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01:46 Proton makes worrying move stowards AI https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/proton-is-re-interviewing-staff-about-how-they-use-ai-and-their-jobs-could-depend-on-the-answers https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/

07:02 Ubuntu pushes Core Desktop again https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/accelerating-ubuntu-core-desktop/90547

10:02 Firefox 159, 160, and ad campaign https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-firefox-159-improves-linux-wayland-support-adds-new-tab-search/ https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-160-enters-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/come-back-to-firefox/

12:48 X.org dev praises the design of Wayland https://www.phoronix.com/news/Jamey-Sharp-Praises-Wayland

14:57 SystemD adds Rust support for new modules https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/44324

16:21 Rocky Linux creator wrote his own kernel using AI https://itsfoss.com/news/ginux/

19:14 Bottles dev talks vibe cloned software, AI and other projects https://itsfoss.com/interview/mirko-brombin-raven/ https://useraven.org

22:46 Fedora 45 delayed again https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-45-delayed-again-new-release-date-set-for-november-3/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/EWDOYT6TOMFY4XPL5MJC2QWCDJBOR6MU/

23:59 Spotify Client for GNOME

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25:14 Flathub shuts down their Forums https://docs.flathub.org/blog/discourse-deprecation

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01:47 Kernel devs agree to remove AI disclosure, Torvalds goes off on A.I. https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-calls-banning-ai-generated-code-utterly-stupid-as-linux-submissions-no-longer-need-llm-disclosure/

04:17 Kernel 7.3 released https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-3-release/

05:46 Big influx of Rust code in Kernel 7.4 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Rust

07:02 Bitwarden moves to a commercial license, mostly https://community.bitwarden.com/t/published-version-update-in-app-stores/102750

09:28 KeePassXC supports auto-type on Wayland now https://keepassxc.org/blog/2026-10-21-2.8.0-released/

10:35 Mint shows more of their new apps https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-new-system-monitor

12:23 LibreOffice is getting record download numbers https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/21/8-weeks-9-4-million-downloads/ https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-hits-9-4-million-downloads-in-just-eight-weeks/

14:11 Proposed AI assistant prototype for Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-ai-launcher-prototype

17:05 OpenBSD gets Wine and runs Windows games https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=179236125692175 https://linuxiac.com/wine-on-openbsd-yes-and-it-can-already-run-the-witcher-3/

18:35 Cutefish desktop revived as a vibe coded MacOS Clone https://itsfoss.com/news/cutefishos-vibe-coded-desktop/

20:28 Epic Game Stores new preview looks pretty bad https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/21/epic-rolls-out-vibe-coded-launcher-update-its-absolute-trash/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-is-slowly-becoming-actually-usable-on-linux/

22:18 Snapdragon X2 Linux support is apparently pretty good https://www.phoronix.com/review/snapdragon-x2-linux/10

23:58 Big Tech funds study to warn against digital sovereignty https://itsfoss.com/news/eu-cloud-sovereignty-cada-cost-study/

26:20 Massive PHP flaw discovered, and patched https://www.wiz.io/blog/php2shell-php-rce https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw98z6qlyvg3o

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02:03 Epic Games Store has a Linux client, EAC will support Linux too

https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/introducing-easy-anti-cheat-linux-v2 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-arrives-native-linux-support-fortnite-for-linux-is-coming-and-upgraded-easy-anti-cheat/ https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/epics-eac2-v2-seems-fairly-easily-bypassable/

06:02 Torvalds’ AI generated kernel patches & talks more about AI https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code

https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-founder-linus-torvalds-says-ai-is-a-gateway-drug-into-programming-but-cautions-about-using-ai-for-serious-work

09:43 Kernel devs ponder removing mandatory AI use disclosure

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req

11:32 KDE Plasma 6.8 is released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.8.0/

13:14 Ubuntu 26.10 released https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray

15:16 Mint 27 looks like a big release https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5086

17:27 Steam Client is finally moving to 64bit https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/703282384630448403

18:28 Netherlands backs away from MS365 rollout

https://www.zdnet.com/business/dutch-tax-authorities-cancel-microsoft-365-cloud-rollout/

20:17 Dev behind vibe coded Adobe suite bashes FOSS projects https://www.techradar.com/computing/office-suites/developer-who-vibe-coded-free-adobe-clones-reveals-apps-to-take-down-microsoft-office-next-and-says-there-is-no-reason-to-save-broken-software

