Tech Trends and Controversies

This chapter explores Valve's new approach to hardware and software, contrasting it with traditional startup methods. It also discusses recent censorship actions by Meta, Apple's AI feature challenges, and the positive release of Linux Mint 22.1.

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02:30 Valve dev talks SteamOS, Steam machines https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/intel-and-nvidia-drivers-holding-back-a-public-steamos-release-valve-not-trying-to-compete-with-windows/ https://www.frandroid.com/marques/valve/2462758_il-y-a-12-ans-de-travail-pour-en-arriver-la-interview-de-pierre-loup-griffais-developpeur-de-steamos-los-phare-du-steam-deck

07:45 Meta bans links to Pixelfed https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/

10:11 Pixelfed is now out with stable apps https://www.engadget.com/social-media/pixelfed-instagrams-decentralized-competitor-is-now-on-ios-and-android-205059236.html

11:18 Apple pulls its misleading AI summaries https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/16/media/apple-ai-news-fake-headlines/index.html

13:40 Mint 22.1 is out https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_xia_whatsnew.php

15:49 Fedora working on their KDE spin https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Promote_KDE_Plasma_Desktop_variant_to_Edition

18:24 Fedora proposes optimized packages for modern CPUs https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Optimized_Binaries_for_the_AMD64_Architecture_v2

20:44 GNOME 48 brings digital wellbeing features https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Muter-48-Alpha

22:38 GNOME 48 gets new default audio player https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/gnome-48-new-audio-player

24:22 VLC adds AI powered auto subtitles https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/vlc-demo-ai-real-time-subtitles-for-any-video

26:14 NTSYNC driver should arrive in March https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ntsync-driver-for-improving-windows-games-on-linux-with-wine-proton-should-finally-land-in-linux-kernel-614/