Whole Country Switches to Linux
This week in Linux News, Endeavour OS shuts down the ARM branch, Ubuntu improves battery performance, and Wayland gets improved NVIDIA support. Also, Flathub makes apps from transparent and Germany is switching to Linux and other FOSS Software.

Vote For Govt Spying Fails?
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, the vote for the FISA courts fails again, AT&T breach details released, and Roku is planning to push ads even on non-Roku devices. We also visit SillyVille.

Linux News
https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-devs-say-goodbye-to-their-arm-branch-maintainers-needed

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-battery-life-improvements

https://news.itsfoss.com/explicit-sync-wayland/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/flathub-now-prominently-notes-unverified-flatpak-apps/

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/

Privacy
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/androids-bluetooth-trackers-are-finally-shipping-in-late-may/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/insurance/insurers-are-spying-on-your-home-from-the-sky/ar-BB1laoMI

https://www.wired.com/story/section-702-vote-fails-trump-fisa/

Security
https://securityaffairs.com/161651/hacking/lg-smart-tvs-vulnerable.html

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/thousands-of-d-link-nas-devices-have-serious-backdoor-security-issues

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/04/how-to-check-if-your-data-was-part-of-the-att-breach

AI Overlord
https://www.404media.co/a-law-firm-of-ai-generated-lawyers-is-sending-fake-threats-as-an-seo-scam/

Business
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/after-pushing-cloud-storage-tv-provider-to-auto-delete-61-day-old-dvr-recordings/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/apple-will-allow-reuse-of-iphone-parts-for-repairs-with-a-notable-catch/

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/roku-has-filed-a-patent-for-your-tv-to-detect-when-youre-paused-and-play-relevant-ads-nope-no-thank-you-not-for-me-im-afraid/

Silly
https://notthebee.com/article/this-thief-rolled-a-tow-truck-up-to-a-stoplight-and-tried-to-steal-a-car-with-people-in-it-in-the-middle-of-san-francisco/

https://www.gbnews.com/tech/dyson-cleantrace-iphone-app-vacuum

https://notthebee.com/article/new-york-restaurant-figures-out-genius-hack-to-avoiding-citys-draconian-minimum-wage-law-remote-employees-from-the-philippines/