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Microsoft Recent Update Breaks VPS Access for Windows Subsystem for Linux Users  CybersecurityNews

Microsoft Recent Update Breaks VPS Access for Windows Subsystem for Linux Users  CybersecurityNews

5 signs you're becoming an advanced Linux user  How-To Geek

LG smart TV owners discovered over the weekend that a recent webOS software update had quietly installed Microsoft Copilot on their devices, and the app cannot be uninstalled. Affected users report the feature appears automatically after installing the latest webOS update on certain models, sitting alongside streaming apps like Netflix and YouTube. LG's support documentation confirms that certain preinstalled or system apps can only be hidden, not deleted. At CES 2025, LG announced plans to integrate Copilot into webOS as part of its "AI TV" strategy, describing it as an extension of its AI Search experience. The current implementation appears to function as a shortcut to a web-based Copilot interface rather than a native application. Samsung TVs include Google's Gemini in a similar fashion. Users wanting to avoid the feature entirely are left with one option: disconnecting their TV from the internet.

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Cinnamon, Xfce, or Mate: Which Linux Mint edition should you download?  How-To Geek

Intel Quietly Discontinues Its Open-Source User-Space Gaudi Driver Code  Phoronix

Igalia's Work Improving The Linux Kernel For Helping Steam Play Gaming On ARM64  Phoronix

The Black Hat Europe hacker conference in London included a session titled "Don't Judge an Audiobook by Its Cover" about a two critical (and now fixed) flaws in Amazon's Kindle. The Times reports both flaws were discovered by engineering analyst Valentino Ricotta (from the cybersecurity research division of Thales), who was awarded a "bug bounty" of $20,000 (£15,000 ). He said: "What especially struck me with this device, that's been sitting on my bedside table for years, is that it's connected to the internet. It's constantly running because the battery lasts a long time and it has access to my Amazon account. It can even pay for books from the store with my credit card in a single click. Once an attacker gets a foothold inside a Kindle, it could access personal data, your credit card information, pivot to your local network or even to other devices that are registered with your Amazon account." Ricotta discovered flaws in the Kindle software that scans and extracts information from audiobooks... He also identified a vulnerability in the onscreen keyboard. Through both of these, he tricked the Kindle into loading malicious code, which enabled him to take the user's Amazon session cookies — tokens that give access to the account. Ricotta said that people could be exposed to this type of hack if they "side-load" books on to the Kindle through non-Amazon stores. Ricotta donated his bug bounties to charity...

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Rust boosted by permanent adoption for Linux kernel code  devclass

7 Projects Killed by Ubuntu (But I Still Miss Them)  It's FOSS

Cyble Uncovers Sophisticated Linux Malware Campaign Combining Mirai-Derived DDoS Botnet with Fileless Cryptominer  CXOToday.com

Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support  GamingOnLinux

Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support  GamingOnLinux

RDVFL Launches Screen Upgrades for Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz  CEoutlook.com

SparkyLinux 2025.12 “Tiamat” Released with Debian Forky Base, Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux

SparkyLinux 2025.12 “Tiamat” Released with Debian Forky Base, Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux

SparkyLinux 2025.12 “Tiamat” Released with Debian Forky Base, Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux

SparkyLinux 2025.12 “Tiamat” Released with Debian Forky Base, Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux

SparkyLinux 2025.12 “Tiamat” Released with Debian Forky Base, Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux

SparkyLinux 2025.12 “Tiamat” Released with Debian Forky Base, Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux