Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 09, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Microsoft Layoffs and Closures Now Reported in Africa

   Microsoft Uninstalls Nigeria as it closes African Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos

   New

2. Links 08/05/2024: Android Malware and "AI" Hype

   Links for the day

3. [Meme] Technical Committee With People Who Are Not Technical

   the computing/computer industry being occupied by people who lack suitable background

4. The Demise of Computer Science Education

   Education is essential for the future; without it, whole nations will perish

5. [Video] Prisons for the Minds and for Tech Workers

   Today's video talks about what happens to workforces (across disciplines) in recent years

6. [Meme] Struggling to Leave Its Nazi Past Behind

   digital arson

7. Microsoft Declines to Talk About How Many People It Has Just Laid Off

   Hours ago in IGN: "Microsoft did not say how many staff will lose their jobs, but significant layoffs are inevitable. IGN has asked Bethesda for comment. Microsoft declined to expand further when contacted by IGN."

8. Microsoft Windows in South America: From 99% to 87%

   the latest from statCounter

9. It's Rather Obvious Why They Try to Silence Richard Stallman, Eben Moglen, and Daniel Pocock

   Some of them already sent physically menacing messages to Daniel Pocock

10. IRC Network of Techrights Turns 3 (or 16 if We Count the Freenode Days)

    In a few months IRC turns 36

11. Sedating Oneself (and Shareholders) With Fuzzy Buzzwords and Pointless Acquisitions

    IBM trying to buy time

12. Clickfraud Spamnil Ran Out of Clickfraud Budget, Apparently

    sooner or later charlatans and frauds run out of steam

13. Techrights Gets Under the Skin of Bad, Corrupt, Immoral People (That's a Good Thing)

    Journalism is the lifeblood of democracy and free societies

14. Companies Do Not Shut Down Offices and Lay Off Staff en Masse (Morale and Reputation Issue) Unless They're in Deep Financial Trouble

    Microsoft has been faking its financial performance for years

15. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, May 07, 2024

    IRC logs for Tuesday, May 07, 2024

16. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

17. [Video] Leaving Microsoft Behind for the Sake of National Security

    Threats to "National Security" aren't some users with an Android phone but Microsoft at the root of things

18. GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Now at 6% in France, According to statCounter

    numbers from statCounter

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