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TikTok's endless scroll of irresistible content, tailored for each person's tastes by a well-honed algorithm, has helped the service become one of the world's most popular apps. Now European Union regulators say those same features that made TikTok so successful are likely illegal. From a report: On Friday, the regulators released a preliminary decision that TikTok's infinite scroll, auto-play features and recommendation algorithm amount to an "addictive design" that violated European Union laws for online safety. The service poses potential harm to the "physical and mental well-being" of users, including minors and vulnerable adults, the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive branch, said in a statement. The findings suggest TikTok must overhaul the core features that made it a global phenomenon, or risk major fines. European officials said it was the first time that a legal standard for social media addictiveness had been applied anywhere in the world. "TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service," the European Commission said in a statement.

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This new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it  ZDNET

AMD GFX1170 "RDNA 4M" spotted in Linux patches, possible RDNA3 APU refresh  VideoCardz.com

These are the 3 coolest Linux apps you should try this weekend  How-To Geek

I tried the god mode of productivity apps on Linux and my workflow changed forever  MakeUseOf

In the deck-builder Voraxis you're a parasite that eats through a living planet  GamingOnLinux

Chinese APT Group Uses Linux Exploits To Redirect Traffic and Deploy Malicious Software  Cyber Press

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a sweeping plan to shore up the country's auto industry and accelerate its electric vehicle transition, the latest in a series of moves to reduce Canada's deep economic dependence on the United States as American tariffs continue to batter the sector. The plan includes financial incentives for carmakers to invest in Canada, a new tariff credit scheme for manufacturers like General Motors and Toyota, and the reintroduction of EV buyer rebates. Canada will also enact stricter vehicle emissions standards and has set a goal of EVs comprising 90% of car sales by 2040. Carney at the same time scrapped a 2023 EV sales mandate introduced by former PM Justin Trudeau that automakers had called too costly. The announcements follow a deal last month with China to ease tariffs on Chinese EVs and an agreement with South Korea to encourage Korean car manufacturing in Canada. Roughly 90% of Canadian-made vehicles are exported to the US, and thousands of auto workers have lost their jobs since Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian cars and parts last year.

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This is my favorite Linux distro of all time - and I've tried them all  ZDNET

Intel Arc B390 iGPU beats AMD Radeon 890M by 23% in Phoronix Linux gaming tests  VideoCardz.com

I found an immutable Linux distro that never breaks and is effortless to use  ZDNET

China-Nexus Hackers Target Linux Devices to Redirect Traffic and Deploy Malware  gbhackers.com

If Linux is going to thrive, some distros have to die  How-To Geek

RAID Configuration Usage Statistics On Linux Servers 2026  commandlinux.com

System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more  GamingOnLinux

Latest VirtualBox Code Begins Supporting KVM Backend  Phoronix

Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform  GamingOnLinux

Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform  GamingOnLinux

Qualcomm QUPv3 Firmware Upstreamed For Snapdragon X1 Elite Linux Users  Phoronix

Bitcoin has fallen roughly 44% from its October peak, and while the drawdown isn't crypto's deepest ever on a percentage basis, Bloomberg's Odd Lots newsletter lays out a case that this is the industry's worst winter yet. The macro backdrop was supposed to favor Bitcoin: public confidence in the dollar is shaky, the Trump administration has been crypto-friendly, and fiat currencies are under perceived stress globally. Yet gold, not Bitcoin, has been the safe haven of choice. The "we're so early" narrative is dead -- crypto ETFs exist, barriers to entry are zero, and the online community that once rallied holders through downturns has largely hollowed out. Institutional adoption arrived but hasn't lifted existing tokens like ETH or SOL; Wall Street cares about stablecoins and tokenization, not the coins themselves. AI is pulling both talent and miners toward data centers. Quantum computing advances threaten Bitcoin's encryption. And MicroStrategy and other Bitcoin treasury companies, once steady buyers during the bull run, are now large holders who may eventually become forced sellers.

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