21:58 Framework triples their funding for CachyOS https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/announcement-framework-is-tripling-its-support-for-cachyos/37042

23:11 Firefox releases a commercial Enterprise version

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/introducing-firefox-enterprise/

24:57 New EuroOffice fork that looks like MS Office

https://itsfoss.com/news/elixiroffice-euro-office-fork/ https://github.com/leag1234/elixiroffice

26:55 Valve releases CAD files for Steam Frame

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-frame-cad-files-released-plus-an-update-on-reservation-waiting-times/

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02:02 Entire Adobe Suite supported with custom Wine now https://neutronproject.org/

03:42 Open source clean room implementations of the entire Adobe Suite https://github.com/storytold/photocraft

07:24 Flathub now accepts apps that used AI, with disclosure https://linuxiac.com/flathub-reverses-ai-generated-app-ban-now-requires-disclosure/

10:08 Cosmic will reject LLM generated submissions https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/blob/master/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

11:25 Steam Frame now has 200 verified games https://store.steampowered.com/greatonframe?tab=1 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/theres-now-over-200-steam-frame-verified-games/

12:53 More Kernel and AMD performance improvements https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Better-Zswap-Performance https://www.phoronix.com/news/Boost-Recently-Busy-CPUs

15:32 Digital Ocean stops hosting credits for FOSS as they donate to Omacom https://itsfoss.com/news/digitalocean-open-source-credits-end/

17:40 Gentoo asking for help for hosting after sponsors dried up https://itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-infrastructure-sponsors-call/

19:04 Orion stops development of its Linux browser https://blog.kagi.com/update-orion-linux-windows

20:34 EU Commission doesn’t seem pleased with their Teams replacement https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-microsoft-teams-alternative-bad-reviews-element-pro/

22:21 Googlebooks don’t look like they’ll help Linux much https://www.androidauthority.com/linux-apps-on-googlebook-3719936/

24:13 Mesa looking at a more formal governance model https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Governance-Model

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01:51 Ubuntu 26.10 beta released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-beta-released

04:26 Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade now possible https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2604-upgrades-live-2404

05:42 Toolpak introduced as the Flatpak for dev tools https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2026/09/26/introducing-toolpak/

08:52 F-Droid launches full rewrite of the app https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/f-droid-gets-its-biggest-update-in-a-decade-with-new-ui-and-smoother-app-installs/

10:28 Firefox 157 adds the new Nova theme https://linuxiac.com/firefox-157-nova-released-with-its-biggest-visual-refresh-in-years/

13:04 Igalia working on Firefox for SteamOS https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Deck-Better-Firefox

15:03 PostmarketOS changes name https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/

16:39 Dev proposes that GNOME accepts AI contributions https://arunraghavan.net/2026/09/on-llms-and-free-software/

18:38 Ubuntu 26.10 has an image for Snapdragon laptops https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x2

20:01 PS5 emulation is a thing now https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/ps5-emulation-is-suddenly-making-big-strides-on-pc/

22:30 ChromeOS will indeed disappear https://9to5google.com/2026/09/28/google-details-chromebook-updates-through-2034-many-models-move-to-googlebook-os/

24:00 New minimalist FOSS web browser https://blancbrowser.com/

26:22 Meta found guilty of lying on data protection and moderation https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-wins-second-suit-against-meta/article_e4a95a15-5303-473d-9005-fdedb1ebd619.html https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-mexico-wants-meta-pay-up-40-billion-penalties-after-data-privacy-trial-2026-10-01/

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Links: 01:45 Android is less and less open source https://itsfoss.com/news/grapheneos-android-17-qpr1-fiasco/

04:16 GoogleBook OS introduced as a Linux based system https://www.techradar.com/computing/laptops/rethinking-the-laptop-is-a-big-undertaking-why-googlebooks-are-so-much-more-than-overpriced-chromebooks-and-apple-should-be-worried

07:04 KDE’s proposed AI policy leads to massive backlash https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/kde-developers-attempts-at-creating-llm-guidelines-are-not-going-well/ https://pointieststick.com/2026/09/23/kde-and-ai-and-you-and-me/

10:04 GNOME dev offers a “no AI at all” policy https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2026/09/23/the-gnome-llm-policy-that-i-want/

12:15 KDE announces their 3 mains goals for 2027 https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Goals-To-2028

