Assessing Linux Compatibility and Apple's AI Failures

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02:24 Linux Foundation teams up with Google on Chromium https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-the-launch-of-supporters-of-chromium-based-browsers

05:51 SteamOS ISO is coming with Legion Go S https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-legion-unleashes-next-gen-gaming-power-at-ces-2025/ https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/529834914570306831

08:06 Microsoft working on a SteamOS competing interface https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-is-finally-fighting-back-against-the-rise-of-steamos-by-overhauling-windows-11-to-be-better-on-handhelds

10:00 Budgie has a few things to announce https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2024

12:11 Cosmic alpha 5 is out https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-5-released

14:14 KDE Plasma 6.3 beta is out https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.2.5-6.2.90/

16:13 Geforce Now will have an official Steam Deck app https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2025/

18:03 AUR removes ARM only software https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-Requires-x86_64

19:31 Firefox 134 has some nice features https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/firefox-134-brings-touch-hold-gestures-to-linux-ecosia-search-more

21:49 Marvel Rivals dev lifts Linux gamers ban https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/marvel-rivals-lifts-100-year-cheating-bans-on-mac-and-steam-deck-players/

23:29 Dell kills XPS brand, Linux support uncertain https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/the-end-of-an-era-dell-will-no-longer-make-xps-computers/

25:06 Apple’s AI is as bad as everyone else’s https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/apples-ai-headlines-are-more-of-a-break-from-reality-than-breaking-news