First up in the news: Linux Mint Monthly News, Google Is Dying News, Samsung defends GenAI, India bans Protonmail, NGINX Core Dev Quits and Forks
In security and privacy: Critical bootkit vulnerability affects most Linux distros, BitLocker smashed in minutes with pico SBC, and Mozilla helps you wipe your data
Then in our Wanderings: Joe plays games, Moss survives, and Majid finally “gets” Arch
In our Innards section: we discuss the current mintCast infrastructure
And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
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Linux Mint Monthly News
Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead
‘There is no such thing as a real picture’: Samsung defends AI photo editing on Galaxy S24
Nginx core developer quits project in security dispute, starts “freenginx” fork
Indian government moves to ban ProtonMail after bomb threat
Security And PrivacyCritical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits
BitLocker encryption broken in 43 seconds with sub-$10 Raspberry Pi Pico — key can be sniffed when using an external TPM
Mozilla’s new service tries to wipe your data off the web
Check This OutThere is a really long, detailed, highly informative, and extremely well-written article explaining The Fediverse on The Verge. If you’re interested, you should check it out.
Contact Info:436 – Upgrade At Your Peril
435.5 – Pies and Wires
435 – Eric’s Back!
434.5 – 3.2.1…Backup!!
434 – Open Source, Close Malware
433 – They’re All Out To Get You!
432.5 – Ears Deep
432 – “Podcasts Are Better”
430.5 – Infrastructure Bill
430 – Darn Small(er) Linux
429 – Do You Desktop?
428.5 – 2024 Predictions
428 – 32 bit’s Days Are Numbered
427.5 – Free Form or Free Fall
427 – “Virginia is For Lovers.”
426.5 – Cry “Havoc!” and Bring Forth The Tablets of War.
426 – Happy Birthday, mintCast!
425.5 – Infinitely Galactic, The Interview
425 – Firefox Down
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