites disappeared for hours, including Amazon.de, DHL, and Steam
- DENIC distributed faulty cryptographic signatures during routine key exchange
- Network engineers suspect DENIC fumbled a scheduled key swap that runs every five weeks
- Faulty keys caused DNS lookups to fail security checks, bringing the system down
" You gotta love single points of failure, don't you? "
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