Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 05, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. GNU/Linux Above 7% in Bulgaria, Rising Just Like in Most of Europe

   Up to 7%, not counting Chromebooks

2. statCounter Says Only One in 6 Web-Connected Clients in Hungary Are Using Windows, iOS Almost Bigger Than Windows Now

   Hungary is a cautionary tale in the world of European (or Russian) politics

3. Many Reports About Microsoft's Financial Report/Performance Are False, Fake News, Churnalism/Parroting, and LLM Slop (Machine-Generated Lies)

   Even if you see a thousand sites saying that Microsoft is performing well ask yourself why the company is rushing to fire tens of thousands of workers and cancelling datacentres

   New

4. Links 04/05/2025: Science, Conflicts, and Monopolies

   Links for the day

5. Links 04/05/2025: FCC Turning Into MAGA’s Censoring Machine, SEC Pressured to Delist Chinese Companies

   Links for the day

6. Gemini Links 04/05/2025: Historical Artifacts and Date Calculations in POSIX Shell

   Links for the day

7. In the First 3 Months of 2025 GAFAM Debt Rose by More Than $14.4 Billion

   That's based on their official statements

8. 10-Step Strategy to Get BRETT WILSON LLP ("Gun for Hire"), Microsoft's Serial Strangler, and the Serial Defamer to Compensate Techrights and Tux Machines for Years of SLAPPs and Abusive Litigation

   There's no room or capacity for forgiveness here; enablers and protectors of crime need to be scuttled and pay up in full

9. Over at Tux Machines...

   GNU/Linux news for the past day

10. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 03, 2025

    IRC logs for Saturday, May 03, 2025

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