Valve Game Console Imports, German Domain Outage, Google Chrome AI Downloads + more!

Duration: 07:09

Timestamps:

0:00 Valve Imports “Game Consoles”

1:23 German Domain Outage

2:32 Google Chrome Downloads AI Model Files

3:33 QUICK BITS INTRO

3:43 Notepad++ Creator Threatens Legal Action

4:23 Reddit Pushing Users to App

4:54 Agreements Signed For AI National Security Testing

5:33 Microsoft Edge Security Vulnerability

6:04 Button Batteries Get a Safety Upgrade

NEWS SOURCES:

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WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

Valve has imported approximately 50 tons of "Game Consoles" into the U.S. from China according to customs records dug up by The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/news/923461/valve-steam-machine-frame-deck-import-records-may-2026?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

following around 90 tons of previous orders since February.

https://lmg.gg/quotepcmagvalve

But then again it's possible all of these containers have Steam Deck handheld inside and the weight disparity is something else entirely, regardless of Valve's hardware moving again, especially after Steam Controller launched and was instantly sold out, with eBay scalpers asking three-hundred-plus. The good news is that Valve says more stock is coming,

https://www.techpowerup.com/348791/valve-confirms-steam-controller-restock-is-happening-soon#:~:text=Valve-,Steam,soon

and in the meantime has released the controller's CAD files under a Creative Commons license. So if you can't wait, you can 3D-print the shell and just hallucinate the rest ___.

https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05/valve-releases-steam-controller-cad-files-under-creative-commons-license

THE SITES ARE GOING DOWN ALL OVER GERMANY

Who and What - Germany’ dot de domains disappeared off the internet .de domains experienced hours-long outage on tuesday night https://cybernews.com/security/dnssec-failure-causes-german-internet-blackout/

Why - IT WAS A DNS OUTAGE caused by Denic - the organization for managing Germany’s .de domains after registry distributed faulty signatures because of a DNS outage

https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/06/denic-sorry-for-dnssec-error-that-crashed-germanys-internet/5230683

The issue is now resolved but denic explained in a blog post published today that it was due to the distribution of faulty signatures https://blog.denic.de/technische-storung-bei-de-domains-behoben/

The signatures are meant to ensure security for the DNS but can function as a single point of failure if they’re incorrecthttps://goosed.ie/news/what-caused-the-de-internet-outage/

Which explains why I couldn’t get to my favorite website hotdog.de - https://www.hotdog.de/

GET YER MODEL OFFA MY HARD DRIVE

Google Chrome has been silently downloading a 4gb AI model to user devices without permission https://www.theverge.com/tech/924933/google-chrome-4gb-gemini-nano-ai-features

Initial report came from privacy expert Alexander Hanff - https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

Evidently it’s a 4gb AI model with the majority of the space being a weights.bit file that includes gemini Nano on device weights - https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/check-your-storage-chrome-may-be-downloading-a-4gb-ai-model-heres-what-we-know

Researchers looking into it says that it’s possibly a violation of EU law and waste a ton of energy https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/google-chrome-silently-downloads-4gb-ai-model-to-your-device-without-permission-report-claims-researcher-says-practice-may-violate-eu-law-waste-thousands-of-kilowatts-of-energy

Any attempts to delete the files to free up space causes Chrome may re-download it again in the future.

And if you want to remove it you’ll need to head to Settings>System and toggle off the On-Device AI option - https://www.pcworld.com/article/3132803/chrome-silently-downloads-a-4gb-ai-model-heres-how-to-remove-it.html

QUICK BITS

OPAN “SOURCE” STYLE

Notepad++ creator Don Ho is threatening legal action over an unofficial macOS port - but the port itself isn't the problem.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/notepad-plus-plus-creator-threatens-legal-action-over-macos-port

Ho responded on the notepad++ blog stating “This site has absolutely nothing to do with Notepad++. It’s not authorized, not endorsed, and not affiliated with the project in any way.”

https://lmg.gg/donhoblogquote

The site uses the Notepad++ name and branding wholesale and even lists Ho himself as a contributor, which he very much is not.

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/assets/images/nppTradeMarkInfringement1.png

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/assets/images/fakeSiteContributors.png

Ho is asking users to reply to social posts hyping the port with a copy-pasted disclaimer, effectively crowdsourcing his cease-and-desist.

https://lmg.gg/Userspleasereply

NOOO DONT USE THE WEBSITE

Reddit is making an intentional effort to move mobile website users onto the dedicated app instead.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/why-reddit-blocked-my-daily-visit-to-its-mobile-website/

Several users have noticed that when they go onto reddits website on a mobile device they’re met with a new overlay pop up, saying, “Get the app to keep using Reddit” with no way to skip or close it, functionally forcing those users to download the reddit app.

https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/reddit.png

https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_20260430-212531.png

A reddit spokesperson told Ars Technica that they “ recently started running a test for a small subset of frequently logged-out mobile users that prompts them to download the app after visiting the site. “

https://lmg.gg/redditspokesperonarstechnica

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED

Microsoft, Google DeepMind and xAI have signed a deal with the US Center for AI Standards and Innovation to have their AI models reviewed AI models prior to public release - https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/05/caisi-signs-agreements-regarding-frontier-ai-national-security-testing

This is a reversal of the administration’s non interventionist approach to regulating the frontier companies- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/technology/trump-ai-models.html

This is likely in response to the kerfuffle around anthropic’s decision to hold claude mythos back grom the public citing concerns to cyber security. Potentially it’s a move towards regulating AI a lot more like bio weapons - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/05/commerce-department-ai-agreements-google-microsoft-xai

EDGE CASE

Microsoft says Edge's habit of storing logged-in passwords in plaintext in memory is a feature, not a bug,

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/05/06/microsoft-says-edge-password-security-vulnerability-is-by-design-is-it-time-to-switch-to-chrome/

after Norwegian cybersecurity researcher Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning reported the issue to Microsoft .

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7457070682305130496/

It's also the only Chromium-based browser that does it apparently.

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/only-chromium-based-browser-ive-tested-that-behaves-this-way-microsoft-edge-has-a-huge-password-vulnerability-researcher-claims

Microsoft's reasoning is that reading browser memory requires the device to already be compromised

https://lmg.gg/itsalreadytoolate

ADOLESCENT HUNGER FOR BATTERIES

Energizer's new ULTIMATE CHILD SHIELD button batteries are designed to prevent chemical burns that happen when toddlers accidentally swallow them.

https://gizmodo.com/energizers-new-coin-batteries-prevent-fatal-burning-if-kids-swallow-them-2000755192

A meaningful move given around 3,500 people a year ingest button batteries in the US, with lithium ones especially capable of burning through esophageal tissue.

https://lmg.gg/batteryummyquote

The battery has a special coating that blocks current on contact with saliva but conducts normally inside electronics