14:11 SteamOS update brings many performance improvements https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamos-3-8-28-stable-released-with-big-improvements-for-steam-deck-steam-machine-and-more-hardware-support/

15:58 Linux kernel 7.4 should open files 39% faster https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Faster-Do-Open

17:01 Ubuntu improves how the system behaves when out of memory https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/improving-ubuntu-desktop-stability-under-memory-pressure/87945

18:59 Valve introduces new low latency codec for game streaming https://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/0/564794422009744473?snr=2

20:16 Ubuntu will update the kernel on a weekly basis https://canonical.com/blog/accelerating-delivery-of-cve-fixes-with-a-new-kernel-release-strategy

21:42 Cosmic 1.9 brings two new applications https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-9-adds-cosmic-viewer-on-screen-keyboard/

23:48 reactOS now has a solid DirectX implementation https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Updated-Wine-DirectX

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01:54 Microsoft 365 runs on Linux through Wine now https://itsfoss.com/news/bottles-microsoft-365-early-look/

04:12 Mint will ship more of their own applications https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5067

06:35 Ubuntu completes its move to Rust coreutils https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rustification-coreutils-migration/

09:05 Steam Frame revealed, up for signups (Includes LTT Leak) https://boilingsteam.com/ltt-leaks-steam-frames-first-look-ahead-of-schedule/index.html https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamframe

12:32 GNOME 51 released https://release.gnome.org/51/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ws9dahsFqQ

14:22 GNOME Shell Mobile seems in a weird place https://blogs.gnome.org/carlosg/2026/09/15/on-mobile-and-peer-pressure/

17:12 Flatpak working on app services https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2026/09/16/flatpak-stf-terminal-intent/

19:16 Improvements for the Linux kernel https://www.phoronix.com/news/Branch-Remove-Old-ARM-Drivers https://www.phoronix.com/news/Faster-Kernel-Builds-AI-v2

21:20 AMDv3 images provide a nice boost to low end hardware https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-amd64v3-lowend/8

23:16 OpenAI discloses worrying cheating behavior in its models https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-details-more-cases-of-ai-agents-taking-unauthorized-actions/

26:05 A few gaming things https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/lepton-from-valve-to-run-android-games-on-linux-is-now-open-source/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ps5-linux-dev-quits-after-the-only-hypervisor-bug-left-was-reported-to-sony/

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01:41 Switzerland migrates away from Microsoft solutions https://itsfoss.com/news/switzerland-replace-microssoft-pilot/

03:45 Omarchy now reaches $18.5M in funding https://linuxiac.com/omarchy-funding-surges-to-18-5m-with-digitaloceans-3m-pledge/

06:16 GNOME prepares more formal process for project wide changes https://gitlab.gnome.org/sophie-h/rfcs/-/merge_requests/1

08:05 GNOME looking to do a fundraising campaign https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Board/-/work_items/1148 https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Websites/release.gnome.org/-/work_items/69

09:32 Proposed app to replace Gwenview on KDE https://pointieststick.com/2026/09/06/photos-a-proposed-replacement-for-gwenview/

11:33 KDE frameworks updated https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-30-improves-baloo-file-indexer-kwallet-and-system-monitor

12:56 More Wayland protocols on KDE https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Wayland-Commit-Timing

14:13 KDE 1 revival project looks cool https://linuxiac.com/midesktop-1-2-beta-brings-kde-1-revival-closer-to-daily-use/

15:45 Patches to start making the Macbook Neo work with Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-A18-Pro-MacBook-Neo-Patch

16:47 New CAD software for Linux https://linuxiac.com/open-cad-studio-is-a-new-rust-based-open-source-cad-app-for-linux/

18:29 Windows adds features we’ve had for decades https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11s-september-update-has-arrived-here-are-the-3-key-features-that-make-this-a-must-install-upgrade

20:23 GIMP starts work on GTK4 port https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-3.2.6-Released

22:02 PS5 Linux project now works better https://github.com/ps5-linux/ps5-linux-loader

23:55 You can play with DLSS5 on Linux too https://www.phoronix.com/news/DLSS5VKLayer

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01:54 Brave say they outperform every other major browser https://brave.com/blog/brave-outperforms-other-browsers/

04:58 Firefox 155 should load pages faster https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-155-faster-page-loads/

06:45 CERN leaves Red Hat for Debian https://www.phoronix.com/news/CERN-Goes-Debian-Leaving-RHEL

