--- title: Hackaday Links: October 25, 2026 | daily.dev description: Denmark quietly abandoned its trial program to replace Microsoft Office with Collabora after government employees reportedly ran into problems collaborating... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-october-25-2026-0e8zrwbp3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hackaday Links: October 25, 2026 | daily.dev og:description: Denmark quietly abandoned its trial program to replace Microsoft Office with Collabora after government employees reportedly ran into problems collaborating... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-october-25-2026-0e8zrwbp3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0E8ZRWbp3.png og:image:alt: Hackaday Links: October 25, 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hackaday Links: October 25, 2026 **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Denmark quietly abandoned its trial program to replace Microsoft Office with Collabora after government employees reportedly ran into problems collaborating with peers still on Office. Separately, The Verge reports on users pointing AI tools like Claude at their smart TVs to strip ads or replace the interface entirely. Under the hood, the AI connects over Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to uninstall offending packages or install a custom launcher app, which the article calls basic stuff for anyone familiar with Android development. Also covered: the successful removal of masts from the explosive-laden WWII wreck SS Richard Montgomery near Sheerness, England, and a site called Local Wikipedia that filters Wikipedia articles by distance from your location, starting at a 1.5 mile radius. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How are people using Claude or other AI tools to remove ads from their smart TV? They connect to the Android-based TV over Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and have the AI tool uninstall the packages responsible for serving ads. Creating a fully custom interface works similarly, by building a simple Android launcher app and installing it over the network via ADB. This is considered basic Android development work, not a technically novel breakthrough, despite looking impressive in social media demos. _Debloating your own Android TV with AI help? daily.dev surfaces ADB and Android dev tricks worth knowing._ ### Why did Denmark stop trying to replace Microsoft Office with Collabora? A government trial giving some employees Collabora instead of Microsoft Office was quietly abandoned after those staffers couldn't reliably collaborate with colleagues still using Office. The rollout only covered a partial switch rather than a full migration to the Open Document Format across the entire government, which would have avoided the compatibility problems with newly created documents. _Weighing an Office alternative for your org? daily.dev tracks how real-world open source migrations play out._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Hackaday Links: May 17, 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-may-17-2026-lln1hv0q2) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software in push for digital independence](https://daily.dev/posts/danish-government-agency-to-ditch-microsoft-software-in-push-for-digital-independence-7ue7famrg) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Collabora Online Turns 10, Refusing to Hand Over Your Data to Someone Else's AI](https://daily.dev/posts/collabora-online-turns-10-refusing-to-hand-over-your-data-to-someone-else-s-ai-r7soveok2) · It's Foss · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Code fixers have fired up the AI warp drive. Strange new worlds await](https://daily.dev/posts/code-fixers-have-fired-up-the-ai-warp-drive-strange-new-worlds-await-hunupzbjh) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-october-25-2026-0e8zrwbp3) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Hackaday Links: October 25, 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-october-25-2026-0e8zrwbp3","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-october-25-2026-0e8zrwbp3"},"datePublished":"2026-10-25T23:30:26.026Z","dateModified":"2026-10-31T12:52:25.490Z","description":"Denmark quietly abandoned its trial program to replace Microsoft Office with Collabora after government employees reportedly ran into problems collaborating...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7b7f0fc189d91e36b5b9e0d6ad7eb93b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7b7f0fc189d91e36b5b9e0d6ad7eb93b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hackaday","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hackaday","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--JhDfhy70--/f_auto,q_auto/v1767541814/logos/hackaday","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-october-25-2026-0e8zrwbp3","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,claude,vibe-coding","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hackaday","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Hackaday Links: October 25, 2026"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-october-25-2026-0e8zrwbp3#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How are people using Claude or other AI tools to remove ads from their smart TV?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"They connect to the Android-based TV over Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and have the AI tool uninstall the packages responsible for serving ads. 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