HW News - F You, Bambu Lab, Chrome Eats 4GB for AI, More Steam Machines, Router Ban Update @GamersNexus

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In the news this week, we talk Bambu Lab and its legal threat sent to a third-party developer of open source software, plus GN's plans to deep-dive into Bambu Lab's shady behaviors. We also go over the plunge in consumer hardware and computer hardware sales (with a trailer for our upcoming special report), AMD's negative projects for the gaming industry as it gets into bed with data centers, Switch 2 price hikes, and residents paying billions for data center power buildouts. Additionally, the FCC router ban has some changes to the firmware update schedule, but none to the core ban itself.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Recap for the Week
01:26 - Special Investigation
02:51 - TRAILER for DOWNFALL INVESTIGATION
08:32 - AMD Gaming Sales Crash, Motherboards Follow
16:31 - Bambu Lab Slicer
27:14 - Chrome Installs 4GB AI Model
30:08 - Valve Steam Machine Prep and Controller Queue
30:58 - Residents Pay 2 Billion for Data Center Power Buildout
36:08 - Nintendo Switch 2 Price Hikes
37:56 - FCC Doesn't Know WTF It's Doing

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