Torvalds pushes for more AI, Epic supports Linux now & some big releases

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02:03 Epic Games Store has a Linux client, EAC will support Linux too

https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/introducing-easy-anti-cheat-linux-v2 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-arrives-native-linux-support-fortnite-for-linux-is-coming-and-upgraded-easy-anti-cheat/ https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/epics-eac2-v2-seems-fairly-easily-bypassable/

06:02 Torvalds’ AI generated kernel patches & talks more about AI https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code

https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-founder-linus-torvalds-says-ai-is-a-gateway-drug-into-programming-but-cautions-about-using-ai-for-serious-work

09:43 Kernel devs ponder removing mandatory AI use disclosure

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req

11:32 KDE Plasma 6.8 is released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.8.0/

13:14 Ubuntu 26.10 released https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray

15:16 Mint 27 looks like a big release https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5086

17:27 Steam Client is finally moving to 64bit https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/703282384630448403

18:28 Netherlands backs away from MS365 rollout

https://www.zdnet.com/business/dutch-tax-authorities-cancel-microsoft-365-cloud-rollout/

20:17 Dev behind vibe coded Adobe suite bashes FOSS projects https://www.techradar.com/computing/office-suites/developer-who-vibe-coded-free-adobe-clones-reveals-apps-to-take-down-microsoft-office-next-and-says-there-is-no-reason-to-save-broken-software

21:58 Framework triples their funding for CachyOS https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/announcement-framework-is-tripling-its-support-for-cachyos/37042

23:11 Firefox releases a commercial Enterprise version

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/introducing-firefox-enterprise/

24:57 New EuroOffice fork that looks like MS Office

https://itsfoss.com/news/elixiroffice-euro-office-fork/ https://github.com/leag1234/elixiroffice

26:55 Valve releases CAD files for Steam Frame

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-frame-cad-files-released-plus-an-update-on-reservation-waiting-times/