Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 09, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. On Losing the Job at Google After Talking About Committing Acts of Violence Against Colleagues

   We still have a highly toxic element trying to enter and fracture our community

2. [Meme] Patent Monopolies as Bribes at the European Patent Office (EPO)

   bloggers who report crime are being threatened with lawsuits by several law firms hired by the EPO to cover up crimes

3. New EPO Letter Expressing Concerns About EPO Violating Its Charter, Clearly Violating Rules (Possibly Bribing Siemens With Monopolies) and Granting Loads of Fake Patents to Make More Money

   Why does the EU tolerate the EPO's crimes and how much longer will this go on for?

4. [Meme] EPO 'Hush Money' to Companies That Point Out EPO Breaks the Rules

   A bribed doorman: "We have patent examiners, but if you say the right words, we'll bypass them for you"

5. Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part XV - "Zoom's terms of service change sparks worries over AI uses" (and More)

   Then they wonder why users get all grumpy?

6. IBM is Cutting - Almost in Half - Its Office Space in Austin, So Expect Many Layoffs (RAs)

   IBM reduces office space by 187,00 square feet or 37%

7. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, September 07, 2024

   IRC logs for Saturday, September 07, 2024

   New

8. NIST is Threatening to Sue You With Patents on Mathematics (That Aren't Even Legal in the First Place) If They Don't Like You

   They're asserting monopolies on mathematics

9. Gemini Links 08/09/2024: WebDAV, OpenBSD, Pocket Reform, and More

   Links for the day

10. Links 08/09/2024: Super Typhoon and Lots of Climate Journalism

    Links for the day

11. Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part XVI - When Radio is No Longer "Read-Only" (Listening Mode) Because Someone Listens and Sells Your Data

    Who would want to put up with this?

12. redhat.com is Promoting Revisionism and Lies Regarding the Origin of the Term "Open Source"

    debunked many times before

13. Software Patents Against GNU/Linux Again

    Patent extortion against OpenShift and Red Hat Enterprise Linux

14. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

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