Akrovatis Podcasts

Episodes:

• Torvalds says kernel will use AI tools, Wayland beats X11 for gaming, Age verification is getting worse​ (Jul 17th)
• Germany says no to Microsoft, Windows 11 in freefall, Linux distro sabotaged​ (Jul 11th)
• Linux has a giant opportunity thanks to Sony, New Linux Tablet, Google fined 4 Billion​ (Jul 4th)
• Steam machine disappointment, Epic made a Git competitor​ (Jun 27th)
• GNOME Foundation issues, AUR under attack, Firefox's big plans​ (Jun 20th)
• EU's ditches Google Search, Brave's Paid browser, Ubuntu makes big moves​ (Jun 6th)
• No Age verification for Linux, New KDE theme, Flatpak redesign with systemD​ (Jun 1st)
• Linus Torvalds speaks on AI, More Adobe on Linux, big browser redesigns​ (May 23rd)
• KDE gets €1M, 3 big vulnerabilities for Linux, EU privacy disaster brewing​ (May 16th)
• More Office Suite drama, chrome installs AI model without consent, Cool Plasma 6.7 things​ (May 9th)
• Ubuntu's servers attacked, Linux beats Windows again, Ubuntu will add AI to the distro​ (May 2nd)
• FSF settles the Office Suite debacle, good news on age verification, Mozilla & Debian unwarranted drama​ (Apr 25th)
• Germany's plan for Open Source, Age verification gets worse, ​ (Apr 18th)
• France is moving the country to Linux and FOSS, KDE gets more themes​ (Apr 11th)
• What is happening to our Office Suites?! Wayland fixes 2 major features​ (Apr 4th)
• The Linux Age verification situation is escalating & Other Linux Weekly News​ (Mar 28th)
• Manjaro is in trouble, Germany mandates open formats, Google destroys sideloading​ (Mar 21st)
• Kwin, Lutris & AMD drivers add AI generated code, SUSE could be sold, new hope for degoogled ROMs​ (Mar 14th)
• Age verification Laws could break Linux? GrapheneOS's new partner, Plasma drops X11 in August​ (Mar 6th)
• Nvidia & Intel focus on Linux, KDE Connect redesign, New standard for digital ecosystems​ (Feb 28th)
• GNOME 50 and GNOME OS progress, KDE debunks systemD FUD​ (Feb 21st)
• New kernel boosts Linux performance, Mint makes big changes, Discord Backlash​ (Feb 13th)
• Is Vibe coding killing open source? Big Cosmic desktop roadmap​ (Feb 7th)
• France moves to open source, modular Linux handheld PC, big Linux gaming progress​ (Jan 31st)
• New Linux + Android phone, Photoshop on Linux, Cosmic updates​ (Jan 24th)
• Budgie & GNOME drop X11, yet another desktop, Wikipedia signs deal with AI companies​ (Jan 17th)
• Torvalds talks AI in the kernel, EU prepares for FOSS, Goodbye Middle click to paste?​ (Jan 10th)
• New X11 server, New packaging solution, no more Steam Deck LCD​ (Dec 27th, 2025)
• Firefox makes all the mistakes, more Wayland work​ (Dec 20th, 2025)
• EU keeps moving to Open Source, New Linux smartphone​ (Dec 13th, 2025)
• Valve builds a Proton for Android apps, Linux is at 11% ?​ (Dec 6th, 2025)
• KDE drops X11 too, New Office Suite for Linux​ (Nov 29th, 2025)
• KDE's new design, Nvidia finally focuses on Linux, EU caves in to Big Tech​ (Nov 22nd, 2025)
• Hybrid GPU support will be fixed, Google walks back sideloading policy​ (Nov 15th, 2025)
• GNOME drops X11, Debian adds Rust dependency, Ubuntu plans​ (Nov 8th, 2025)
• Python refuses $1.5M grant, Unity's second demise, AUR DDos​ (Nov 1st, 2025)
