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Linux Headlines episodes:

October 09, 20192019-10-09
SUSE drops OpenStack Cloud, OpenLibra looks to piggyback on Facebook's cryptocurrency, OpenSSH adds in-RAM protections and Essential teases flashy new phone.
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SUSE Focusing on Application Delivery to Meet Customer Needs
Suse’s OpenStack Cloud dissipates
OpenLibra
OpenLibra Twitter Announcement
OpenSSH 8.1 Released
Essential reveals Project Gem smartphone with very long, unusual design
Essential Twitter Announcement
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October 08, 20192019-10-08
NVIDIA joins the Blender foundation, a new cybersecurity alliance is launched to better integrate security products, Thunderbird makes plans for official OpenPGP support, and some mixed news for console enthusiasts.
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NVIDIA has joined Epic Games as a six-figure donor to the Blender Foundation
Epic Games supports Blender Foundation with $1.2 million Epic MegaGrant (July 2019)
The Open Cybersecurity Alliance has been launched, with the goal of tackling a fragmented cybersecurity landscape
Thunderbird developers are planning to integrate support for OpenPGP messaging
An Update on Next-Gen: PlayStation 5 Launches Holiday 2020
A Deeper Look at the PlayStation 5
Game over: Atari VCS architect quits project, claims he hasn’t been paid for six months
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October 07, 20192019-10-07
The FSF is looking for some direction, StackStorm joins the Linux Foundation, and GNOME users who like it a little traditional get some good news.
Plus the Pinebook Pro starts shipping to customers, and more.
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The Free Software Foundation is seeking community input following Richard Stallman's departure
Joint statement on the GNU Project
Extreme Networks Transitions StackStorm to the Linux Foundation
ArcMenu, which provides a traditional-style menu for GNOME desktops, has released a major update
The Pinebook Pro has started shipping to customers
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October 04, 20192019-10-04
The Software Freedom Conservancy takes aim at two hardware vendors, Mastodon 3 is out, several countries continue on the warpath against end-to-end encrypted communications, and more.
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A court case between two network hardware vendors has triggered action from the Software Freedom Conservancy
Mastodon 3 has been released with usability improvements, but no license change
Matrix, an open platform for secure and decentralized communications, has announced a stable Slack bridge
US, UK Sign Electronic Data-Sharing Pact Under Controversial Law
US wants Facebook to backdoor WhatsApp and halt encryption plans
The Open Letter from the Governments of US, UK, and Australia to Facebook is An All-Out Attack on Encryption
Tomorrow marks the start of EU Code Week
EU Code Week
Africa Code Week
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October 03, 20192019-10-03
PostgreSQL 12 is here with performance gains and more, Google plans to phase out mixed security content in Chrome, and a new funding source for The Document Foundation.
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PostgresSQL 12 has landed, with performance and space management gains
Google has announced plans to phase out mixed content from secure websites
Another FOSS project is looking towards app store sales to raise funds
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October 02, 20192019-10-02
Nextcloud goes pro, the self-proclaimed "Steam replacement" reaches version 1, and Microsoft drops some far-out future tech.
Plus Linux app throttling is in the works for Chrome OS.
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EU governments choose Nextcloud
Nextcloud 17
The Chromium team is working on throttling Linux apps running in the background on Chrome OS
Athenaeum: A libre replacement for Steam
Surface Laptop 3
Surface Neo
Surface Duo
Windows 10X
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October 01, 20192019-10-01
A major release for Google's popular ML library TensorFlow, new web dev video shorts from Mozilla, faster Rust builds, and a LibreOffice anniversary competition.
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Google has announced TensorFlow 2, claiming improved performance and ease of use
TensorFlow World
Streamlit launches open-source machine learning application development framework
Streamlit on GitHub
Mozilla has launched a new YouTube channel for web developers
A new release of the Rust compiler has added pipelined compilation, which may speed up builds by ten to twenty percent
Security advisory for Cargo
The Document Foundation has announced a competition to celebrate LibreOffice's anniversary
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September 30, 20192019-09-30
Oracle is one step closer to winning its settlement against Google, Exim has another critical flaw, and more details about the checkm8 iOS exploit reveal that it is not as dire as previously reported.
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Oracle is closer to winning a multi-billion dollar settlement against Google in the Java API court case
Exim has been patched again, after yet another critical flaw was discovered
Critical Exim Flaw Opens Servers to Remote Code Execution
More details have emerged about the checkm8 iOS exploit, and it's not as bad as you might have thought
Checkm8 less of a threat to end users than initially reported
Tethered jailbreaks are back
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September 27, 20192019-09-27
The Ubuntu team released the Ubuntu 19.10 beta, Microsoft Edge for Linux is one step closer to reality, LibrePlanet 2020 put out a call for sessions, Richard Stallman announced that he will retain his leadership roll in the GNU Project, and Google turns 21.
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Ubuntu has announced the availability of the 19.10 release betas
Beta versions of the 19.10 flavors
Rumors that Microsoft plans to bring its Edge browser to Linux seem to be well founded
The Free Software Foundation has put out a call for session proposals for next year's LibrePlanet conference
Richard Stallman announces his intention to remain in charge of the GNU Project
SFC calls on Richard Stallman to step down from positions of leadership
Google is celebrating its birthday with discounts for European shoppers
Incorporated on September 4th, 1998 - The Google Story
Google extends support lifespan for seven Lenovo Chromebooks to 2025
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September 26, 20192019-09-26
Hacktoberfest is back with more prizes for open source developers, Amazon's got new Echo devices and a new wireless protocol to boot, and the Python community has a new Code of Conduct.
Plus the Free Software Awards have a new category, and Android 10 Go has arrived.
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Free Software Awards — Nominate those who inspire you by November 6th
Everything Amazon announced at its Alexa event
Android 10 (Go edition)
The Python Software Foundation has updated its Code of Conduct
Hacktoberfest — Presented by DigitalOcean and DEV
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FAQs about Linux Headlines:

How many episodes does Linux Headlines have?

The podcast currently has 193 episodes available.