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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro
    00:42 Sponsor: SquareSpace
    02:01 GNOME Foundation issues and lack of transparency
    09:34 AUR compromised with malware and spam
    12:57 Mozilla shares big Firefox roadmap
    15:54 X11 server rewritten using Rust and AI
    17:33 Linux kernel 7.1 released
    19:03 Chrome removes manifest v2 support entirely
    20:39 Firefox for Android will rely on Google Play integrity API
    22:29 Plasma 6.7 released
    24:27 SonicDE forks KDE into an X11 desktop
    26:24 More details on Ubuntu's AI features
    28:21 The EU won't stop killing videogames
    31:06 Sponsor: Tuxedo oOmputers

    Links:

    GNOME Foundation issues and lack of transparency

    https://discourse.gnome.org/t/2026-board-candidate-robert-mcqueen/35308/31

    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

    Mozilla shares big Firefox roadmap

    https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-roadmap-152/
    https://www.firefox.com/en-US/whatsnext/

    X11 server rewritten using Rust and AI

    https://itsfoss.com/news/yserver/

    Linux kernel 7.1 released

    https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-71-features-changes

    Chrome removes manifest v2 support entirely

    https://linuxiac.com/chrome-closes-another-door-on-classic-ublock-origin/

    Firefox for Android will rely on Google Play integrity API

    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/mozilla-firefox-android-google-play-integrity

    Plasma 6.7 released

    https://youtu.be/5qJSapprdSQ

    SonicDE forks KDE into an X11 desktop

    https://itsfoss.com/sonicde-x11-kde-plasma-fork/

    More details on Ubuntu's AI features

    https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/introducing-myna-speech-to-text-for-ubuntu-desktop/84251

    The EU won't stop killing videogames

    https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/european-commission-rejects-new-laws-for-stop-destroying-videogames/

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