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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
https://secureannex.com/blog/mellow-drama/
https://www.mellowtel.com/blog/responding-to-ars-technica-and-mellow-drama-article
GNOME Foundation will fund developers
https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/07/05/2025-07-05-foundation-update/
Wayback is now hosted by Freedesktop.org
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-FreeDesktop.org
GNOME 49 alpha is out
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-49-alpha-released/29720
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alpha
Bazzite launches their new Flatpak app store
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-july-2025-update-bazaar-z13-kernel-6-15-steam-hardware-survey/9501
Google forces Gemini integration into Android apps
https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/unless-users-take-action-android-will-let-gemini-access-third-party-apps/
Chromium browsers will get even faster
https://blog.chromium.org/2025/07/introducing-skia-graphite-chromes.html
Plasma Big Screen lives again
https://espi.dev/posts/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen/
Video game lobby push back against stop killing games
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/video-games-europe-release-a-statement-on-stop-killing-games/
German court finds Meta's tracking illegal
https://therecord.media/german-court-meta-tracking-tech