Tech News Roundup — June 15, 2026 (AM)
A quiet weekend edition: kernel-build plumbing, a small in-browser game by Google, an FBI training story that earned its pixel, and a self-hosting primer for UGREEN NAS owners. The four-image budget is consumed by Phoronix, Marius Hosting, Windows Central, and the Pplware Office 2024 guide.
Linux & Open Source
- Linux 7.2 bumps the LLVM/Clang floor and picks up Distributed ThinLTO. Michal Marek’s Kbuild tree, sent in for the merge window, raises the minimum supported Clang version and adds the wiring needed for distributed ThinLTO builds across the kernel — useful for CI farms and anyone building cross-compiled kernels at scale. Phoronix has the patch-set summary. Phoronix
Gaming
- Google Earth quietly added a flight simulator in the web app. It is not a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 replacement — it lives in the browser, no install, no real flight model — but it is a remarkably good time sink for a Google Earth feature, and it does undercut the “casual flyer” tier of the sim market. Windows Central has the write-up. Windows Central
Security
- The FBI opened a 22,000 sq-ft fake town to train for cyberattacks. The Kinetic Cyber Range in Huntsville, Alabama is a full replica — convenience store, gas station, hospital, furnished houses, plus a 200-server data center — wired up the way a real town would be, so agents can rehearse attacks on real infrastructure (including a fake power company that can jack up prices when the data center is compromised). It is, essentially, Hogan’s Alley for the modern era. [The Verge]
Self-Hosting / NAS
- How to install Swing Music on your UGREEN NAS. Marius Hosting’s step-by-step guide for self-hosting Swing Music — a clean, browser-based front-end for your local audio files, the kind of “Spotify but it is your music” experience that does well on small NAS boxes. Covers the container deploy, the library scan, and the web-UI setup. Marius Hosting
Productivity
- Office 2024: install and activate without the Microsoft 365 subscription. A Pplware walkthrough of the one-time-payment route via GoodOffer24 — installing, activating, and using the Office 2024 suite for users who prefer the perpetual-license model over the monthly fee. Pplware
In Brief
- Too much engine oil: can it damage the car? Pplware explains the lubrication, heat-dissipation, and wear-protection roles of motor oil, and what happens when the level is over-filled. Pplware
- National exams and university access 2026: dates. IAVE’s two-phase calendar for Portugal’s Exames Nacionais 2026 and the application window for higher-education admission. Pplware
- An “air conditioner” that runs without electricity. Pplware profiles an evaporative / passive cooling solution pitched at heat-wave seasons when grid power is constrained or expensive. Pplware
Roundup compiled from the TTRSS Tech feed. 8 articles from 5 sources summarized.