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02:01 GNOME Shell might evolve quite a bit https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2026/08/11/gnome-shell-design-dreams/

06:42 New KDE Goals look interesting https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/

09:57 Epic Games Store will get a Linux client soon https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/

11:16 ChatGPT official app is on Linux now https://linuxiac.com/openai-launches-official-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux-in-preview/

12:18 Geforce Now is stable on Linux, available as Flatpak https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-stable

13:48 Playstation Game Streaming and PC Game pass on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/asobi-remote-play-is-a-new-way-to-play-playstation-games-on-steamos-linux/ https://itsfoss.com/news/xodus-xbox-gamepass-linux/

16:12 KDE 6.6 will become an LTS version https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/13/what-a-real-lts-looks-like-kubuntu-26-04/

18:19 GPU acceleration coming to Windows VMs and Winboat https://blog.getutm.app/2026/introducing-triton-directx-11-driver-for-qemu/ https://github.com/winboat-org/winboat/tree/gpu-accel

21:37 Mint adds even more GUI system tools https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5050

24:20 Rust says “mostly no” to AI contributions https://forge.rust-lang.org/policies/llm-usage.html

26:42 Proton might work on a web browser https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/privacy-giant-proton-may-be-building-a-web-browser-but-its-community-turns-cold

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