• Full Linux apps on Android, Plasma 6.5, Zorin OS does big numbers​ (Oct 25th, 2025)
• Finally, some good FOSS smartphone news, new x86 actor​ (Oct 18th, 2025)
• Intel reconsiders Open Source, LibrePhone project, Ubuntu 25.10​ (Oct 11th, 2025)
• The end of F-Droid? Red Hat hacked, new Linux Kernel​ (Oct 4th, 2025)
• The Cosmic & PopOS beta are here, Cookie banners could go away​ (Sep 26th, 2025)
• Some KDE drama, Fedora 43, Ubuntu 25.10 & GNOME 49​ (Sep 20th, 2025)
• Red Hat being eaten by IBM, KDE Linux Alpha, is Budgie dead?​ (Sep 13th, 2025)
• Cosmic isn't dead, more SteamOS devices, GNOME keeps X11 after all​ (Sep 6th, 2025)
• AI used in Linux kernel, Android limits sideloading,new desktop environment​ (Aug 30th, 2025)
• Will Ablockers be banned? DoS on the AUR, Steam Console rumors​ (Aug 23rd, 2025)
• Windows 12 sounds like a nightmare, Mint 22.2 beta: Linux Weekly News​ (Aug 16th, 2025)
• GNOME changes things, Linux at 6%, Android loses to Epic​ (Aug 12th, 2025)
• Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems​ (Aug 2nd, 2025)
• Flathub's issues, Steam Console, Malware in the AUR, Clear Linux is gone​ (Jul 26th, 2025)
• Google merges Android & Chrome OS, AI slop invades FOSS​ (Jul 19th, 2025)
• Browser extensions sell what you view to AI companies, GNOME funding, Wayback progresses​ (Jul 12th, 2025)
• The end for BcacheFS, X11 compatibility layer, Flathub is massive​ (Jul 5th, 2025)
• Big X.org code reverts, giant 16B entries data breach, KDE 6.4​ (Jun 21st, 2025)
• X11 fork, Denmark moves to Linux, Android gets more locked down​ (Jun 14th, 2025)
• Microsoft could fix USB C, GNOME OS is coming for your PC, AMD ditches proprietary drivers​ (Jun 7th, 2025)
• SteamOS "destroys" Windows, kernel 6.15, Nice Firefox changes​ (May 31st, 2025)
• Fedora and GNOME remove X.org, Microsoft open sources WSL​ (May 24th, 2025)
• Plasma 6.4 beta, BIG Web Search changes, AI isn't fair use​ (May 17th, 2025)
• GNOME's new leadership, Mint themes libadwaita, OpenSUSE ditches Deepin​ (May 10th, 2025)
• KDE planning big changes, Wikipedia adopts AI, OpenSUSE leaps into the future​ (May 3rd, 2025)
• OpenAI wants to buy Chrome, final COSMIC alpha, Fedora could drop X11 entirely​ (Apr 26th, 2025)
• Fedora 42, Manjaro Immutable, Arco Linux shuts down​ (Apr 19th, 2025)
• Firefox's AI summary, Wayland restores windows, Framework 12 preorders open​ (Apr 12th, 2025)
• Thunderbird's paid service, open source DNA database deleted, EU takes aim at encryption​ (Apr 5th, 2025)
• AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private​ (Mar 29th, 2025)
• EU push for open source, GIMP3 is out, Firefox gets webapps back​ (Mar 22nd, 2025)
• New Webkit browser for Linux, NVK becomes default, KDE splits X11 code​ (Mar 15th, 2025)
• AMD wins at open source, GNOME makes drastic Wayland progress​ (Mar 8th, 2025)
• Torvalds says Yes to Rust, Fedora doesn't get Flathub​ (Feb 22nd, 2025)
• OBS could sue Fedora, GNOME's new site & branding​ (Feb 15th, 2025)
• Fedora looks at adding AI, kernel maintainer resigns over Rust issues, GNOME 48 changes​ (Feb 8th, 2025)
• Mesa, Wayland & X.org in trouble, Debian leaves X, GNOME 48 alpha​ (Feb 1st, 2025)
• Intel rediscovers Modular PCs, Arch Survey results, Kernel 6.13​ (Jan 25th, 2025)
• Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI​ (Jan 18th, 2025)
• Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming​ (Jan 11th, 2025)
• Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy​ (Jan 4th, 2025)
• Open Source worth $7B, no Apple search, custom kernels no longer useful​ (Dec 28th, 2024)
• Lenovo will use SteamOS, EU investigates TikTok, Mozilla focuses on Ads and AI​ (Dec 21st, 2024)
• Flathub separates from GNOME, Arch gets 500K€, Firefox drops Do Not track​ (Dec 14th, 2024)
• KDE gets big donations, Discord supports Wayland, SteamOS devices coming​ (Dec 7th, 2024)
• Steam Controller 2 design leak, bcacheFS ban, Wayland in Wine ​ (Nov 30th, 2024)
• Google breakup, bcacheFS acts like ReiserFS, Steam Controller 2​ (Nov 23rd, 2024)
• Nvidia roadmap for Linux, Tuxedo Driver issue, Ubuntu 25.04​ (Nov 16th, 2024)
• KDE and GNOME OS, Manjaro telemetry & Mozilla layoffs​ (Nov 9th, 2024)
• AI isn't Open Source, Fedora 41, Apex blocks Linux​ (Nov 2nd, 2024)
• Linux drops Russian maintainers, CoreBoot nonsense & Snap drivers​ (Oct 26th, 2024)
• Adblockers are dead, Valve talks Steam Deck 2, Nvidia wants better drivers​ (Oct 19th, 2024)
• GNOME has money issues, Linux malware & Nvidia driver progress​ (Oct 12th, 2024)
• Valve & Arch partnership, Nintendo kills Switch emulator, Thunderbird for Android is here​ (Oct 5th, 2024)
• 9.9 out of 10 severity flaw on Linux, ARM64 & Android support in proton, Valve devs want faster Wayland progress​ (Sep 28th, 2024)
• Torvalds dismisses Rust haters, Mozilla kills their Mastodon instance, GNOME 47 is out​ (Sep 21st, 2024)
• KDE's 3 main goals, Plasma 6.2 beta, Square Enix invests in a Linux OS​ (Sep 14th, 2024)
• Linux grows again, KDE overspends (but it's fine), Ubuntu has upgrade problems​ (Sep 7th, 2024)
• New Linux Console, Rust and BcacheFS drama, KDE donations​ (Aug 31st, 2024)
• Microsoft broke Linux dual boots, Google coerces reviewers, GNOME 47 beta​ (Aug 24th, 2024)
• Could the US break up Google? Deepin 23, SteamOS for other devices​ (Aug 17th, 2024)
• Cosmic Alpha is out, elementary OS 8 in September, Nvidia scraped videos for its AI​ (Aug 10th, 2024)
• A few nice Cosmic reveals, Linux market share gains, macOS more vulnerable than Windows ​ (Aug 3rd, 2024)
• Firefox's Opt-out ad setting, AI tool pirated movies, SecureBoot broken​ (Jul 27th, 2024)
• 3rd party Bug killed Windows PCs across the world, openSUSE needs to change its name​ (Jul 20th, 2024)
• Fedora 41 drops X11, Copilot lawsuit dismissed, GNOME 47 looks great​ (Jul 13th, 2024)
• Fedora Telemetry, Deepin AI, ChromeOS Flex is dead?​ (Jul 6th, 2024)
• Mozilla sued for discrimination, GNOME without X11, Performance boosts everywhere​ (Jun 29th, 2024)
• GNOME accent colors, the end of ad blockers and Plasma 6.1 ​ (Jun 22nd, 2024)
• Mint disables unverified apps, Recall hacked already, KDE as ks for feedback​ (Jun 8th, 2024)
• GNOME has plans, EU investigates OpenAI for GDPR violations, Ubuntu Real Time ​ (Jun 1st, 2024)
• GNOME's 5 year plan, Windows Recall is a nightmare, Qualcomm beats Apple?​ (May 25th, 2024)
• Firefox data collection, France bans TikTok (sort of), Google AI is scary​ (May 18th, 2024)
