Wubuntu: Microsoft Lawsuit Fodder?
This week in Linux News, Linux Mint Edge is released, Firefox 122 released with several changes, and Ubuntu users are getting frustrated with pro packages they cant install. Also, a new Ubuntu theme seeks to theme Linux like Windows.

End of Police RING Access?
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, Ring ends police requests...or does it? Also, EU is battling encryption, and video game companies fight over subscription models. We also visit SillyVille.

Linux
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-21-3-edge-iso-released-with-linux-kernel-6-5

https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-122-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/ubuntu-pro-software-updater-issue

https://www.wubuntu.org/

Privacy
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/25/instagram-to-scan-under-19s-messages-to-protect-against-inappropriate-images

https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/01/17/each-facebook-user-is-monitored-by-thousands-of-companies-study-indicates

https://www.wired.com/story/comcast-xfinity-sensitive-data-opt-out/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/24/amazon-reverses-course-revokes-police-access-to-ring-footage-via-neighbors-app/

Security
https://www.osnews.com/story/138392/google-to-restricts-access-to-imap-smtp-pop-to-oauth-this-year/

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/discord-bots-are-being-used-in-information-stealing-campaigns

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2024/01/2024-state-of-ransomware-in-education-92-spike-in-k-12-attacks

https://tuta.com/blog/open-letter-encryption-eu

Business
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/google-search-is-losing-the-fight-with-seo-spam-study-says/

https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/23/apple-vision-pro-ebay-scalper-prices/

https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-exec-says-gamers-need-to-get-comfortable-not-owning-their-games-for-subscriptions-to-take-off

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/one-fan-of-the-crew-is-considering-pursuing-legal-action-over-the-games-shutdown

https://www.pcgamer.com/you-wont-find-our-games-on-a-subscription-service-says-the-founder-of-baldurs-gate-3-developer-larian-after-ubisoft-forecasts-a-future-of-players-not-owning-games/

Silly
https://notthebee.com/article/new-burger-king-policy-requires-employees-to-offer-crown-and-proclaim-you-rule-to-each-and-every-customer/

https://notthebee.com/article/okay-now-heres-something-i-can-get-behind-mixed-reality-vacuuming/

https://notthebee.com/article/school-removes-mirrors-from-the-bathrooms-because-kids-kept-using-them-to-create-tiktok-videos/

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-cybercrime-network-acts-like-a-food-delivery-service-for-criminals-and-even-uses-legitimate-affiliate-marketing-techniques-to-recruit-other-partners-in-crime

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-ceo-blocking-third-party-ink-from-printers-fights-viruses/