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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro 00:56 Sponsor: SquareSpace 02:18 Torvalds talks Kernel and AI 04:19 Torvalds says AI is here to stay on the kernel 07:34 Wayland gives better gaming performance than x11 09:25 Proton warns against Age verification 11:03 Cosmic gets its frosted glass UI & good updates 13:46 X11 server alternative vibe coded in Assembly 16:14 GNOME working on a TestFlight-like interface 18:46 Linux does run on anything 21:10 Firefox will release new versions every 2 weeks 22:27 Mozilla study points all the dark patterns around Edge 24:55 AppManager makes AppImages much better 27:07 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links: Torvalds talks Kernel and AI https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-summit-linus-torvalds/
Torvalds says AI is here to stay on the kernel https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AI https://sfconservancy.org/llm-gen-ai/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations.html
Wayland gives better gaming performance than x11 https://www.phoronix.com/review/plasma-67-wayland-cachyos/3
Proton warns against Age verification https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/the-death-of-privacy-online-proton-launches-interactive-map-to-show-age-verification-laws-are-spreading-fast https://proton.me/age-verification
Cosmic gets its frosted glass UI & good updates https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-cosmic-desktop-environments-frosted-glass-effect https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-3-shines-with-its-new-frosted-glass-design/
X11 server alternative vibe coded in Assembly https://isene.org/2026/07/Frame.html
GNOME working on a TestFlight-like interface https://modal.cx/blog/image-based-for-developers/
Linux does run on anything https://cakehonolulu.github.io/linux-on-32x/
Firefox will release new versions every 2 weeks https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-platform/c/qlaQ1YSlOP8?pli=1
Mozilla study points all the dark patterns around Edge https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/browser-choice-windows-report-over-the-edge-2/
AppManager makes AppImages much better https://github.com/kem-a/AppManager https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/appmanager-appimage-installer-linux