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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Sponsor: Proton VPN
01:42 Hundreds of browser extensions use AI library
04:39 GNOME Foundation will fund developers
06:58 Wayback is now hosted by Freedesktop.org
08:52 GNOME 49 alpha is out
10:55 Bazzite launches their new Flatpak app store
12:00 Google forces Gemini integration into Android apps
14:10 Chromium browsers will get even faster
15:55 Plasma Big Screen lives again
18:31 Video game lobby pushback against stop killing games
21:17 German court finds Meta's tracking illegal
23:46 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links:
Hundreds of browser extensions use AI library
secureannex.com/blog/mellow-dr…
mellowtel.com/blog/responding-…
GNOME Foundation will fund developers
blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/07…
Wayback is now hosted by Freedesktop.org
phoronix.com/news/Wayback-Free…
GNOME 49 alpha is out
discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-49…
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alp…
Bazzite launches their new Flatpak app store
universal-blue.discourse.group…
Google forces Gemini integration into Android apps
tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-g…
arstechnica.com/security/2025/…
Chromium browsers will get even faster
blog.chromium.org/2025/07/intr…
Plasma Big Screen lives again
espi.dev/posts/2025/07/plasma-…
Video game lobby push back against stop killing games
gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/vide…
German court finds Meta's tracking illegal
therecord.media/german-court-m…
German court rules Meta tracking technology violates European privacy laws
The court in Leipzig ruled that Meta must pay €5,000 ($5,900) to a German Facebook user who sued the platform for embedding tracking technology in third-party websites — a ruling that could open the door to other lawsuits.Suzanne Smalley (The Record)
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