SPECTER attack on the GPU? PLUS: The Steam Link is dead. What's next for Valve's Hardware?
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Did security researchers just discover a SPECTRE-style attack on the GPU? PLUS, Electronic Arts announces Command and Concquer Remastered—developed by former Westwood developers. And Valve ends production of the Steam Link. What do they have planned next?
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Time Stamps:
2:03 - EA announced C&C
11:57 - Gamer destroys a Game Stop
17:43 - Valve ends production of Steam Link
32:08 - SPECTER-style GPU vulnerability?
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