09:51 Debian says yes to AI https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/08/msg00005.html

12:23 GNOME 51 will improve hybrid GPU support https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/5219 https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-51-RC

14:01 Plasma 6.8 adds more accessibility features to Wayland https://saueseb.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/wayland-pain-points-dwell-clicker/

15:28 KDE’s theme engine supports more KDE apps now https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/28/this-week-in-plasma-qtwidgets-apps-join-the-union/

16:45 Artix drops XLibre after it pushes a maintainer to resign https://artixlinux.org/news.php#XLibre_support_discontinued https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,10283.msg61637.html#msg61637

19:08 KDE Connect redesign ready for testing https://tintotint.eu/programming/kde-connect2/

20:38 FOSS Minecraft Luanti taken down by Microsoft https://blog.luanti.org/2026/08/27/luanti-dmca-tracer-ai/

23:34 KDE Linux makes more progress towards its beta https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-august-2026/

25:33 Grab bag of gaming news https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/steam-deck-steamos-hit-over-30-000-verified-playable-games/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/game-launcher-launchbox-should-get-a-linux-version-in-2027/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/a-12tb-steam-teraleak-spills-more-than-a-decade-of-lost-pc-gaming-history/

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01:55 Flatpak gets half a million in funding https://modal.cx/blog/announcing-flatpak-sta/

04:07 Omarchy gets 8 million dollars https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-linux-distro-lands-a-massive-8m-boost/ https://omarchy.org/news/2026/08/omacom-foundation-launches-with-8-million/

06:15 Nintendo nukes 400 repos linked to emulation https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/nintendo-takes-down-over-400-github-repositories-for-switch-emulators-in-one-go-relentless-dmca-strikes-tied-to-piracy-concerns-over-illegal-cryptographic-keys

08:26 GrapheneOS will come to Motorola flagships https://linuxiac.com/grapheneos-support-is-coming-to-motorola-flagships-in-2027/ https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117078064184215730

09:44 Kernel 7.3 brings a lot of performance improvements https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-7-3-preview/

11:20 BTRFS improves, ext4 and XFS still much faster https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-73-filesystems/4

13:19 Chromium working on adding proper Flatpak support https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chrome-Chromium-Flatpak

14:45 Multikernel project has its first version https://linuxiac.com/multikernel-linux-releases-first-public-kernel-tree-based-on-linux-7-0/ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ao34RJ7aZ2BLd67S@pop-os.localdomain/

16:49 Asahi project now supports M3 macs https://asahilinux.org/2026/08/progress-report-7-2/

18:40 LibreOffice gets big improvements https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/libreoffice-268-released

20:52 Apple starts putting ads in their Maps app https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/ill-just-use-google-maps-apple-maps-users-rebel-against-new-ads-that-you-cant-turn-off-even-with-an-icloud-subscription

23:36 Wine and Proton update https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.16-Released https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-11-0-2-is-out-with-lots-of-gaming-fixes-for-linux-steamos-steam-deck-steam-machine/

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01:55 Linux 7.3 could improve gaming on low VRAM systems https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/

04:20 Ubuntu WSL grows faster than native Ubuntu installs https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/16/ubuntu-is-growing-faster-on-windows-11-than-on-native-linux-pcs-says-canonical/

07:24 Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/13/app-store-fees-apple-link-outs/ https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-google-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-easier

10:45 GNOME 51 beta released https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Beta

12:09 Linux networking is overwhelmed with AI submissions https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Networking

14:02 Pine64 will stop Linux device production https://t.me/s/PINE64_News

15:31 GIMP 3.4 plans better PSD support and new file format https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/08/16/dev-update-august-2026/

18:02 Ubuntu funds project to translate massive C projects into Rust https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/investing-in-automated-c-to-rust-translation/86369

20:38 Orion browser now in beta https://linuxiac.com/orion-browser-for-linux-officially-enters-beta/

22:24 Digikam works on more A.I. features https://srirupa19.github.io/gsoc/2026/08/17/gsoc3.html

24:45 XWayland and X.org get new release candidates https://www.phoronix.com/news/XWayland-26.1-RC1 https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg/2026-August/062281.html

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02:01 GNOME Shell might evolve quite a bit https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2026/08/11/gnome-shell-design-dreams/

06:42 New KDE Goals look interesting https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/

09:57 Epic Games Store will get a Linux client soon https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/

