AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private

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02:04 AI bots put heavy pressure on open source projects https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/devs-say-ai-crawlers-dominate-traffic-forcing-blocks-on-entire-countries/ https://www.goonhammer.com/black-library-writers-respond-to-meta-scraping-their-work/

05:14 Android dev process goes private https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-development-aosp-3538503/

08:32 Linux kernel 6.14 released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/linux-kernel-6-14-released-delivers-big-boosts-to-linux-gaming

11:39 HP says they favour SteamOS for handhelds https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/03/24/hp-blasts-windows-on-gaming-handhelds-praises-valves-steamos/

13:45 Ubuntu 25.04 beta released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-beta-download

16:23 GRUB gets Rust code prototype https://linuxiac.com/grub-gets-a-taste-of-rust-with-new-prototype/

18:11 France launches their own online services suite https://goodtech.info/suite-numerique-france-docs-lancement/ https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/en

20:37 KDE devs propose replacement for SDDM https://linuxiac.com/kde-proposes-new-plasma-login-manager-to-replace-sddm/

22:34 Some web browser shake-ups happening https://www.wired.com/2016/04/brave-software-publishers-respond/ https://www.searchenginejournal.com/brave-browser-under-fire-for-alleged-sale-of-copyrighted-data/491854/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/zorin-os-17-3-released-with-new-default-browser https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/proton-joins-force-with-vivaldi-browser-to-help-you-break-free-from-big-tech

27:11 Nova driver gets more love https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-DRM-Skeleton-Driver-Patch

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