AI has made the Internet Worse

Google’s Latest Snafu

* Plex increases lifetime license by 200% * https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/plexs-200-lifetime-pass-price-hike-tries-forcing-users-to-another-subscription/ [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/plexs-200-lifetime-pass-price-hike-tries-forcing-users-to-another-subscription/] * Use Jellyfin - https://jellyfin.org/ [https://jellyfin.org/] * Tor Project launches a new crowdfunding campaign to fund “Internet Freedom projects” * https://cyberinsider.com/tor-launches-crowdfunding-campaign-to-support-internet-freedom-projects/ [https://cyberinsider.com/tor-launches-crowdfunding-campaign-to-support-internet-freedom-projects/] * https://internetfreedom.torproject.org/ [https://internetfreedom.torproject.org/] * Google Accidently leaks an unfixed Chrome vulnerability * https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-accidentally-exposed-details-of-unfixed-chromium-flaw/ [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-accidentally-exposed-details-of-unfixed-chromium-flaw/] * https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40062121 [https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40062121] * Google announces the end of Google Search * https://www.businessinsider.com/google-intelligent-search-box-ai-mode-features-information-agents-io-2026-5 [https://www.businessinsider.com/google-intelligent-search-box-ai-mode-features-information-agents-io-2026-5] Send us feedback! mailto:contact@tuxbase.com [contact@tuxbase.com] Join out Discord https://tuxbase.com/discord [https://tuxbase.com/discord] Join us on Matrix https://matrix.to/#/ [https://matrix.to/#/]#tuxbase:community.tuxbase.com Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed [https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed] Intro and Outro Music: I Dunno by Grapes https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 [https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626] You can find all the links to our stuff here! https://tuxbase.com [https://tuxbase.com] Did you know we’re on YouTube and Mastodon? https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed [https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed] nta@show.tuxbase.com [nta@show.tuxbase.com] Find Josh https://www.youtube.com/@10leej [https://www.youtube.com/@10leej] 10leej@tuxbase.com [10leej@tuxbase.com] Find Bigpod https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod [https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod] bigpod@tuxbase.com [bigpod@tuxbase.com] No Tux Allowed is member of Tuxbase Media Group License CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]

Who is Willing to Pay for AI?

* Valve Watch * HDMI 2.1 comes to AMD on Linux * https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/amd-is-adding-hdmi-2-1-support-for-linux-thats-good-news-for-the-steam-machine/ [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/amd-is-adding-hdmi-2-1-support-for-linux-thats-good-news-for-the-steam-machine/] * The Steam Controller Screams when dropped * https://kotaku.com/valves-new-steam-controller-screams-when-you-drop-it-2000695650 [https://kotaku.com/valves-new-steam-controller-screams-when-you-drop-it-2000695650] * Steam machine SKU and Price speculation rampant * https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/steam-machine-2026-pricing-specs/ [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/steam-machine-2026-pricing-specs/] * Steam Frame Shows up * Steam Frame Compatibility Requirements posted * https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamframe/compat [https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamframe/compat] * Steam Frame shows up on Qualcom’s website * https://www.qualcomm.com/xr-vr-ar/device-finder/valve-steam-frame [https://www.qualcomm.com/xr-vr-ar/device-finder/valve-steam-frame] * Experimental Steam Frame support in Unreal Engine 5.8 * https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/unreal-engine-5-8-adds-experimental-steam-frame-support-qualcomm-give-the-steam-frame-a-dedicated-page/ [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/unreal-engine-5-8-adds-experimental-steam-frame-support-qualcomm-give-the-steam-frame-a-dedicated-page/] * YouTube is still a giant * https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/youtube-viewers-watch-2-billion-hours-of-shorts-on-tvs-each-month/ [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/youtube-viewers-watch-2-billion-hours-of-shorts-on-tvs-each-month/] * Google swaps Chromebooks for GoogleBooks * https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/googles-android-powered-laptops-are-called-googlebooks-and-theyre-coming-this-year/ [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/googles-android-powered-laptops-are-called-googlebooks-and-theyre-coming-this-year/] * OpenAI might be suing Apple for “breach-of-contract” * https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/openai-is-reportedly-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-it-wouldnt-be-the-first-partner-to-feel-burned/ [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/openai-is-reportedly-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-it-wouldnt-be-the-first-partner-to-feel-burned/] Send us feedback! mailto:contact@tuxbase.com [contact@tuxbase.com] Join out Discord https://tuxbase.com/discord [https://tuxbase.com/discord] Join us on Matrix https://matrix.to/#/ [https://matrix.to/#/]#tuxbase:community.tuxbase.com Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed [https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed] Intro and Outro Music: I Dunno by Grapes https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 [https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626] You can find all the links to our stuff here! https://tuxbase.com [https://tuxbase.com] Did you know we’re on YouTube and Mastodon? https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed [https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed] nta@show.tuxbase.com [nta@show.tuxbase.com] Find Josh https://www.youtube.com/@10leej [https://www.youtube.com/@10leej] 10leej@tuxbase.com [10leej@tuxbase.com] Find Bigpod https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod [https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod] bigpod@tuxbase.com [bigpod@tuxbase.com] No Tux Allowed is member of Tuxbase Media Group License CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]