• Cosmic update, new attack bypasses VPNs, ClearLinux beats everything else?​ (May 11th, 2024)
• No, NixOS isn't dying. GNOME icon & funding issues, everyone hates Windows 11​ (May 4th, 2024)
• Why Google sucks now, US bans TikTok, Ubuntu 24.04 & Fedora 40​ (Apr 27th, 2024)
• Flatpak vulnerability, Gentoo refuses AI, Cosmic will theme apps​ (Apr 20th, 2024)
• Fedora wants AI, Nvidia + Wayland is fixed, US gains privacy​ (Apr 13th, 2024)
• Proposal for Fedora to use Plasma, XZ backdoor repercussions, German state moves to Linux​ (Apr 6th, 2024)
• Redis renounces FOSS, the future of Linux is bright, Fedora 40 beta​ (Mar 30th, 2024)
• USA sues Apple, Plasma themes can wipe your drive, GNOME 46​ (Mar 23rd, 2024)
• Cosmic is delayed, French suffers massive data breach, EU won't regulate FOSS​ (Mar 16th, 2024)
• Linux at 4%, Fedora drops X11, Apple makes a mess of the EU's DMA​ (Mar 9th, 2024)
• Nintendo sues emulator, Nvidia thinks coding is dead, Plasma 6 is out​ (Mar 2nd, 2024)
• Snap scam problem, Warp on Linux, an API for RGB​ (Feb 24th, 2024)
• Mozilla layoffs, Cosmic DE alpha, India bans ProtonMail​ (Feb 17th, 2024)
• Mozilla blunders and then gets a new CEO, Ubuntu makes some moves​ (Feb 10th, 2024)
• VSCode & MS Edge troubles, Fedora KDE might keep X11​ (Feb 3rd, 2024)
• Apple really sucks, Mint's EDGE ISO, Wayland protocol drama​ (Jan 27th, 2024)
• OpenSUSE is going immutable, Snap creates problems, Fuchsia won't be Google's future​ (Jan 20th, 2024)
• Cosmic Alpha, Linux 6.7, more SteamOS devices & the Wayland saga continues​ (Jan 13th, 2024)
• Fedora & RHEL optimizing packages, Linux is at 4%, GNOME develops an extension​ (Jan 6th, 2024)
• X11 is a bad platform, More AI regulation, FOSS licenses aren't enough​ (Dec 30th, 2023)
• Open Source Nvidia drivers are good, Microsoft installs Linux for AI work, HDR support​ (Dec 23rd, 2023)
• The CEO of Proton (Andy Yen) answers all your questions!​ (Dec 19th, 2023)
• Torvalds on Linux's future, Linux gaming beats windows, Ubuntu might drop older CPUs​ (Dec 16th, 2023)
• Zorin OS 17, huge flaw on all Linux system & Linux gets BSOD​ (Dec 9th, 2023)
• Red Hat drops X11, KDE Plasma 6 Beta, big Linux desktop plans​ (Dec 2nd, 2023)
• Big Plasma 6, GNOME & COSMIC updates, Youtube's anti user moves​ (Nov 26th, 2023)
• Windows will be more open, AMD doubles down on FOSS, Big Peertube improvements​ (Nov 19th, 2023)
• GNOME gets €1 million, Amazon wants its own Linux, Steam Deck OLED, Immutable Ubuntu​ (Nov 12th, 2023)
• Fedora KDE drops X11, Huge Nvidia Wayland fixes, Web DRM is dead, Linux kernel 6.6​ (Nov 6th, 2023)
• Wayland on Mint, is Youtube's adblock blocker legal? Fedora 39 delayed​ (Oct 29th, 2023)
• Ubuntu broke deb installs, new GNOME director controversy, OpenSUSE new installer​ (Oct 21st, 2023)
• Will GNOME drop X11? Ubuntu 23.10, Mastodon is more popular than we thought​ (Oct 14th, 2023)
• elementary OS 7.1, Snap malware, France wants to ban VPNs​ (Oct 8th, 2023)
• Photoshop on the web, Mint + Debian, & COSMIC updates​ (Sep 30th, 2023)
• Nouveau maintainer resigns, Fedora might drop X11 entirely, LTS now 2 years only​ (Sep 24th, 2023)
• Another Linux tablet, HDR gaming & Linux malware​ (Sep 17th, 2023)
• Plasma 6 not before 2024, new Ubuntu App Store, GNOME breaks extensions​ (Sep 9th, 2023)
