490 – Not archCast

First up in the news: Mint monthly news, The AUR gets hit… again, And a new AI generated Desktop.

In Security and Privacy, “The death of privacy online”, and Automatic firmware updates becomes mandatory.

We then get into our “Wanderings”, there’s some feedback, and more!

The News:

Mint Monthly News – June 2026

Arch Linux’s AUR under attack for the second time in less than two months

Starling is a new Linux desktop built using AI in six months

Security and Privacy:

The death of privacy online

“Automatic firmware/software updates for network infrastructure have gone from “nice to have” to “mandatory” because the threat landscape has changed.”