437: NVIDIA & Intel's AI Alliance, Steam Malware, and Linux CUDA

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In this episode we cover some of the biggest updates across Steam, Valve, Ubuntu, Canonical, NVIDIA, Intel, and the wider Linux and gaming communities. From the world of PC gaming and cryptocurrency to developments in AI, CUDA, and GPU technology, we explore how these changes are shaping the future of security, performance, and open-source software.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:39 Update on Michael: Why He's Out (and When He'll Be Back)

00:05:31 Community Feedback: AI vs. Privacy—The Vivaldi Dilemma

00:21:18 Sandfly Security

00:23:48 Steam Malware Scam: How a Trojan Stole ,000 from a Fundraiser

00:37:29 Ubuntu & NVIDIA: Making CUDA Easy on Linux

00:46:50 Fusing the Titans: The Intel / NVIDIA Strategic Alliance

01:03:08 Software Pick: Scapy

01:05:44 Support the Show

01:10:15 Outro

Links:

• Community Feedback

• destinationlinux.net/comments

• destinationlinux.net/forum

• Sandfly Security

• destinationlinux.net/sandfly

• destination50

• Steam Malware Scam: How a Trojan Stole $32,000 from a Fundraiser

• pcmag.com/news/another-steam-game-infects-play…

• Ubuntu & NVIDIA: Making CUDA Easy on Linux

• omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/canonical-adds-nvidia-…

• Fusing the Titans: The Intel / NVIDIA Strategic Alliance

• nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to…

• Software Pick: Scapy

• scapy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

• Support the Show

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