Google merges Android & Chrome OS, AI slop invades FOSS

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Jul 19, 2025•28 min•Season 3Ep. 27

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02:00 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

05:48 AI slop invades Curl’s bug reports https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/curl_creator_mulls_nixing_bug/

08:53 GNOME Foundation firing on all cylinders https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/07/12/2025-07-12-foundation-update/

10:24 GNOME will get better parental controls https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2025/07/11/digital-wellbeing-contract/

11:58 PHP proposes license change https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update

13:57 Haiku gets a nice update https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-07-12-haiku_activity_contract_report_june_2025/

15:39 NVK driver isn’t quite ready yet https://www.phoronix.com/review/mesa-252-nvk-nvidia/2

17:37 Mint 22.2 is close https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4860

19:56 Google wants Linux support for haptic touchpads https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250714-support-forcepads-v1-0-71c7c05748c9@google.com/T/

22:03 Firefox adds WebGPU https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/shipping-webgpu-on-windows-in-firefox-141/

23:51 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/

25:44 x86 emulator for RISC V can now play games https://felix86.com/AAA-Games/