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This chapter examines key updates in the Linux and open source communities, including major releases and proposals from Fedora. It also addresses the competitive AI landscape and the influence of corporate acquisitions on technology markets.

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02:12 OpenAI would buy Chrome if Google had to sell it https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/ai/chatgpt-chief-says-openai-would-buy-chrome-if-google-is-selling https://www.theverge.com/news/652746/google-samsung-gemini-default-placement-antitrust-trial

04:46 Final Cosmic alpha is here https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-7-never-been-beta

07:23 Fedora 43 proposal to drop GNOME X11 entirely https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/WaylandOnlyGNOME https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-session/-/merge_requests/99

09:33 GNOME STF progress report is HUGE https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2025/04/11/gnome-stf-2024/

13:12 Steam will drop 5 year old distros https://linuxiac.com/steam-will-stop-working-on-outdated-linux-systems-this-august/

14:51 NVK adds support for older Nvidia GPUs https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/mesa-nvk-nvidia-vulkan-driver-now-vulkan-1-4-conformant-on-maxwell-pascal-and-volta-gpus/

16:41 Ubuntu moves forward with Rust core utilities https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/migration-to-rust-coreutils-in-25-10/59708 https://alexgaynor.net/2025/mar/22/coreutils-in-rust/

19:14 Linux beats Windows again on recent AMD CPUs https://www.phoronix.com/review/ryzen-ai-7-pro-360-windows-linux/5

20:55 Chrome won’t ditch third party cookies https://digiday.com/media/google-chrome-will-now-continue-to-use-third-party-cookies/

23:00 Owner of IGN & CNET sue OpenAI https://www.theverge.com/news/656044/ziff-davis-sues-openai-ign-cnet-pcmag