Linux Defeats Windows on Ryzen
This week in Linux News, SteamOS is coming to more portable gaming systems, Canonical changes the Ubuntu Kernel, and Linux embraces AI. Also, Ryzen 9000 works better on Linux than on Windows.

Read the Fine Print
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, AI girlfriends harvest our data for companies, Microsoft patches downgrade bug, and ChatGPT starts using your voice. Also, Disney uses a streaming service TOS to get out of a wrongful death case. We also visit SillyVille.

Linux
https://www.techradar.com/computing/gaming-pcs/steamos-is-finally-coming-to-the-asus-rog-ally-so-you-can-bin-off-windows-11

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/canonical-announce-major-ubuntu-kernel-change

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Foundation-OMI-AI-Models

https://www.neowin.net/news/switching-to-linux-from-windows-11-24h2-for-performance-could-be-wiser-on-amd-ryzen-9000/

Privacy
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/15/apple-google-wallets-will-soon-support-california-drivers-licenses-and-state-ids/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/podcast/2024/08/ai-girlfriends-want-to-know-all-about-you-so-might-chatgpt-lock-and-code-s05e17

Security
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/knowbe4-q2-phishing-report/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/microsoft-patches-bug-that-could-have-allowed-an-attacker-to-revert-your-computer-back-to-an-older-vulnerable-version

AI Overlords
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/i-tried-to-reassure-a-friend-about-ai-at-a-party-but-ended-up-spooking-us-both

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/its-not-an-echo-chatgpt-might-suddenly-mimic-your-voice-when-you-speak-to-it

Business
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13730035/Susan-Wojcicki-youtube-dead-cancer-son-months.html

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/redbox-app-starts-going-away-removing-purchased-content-from-owners/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/12/apple-says-patreon-must-switch-to-its-billing-system-or-risk-removal-from-app-store/

https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/14/disney-wrongful-death-streaming-loophole/

SillyVille
https://notthebee.com/article/a-man-is-suing-the-museum-of-ice-cream-in-nyc-because-he-injured-himself-jumping-into-a-pool-of-sprinkles/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/data-theft-forum-admins-busted-after-flashing-their-cash-in-a-life-of-luxury

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/14/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-sculpture

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2024/08/dozens-of-google-products-targeted-by-scammers-via-malicious-search-ads