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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, March 2026; Major Redesign for Firefox: Chrome getting an upgrade; Debian 13.4; SUSE for sale – again; ASUS says MacBook Neo is “shock”; HBO, Paramount Merge; Xfwl4 coming to XFCE, and more.
In security and privacy: Age Verification coming to your Linux PC?; Anthropic turns Claud loose on Firefox code.
Link To Full Show Notes The News:
Mint Monthly News for March 2026
Firefox Is Getting a Major Redesign After 5 Years
Google Chrome on Linux is Getting the Much Awaited Upgrade
Debian 13.4 Released With Dozens Of Fixes
SUSE May Undergo Another Ownership Change in Potential $6 Billion Sale
Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a ‘Shock’ to the PC Industry
Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next
Anthropic found a heap of Firefox security flaws using new Claude tools
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