When Your CI/CD System is Failing You

* Valve Watch * Valve received “Game Consoles” in a shipment according to manifests * https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-may-be-preparing-steam-machine-stock-as-game-consoles-reach-us-warehouse [https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-may-be-preparing-steam-machine-stock-as-game-consoles-reach-us-warehouse] * These might be Steam Machines, a Steam Deck restock, or even the Steam Frame * Linux Kernel sees a new vulnerability, thanks to AI * kernel.org announcement of it being fixed * https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026042214-CVE-2026-31431-3d65@gregkh/ [https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026042214-CVE-2026-31431-3d65@gregkh/] * EU describes it more digestably. * https://cert.europa.eu/publications/security-advisories/2026-005/ [https://cert.europa.eu/publications/security-advisories/2026-005/] * Ghostty terminal is leaving github, but of course they wanna talk about the issues with Github * https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github [https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github] * Forgejo * https://forgejo.org/ [https://forgejo.org/] * ICANN to sell gTLDs * https://www.techradar.com/pro/hundreds-of-new-internet-top-level-domain-names-could-appear-very-soon-as-icann-announces-new-gtld-round-14-years-after-one-that-gave-us-africa-google-microsoft-and-bananarepublic-but-will-potus-register-trump [https://www.techradar.com/pro/hundreds-of-new-internet-top-level-domain-names-could-appear-very-soon-as-icann-announces-new-gtld-round-14-years-after-one-that-gave-us-africa-google-microsoft-and-bananarepublic-but-will-potus-register-trump] Send us feedback! mailto:contact@tuxbase.com [contact@tuxbase.com] Join out Discord https://tuxbase.com/discord [https://tuxbase.com/discord] Join us on Matrix https://matrix.to/#/ [https://matrix.to/#/]#tuxbase:community.tuxbase.com Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed [https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed] Intro and Outro Music: I Dunno by Grapes https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 [https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626] You can find all the links to our stuff here! https://tuxbase.com [https://tuxbase.com] Did you know we’re on YouTube and Mastodon? https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed [https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed] nta@show.tuxbase.com [nta@show.tuxbase.com] Find Josh https://www.youtube.com/@10leej [https://www.youtube.com/@10leej] 10leej@tuxbase.com [10leej@tuxbase.com] Find Bigpod https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod [https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod] bigpod@tuxbase.com [bigpod@tuxbase.com] No Tux Allowed is member of Tuxbase Media Group License CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]

AI has made the Internet Worse

* Valve Watch * The Steam Controller Appears * https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/04/steam-controller-the-ars-technica-review/ [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/04/steam-controller-the-ars-technica-review/] * US Consumers lost $2.1 Billion due to Social Media Scams * https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/consumers-lost-2-1-billion-to-social-media-scams-in-2025-ftc-reports/ [https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/consumers-lost-2-1-billion-to-social-media-scams-in-2025-ftc-reports/] * US lawmakers are attempting to regulate AI * https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-lawmakers-take-ai-chatbots-fraud-new-bills-2026-04-28/ [https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-lawmakers-take-ai-chatbots-fraud-new-bills-2026-04-28/] * Identity Systems are failing in the world of AI * https://technode.global/2026/04/28/we-built-identity-systems-for-an-internet-that-no-longer-exists/ [https://technode.global/2026/04/28/we-built-identity-systems-for-an-internet-that-no-longer-exists/] Send us feedback! mailto:contact@tuxbase.com [contact@tuxbase.com] Join out Discord https://tuxbase.com/discord [https://tuxbase.com/discord] Join us on Matrix https://matrix.to/#/ [https://matrix.to/#/]#tuxbase:community.tuxbase.com Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed [https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed] Intro and Outro Music: I Dunno by Grapes https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 [https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626] You can find all the links to our stuff here! https://tuxbase.com [https://tuxbase.com] Did you know we’re on YouTube and Mastodon? https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed [https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed] nta@show.tuxbase.com [nta@show.tuxbase.com] Find Josh https://www.youtube.com/@10leej [https://www.youtube.com/@10leej] 10leej@tuxbase.com [10leej@tuxbase.com] Find Bigpod https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod [https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod] bigpod@tuxbase.com [bigpod@tuxbase.com] No Tux Allowed is member of Tuxbase Media Group License CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]

Is An internet Connected Safe A Good Idea?

* Oscar Hedaya joins us to talk about his safe * https://www.thespacesafe.com/ [https://www.thespacesafe.com/] * EU To Require all Batteries be user “serviceable” starting next year * https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/07/10/council-adopts-new-regulation-on-batteries-and-waste-batteries/ [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/07/10/council-adopts-new-regulation-on-batteries-and-waste-batteries/] * Deezer says half of it’s new music is AI Generated * https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/deezer-says-44-of-new-music-uploads-are-ai-generated-most-streams-are-fraudulent/ [https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/deezer-says-44-of-new-music-uploads-are-ai-generated-most-streams-are-fraudulent/] * Time Cook CEO of Apple is stepping down * https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/tim-cook-stepping-down-as-apple-ceo-john-ternus-taking-over/ [https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/tim-cook-stepping-down-as-apple-ceo-john-ternus-taking-over/] Send us feedback! mailto:contact@tuxbase.com [contact@tuxbase.com] Join out Discord https://tuxbase.com/discord [https://tuxbase.com/discord] Join us on Matrix https://matrix.to/#/#tuxbase:community.tuxbase.com [https://matrix.to/#/#tuxbase:community.tuxbase.com] Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed [https://www.patreon.com/notuxallowed] Intro and Outro Music: I Dunno by Grapes https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 [https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626] You can find all the links to our stuff here! https://tuxbase.com [https://tuxbase.com] Did you know we’re on YouTube and Mastodon? https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed [https://www.youtube.com/@NoTuxAllowed] nta@show.tuxbase.com [nta@show.tuxbase.com] Find Josh https://www.youtube.com/@10leej [https://www.youtube.com/@10leej] 10leej@tuxbase.com [10leej@tuxbase.com] Find Bigpod https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod [https://www.youtube.com/@bigpod] bigpod@tuxbase.com [bigpod@tuxbase.com] No Tux Allowed is member of Tuxbase Media Group License CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]