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## February 23, 2026

- [Firefox 148 Now Available With The New AI Controls / AI Kill Switches](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-148) *Phoronix*
- [RBOS 2026-02-22 As Latest Linux Live ISO To Showcase Wayland](https://www.phoronix.com/news/RBOS-2026-02-22) *Phoronix*
- [AsteroidOS 2.0 Launches: A Community-Driven Linux Revival for Smartwatches](https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/asteroidos-20-launches-community-driven-linux-revival-smartwatches) *Linux Journal*
- [Intel Hiring More Linux Developers - Including For GPU Drivers & Linux Gaming Stack](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-Jobs-February-2026) *Phoronix*
- [Western Digital Has No More HDD Capacity Left, as CEO Reveals Massive AI Deals](https://wccftech.com/western-digital-has-no-more-hdd-capacity-left-out/) *wccftech*
- [Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/password-managers-promise-that-they-cant-see-your-vaults-isnt-always-true/) *Ars Technica*
- [Copilot spills the beans, summarizing emails it's not supposed to read](https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/microsoft_copilot_data_loss_prevention/) *The Register*
- [Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-and-persona-end-partnership-after-shady-uk-age-test-sparks-outcry/) *Ars Technica*
- [TeamSpeak claims an 'incredible surge of new users' has maxed out its hosting capacity as many chatters seek a Discord alternative](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/as-many-seek-a-discord-alternative-teamspeak-claims-an-incredible-surge-of-new-users-has-maxed-out-its-hosting-capacity-in-multiple-regions/) *PC Gamer*