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Intel rediscovers Modular PCs, Arch Survey results, Kernel 6.13
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Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI
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Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming
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Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy
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Open Source worth $7B, no Apple search, custom kernels no longer useful
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Lenovo will use SteamOS, EU investigates TikTok, Mozilla focuses on Ads and AI
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Flathub separates from GNOME, Arch gets 500K€, Firefox drops Do Not track
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KDE gets big donations, Discord supports Wayland, SteamOS devices coming
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Steam Controller 2 design leak, bcacheFS ban, Wayland in Wine
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Google breakup, bcacheFS acts like ReiserFS, Steam Controller 2
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Nvidia roadmap for Linux, Tuxedo Driver issue, Ubuntu 25.04
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KDE and GNOME OS, Manjaro telemetry & Mozilla layoffs
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AI isn't Open Source, Fedora 41, Apex blocks Linux
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Linux drops Russian maintainers, CoreBoot nonsense & Snap drivers
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Adblockers are dead, Valve talks Steam Deck 2, Nvidia wants better drivers
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