11:16 ChatGPT official app is on Linux now https://linuxiac.com/openai-launches-official-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux-in-preview/

12:18 Geforce Now is stable on Linux, available as Flatpak https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-stable

13:48 Playstation Game Streaming and PC Game pass on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/asobi-remote-play-is-a-new-way-to-play-playstation-games-on-steamos-linux/ https://itsfoss.com/news/xodus-xbox-gamepass-linux/

16:12 KDE 6.6 will become an LTS version https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/13/what-a-real-lts-looks-like-kubuntu-26-04/

18:19 GPU acceleration coming to Windows VMs and Winboat https://blog.getutm.app/2026/introducing-triton-directx-11-driver-for-qemu/ https://github.com/winboat-org/winboat/tree/gpu-accel

21:37 Mint adds even more GUI system tools https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5050

24:20 Rust says “mostly no” to AI contributions https://forge.rust-lang.org/policies/llm-usage.html

26:42 Proton might work on a web browser https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/privacy-giant-proton-may-be-building-a-web-browser-but-its-community-turns-cold

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02:18 Linux passes 10% market share in North America https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202506-202607 https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/

06:01 AI models being fed ads and poisoned content https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/time-magazine-has-a-separate-version-of-its-website-with-ads-only-ai-can-see/5283640 https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/the-poison-ai-movement-wants-to-corrupt-chatgpt-and-gemini-to-make-them-useless-but-it-comes-with-a-huge-risk-of-collateral-damage

10:01 Hybrid GPU systems will get much better with Plasma 6.8 https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2026/07/31/fixing-multi-gpu.html

13:20 KDE now has a tool to change gamma and RGB on Wayland https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/wayland-and-kgamma/

15:19 Valve prepares Lepton and FEX for the Steam Frame https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lepton-and-fex-get-prepared-for-the-steam-frame-release/

16:42 Linux kernel rejects LLM generated patches for staging area https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Staging-Reject-LLMs

19:08 Nvidia now sponsors LVFS https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2026/08/04/nvidia-is-now-supporting-the-lvfs/

20:37 Bottles gets massive update https://linuxiac.com/bottles-65-released-with-over-100-changes-for-windows-apps-on-linux/

23:03 Union KDE theming engine makes good progress https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-08/union-summer-2026-update

25:45 New nasty Linux vulnerability https://github.com/V4bel/Zapscape

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01:49 Valve sponsors work to bring FOSS AMD Drivers to Windows https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/cracking-windows-open-porting-radv-to-win32.html

04:46 Framework Laptop 13 pro looks solid on Linux https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-laptop-13-pro/11 https://frame.work/products/laptop13pro-amd-ai300/configuration/new https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/framework-laptop-13-pro-review-much-better-battery-much-worse-price/

08:27 GoG working on a Linux client https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/

10:24 Ubuntu Touch gets big update https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-and-24-04-1-4-release-4007

12:29 GNOME’s session restore won’t land in GNOME 51 https://linuxiac.com/gnome-is-building-session-save-and-restore-but-it-wont-make-gnome-51/

14:12 Fedora working on a conflict of interest policy https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/conflict-of-interest-guidelines-policy-draft-feedback-please/197508

16:55 Firefox’s redesign lands in Nightly builds https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-firefoxs-brand-new-design-in-firefox-nightly

18:59 New full desktop environment written with AI https://starling.build/

21:24 New patches improve gaming performance on AMD https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Better-1p-Lows

24:29 Debian now has 5 proposals to handle AI contributions https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002

27:04 Intel Arc GPUs getting better on Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-HuC-DG2-Alchemist-Xe

29:03 Keychron builds open source mouse firmware https://itsfoss.com/news/keychron-zgm-mouse-firmware/

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01:51 Upstream vs distros debate kicks off again https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-and-gnome-calendar-clash-resurfaces-months-later/ https://gitlab.com/linuxmint/pins/mint/gnome-calendar/-/work_items/1 https://tesk.page/2026/07/18/how-far-would-hostile-distributions-go-to-hurt-upstream/

05:25 432 CVEs published in 2 days by the Linux kernel team https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/linux-kernel-team-publishes-432-cves-in-two-days/5276497

08:28 Flathub reviewers leaving https://bbhtt.in/posts/flathub-leave/ https://bbhtt.in/posts/taking-a-pause/

