431: UK Privacy Laws, Open-Source E-Ink, and a Linux AI Assistant

video: https://youtu.be/gt_KZ9iN3ik

This week on Destination Linux, we’re diving into the UK’s controversial Online Safety Act and what it means for privacy and encryption, checking out the new high-refresh, open-source Modos e-ink monitor, exploring Newelle — an AI assistant built for the GNOME desktop, and highlighting Gapless, the lightweight music player perfect for huge collections. Plus, we help a listener navigate the challenge of running DaVinci Resolve on Linux.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:11 Community Feedback
00:03:46 Davinci Resolve on Linux
00:13:25 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
00:16:14 The internet is done for... at least lawmakers are trying to end it
00:33:04 High Refresh E-ink is here, and it is open source!
00:42:27 Newelle, an AI Assistant for GNOME
00:55:18 Software Spotlight: Gapless
01:01:14 Support the show & Outro

Links:

• Community Feedback
  • https://destinationlinux.net/comments
  • https://destinationlinux.net/forum
• Davinci Resolve on Linux
  • https://github.com/H3rz3n/davinci-helper
  • https://github.com/zelikos/davincibox
  • https://www.danieltufvesson.com/makeresolvedeb
• Sandfly Security
  • https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
• The internet is done for... at least lawmakers are trying to end it
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64584001
• High Refresh E-ink is here, and it is open source!
  • https://www.crowdsupply.com/modos-tech/modos-paper-monitor
• Newelle, an AI Assistant for GNOME
  • https://newelle.qsk.me/#home
  • https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.qwersyk.Newelle
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/newelle-ai-assistant-ubuntu-linux-desktop
• Software Spotlight: Gapless
  • https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.neithern.g4music
• Support the show
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