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Top Story Analysis Three major themes dominate this week’s open-source AI news: AI-powered attacks and defenses, geopolitical sovereignty moves, and a wave of new open models. The launch of Akrites by the Linux Foundation and tech giants marks a critical step to protect open-source ecosystems from AI-generated malicious code. Meanwhile, nations from Canada to Europe … Read more
Introduction: A Week of Open Source Milestones The open source world is buzzing with activity this week, from community recognition programs to groundbreaking PostgreSQL extensions. The CNCF Ambassador program shines a light on the value of networking, while new tools like Biscuit promise to solve long-standing performance issues. Meanwhile, desktop environments like COSMIC and Xfce … Read more
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The CNCF Ambassador program comes with lots of perks: discounts, swag, and access to a worldwide network of cloud native tech experts.
Bhavani Indukuri has been in the program for over two years. She talks about why she thinks the network is the most valuable part.
Learn more about the CNCF Ambassador program: https://www.cncf.io/people/ambassadors/
#CNCF #CloudNative #KubeCon
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The bit of code we admire most and why. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
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This week’s Linux news is packed with all kinds of stuff to talk about from new hardware devices, desktop environments, and a blast from the past. Valve has some exciting news about their new Steam Machine, their latest SteamOS update and also hide your wallets because the Steam Summer Sale is happening right now. Then PINE64 announced a new Home Assistant powered Smart Speaker as a local alternative to Amazon Echos and all those. We’ve got some desktop news from Xfce as their new Wayland Compositor has Preview Release ready for testing and tinkerers. The COSMIC desktop also has a new release with new features and lots of polish but is it ready to go. Then later we’ve got a blast from the past because for some reason someone made a Flatpak of GIMP 0.54 the version from 1996.
All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let’s jump right into Your Sourcewe are for Linux GNews!
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### Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:19 Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale
08:14 Akrites from Linux Foundation
11:49 PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistant
14:41 Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released
17:37 GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak
22:23 COSMIC 1.1 Released
26:46 Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Preview Release
29:08 Outro
SHOW NOTES ►► https://thisweekinlinux.com/349
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### Links:
– Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale
– https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245
– https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-summer-sale-2026-is-live-heres-our-budget-recommendations/
– https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-machine-pricing-and-launch-announced-and-yes-its-pricey/
– https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machine-1049
– https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-upgraded-the-steamos-installation-image-to-the-big-steamos-3-8-release/
– Akrites from Linux Foundation
– https://akrites.org/
– https://akrites.org/linux-foundation-and-industry-leaders-launch-akrites-to-defend-critical-open-source-software-against-ai-enabled-cyber-threats/
– https://www.phoronix.com/news/Akrites
– https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/linux-foundation-and-leading-orgs-launch-akrites-to-protect-open-source-from-ai-threats/
– https://lwn.net/Articles/1079657/
– PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistant
– https://pine64.org/documentation/PineVoice/
– https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/pine64-pinevoice-riscv-smart-speaker-launch
– https://itsfoss.com/news/pinevoice-smart-speaker/
– Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released
– https://www.home-assistant.io/
– https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/06/23/the-matter-upgrade-youve-been-waiting-for/
– https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/tag/18.0
– GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak
– https://gimp-0-54-410d78.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/
– https://fossforce.com/2026/06/its-1996-all-over-again-on-the-new-gimp-0-54-flatpak/
– https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-0.54-Flatpak
– https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ub8xae/gimp_v054_from_1996_with_motif_toolkit_now/
– COSMIC 1.1 Released
– https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/cosmic-desktop-update-system-monitor
– https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.1
– https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-1-desktop-environment-released-with-cosmic-monitor-more-improvements
– Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Preview Release
– https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release
– https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfwl4-First-Release
– https://linuxiac.com/xfce-wayland-compositor-gets-its-first-preview-release/
– Support the show
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– https://store.tuxdigital.com/
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Federal regulators are investigating a fatal crash in Katy, Texas, where a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a home. The driver claims Tesla’s automated systems were engaged, while Tesla states the driver accelerated. #Tesla #NHTSA #AutonomousVehicles #CarCrash #Investigation
Community & Collaboration Social Coworking & Office Hours: Upcoming sessions include ‘Getting to Know SORTEE’ (organization and transparency), ‘Vale and Text Linting’, and ‘Debugging in R’ – great for skill-building and networking. Petition for Android: A call for open-source community action regarding Android development. Homelab Setup Test: User seeking suggestions for homelab configuration; share your … Read more
Top Stories Analysis Network-Optimizing AI Agents Trend Hunter highlights a shift toward AI agents that self-optimize networks. For open-source, this means decentralized, efficient systems—think autonomous traffic routing or edge computing. Developers should explore frameworks like RLlib or custom solutions for resource-constrained environments. China’s Open-Source GLM 5.2 Gains Enterprise Traction Multiple sources report that Chinese models … Read more
