Microsoft merges Copilot apps and introduces autonomous AutoPilot agents

Microsoft is consolidating its separate consumer and enterprise Copilot applications into a single unified app by August 2026, allowing users to switch between personal and work contexts within one interface. The company is simultaneously cutting underperforming features such as Copilot Podcasts and Copilot Labs, with an internal memo stating that every feature must "earn the right to exist" by delivering measurable business outcomes. Jacob Andreou, who oversees both Copilot product lines, is leading the consolidation effort.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/microsoft-merges-copilot-apps-and-introduces-autonomous-autopilot-agents/

📰 GNU Guix Package Manager Hit by Four Security Flaws

The Guix team urges users to upgrade after vulnerabilities were found in its substitute handling and channel update mechanisms.

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#gnu

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https://linuxiac.com/gnu-guix-package-manager-hit-by-four-security-flaws/

AI server demand to strain supply chains and components through 2027

Demand for AI servers is projected to remain robust through 2027, driven by aggressive data center investments from major cloud providers like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. This sustained demand is shifting the primary industry challenge from a lack of AI chips to broader shortages across the hardware supply chain. Analysts warn that these supply constraints will likely intensify, leading to higher prices and extended lead times for critical infrastructure.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/ai-server-demand-to-strain-supply-chains-and-components-through-2027/

📰 Some great Native Linux games to grab in the Steam Summer Sale 2026

For those of you who stick by your guns and only go for Native Linux games - here's some gems that you should be looking to pick up.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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#linux #steam

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/some-great-native-linux-games-to-grab-in-the-steam-summer-sale-2026/

📰 New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android

A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic's most powerful AI model, Mythos, recently found a different bug.The AI caught one flaw and missed.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html

#android #kernel #linux

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📰 GNOME 51 Alpha Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Testing

GNOME 51 Alpha desktop environment is now available for public testing with support for saving and restoring monitor brightness, improved app grid accessibility, support for elogind as libsystemd provider, and much more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-alpha-desktop-environment-is-now-available-for-public-testing

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📰 The Steam Machine can't hit 4K60, but this build does it for the same price

For the price of the Steam Machine, you can get a really decent 4K-capable gaming PC.

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#steam

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https://www.xda-developers.com/while-the-steam-machine-cant-game-at-4k60-you-can-build-a-pc-that-can-for-the-same-price/

📰 GNOME Mutter GPU Reset Recovery Becoming A Reality

While typically quite rare encountering a GPU reset under Linux in most conditions, currently if encountering one under GNOME your session gets wiped out. But thanks to a Google Summer of Code "GSoC" project this year, GNOME's Mutter compositor is finally seeing real GPU reset recovery handling...

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#gnome #linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GPU-Reset-Recovery-2026

Mageia 10

Почти через 3 года после выхода Mageia 9 наконец-то вышла Mageia 10.Основные новшества:
Ядро 6.18, Mesa 26.0, X.Org 21.1, Wayland.
Для 32-бит: требуется процессор с SSE2, поддержка урезана.
Оформление: новые обои высокого разрешения (до 4K) в формате JXL.
Установка: запрос часового пояса в начале (для корректной проверки подписей), поддержка Wi-Fi (с бета-версии), улучшена система восстановления.
Пакетный менеджер: RPM 4.20, DNF v5 (альтернатива urpmi), добавлена поддержка AppStream.
Инструменты: обновлены MCC, MageiaWelcome, Isodumper, dnfdragora, manafirewall, python-manatools (новая графическая абстракция для Qt6/GTK4/текста).
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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/linux-general/18332512

📰 GNOME Lands ext-background-effect-v1 Support For Background Blur Effect

Added to the Wayland Protocols repository back in May of 2025 was the ext-background-effect-v1 protocol for background blur that had been under discussion since early 2024. The initial focus is on being able to apply a blur effect on a window's background or otherwise a specified screen region. GNOME 51 has now merged support for ext-background-effect-v1 with the latest Mutter code...

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#gnome #wayland

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Background-Blur

📰 KWin Compositor In KDE Plasma 6.8 Drops Support For Desktop OpenGL

Along with releasing Plasma 6.7.2 this week, KDE developers continue to be quite busy working on new features and improvements for the Plasma 6.8 release while also furthering along fixes for future Plasma 6.7 point releases...

