• System 76’s Linux-powered Thelio desktop now available with 3rd gen AMD Ryzen Processors

• PyOxidizer Can Turn Python Code Into Apps for Windows, MacOS, Linux

• Thousands of Android Apps Can Track Your Phone – Even if You Deny Permissions

• OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 is here

• KDE Plasma 5.16 Gets First Point Release

• Canonical Outs Important Security Update for All Ubuntu Releases

• Canonical Will Drop Support for 32-bit Architectures in Future Ubuntu Releases

• Linux Kernel 5.1 Released With Lots Of New Features

• GNU Linux-libre 5.1 Released

• Mozilla Issues New Update to Fix Add-ons Problem

• Freespire 4.8 Officially Released

• Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Released for Ubuntu Phones

• ExTix 19.3 Linux Distro Released With Kernel 5.0, Kodi 18.2, And Xfce 4.13

• Ubuntu 14.04.6 Trusty Tahr Released With High-impact APT Bug Fix

• KDE Plasma 5.15.3 Desktop Environment Released with Flatpak Improvements

• Flatpak Linux App Sandboxing Format Now Lets You Kill Running Flatpak Instances

• Red Hat Exec Says IBM Must Keep the Open-Source Culture Untouched

• Uber Joins Linux Foundation As A Gold Member

• Ubuntu-based elementary OS 5.0 ‘Juno’ Beta 2 Linux distro now available

• Solus 3.9999 ISO Refresh Released

• New SparkyLinux 5.5 “Nibiru” ISOs Released with Latest Debian Buster Updates

• New Firefox browser bug causes crashes on Windows, Mac and Linux

• Firefox Browser Will Soon Block All Web Trackers By Default

• UBports Releases Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 for Ubuntu Phones, Based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

• Ubuntu and CentOS Are Undoing a GNOME Security Feature

• Canonical releases new infographic to show how Ubuntu Linux ‘connects everything’

• Google has made a $22m investment in KaiOS, a smartphone operating system designed for low-power devices that originally forked from Firefox OS

A bumper episode for you this week!

• You know that silly fear about Alexa recording everything and leaking it online? It just happened

• GNU Emacs 26.1 released

• Firefox And Chrome Bug Leaked Facebook Profile Details For Almost A Year

• “Safespaces” Is The First Open Source VR Desktop Environment For Linux

• Mozilla Just Announced An Open Source Virtual Reality Browser: “Firefox Reality”

• MIT Researchers Create ‘AlterEgo’ Headset That Interprets User’s Thoughts

• Linux Mint 19 “Tara” Will Ship in June, Pre-Installed on the Mintbox Mini 2 PCs

• Linus Torvalds says new Linux lands next week and he’s sticking to that … for now

• Why KDE’s Plasma Mobile is the ideal platform for Linux fans and developers

• KDE Slimbook II is Cheaper and More Powerful

• Skype Released as Snap on Ubuntu, Linux Mint

• Opera 51 Released It’s 38% Faster Than Firefox Quantum 58