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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro
    00:26 Sponsor: TuxCare
    01:33 Steam machine looks like a disappointment
    06:52 SteamOS 3.8 image supports all AMD PCs
    08:23 Epic Games open sources new version control system
    10:00 BcacheFS now no longer experimental
    11:26 XFCE has its first Wayland compositor
    12:37 Cosmic moves to version 1.1
    13:59 Wikipedia claps back against AI
    15:25 Wikipedia cofounder banned for canvassing
    18:55 Solution proposed to end all captchas
    21:11 New initiative for improve graphics end 3D software on Wayland
    23:16 GE Proton fixes all media related issues in games
    25:40 DXVK 3.0 gives big performance improvements
    28:05 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

    Links

    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/

    SteamOS 3.8 image supports all AMD PCs

    https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-4227

    Epic Games open sources new version control system

    https://linuxiac.com/epic-games-open-sources-lore-version-control-system/

    BcacheFS now no longer experimental

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

    XFCE has its first Wayland compositor

    https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release

    Cosmic moves to version 1.1

    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/cosmic-desktop-update-system-monitor

    Wikipedia claps back against AI

    https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260622-wikipedia-won-t-let-ai-edit-articles-cofounder-says

    Wikipedia cofounder banned for canvassing

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

    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/

    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/

    GE Proton fixes all media related issues in games

    https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases/tag/GE-Proton11-1

    DXVK 3.0 gives huge performance improvements

    https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v3.0

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