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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro
    00:34 Sponsor: Squarespace
    01:42 Mesa, Wayland and X.org lose their hosting
    03:57 Debian quits Twitter
    06:07 GNOME 48 alpha is out
    08:14 Kernel wifi maintainer steps down without replacement
    10:15 Facebook blocked posts linked to Linux
    12:12 OpenAI accuses another model of stealing their stolen work
    14:13 Steam Deck is getting outclassed
    17:15 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
    18:10 Support the channel

    Links:

    Mesa, Wayland and X.org lose their hosting

    https://www.phoronix.com/news/2025-XOrg-FreeDesktop-Cloud

    Debian quits Twitter

    https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-logs-off-twitter/

    GNOME 48 alpha is out

    https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-48-alpha-released/26414
    https://download.gnome.org/teams/releng/48.alpha.8/NEWS

    Kernel wifi maintainer steps down without replacement

    https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-surpasses-40-million-lines/
    https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Wireless-Maintainer-2025

    Facebook blocking posts linked to Linux

    https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250127#sitenews
    https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/facebook_blocks_distrowatch/

    OpenAI accuses another model of stealing their stolen work

    https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-navy-bans-use-of-deepseek-in-any-capacity-due-to-potential-security-and-ethical-concerns
    https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/openai-says-deepseek-used-its-models-illegally-and-it-has-evidence-to-prove-it-new-report-claims

    Steam Deck is getting outclassed

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/28/the-steam-deck-suddenly-has-a-serious-switch-2-problem/

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