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01:34 Germany outlines their plan to move to open source (link in German) https://deutschland-stack.gov.de/gesamtbild/
03:39 USA might have nation wide age verification laws https://linuxiac.com/federal-bill-would-bring-os-level-age-verification-to-the-entire-us/
05:34 EU has an age verification app ready https://www.dw.com/en/eu-chief-urges-bloc-wide-push-on-age-verification-app-to-protect-children-online/a-76788202
07:27 Linux kernel 7.0 released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-7-0-kernel-features
09:37 Linux kernel accepts A.I. code https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst
11:09 Chrome has 47% better performance than Firefox https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-chrome-2026
12:51 Open SUSE Tumblewed will use SystemD as the bootloader https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-switches-fresh-installs-to-systemd-boot/
14:50 Fedora 44 delayed a week https://linuxiac.com/fedora-44-release-delayed-as-final-blocker-bugs-remain-open/ https://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/44/final/buglist
15:43 Steam Controller might be arriving soon https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gaming-accessories/valves-steam-controller-launch-looks-imminent-based-on-new-public-records-and-it-might-finally-give-me-the-perfect-excuse-to-build-a-custom-steam-machine
16:49 KDE sprint for remapping gestures, virtual keyboard & more https://merritt.codes/blog/2026/04/15/2026/_kde_mega_sprint
18:14 Plasma gets per-monitor virtual desktops https://itsfoss.com/news/kde-plasma-per-screen-virtual-desktops/
19:58 Mint won’t have a release until the end of the year https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5019
22:19 Proton 11 beta released https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-11.0-1-beta1
23:33 Mozilla releases Thunderbolt, their own AI client https://www.thunderbolt.io/ https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbolt https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbolt/blob/main/TELEMETRY.md
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