11:26 Flathub’s AI slop ban was probably the right call https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/flathub-ai-slop-ban-data

13:20 Collabora talks about their work on the Steam Frame OS https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/building-an-arch-linux-aarch64-port-for-holo-core.html

14:59 GNOME changes how they handle CVEs https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/07/20/some-changes-to-gnome-security-tracking/

17:30 Firefox 153 released with containers https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/firefox-153-new-containers-feature

19:26 LibreOffice explains why MSOffice formats aren’t really open https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/17/microsofts-main-tool-for-lock-in/

22:09 JellyFin loses multiple contributors https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-project-leadership-changes https://linuxiac.com/jellyfin-loses-project-leader-and-core-team-member-in-major-shake-up/

23:20 Libx11-compat trying to keep legacy apps alive on systems without x11 https://www.phoronix.com/news/libx11-compat

25:17 Thunderbird update adds accent color and better account setup https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/07/thunderbird-153-meadow-is-out-now/

26:58 How AI is changing open source https://enblog.eischmann.cz/2026/07/23/how-ai-is-changing-open-source/

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02:04 Torvalds talks Kernel and AI https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-summit-linus-torvalds/

04:05 Torvalds says AI is here to stay on the kernel https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AI https://sfconservancy.org/llm-gen-ai/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations.html

07:19 Wayland gives better gaming performance than x11 https://www.phoronix.com/review/plasma-67-wayland-cachyos/3

09:11 Proton warns against Age verification https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/the-death-of-privacy-online-proton-launches-interactive-map-to-show-age-verification-laws-are-spreading-fast https://proton.me/age-verification

10:49 Cosmic gets its frosted glass UI & good updates https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-cosmic-desktop-environments-frosted-glass-effect https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-3-shines-with-its-new-frosted-glass-design/

13:31 X11 server alternative vibe coded in Assembly https://isene.org/2026/07/Frame.html

15:59 GNOME working on a TestFlight-like interface https://modal.cx/blog/image-based-for-developers/

18:32 Linux does run on anything https://cakehonolulu.github.io/linux-on-32x/

20:56 Firefox will release new versions every 2 weeks https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-platform/c/qlaQ1YSlOP8?pli=1

22:13 Mozilla study points all the dark patterns around Edge https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/browser-choice-windows-report-over-the-edge-2/

24:41 AppManager makes AppImages much better https://github.com/kem-a/AppManager https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/appmanager-appimage-installer-linux

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01:44 Another German state moves to open source https://www.regierung-mv.de/Aktuell/?id=221531&processor=processor.sa.pressemitteilung

04:25 Windows drops below 60% market share https://linuxiac.com/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years/ https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/

07:36 OpenMandriva victim of sabotage from former contributor https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/statement-regarding-attempted-distribution-sabotage/8997

10:04 GNOME 51 has its first alpha https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Alpha https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Background-Blur

12:40 FSF makes progress on LibrePhone project https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2026/summer/ensuring-freedom-one-blob-at-a-time

14:07 Ubuntu outlines their work on ARM https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-on-arm-summer-26-update/84872

16:28 More performance improvements for AMD on Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Marek-Double-VRS-RADV-Perf

17:42 Tuxedo OS moves to Debian Testing https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/A-new-foundation-for-TUXEDO-OS-Switching-to-Debian.tuxedo

21:14 Mint 23 will have a full Wayland session https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5046

22:31 Valve published Windows drivers for Steam machine https://www.techradar.com/computing/gaming-pcs/lies-about-driver-support-valve-now-lets-you-install-windows-11-on-a-steam-machine-but-many-people-dont-want-to-be-fooled-twice

25:21 Proton 11 released https://linuxiac.com/proton-11-0-released-with-big-compatibility-boost-for-linux-gaming/

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01:51 Sony & Microsoft just handed Linux a major win https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ryjyvjq41o https://www.techradar.com/gaming/sony-announces-that-the-ps3-and-vita-stores-are-going-offline-on-the-same-day-it-tells-us-we-wont-be-able-to-buy-physical-games-in-future-this-is-why-physical-media-matters https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/this-should-be-illegal-sony-is-deleting-over-500-movies-that-people-bought-from-their-digital-libraries-just-proving-further-why-4k-blu-rays-popularity-keeps-growing https://www.techradar.com/gaming/xbox-might-be-following-playstations-lead-as-new-reports-claim-microsoft-is-testing-a-new-disc-to-digital-game-feature-called-positron-and-the-next-gen-project-helix-console-wont-have-a-disc-drive

