Linux News - EU's ditches Google Search, Brave's Paid browser, Ubuntu makes big moves

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Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Sponsor: SquareSpace 02:21 EU parliament ditches Google for Qwant 03:47 EU unveils their plan to ditch Big Tech 07:12 Brave launches debloated version for $60USD 09:33 Canonical takes over the maintenance of Flutter on Desktop 11:08 Ubuntu has a big desktop roadmap 16:00 X11 disappears in 5 months on Plasma 17:56 Acer launches Debian based handheld 19:16 Microsoft adds the Linux core utilities to Windows 20:34 Microsoft will de-activate older Office suites people bought 22:09 Steam machine and Frame planned for summer release 23:26 Proton Drive gets faster + Linux client in the works 24:49 UK orders Google to have attribution and opt-outs for AI summaries 28:03 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

Links: EU parliament ditches Google for Qwant https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-ditches-google-for-french-search-engine/

EU unveils their plan to ditch Big Tech https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-plots-long-game-against-us-digital-supremacy/

Brave launches debloated version for $60USD https://brave.com/blog/brave-origin/

Canonical takes over the maintenance of Flutter on Desktop https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/flutter-desktop-canonical-maintained

Ubuntu has a big desktop roadmap https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/ubuntu-speech-to-text-ai https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-desktop-26-10-stonking-stingray-roadmap-building-toward-ubuntu-28-04-lts/83751

X11 disappears in 5 months on Plasma https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/596/

Acer launches Debian based handheld https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/acer-nitro-blaze-link-remote-play-handheld-acers-computex-launches/ https://www.pcmag.com/news/acer-launching-streaming-only-handheld-gaming-pc

Microsoft adds the Linux core utilities to Windows https://itsfoss.com/news/windows-coreutils/

Microsoft will de-activate older Office suites people bought https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)#cite_note-ms-learn-cert-1

Steam machine and Frame planned for summer release https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/716780409378048028

Proton Drive gets faster + Linux client in the works https://proton.me/blog/drive-sdk-june-2026

UK orders Google to have attribution and opt-outs for AI summaries https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/google-ordered-to-put-clearer-links-in-ai-search-and-let-uk-publishers-opt-out/

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