Canonical won't release the next version of Ubuntu in 32-bit June 19, 2019 https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3077619/canonical-drops-32-bit-support-ubuntu
Wine Developers Concerned With Ubuntu Dropping 32-bit Support With Ubuntu 19.10 June 21, 2019 https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/06/wine-developers-concerned-with-ubuntu.html
Steam will stop supporting Ubuntu Linux over 32-bit compatibility When there's no native 32-bit support, Valve doesn't want to stick around June 23, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/22/steam-will-stop-supporting-ubuntu-linux/
Canonical foolishly backpedals on 32-bit packages in Ubuntu Linux June 24, 2019 https://betanews.com/2019/06/24/canonical-backpedal-ubuntu-linux/
Valve to continue Steam gaming on Ubuntu Linux But, the gaming company isn't happy with Canonical and will try to work closer with other Linux distributors June 27, 2019 https://www.zdnet.com/article/valve-to-continue-steam-gaming-on-ubuntu-linux/
Linux Mint 20 and Future Releases Will Drop Support for 32-bit Installations Search... Linux Mint 19 is the last release to support 32-bit systems https://news.softpedia.com/news/lin...support-for-32-bit-installations-526601.shtml
I can understand removing the option for 32bit operating system as even most phones have more than 4gb of ram now but removing 32bit libraries support is plain stupid. not all applications need to be 64bit as it can cause unneeded overhead.