The DogHouse 42 | The Week in Tech & Gaming: AI, Price Hikes, and Weird Headlines (Podcast)
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This week, we’re talking AI-written code, Microsoft trying to win gamers back, and another wave of internet weirdness. From subscription price hikes and platform crackdowns to Steam hardware shortages and bizarre viral stories, there’s a lot happening across tech and gaming right now. We also cover Google’s growing AI push, the death of Ask.com, and what happens when a Cybertruck meets a lake. It’s messy, strange, and somehow very on-brand for 2026.
Wanna read more about the articles? Check out: AI Is Writing Code, Plex Is Raising Prices, and Someone Drove a Cybertruck into a Lake | DogHouse 42 (Blog)
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INDUSTRY, AI, & NEWS
- eBay rejects $55.5bn offer from GameStop
- Man who drove Tesla Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake says he’s done it before. This time, he got stuck — and went to jail. | wfaa.com
- Meta Lays Off 8,000 More Employees, Zuckerberg Focused on ‘Delivering Personal Superintelligence’ | PCMag
- Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial
- This Startup Wants to Put a Mini Data Center in Your Backyard | PCMag
- Anthropic says more than 90% of its code is now written by AI | TechSpot
- Man who lost Bitcoin wallet password while high recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after 11-year lockout | TechSpot
- Google Search Goes Agentic—and Doesn’t Need You Anymore | WIRED
- Confused by Google’s New AI Features? Here’s the Free vs. Paid Breakdown and What You Can Try Right Now | PCMag
- Microsoft has an ambitious plan to win users back, and go toe-to-toe with Valve’s SteamOS for gaming — but I’m not getting my hopes up | TechRadar
- Microsoft says it’s going to ‘fundamentally raise the bar’ on driver quality, reliability, and security across Windows | PC Gamer
- Instructure Reaches Ransom Agreement with ShinyHunters to Stop 3.65TB Canvas Leak
- Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down | TechCrunch
- X Will Now Limit How Much Some Users Can Post, Reply Each Day | PCMag
- Twitch Has New Penalties For Streamers Caught Viewbotting, CEO Says
- Plex’s 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription – Ars Technica
GAMING
- Mixtape might be too toxic to be a GOTY contender at the Game Awards
- Mixtape developer claims the game won’t be delisted due to its licensed music | VGC
- Valve Streamlines Steam Store Tags List, Reveals Most Ubiquitous Tags | TechPowerUp
- Gamers Struggle to Buy New Steam Controller, Valve Pledges Restock ‘Soon’ | PCMag
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