Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In Destination Linux 470, the crew charges into another epic adventure across the open‑source universe!

Jill brings fantastic news as Proton Drive officially begins work on a native Linux client, complete with a brand‑new unified engine and huge performance gains. She also covers major improvements coming to Intel Arc Battlemage GPUs thanks to Linux kernel 7.1 and Mesa optimizations.

Ryan unleashes a full‑power rant as Apple integrates Google’s Gemini AI directly into iOS and Siri, raising serious questions about privacy, data routing, and Apple’s long‑held “trust us” philosophy.

Zeb dives into the business battlefield with:
Google paying SpaceX $920M per month for compute access
S&P 500 rejecting SpaceX’s fast‑track entry
Ladybird shutting down public pull requests due to AI‑generated code concerns
Plus community feedback, Sandfly Security sponsorship, and updates from the DL community.

Support Links:
patreon.com/destinationlinux (patreon.com in Bing)
shop.deviantairwaves.com
buymeacoffee.com/destinationlinux (buymeacoffee.com in Bing)

Timestamps:
00:00:06 Welcome to Destination Linux
00:03:46 Community Feedback
00:14:28 Sponsored by Sandfly Security
00:19:29 Ryan's Surgery Update
00:23:00 Thanks to Our Supporters
00:24:55 Native Linux Client for Proton Drive
00:36:06 Intel Arc Updates
00:43:49 Apple Integrating Google Gemini to Siri
01:06:03 Google Rents Compute from SpaceX
01:11:08 S&P 500 Denies Fast Entry for SpaceX
01:17:27 Ladybird Closes Public Contributions
01:23:24 Closing Thoughts

References:

Proton Drive & Intel Arc
omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/proton-drive-linux-client
phoronix.com/review/intel-b580-linux-71

Apple + Google Gemini
macrumors.com/2026/06/08/apple-reveals-new-ai-architecture

Ladybird Development Change
ladybird.org/posts/changing-how-we-develop-ladybird

Google Paying SpaceX for Compute
techcrunch.com/2026/06/05/google-will-pay-spacex-920m-per-month-for-compute

S&P 500 Rejects SpaceX Fast Entry
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/sp-500-blocks-fast-spacex-entry-wont-waive-rule-for-unprofitable-ai-firms