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12# Weekly Linux and Tech Update

  • Fedora is planning to go all in on AI, with a focus on ethical AI.

  • Proton has acquired Standard Notes to potentially add a Proton Notes tool to their suite of services.

  • Fedora’s strategy for 2028 includes reorganizing work groups and focusing on AI as an accelerator and tool.

  • Fedora’s AI work will be done in collaboration with the open-source world to ensure it aligns with their values and policies.

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS got its Beta release delayed due to issues with the XZ Library.

  • Ubuntu 22.04 will include Gnome 46, power efficiency improvements, and a better gaming experience.

  • Explicit sync is coming to the Wayland protocols, which will improve performance and fix glitches and flickering issues for Nvidia users.

  • Proton, the makers of Proton Mail and Proton VPN, acquired Standard Notes, an open-source note-taking application.

  • KDE is streamlining the way of setting key bindings and keyboard shortcuts in Plasma 6.1.

  • Gnome is working on using Nautilus as a provider for the file Chooser portal and implementing encryption of the home directory through Systemd Home.

  • League of Legends is losing access to Linux due to Riot Games’ implementation of their Vanguard anti-cheat tools.

  • Discord removed servers created by new Nintendo Switch emulators like Yuzu and Ryujinx.

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