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  2. What’s new in security for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS?
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  4. QEMU 9.0 Released with Raspberry Pi 4 Support, LoongArch KVM Acceleration
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  8. today's leftovers
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  10. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO, Microsoft DRM Failing
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  11. Mozilla: More Rust and Firefox Nightly
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  12. NetBSD 9.4 released
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  14. OSMC's April update is here with Kodi v20.5
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  15. today's howtos
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  16. Ruby Tackles CVE-2024-27282
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  17. Android Leftovers
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  18. today's howtos
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  19. PowerDevil in Plasma 6.0 and beyond
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  20. Notifications in 46 and beyond
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  21. Linux can finally run your car’s safety systems and driver-assistance features
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  24. Linux Distributions
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  26. today's leftovers
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  27. Microsoft Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Windows TCO (Security Incidents)
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  28. Games: Trackline Express, Swarm Grinder 1.0, OpenXR in Godot Engine Improved, KILLBEAT, and More
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  29. today's howtos and software
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  30. Upgrade to Fedora 40 from Fedora 39 Workstation (GUI and CLI)
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