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01:44 New phone brings Android, Linux & Windows together https://nexphone.com/

05:38 Photoshop can now install and run with Wine https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/adobe-creative-cloud-linux-wine-patches

08:02 A lot of Cosmic updates https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-adds-rounded-corners-and-window-shadows/ https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-1-updates https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-0-3-brings-file-manager-improvements/

11:29 New Plasma Login manager requires SystemD https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-login-manager-wont-support-systemd-free-linux-or-bsd-systems/

13:23 Ubuntu works on making NVidia faster on GNOME https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-Faster-NVIDIA

15:05 Snap malware rises up again https://linuxiac.com/linux-snap-users-warned-as-attackers-push-malware-through-old-trusted-apps/

17:25 Parental controls work completes for GNOME https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2026/01/20/digital-wellbeing-contract-conclusion/

18:59 LLVM compiler sets AI policy https://www.phoronix.com/news/LLVM-Human-In-The-Loop

21:39 Nvidia apparently used pirated books for training its AI https://torrentfreak.com/nvidia-contacted-annas-archive-to-secure-access-to-millions-of-pirated-books/

24:15 Desktop portals updated https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/releases/tag/1.21.0