Steam Machine Launch Window, Anthropic Urges AI Slowdown, Meta Facial Recognition + more!

Duration: 08:18

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:17 Steam Machine and Steam Frame Launch Window

1:32 Anthropic Urges AI Slowdown

3:01 Meta Facial Recognition

4:20 QUICK BITS INTRO

4:32 Nvidia RTX 50 Super Cards Back on Track

5:07 Leaked Microsoft Documents

5:56 YouTube Premium Price Increase

6:46 Bot Web Traffic Surpasses Humans

7:17 Waymo Used as a Getaway Car

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

STEAMY SUMMER PLANS

Steam Machine and Steam Frame are launching this summer, and get their own verified tags

https://www.theverge.com/games/943657/valve-steam-machine-frame-summer-launch-verified

https://www.vice.com/en/article/valve-confirms-steam-machine-release-date-window-as-new-clues-hint-at-imminent-launch/

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3157894/valve-says-steam-machine-lands-this-summer-doesnt-say-the-price.html

Comes from this blog post:

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/716780409378048028

The actual line that says this summer: https://lmg.gg/sBfQu

They announced delays back in February

https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2026/02/05/valve-steam-machine-delay/

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/716780409378048028

TIME OUT! TIME OUT!

Anthropic has just made a call to slow down the development of AI - https://www.engadget.com/2188066/anthropic-proposes-global-ai-development-slowdown/

Because AI will soon be able to improve itself posing a significant risk of humanity losing control leading to a skynet type scenario. https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/business/anthropic-calls-for-ai-brake-pedal

The reason for the slow down were outlined in a Blog post that https://www.anthropic.com/institute/recursive-self-improvement

Where they highlighted that the frontier models are showing signs of recursive self imprvement - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-urges-global-pause-in-ai-development-flags-self-improvement-risk-99cefb73

Anthropic says it plans to convene policy makers to discuss the risks And weigh the cost of advancement against the social implications https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-anthropic-claude-ai-implications-slowdown/

Critics, however are skeptical about the warning because Dario has a history of being a hype beast https://cybernews.com/ai-news/anthropic-claude-ai-slowdown-hype/

Like when he said Claude mythos was so dangerous he only gave it to a special council of nerds he called “glasswing” - https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing

Then a couple of months later announced he gave it to like 150 more people https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-anthropic-claude-mythos-project-glasswing-expand/821714/

GOT YOUR NOSE...AND EYES AND MOUTH AND FACE

Meta is under fire after wired reporters found facial recognition software in the companion app for the glasses -

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-smart-glasses-face-recognition-nametag-connections/

The code was confirmed to be dormant and is for an unreleased feature called nametag, https://www.engadget.com/2187824/wired-found-code-for-an-unreleased-facial-recognition-feature-in-meta-s-ai-app/

This was a feature that we mentioned back in february when a leaked memo said they planned to use the distracting nature of the “dynamic political situation” as cover for the release of the feature - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses.html

Leading over 70 organizations to sign a joint statement saying that the feature will put people at risk from stalkers and predators

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ray-ban-oakley-smart-glasses-no-face-recognition-civil-society/

And a number of senators to ask meta to defend their position - https://www.biometricupdate.com/202603/senators-press-meta-on-facial-recognition-plans-for-smart-glasses

So I guess they “thoughtfully” and “quietly” moved forward with a feature that will allow meta ray bans users to non consensually collect biometric data on people while they non consensually film them

https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/meta-smart-glasses-code-face-recognition-biometric-tracking-privacy/

QUICKBITS

SUPERPOSITION

NVIDIA RTX 50 SUPER Graphics Cards Reportedly Back on Track according to leaks

https://www.guru3d.com/story/nvidia-rtx-50-super-graphics-cards-reportedly-back-on-track/

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-is-back-on-track-geforce-rtx-5060-12gb-reportedly-planned

https://hothardware.com/news/nvidias-rtx-5060-may-finally-get-vram-upgrade-gamers-wanted

Leaks come from this twitter user MEGAsizeGPU

https://x.com/Zed__Wang/status/2062772562019692861

Reply with info about the 5070 and 5080

https://x.com/326powah/status/2062777406356672883

CLIPPY GOT CLAWS

Leaked Microsoft docs lay out a plan to "make people addicted" to its new Scout AI, and Nadella denies it - https://www.404media.co/microsoft-wants-to-make-people-addicted-to-scout-its-new-ai-assistant-internal-documents-reveal/

https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/tech/microsoft-wants-to-you-addicted-to-ai-per-creepy-leaked-doc/

When they asked Microsoft for comment, they got sent a link to this launch page

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/06/02/introducing-microsoft-scout-your-always-on-personal-agent/?ref=404media.co

Nadella once compared it to “launching a virus”

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/morgan-stanley-tmt-conference

Quote:

https://lmg.gg/7EXKF

TIME TO PAY THE PRICE

Youtube’s announced price increases come into effect this month (after june 7th) and viewers are feeling the squeeze - https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/06/youtube-premium-price-hike-existing-subscribers-june-2026.html

Leading many to consider whether the service is worth it with many complaining that the longer ads are a tactic to force people to upgrade- https://9to5google.com/2026/06/05/youtube-premium-price-hikes-cancel-poll/

With many considering dropping down to youtube lite - https://lmg.gg/BRumB

One silver lining is that these increases do come with SOME improved features - https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-hikes-premium-subscription-cost-again-while-adding-advanced-video-features-3371933/

HUMANS LOST THE CAPTCHA

Bots now generate more web traffic than humans, Cloudflare says - https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/its-official-agentic-bots-surf-the-web-more-than-real-people-do/

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/ai/bot-traffic-overtakes-humans-online

https://x.com/eastdakota/status/2062212701414187452

The statistic:

https://radar.cloudflare.com/traffic#bot-vs-human

GRAND THEFT AUTO-PILOT

A burglar used a Waymo robotaxi as a getaway car in San Francisco and got away with it - https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/a-burglar-used-a-waymo-to-steal-yoga-clothes-in-sf-and-got-away-with-it/

https://www.engadget.com/2187705/police-have-yet-to-catch-a-thief-who-used-a-waymo-to-steal-yoga-clothes/

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/waymo-burglary-camera-video-22277358.php

Quote about not being caught: https://lmg.gg/mmdnd

Congrats to Waymo for creating Delamain: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/cyberpunk/images/2/2c/Delamain_no._21_Database_CP2077.png/revision/latest?cb=20210222093224