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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro
    00:34 Sponsor:Squarespace
    01:51 Windows 12 sounds like an absolute nightmare
    04:26 Debian 13 is out
    05:45 Mint 22.2 has its beta
    07:20 Google ends Steam on Chrome OS
    08:59 elementary OS gets some cool updates
    11:40 Orion browser makes progress
    13:45 Github absorbed into Microsoft's structure
    15:27 LVFS asks for vendors to help fund it
    18:27 Nvidia drivers improve Wayland support
    19:44 KDE Gear 25.08 update
    21:52 AI companies could be doomed by recent class action
    24:40 Sponsor: Tuxedo

    Links:

    Windows 12 sounds like an absolute nightmare

    https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-execs-vision-of-windows-12-and-beyond-could-terrify-some-of-you

    Debian 13 is out

    https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20250809
    https://www.debian.org/releases/11/08/2025youtubetrixie/release-notes/whats-new.en.html#http-boot-support

    Mint 22.2 has its beta

    https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-enters-public-beta/

    Google ends Steam on Chrome OS

    https://9to5google.com/2025/08/07/steam-chromebook-2026/

    elementary OS gets some cool updates

    https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-august-2025/

    Orion browser makes progress

    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/orion-browser-linux-milestone-2-webkit-alternative-chromium

    Github absorbed into Microsoft's structure

    https://www.techradar.com/pro/github-ceo-resigns-is-this-the-latest-sign-of-its-microsoft-absorption

    LVFS asks for vendors to help fund it

    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l_Rmkn2-UwOkS0XK5d6u9pi29TZpmG-upa4Lu5HuEy4/edit?slide=id.g149cb0c24eb_0_660#slide=id.g149cb0c24eb_0_660

    Nvidia drivers improve Wayland support

    https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/252613/

    KDE Gear 25.08 update

    https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/

    AI companies could be doomed by recent class action

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/

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