https://techrights.org/ bonum certa men certa en Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:37:43 +0000 300 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/XBox_Being_Discontinued_Some_Models_of_XBox_Canceled_Not_on_Sal.shtml First some of the largest retailers quit stocking/selling XBox, now a 2TB model is axed Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:34:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Firehose_of_Spam_Fake_News_From_The_Register_MS_Today.shtml This is how awful the state of news sites really is Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:21:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Natural_Disasters_and_Personal_Disasters.shtml Thank you, Om Malik, for the positive memories Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:41:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Microsoft_Already_Closing_Down_Studios_According_to_Some_Publis.shtml It is being compared to what happened in Intel Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/IBM_PIP_Stories_Told_in_Public_Fake_IBM_News_Fabricated_Claims_.shtml IBM is seeding fake news to help justify the bailout Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:50:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Links_26_06_2026_SoftBank_Forbids_Mentioning_That_Slop_is_a_Sca.shtml Links for the day Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:37:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Gemini_Links_26_06_2026_Negativity_of_Reddit_and_Moving_Blog_to.shtml Links for the day Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:34:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Same_MIT_Site_That_Fabricated_the_Fake_News_for_IBM_is_Still_Be.shtml If this is the media we deserve as a society and believe keeps us informed, then we are all doomed Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:26:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Social_Slop_The_Social_Control_Media_and_Slop_Crises_Are_Conver.shtml Social Control Media and slop may have a shared fate. People will shun them both. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:43:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Union_Syndicale_Federale_USF_Speaks_Out_Against_Campinos_and_In.shtml Does Mr. Kratochvíl pay any attention at all? Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:23:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Antonio_the_Pretender_Campinos_is_Digging_His_Own_Grave_With_Gr.shtml One way or another, the EPO will never be the same again Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:18:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/The_Principle_of_Do_No_Harm.shtml "Do No Harm" is a common saying Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:48:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/After_Years_of_Bluewashing_People_Who_Are_Still_Labelled_Red_Ha.shtml Remember that Red Hat had mass layoffs this year Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:43:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Microsoft_Staff_Bracing_for_Impact_Ahead_of_Layoffs_Lottery.shtml some people start to assess who will get culled next Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:28:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Donald_Trump_and_IBM_s_CEO_Twins_Separated_at_Birth_Saturating_.shtml Every "journalist" that went ahead with this fake news should be sacked on the spot for a rejection of fact-checking Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:37:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/The_Register_MS_Will_Become_Indistinguishable_From_Spamfarms_at.shtml Follow the money... Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:23:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Microsoft_Layoffs_Have_Already_Begun_in_Its_PR_Department.shtml It is called Waggener Edstrom Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:11:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Techrights_Community_as_Litigants_in_Person_LIPs.shtml Unwittingly and due to circumstances we're had to step in to protect women abused by monstrous men who lack empathy Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:56:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Rest_and_Recuperation_on_the_.shtml The EPO President's connections with the Croatian SIPO date back to his days as head of the EU trademark agency EUIPO Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:28:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Slopfarms_Becoming_Scarce_and_Few_or_Inactive.shtml we'll try to refrain from even giving the remaining slopfarms any visibility Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:54:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/The_Register_MS_Promotes_Things_That_Do_Not_Exist_for_Money.shtml How much more ZTE spam will come out before 5PM? Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:12:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Links_26_06_2026_RIP_Om_Malik_1966_2026.shtml Links for the day Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:59:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Memory_Leaks_Suck.shtml Slop ('vibe') coding means lots of bad programs Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:46:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Gemini_Links_25_06_2026_Life_Philosophy_and_Misery.shtml Links for the day Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:59:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/GAFAM_Became_a_Mainstream_Term_and_Why_Words_Matter.shtml Conveying problems in useful terms [...] Impairing propaganda attempts (e.g. calling parrots "intelligence", back doors "confidential", and outsourcing "cloud") should be the first step Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/European_Patent_Office_EPO_on_Strike_Today_Next_Week_Another_Hi.shtml If you live in Europe, contact your delegates today Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:24:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/FSF_FreeJS_Project_Part_of_the_GNU_Project_s_Goals_Advanced_Fur.shtml They're moving to reduce dependence on anything to do with Microsoft Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:57:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_119_Out_of_200_Our_Suggestions_to_Our_Pol.shtml coverage about SLAPPs and related matters Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:41:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml GNU/Linux news for the past day Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:08:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/26/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_June_25_2026.shtml IRC logs for Thursday, June 25, 2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:07:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Microsoft_Falls_to_Lowest_Value_Since_2023.shtml Microsoft can come back down to somewhere below $100 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:38:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/This_Could_be_the_Start_of_Microsoft_s_Biggest_Wave_of_Layoffs_.shtml This is what it looked like for Intel a few years ago Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:28:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/The_Register_MS_is_Promoting_a_Pyramid_Scheme_for_Money_But_It_.shtml How much lower can the reputation of this publisher sink? Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:21:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Gemini_Links_25_06_2026_Unix_like_People_and_NeoGeo.shtml Links for the day Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:44:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Members_of_the_Delegations_in_the_EPO_s_Administrative_Council_.shtml Which strategy is needed for the European Patent Organisation? Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:29:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/The_Cyber_Show_on_How_Data_is_Misused_and_Broadcast_is_Abused_t.shtml We recently published a number of articles about how Computer Science is coming under attack Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:08:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Increasing_Participation_Rates_in_Staff_Representatives_Electio.shtml The industrial actions seem to have brought colleagues closer together Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:18:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs_Have_Already_Begun_Could_Not_Wait_Til_.shtml Microsoft's biggest layoffs round in 50+ years? Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:53:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Assessing_the_Worth_of_a_Life.shtml Don't let blunt plutocrats decide whether Venezuelans deserve sympathy or not Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:41:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Planning_20_Year_Techrights_Event.shtml Interested people can contact us in IRC Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:17:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Links_25_06_2026_Earthquakes_Strike_Venezuela_Conflict_of_Inter.shtml Links for the day Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:51:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/More_Weight_of_IBM_s_Stock_is_Ascribed_to_Lies_and_Things_That_.shtml Turning stones into gold? Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:53:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_118_Out_of_200_Exposing_Crimes_is_Not_a_C.shtml We will soon enter the sixth year of lawfare Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Links_25_06_2026_Why_We_Need_Seed_Legislation_and_XBox_Chaos_Pr.shtml Links for the day Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:42:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Gemini_Links_25_06_2026_Hobbies_Change_Young_love_Strange_Encou.shtml Links for the day Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:39:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml GNU/Linux news for the past day Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:38:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/25/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_June_24_2026.shtml IRC logs for Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:37:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Don_the_Con_Meets_the_Conman_From_IBM_Shares_of_IBM_Continue_Sl.shtml The "Quantum" hype did not last long [...] PIPs are the new layoffs Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:18:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Retaliatory_Whistleblowing_Expected_at_Microsoft_During_or_Afte.shtml Retaliatory behaviour by Microsoft will backfire Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:49:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Gemini_Links_24_06_2026_Heatwave_Steam_Next_Fest_and_Year_of_Bu.shtml Links for the day Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:50:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Links_24_06_2026_China_Tops_TOP500_Impact_of_Microsoft_s_Massiv.shtml Links for the day Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:26:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/While_Thousands_at_IBM_Lose_Their_Jobs_Silent_Layoffs_IBM_s_CEO.shtml Many who claim to be retiring are only in their 40s and 50s. They're too proud to publicly admit what IBM did to them. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:22:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_London_Calling.shtml EPO Vice-President in charge of the "Patent Granting Process" is likely to have been a pay-off for the support which the UK gave to Campinos in 2017 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:37:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Faking_Productivity_With_Slop_and_Wasting_Money_on_Faking_Produ.shtml If the quality of everything at Microsoft goes down Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:39:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/IBM_Sends_Workers_Packing_Sometimes_With_the_Low_Performer_Labe.shtml To many people out there, IBM correlates with deceit Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Links_24_06_2026_Four_Day_Workweeks_GM_Cut_1_000_Workers_at_Its.shtml Links for the day Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:02:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/A_Step_in_the_Right_Direction_EU_in_the_Fight_Against_LLM_Slop_.shtml We've already mentioned this in Daily Links, but let's discuss this a little further Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:38:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_117_Out_of_200_Libel_Tourism_or_Defamatio.shtml Last week we reminded readers that the EU had criticised UK defamation law Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:09:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Demonstration_Next_Week_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Admin.shtml Corruption in Europe hurts all of us Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:38:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/IBM_is_Now_Hinged_on_False_Accounting_and_False_Promises.shtml This is the legacy of the current CEO Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:14:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/PARTNER_CONTENT_or_Content_Farms_That_Promote_Slop_and_Misinfor.shtml The Register MS represents a big part of the problem we all face Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:55:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Wikipedia_Like_Some_Free_Software_Projects_Infiltrated_and_Brib.shtml Over the years we've named (not shamed) some projects and organisations that got corrupted by money and ended up banning their own founders Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:47:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Turn_Off_the_Slop_It_s_Wasting_Energy_and_Destroying_the_Planet.shtml Right now we see lots of headlines about energy shortages and drained-up reserves Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Lessons_From_Almost_30_Years_of_Site_Building_Activities.shtml We still strive to become faster and lighter Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:51:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Do_Not_Outsource_the_Seductive_Mirage.shtml Abandoning so-called 'conventional wisdom' Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:32:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Media_Complicit_in_IBM_Fraud_Meant_to_Prop_Up_the_Share_Price_B.shtml Even IBM insiders are fuming at this Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:18:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/The_Aktion_T4_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Saves_Money_for.shtml Call for parents of children with special needs Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:47:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/In_Some_Countries_Windows_Has_Lost_Its_Monopoly.shtml Windows fell to an all-time low globally this month Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:25:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml GNU/Linux news for the past day Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:21:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_June_23_2026.shtml IRC logs for Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:19:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Gemini_Links_24_06_2026_Motivation_PostScript_Printer_and_Why_H.shtml Links for the day Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:16:00 +0000