• Accent colors standard & kernel performance boosts​ (Sep 2nd, 2023)
• Ubuntu desktop plans, NVIDIA BIOS lock broken, Budgie gets updates​ (Aug 27th, 2023)
• New Linux tablet, SUSE goes private, GNOME 45 beta​ (Aug 20th, 2023)
• New CPU flaws will lower performance, Linux enterprise shakeup, KDE Wayland support​ (Aug 12th, 2023)
• ChromeOS becomes a Linux distro, GNOME Activities changes, Mint 21.3​ (Aug 6th, 2023)
• Google's new nightmare plan for the web, GNOME's new windowing system, Plasma 6 removes features​ (Jul 29th, 2023)
• EU's new law will hurt FOSS, Intel performance boost, repairable laptops​ (Jul 22nd, 2023)
• SUSE takes on Red Hat, Mint 21.2 released & Thunderbird Supernova​ (Jul 15th, 2023)
• New Ubuntu Store promotes snap only, GNOME 45 alpha and France privacy breaches​ (Jul 8th, 2023)
• Kernel 6.4 boosts AMD, FOSS Nvidia Driver, GNOME gaming improvements​ (Jul 2nd, 2023)
• Special: Interview with Tuxedo​ (Jun 29th, 2023)
• Red Hat vs open source, Mint Beta, Plasma 6 progress report​ (Jun 25th, 2023)
• Big Nextcloud improvements, PopOS Cosmic tiling changes, and Steam redesign​ (Jun 18th, 2023)
• France arrested people for using Linux, Windows 11 loses users, better FOSS firmware​ (Jun 10th, 2023)
• Ubuntu goes immutable, big GNOME updates, Touchpad gestures on Mint​ (Jun 3rd, 2023)
• Fedora KDE abandons X11, Android's giant security flaw, Meta gets EU'd again​ (May 27th, 2023)
• More HDR work for Linux, Ubuntu revamps PPAs, KeePass security breach​ (May 20th, 2023)
• AMD moves to FOSS firmware, COSMIC panel customization, & Plasma 6 changes​ (May 13th, 2023)
• HDR & VRR Linux support, AMD challenges Apple Silicon, Microsoft Edge abuse​ (May 6th, 2023)
• Flathub redesign, Linux 6.3 + Intel performance boost, EU vs big platforms​ (Apr 29th, 2023)
• Fedora 38, Ubuntu 23.04, Solus survives & big KDE app updates​ (Apr 22nd, 2023)
• Solus is dying, OpenAI defamation suit, EU builds its own Google​ (Apr 16th, 2023)
• Linux Mint theme changes, System76 in house laptop, Google Drive backtracks​ (Apr 8th, 2023)
• Ubuntu 23.04 beta, Mobile Linux improvements, Italy blocks chatGPT​ (Apr 2nd, 2023)
• Giant Nextcloud update, Twitter goes Open Source, Wayland screen sharing fixed​ (Mar 26th, 2023)
• Docker vs Open Source, Ubuntu wants less Python issues, Fedora 38 beta​ (Mar 18th, 2023)
• Meta in the Fediverse, Duck Duck Go works on AI, Flathub Roadmap​ (Mar 12th, 2023)
• HP gives up, Flathub & paid apps, companies are using FOSS wrong​ (Mar 5th, 2023)
• Ubuntu hates flatpak, Microsoft's anti consumer practices, GNOME 44 beta​ (Feb 25th, 2023)
• FOSS funding is broken, Mycroft shuts down, KDE Plasma 5.27​ (Feb 18th, 2023)
• Windows is spyware, Fedora adds Flathub, AI tool violates FOSS​ (Feb 12th, 2023)
• A peek at Cosmic DE's design, Mint + Wayland, elementary OS 7 released​ (Feb 4th, 2023)
• New EU law hurts FOSS, GNOME 44 alpha, Chrome beats Firefox​ (Jan 28th, 2023)
• Linux Foundation's metaverse, Stable Diffusion sued, KDE 5.27 Beta​ (Jan 21st, 2023)
• Apple isn't private, Mastodon loses users, Mozilla joins the fediverse​ (Jan 14th, 2023)
• Arch isn't N°1, X.org dying, Meta fined €390M: Linux & Open Source News​ (Jan 7th, 2023)