Will Ablockers be banned? DoS on the AUR, Steam Console rumors
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01:36 Germany could ban Adblockers
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/germanys-possible-ad-blocker-ban-could-threaten-user-freedom-and-privacy-says-mozilla
04:45 There’s no “post Torvalds” Linux plan
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/the_plan_for_linux_after/
07:22 More potential Steam Console leaks
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/leaks-again-hint-at-valve-doing-a-proper-steam-machine-console/
09:39 Ubuntu builds Dangerous Images
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-release-management-newsletter-august-2025/66242
11:17 The Arch websites suffer DoS attacks
https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-aur-runs-into-recent-service-interruptions/
https://stats.uptimerobot.com/vmM5ruWEAB
13:02 GNOME 49 beta was released
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-beta-released-for-public-testing-on-gnomes-28th-anniversary
15:37 Pine64 gives up on Pinephone
https://pine64.org/2025/08/14/august_2025_short_update/
https://pine64.org/2025/08/16/august_2025/
18:05 Chromium gets HDR on Linux
https://linuxiac.com/linux-gets-hdr-support-in-chromium-on-wayland/
19:47 Ubuntu wants to improve ARM Linux support
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-ARM64-Stubble
21:35 Apple Silicon support making good progress
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Lid-Power-Buttons-Driver
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Silicon-USB3-RFC
23:29 More details on paid Thunderbird Pro services
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/tbpro-august-2025-update/
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