Chrome OS & Android merge, AI slop invades FOSS: Linux Weekly News
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Sponsor: TuxCare
02:05 Google says Android and ChromeOS will merge
05:39 AI slop invades Curl's bug reports
08:37 GNOME Foundation firing on all cylinders
10:08 GNOME will get better parental controls
11:42 PHP proposes license change
13:40 NVK driver isn't quite ready yet
15:38 Google wants Linux support for haptic touchpads
17:45 Firefox adds WebGPU
19:33 Authors can start class action against AI company
21:26 x86 emulator for RISC V can now play games
23:29 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links:
Google says Android and ChromeOS will merge
https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/i-think-you-see-the-future-first-on-android-googles-android-leader-sameer-samat
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/is-chrome-os-merging-with-android
AI slop invades Curl's bug reports
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/curl_creator_mulls_nixing_bug/
GNOME Foundation firing on all cylinders
https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/07/12/2025-07-12-foundation-update/
GNOME will get better parental controls
https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2025/07/11/digital-wellbeing-contract/
PHP proposes license change
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update
NVK driver isn't quite ready yet
https://www.phoronix.com/review/mesa-252-nvk-nvidia/2
Google wants Linux support for haptic touchpads
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250714-support-forcepads-v1-0-71c7c05748c9@google.com/T/
Firefox adds WebGPU
https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/shipping-webgpu-on-windows-in-firefox-141/
Authors can start class action against AI company
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-authors-suing-anthropic-can-band-together-copyright-class-action-judge-rules-2025-07-17/
x86 emulator for RISC V can now play games
https://felix86.com/AAA-Games/