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#kde #plasma

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.8-KWin-No-Desktop-GL

📰 Ubuntu Reverts Rust cp After It Breaks Live Image Builds

Ubuntu temporarily switched cp back to GNU Coreutils after a Rust Coreutils compatibility issue caused livecd-rootfs builds to fail.

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#gnu #ubuntu

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https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-reverts-rust-cp-after-it-breaks-live-image-builds/

📰 I switched to immutable Linux after one broken update cost me an entire evening

The best update strategy I've found is just being allowed to undo it.

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#linux

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https://www.xda-developers.com/rolling-back-broken-update-immutable-linux/

📰 4K @ 60 FPS USB Video Capture Finally Becomes Less Problematic On Linux

One area of Linux hardware testing I haven't explored much in many years has been modern USB video capture for the lack of said hardware. The last time I did much video capturing on Linux was during the Hauppauge PCI card days. It turns out though that USB video capture of 4K 60 FPS content has been a pain point under Linux but is finally smoothing out with newer versions of the Linux kernel...

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#kernel #linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/4K-60-FPS-USB-Video-Capture

📰 I replaced VLC with PotPlayer, and these 5 fantastic features convinced me not to go back

For well over two decades, VLC has genuinely been the undisputed king of media players. It's free, open-source, and plays practically every single file format I've ever thrown at it. That's why it has rightfully earned a permanent spot on millions of Windows PCs. I truly couldn't ever have fathomed that I would mention anything other than VLC when asked for a media player recommendation, but that was only until a few months ago.

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#opensource

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https://www.xda-developers.com/best-potplayer-features-that-will-have-you-uninstalling-vlc-in-no-time/

📰 Valve is bringing SteamOS to Nvidia GPUs, proving the Steam Machine was never the real plan

Valve's mission to bring SteamOS to every device just got a shot in the arm.

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#arm #steam

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https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-coming-to-nvidia-gpus-steam-machine-wasnt-the-plan/

📰 Linux DRM Scheduler Patches Yield Massive Improvement For Job Submission Latency

A set of patches to the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) scheduler that is shared among different kernel graphics drivers is showing the potential of delivering much lower job submission latency when the system is loaded with many runnable CPU processes...

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#kernel #linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/DRM-Scheduler-Lower-Job-Submit

📰 Proxmox's Android app changed how I manage my home lab, but it's missing one crucial feature

It's almost the perfect companion for my home lab misadventures.

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#android

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https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmoxs-android-app-changed-how-i-manage-my-home-lab/

📰 FEX 2607 Optimizing For Yet-To-Be-Released ARM 256-bit SVE2 Hardware

The FEX Emulator that allows running Linux x86/x86_64 software on ARM64 (AArch64) systems, including the likes of Wine / Valve's Steam Play (Proton) for Windows gaming on ARM, is out with its newest monthly feature release. The Valve-backed project for running x86_64 games and other software on ARM for the upcoming Steam Frame and other more typical ARM Linux systems has been baking more optimizations and improvements...

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#arm #linux #proton #steam #wine

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-2607-Emulator

Возобновлена публикация Android-прошивки CalyxOS, не привязанной к сервисам Google

Опубликован выпуск проекта CalyxOS 7.2.2.0, развивающего прошивку на основе платформы Android, избавленную от привязок к сервисам Google и предоставляющую дополнительные средства для обеспечения конфиденциальности и безопасности. CalyxOS 7.2.2.0 стал первым стабильным выпуском после приостановки публикации обновлений в августе прошлого года, вызванной необходимостью переработки процесса формирования релизов, проведения полного аудита и изменения криптографических ключей после ухода основателя проекта и технического лидера, имевших доступ к ключам для цифровых подписей. Новый выпуск переведён на кодовую базу Android 16 и доступен в сборках для устройств Pixel 4-9, Fairphone 4/5, Motorola Moto G32-G84 и SHIFTphone 8.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65845

📰 Shelly GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Now Lets You Install Apps from Flathub

Shelly 2.4.1.1 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with support for installing apps directly from the Flathub website, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shelly-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-now-lets-you-install-apps-from-flathub

#arch #linux

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