AMD moves to FOSS firmware, COSMIC panel customization, & Plasma 6 changes

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00:00 Intro

00:50 AMD moves to open source firmware

https://linuxiac.com/amd-opensil-firmware/

04:56 COSMIC will be heavily customizable

https://blog.system76.com/post/may-flowers-spring-cosmic-showers

10:53 KDE Plasma 6 will change the defaults

https://pointieststick.com/2023/05/11/plasma-6-better-defaults/

18:32 Microsoft to replace Google as the default search engine in Firefox?

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/microsoft-wants-firefox-to-ditch-google-switch-to-bing

21:17 Firefox 113 and 114 add some cool new features

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/firefox-113-released-etc

https://9to5linux.com/firefox-114-beta-revamps-dns-over-https-feature-adds-cookie-banner-reduction

23:37 Thunderbird is thriving, and working on an iOS app

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/05/thunderbird-is-thriving-our-2022-financial-report/

26:23 Flathub passes 1 billion downloads

https://linuxiac.com/flathub-reaches-billion-downloads/

28:48 Ubuntu ups their RISC V game

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/ubuntu-23-04-risc-v-support

31:44 Gaming News: no more Roblox, Nintendo fights emulation, Steam client scaling…

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/05/nintendo-files-dmca-takedowns-on-switch-emulation-tools-just-before-tears-debut/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/nintendo-switch-emulator-yuzu-gets-a-huge-performance-boost/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/goodbye-to-roblox-on-linux-with-their-new-anti-cheat-and-wine-blocking/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/steam-will-now-scale-better-with-kde-and-gnome/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-23.1-Released

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/direct3d-8-to-vulkan-translator-d8vk-production-ready-10-is-out-now/