07:04 PS5 Linux project now works pretty well https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/playstation-5-linux-project-gets-upgraded-to-support-new-firmware-and-ps5-slim/

08:21 New Linux tablet looks pretty nice https://junocomputers.com/juno-tab-4-wifi/

09:59 Google Fined 4 billion euros https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/google-loses-final-appeal-to-overturn-41-billion-eu-fine/

12:35 Some cool GNOME apps released and updated https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/06/twig-255/

15:08 KDE whiteboard & new email Client https://linuxiac.com/meet-drawy-kde-infinite-whiteboard-app-for-linux/ https://melia.buxjr.com/

17:19 Unpatched vulnerability in KDE 6.7 https://blog.kimiblock.top/2026/07/01/arbitrary-code-execution-in-kde-plasma/

19:06 Microsoft launches WSL containers https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-container-is-now-available-for-public-preview/

20:34 Canonical sponsors a Rust focused entity https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Gold-Trifecta-Tech https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/carefully-but-purposefully-oxidising-ubuntu/56995

22:39 Fedora revamps their Community process over AI desktop spin https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/O2ZTWWB4FWP2H5R2FHED2QTGCJSNJ53I/

26:04 Kernel devs want to drop the “assisted by AI” tag https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-AI-Attribution-Again

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01:37 Steam machine looks like a disappointment https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245 https://www.theverge.com/games/953411/valve-steamos-desktop-nvidia https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-machine-review https://aftermath.site/steam-machine-review-price/

06:57 SteamOS 3.8 image supports all AMD PCs https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-4227

08:28 Epic Games open sources new version control system https://linuxiac.com/epic-games-open-sources-lore-version-control-system/

10:05 BcacheFS now no longer experimental https://linuxiac.com/bcachefs-is-no-longer-experimental-but-caution-still-applies/

11:31 XFCE has its first Wayland compositor https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release

12:42 Cosmic moves to version 1.1 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/cosmic-desktop-update-system-monitor

14:03 Wikipedia claps back against AI https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260622-wikipedia-won-t-let-ai-edit-articles-cofounder-says

15:30 Wikipedia cofounder banned for canvassing https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-cofounder-larry-sanger-banned-from-site-for-canvassaing/

19:00 Solution proposed to end all captchas https://www.cloudflare.com/press/press-releases/2026/cloudflare-collaborates-with-leading-browsers-to-develop-a-privacy-first-protocol-for-the-global-internet/

21:15 New initiative for improve graphics end 3D software on Wayland https://www.aswf.io/blog/academy-software-foundation-launches-new-wayland-for-artists-working-group/

23:21 GE Proton fixes all media related issues in games https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases/tag/GE-Proton11-1

25:45 DXVK 3.0 gives huge performance improvements https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v3.0

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02:13 GNOME Foundation issues and lack of transparency https://discourse.gnome.org/t/2026-board-candidate-robert-mcqueen/35308/31

09:46 AUR compromised with malware and spam https://www.sonatype.com/blog/atomic-arch-npm-campaign-adds-malicious-dependency https://linuxiac.com/yay-13-0-adds-new-review-and-automation-features/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-Russian-Spam

13:09 Mozilla shares big Firefox roadmap https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-roadmap-152/ https://www.firefox.com/en-US/whatsnext/

16:06 X11 server rewritten using Rust and AI https://itsfoss.com/news/yserver/

17:45 Linux kernel 7.1 released https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-71-features-changes

19:15 Chrome removes manifest v2 support entirely https://linuxiac.com/chrome-closes-another-door-on-classic-ublock-origin/

20:51 Firefox for Android will rely on Google Play integrity API https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/mozilla-firefox-android-google-play-integrity

22:41 Plasma 6.7 released https://youtu.be/5qJSapprdSQ

24:39 SonicDE forks KDE into an X11 desktop https://itsfoss.com/sonicde-x11-kde-plasma-fork/

26:39 More details on Ubuntu’s AI features https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/introducing-myna-speech-to-text-for-ubuntu-desktop/84251

28:33 The EU won’t stop killing videogames https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/european-commission-rejects-new-laws-for-stop-destroying-videogames/

31:13 Steam machine release date leaked https://goodtech.info/valve-steamos-beta-leak-hardware-steam-machine/

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