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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese  GamingOnLinux

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese  GamingOnLinux

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese  GamingOnLinux

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese  GamingOnLinux

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese  GamingOnLinux

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese  GamingOnLinux

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese  GamingOnLinux

Linux gaming has one enemy Proton still can’t beat  MakeUseOf

Read a transcript of Sundar Pichai’s commencement speech at Stanford University.Read a transcript of Sundar Pichai’s commencement speech at Stanford University.

Why Not Yserver? It’s Xserver, But Rust-y.  Hackaday

Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New  9to5Linux

Linux 7.1 Released: New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED For Panther Lake, Faster Arc Graphics  Phoronix

Revised AVX-512 xor_gen() Implementation For Linux RAID Yielding More Performance Gains  Phoronix

Microsoft Secure Boot Key Expiration Affects Linux Ecosystem  Linuxiac

Ubuntu Desktop 26.10 "Stonking Stingray" Daily Builds Now Available for Download  9to5Linux

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" Will Reach End of Life on July 9th, 2026  9to5Linux

Bazzite’s SteamOS Bet: Linux Gaming Hits 3.2% [2026]  tech-insider.org

The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card has been a big hit for Chase since it came out, and they recently announced (press release) several positive changes that will come into effect on June 15th, 2026 for both new and existing applicants and some negative changes (notable Hyatt points transfers) that will be grandfathered for existing cardholders until October 1st, 2026.

Additions / Positive Changes

• $100 Chase Travel Hotel Credit each account anniversary (increased from $50).
• 3X points on gas and EV charging.
• 3X points on vacation rentals (Airbnb, Vrbo, Plum Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa).
• $120 credit toward Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS every four years.
• “Emergency Evacuation and Transportation coverage” added to their existing list of travel protections.
• One-time 12-month Apple TV subscription for free when activated by December 31, 2026.

Removals / Negative Changes

• Hyatt points transfers devalued by 25%. Before, Ultimate Rewards points transferred to Hyatt at a 1:1 ratio for Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred cards. Now, it is a 4:3 ratio, which is the same as a 1:0.75 ratio. (Chase Sapphire *Reserve* cardholders will keep the 1:1 ratio.) So every 1,000 Ultimate Rewards points only becomes 750 Hyatt points now, instead of the previous 1,000.

  “Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred cardmembers’ Ultimate Rewards points will transfer to World of Hyatt at a rate of 4:3. For Sapphire Preferred cardmembers, this is effective immediately for new cardmembers who apply on or after June 15, 2026, and effective October 1, 2026, for cardmembers who applied prior to June 15, 2026. For Ink Business Preferred cardmembers, this is effective October 1, 2026, for existing cardmembers and for new cardmembers who apply on or after October 1, 2026.”

• 10% anniversary points bonus removed. “The 10% Anniversary Bonus Benefit is being discontinued, effective immediately for cardmembers who apply on or after June 15, 2026. For cardmembers who applied prior to June 15, 2026, eligible purchases made through October 1, 2026, will continue to earn the 10% bonus, which will be awarded by January 31, 2027.”

No change

• $95 annual fee.
• 5X points on Chase Travel portal purchases (flights, hotels, car rentals, etc).
• 2X points on all other travel worldwide.
• 3X points on dining worldwide, including takeout and eligible delivery services
• 3X points on select streaming services (Apple Music, Apple TV, Disney+, ESPN+, Fubo TV, Max, Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, Paramount+, Peacock, Showtime, SiriusXM, Sling, Spotify, YouTube Premium, YouTube TV and Vudu)
• 3X points on online grocery purchases (excludes Target, Walmart, and wholesale clubs).
• 5X points on Lyft rides through September 30, 2027
• 5X total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027
• 1X points on all other purchases

The Hyatt points transfer change is a double-whammy. Ultimate Rewards points to Hyatt transfers used to be a relatively hassle-free way to easily get over 2 cents per point value. But not only has Hyatt devalued their own points a lot recently (most of their hotels now cost more points to book), but now the transfer rate from Ultimate Rewards also dropped by 25% for this card. That nudges the value of an Ultimate Rewards points much closer to the basic sad value of 1 cent per point. Now it will take more work to find other transfer partners like a United Airlines redemption to get good value.

Even though these are “improvements” to the Sapphire Preferred, this actually shifts my personal preference a bit more to the Chase Sapphire Reserve, which has its own set of complications, but at least I can still get full 1:1 value to Hyatt points with my large bank of points. You can also transfer your other points over to the Reserve from your other cards and household family members. Right now, I am still in the middle of my first year with the Chase Sapphire Reserve and trying to figure out what I’m really able to get out of all those annual credits. The sign-up bonus is also increased to 150,000 Ultimate Rewards points until 6/15.

Our household strategy in the past has been for at least one person to have the Chase Sapphire Preferred to keep our Ultimate Rewards balance going, sometimes transferring back and forth as needed, and then the other person might have the Reserve for a while.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) -- the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals -- arguing it makes users less safe. E2EE means only the sender and recipient of a direct message can view its contents, making it the most secure form of communication available to the general public. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and X have embraced it because they say their priority is maximizing user privacy. But critics have said E2EE makes it harder to stop harmful content spreading online, because it means tech firms and law enforcement have no way of viewing any material sent in direct messages. The situation is made more complex because TikTok has long faced accusations that ties to the Chinese state may put users' data at risk. TikTok has consistently denied this, but earlier this year the social media firm's US operations were separated from its global business on the orders of US lawmakers. TikTok told the BBC it believed end-to-end encryption prevented police and safety teams from being able to read direct messages if they needed to. It confirmed its approach to the BBC in a briefing about security at its London office, saying it wanted to protect users, especially young people from harm. It described this stance as a deliberate decision to set itself apart from rivals. "Grooming and harassment risks are very real in DMs [direct messages] so TikTok now can credibly argue that it's prioritizing 'proactive safety' over 'privacy absolutism' which is a pretty powerful soundbite," said social media industry analyst Matt Navarra. But Navarra said the move also "puts TikTok out of step with global privacy expectations" and might reinforce wariness for some about its ownership.

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Continuing its product launches this week, Apple today announced the "MacBook Neo," an all-new, low-cost Mac featuring the A18 Pro chip. It starts at $599 and begins shipping on Wednesday, March 11. MacRumors reports: The MacBook Neo is the first Mac to be powered by an iPhone chip; the A18 Pro debuted in 2024's iPhone 16 Pro models. Apple says it is up to 50% faster for everyday tasks than the bestselling PC with the latest shipping Intel Core Ultra 5, up to 3x faster for on-device AI workloads, and up to 2x faster for tasks like photo editing. The MacBook Neo features a 13-inch Liquid Retina display with a 2408-by-1506 resolution, 500 nits of brightness, and an anti-reflective coating. The display does not have a notch, instead featuring uniform, iPad-style bezels. It is available in Silver, Indigo, Blush, and Citrus color options. The colored finishes extend to the Magic Keyboard in lighter shades and come with matching wallpapers. It weighs 2.7 pounds. There are two USB-C ports. One is a USB-C 2 port with support for speeds up to 480 Mb/s and one is a USB-C 3 port with support for speeds up to 10 Gb/s. There is also a headphone jack. The MacBook Neo also offers a 16-hour battery life, 8GB of unified memory, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 6 connectivity, a 1080p front-facing camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and dual side-firing speakers with Spatial Audio.

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