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Big X.org code reverts, giant 16B entries data breach, KDE 6.4

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01:58 X.org reverts changes made by XLibre developer https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-Lots-Of-Reverts https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/1797#note_2800378

04:19 Biggest data breach ever contains 16B logins and passwords https://cybernews.com/security/billions-credentials-exposed-infostealers-data-leak/

07:18 Plasma 6.4 is out https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/

09:37 German state keeps replacing Microsoft products https://www.techradar.com/pro/were-done-major-government-organization-slams-microsoft-teams

12:27 Maui shell project is now on pause https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-drops-its-kde-plasma-based-nx-desktop-for-hyprland

14:32 Uniwill/TongFang laptops getting mainline kernel support https://www.phoronix.com/news/Uniwill-Linux-Laptop-Driver https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDLaptops/comments/himoym/all_of_the_vendors_that_are_offering_the_tongfang/

17:04 Metaโ€™s model can spit out 42% of Harry Potter https://www.understandingai.org/p/metas-llama-31-can-recall-42-percent

20:19 Microsoftโ€™s text editor runs on Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/microsoft-edit-text-editor-ubuntu

21:42 The final year of the hackintosh https://www.techradar.com/computing/apple-has-finally-killed-the-mackintosh-and-my-diy-mac-dreams-have-died-with-it

24:24 Steam Deck hits 20 000 games https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-deck-and-steamos-hit-20000-playable-games/

25:05 Steam enables proton for all games, all the time https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-beta-finally-enables-proton-on-linux-fully-making-linux-gaming-simpler/


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