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Valve Has 'Significantly' Rewritten Steam's Rules For How Developers Must Disclose AI Use

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Valve has substantially overhauled its guidelines for how game developers must disclose the use of generative AI on Steam, making explicit that tools like code assistants and other development aids do not fall under the disclosure requirement. The updated rules clarify that Valve's focus is not on "efficiency gains through the use of AI-powered dev tools." Developers must still disclose two specific categories: AI used to generate in-game content, store page assets, or marketing materials, and AI that creates content like images, audio, or text during gameplay itself. Steam has required AI disclosures since 2024, and an analysis from July 2025 found nearly 8,000 titles released in the first half of that year had disclosed generative AI use, compared to roughly 1,000 for all of 2024. The disclosures remain voluntary, so actual usage is likely higher.

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Bungie’s Marathon shooter launches on March 5th

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Bungie is putting an official date on Marathon today, its delayed extraction shooter. The slick-looking shooter from the makers of Halo and Destiny was originally set to release in September, but will now launch on March 5th. Bungie will launch Marathon on Xbox Series S / X, PS5, and PC, priced at $39.99.

Bungie initially delayed Marathon in June last year following plenty of alpha test feedback. The studio recently held playtests that included new features like proximity chat and an option to solo queue into games.

Marathon is set in a sci-fi universe in 2850, where players take on the role of a Runner to scavenge what's left behind. As …

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The PowerShell Podcast From SharePoint to Security with David Sass

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Newly minted Microsoft MVP David Sass joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about PowerShell notebooks, terminal tooling, and making automation approachable for teams that are hesitant to touch the console. David shares how he uses Jupyter/PowerShell notebooks as a practical “click-to-run” interface for colleagues, helping them safely run approved automation while keeping the logic documented, repeatable, and under source control.

The conversation also dives into incident response automation, David’s journey from SharePoint engineering into security, and the surprising ways PowerShell can be used across Windows, cloud, and even Raspberry Pi lab clusters—while still staying focused on knowledge-sharing and building systems that don’t depend on one person.
 
Key Takeaways:
• Notebooks can remove friction for teams — combining documentation, code, and saved output creates a safer way for others to run automation without needing deep PowerShell confidence.David Sass Podcast
• PowerShell scales incident response workflows — David explains how notebooks can log in, pull incidents, enrich data, and even auto-close noise, reducing UI-click fatigue for analysts.David Sass Podcast
• Teaching makes you promotable — sharing knowledge reduces dependency on you, strengthens the team, and makes it easier for a business to grow your role without risk.
 
Guest Bio:
David is a Microsoft MVP and highly skilled SharePoint Guy who is focusing on Automation, Compliance, Security, Operational Excellence, Quality Assurance and hacking the unexpected out from the technology stack.
 
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Improving Code Quality using Code Clone Analysis

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From: VisualStudio
Duration: 18:19
Views: 146

Phil joins to show us how to use Code Clone analysis to find duplicate code in your apps.

⌚ Chapters:
00:00 Welcome
04:10 Analyzing a solution for code clones
05:55 Reviewing results of analysis and refactoring code to eliminate clones
09:20 Configuring code clone settings to exclude particular code
13:30 Find matching clones for specific code snippets
17:45 Wrap-up

🎙️ Featuring: Robert Green, Phil Japikse

#visualstudio2026 #visualstudio #code

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Random.Code() - Yet Another Attempt at the BigInteger ToString() Extension Method

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From: Jason Bock
Duration: 1:02:20
Views: 5

I think I have another way to try that may perform better than the first two attempts. Only one way to find out!

https://github.com/JasonBock/SpackleNet/issues/33
https://discord.gg/Hn5MwZTE

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Is Developer Relations Right for You? An Honest Breakdown With Fred Harper

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In this episode, I sit down with Fred Harper, Developer Relations Manager at TinyMCE, for a deep dive into what developer relations actually is -- and what it is not. Fred shares his 20+ year journey from software developer to DevRel, how his extroverted personality shaped his path, and why introverts can be just as successful in this role.

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You can get in touch with Fred:

- Website: https://fred.dev

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericharper

- Twitter: @fharper

- Bluesky: @fharper.bsky.social

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