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01:54 Microsoft 365 runs on Linux through Wine now https://itsfoss.com/news/bottles-microsoft-365-early-look/
04:12 Mint will ship more of their own applications https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5067
06:35 Ubuntu completes its move to Rust coreutils https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rustification-coreutils-migration/
09:05 Steam Frame revealed, up for signups (Includes LTT Leak) https://boilingsteam.com/ltt-leaks-steam-frames-first-look-ahead-of-schedule/index.html https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamframe
12:32 GNOME 51 released https://release.gnome.org/51/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ws9dahsFqQ
14:22 GNOME Shell Mobile seems in a weird place https://blogs.gnome.org/carlosg/2026/09/15/on-mobile-and-peer-pressure/
17:12 Flatpak working on app services https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2026/09/16/flatpak-stf-terminal-intent/
19:16 Improvements for the Linux kernel https://www.phoronix.com/news/Branch-Remove-Old-ARM-Drivers https://www.phoronix.com/news/Faster-Kernel-Builds-AI-v2
21:20 AMDv3 images provide a nice boost to low end hardware https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-amd64v3-lowend/8
23:16 OpenAI discloses worrying cheating behavior in its models https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-details-more-cases-of-ai-agents-taking-unauthorized-actions/
26:05 A few gaming things https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/lepton-from-valve-to-run-android-games-on-linux-is-now-open-source/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ps5-linux-dev-quits-after-the-only-hypervisor-bug-left-was-reported-to-sony/
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