Hybrid GPU support will be fixed, Google walks back sideloading policy

Linux & Open Source News

Nov 15, 2025•24 min•Season 3Ep. 44

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01:57 Red Hat and System76 working on multi GPU https://www.phoronix.com/news/Better-Linux-Multi-GPU-2025

04:30 Valve will change Linux gaming again https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine

07:31 Android will still allow sideloading of unregistrered apps https://www.androidauthority.com/android-power-users-install-unverified-apps-3615310/

09:21 Google releases device trees for recent Pixel phones https://www.phoronix.com/news/Google-Pixel-10-Google-DTs

10:44 Python gets donations surge https://thenewstack.io/psf-gets-a-donor-surge-after-rejecting-anti-dei-federal-grant/

12:39 Rust Core Utilities get closer to the GNU tools https://linuxiac.com/rust-coreutils-0-4-boosts-gnu-compatibility-to-85-percentage/

14:09 Sudo Rust has a few vulnerabilities https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rust-sudo-rs/+bug/2130623

15:11 GNOME parental controls making progress https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2025/11/10/digital-wellbeing-contract-screen-time-limits/

16:47 Meta used scam ads money to fund AI and VR https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/bombshell-report-exposes-how-meta-relied-on-scam-ad-profits-to-fund-ai/

19:33 Wikipedia asks AI companies to be responsible https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/wikipedia-urges-ai-companies-to-use-its-paid-api-and-stop-scraping/

21:37 Germany says OpenAI breached copyright for lyrics https://www.reuters.com/world/german-court-sides-with-plaintiff-copyright-case-against-openai-2025-11-11/