Torvalds talks AI in the kernel, EU prepares for FOSS, Goodbye Middle click to paste?

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Jan 10, 2026•26 min•Season 3Ep. 51

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01:51 Torvalds chimes in on AI code in the Linux kernel https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wg0sdh_OF8zgFD-f6o9yFRK=tDOXhB1JAxfs11W9bX--Q@mail.gmail.com/

05:07 EU consultation on making FOSS a priority https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en

07:19 GNOME & Firefox propose disabling middle click to paste https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Firefox-MiddleClick-Paste

09:31 Google locks down Android development even more https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/

11:19 loss32 wants to make a full Windows DE for Linux https://loss32.org/

14:02 AMD drivers get big performance boost https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-RADV-RT-RDNA2-Faster https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-More-RT-Performance-2026

969 Rockchip’s repo closed after FFMPEg’s DMCA takedown https://linuxiac.com/github-takes-down-rockchip-mpp-repository-after-ffmpeg-copyright-claim/

17:55 Fedora moves to the new Plasma Login manager https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/3523

19:42 ChromeOS won’t die after all https://www.androidcentral.com/accessories/smart-home/googles-vp-confirms-chromeos-is-here-to-stay-amid-rumors-of-sunset

22:18 Linux reaches another high in gaming marketshare https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

24:08 Geforce Now gets a Linux client https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-geforce-now-gains-native-linux-support/