KDE Plasma Borrows from Windows Notification Nonsense

KDE Plasma Borrows from Windows Notification Nonsense
This week in Linux News, Ubuntu 24.04.1 has been released after delay, Microsoft donates to Wine, and a new malware is found on Linux. Also, Torvalds regrets bcachefs, and plasma goes insane.

Is Your Vacuum Spying On You?
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, Ecovacs can be hacked to spy on you, WPS Office has a Zero-day, and police are using AI to write their reports. Also, another smart device cripples second-hand market, and we see some silly news.

Linux
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/ubuntu-24-04-1-available-to-download

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/a-long-weird-foss-circle-ends-as-microsoft-donates-mono-to-wine-project/

https://www.aon.com/en/insights/cyber-labs/unveiling-sedexp

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Bcachefs-Regrets

https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/28/asking-for-donations-in-plasma/

Privacy
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/29/1103330/a-new-smart-mask-analyzes-your-breath-to-monitor-your-health/

https://securityaffairs.com/167508/hacking/researchers-hacked-ecovacs-devices.html

Security
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2024/08/psa-these-microsoft-support-ploys-may-just-fool-you

https://www.youtube.com/@JimBrowning

https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/new-peaklight-dropper-deployed-in.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apt-c-60-hackers-exploited-wps-office-zero-day-to-deploy-spyglace-malware/

AI Overlords
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/your-next-professor-at-this-college-could-be-chatgpt