340: Facebook behind Age Verify laws?, CachyOS, EndeavourOS, Lutris Gen AI, & more Linux news

About this episode

This episode covers new Linux distro releases, age verification laws, and drama surrounding Lutris and AI.

video: https://youtu.be/wgqR6bt58-k This week in Linux, we've got some new distro releases from EndeavourOS, CachyOS, and AlmaLinux. Then we will cover some really impressive investigative work related to the age verification law nonsense that is happening and we've got a bit of drama to cover this episode with the Lutris game manager and what some are calling AI Slop. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping 01:02 Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI 05:39 Age Verification Research 12:40 AlmaLinux and NVIDIA Streamline Driver and CUDA Updates 14:31 CachyOS 260308 Released 19:03 EndeavourOS Titan Released 23:54 Ageless Linux Released 28:29 Firefox Redesign Coming 31:10 Outro Links: Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping https://patreon.com/tuxdigital React to LTT: https://youtu.be/3yR_bOMQt9s Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI…

Topics covered

• Facebook
• Age Verify laws
• CachyOS
• EndeavourOS
• Lutris
• Generative AI
• Linux news

Mentioned in this episode

Products: CachyOS, EndeavourOS, Lutris Gen AI, Linux, AlmaLinux, Lutris, CachyOS 260308, EndeavourOS Titan, Ageless Linux, Firefox Redesign

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