Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 13, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Missed Deadline

   they helped expose a number of other scandals

2. Red Hat's Owner is Called "America's Worst Tech Company" (IBM) and Microsoft's Liabilities Grow

   Microsoft has about a quarter of a trillion (yes, trillion with a "T") in liabilities

   New

3. Major Microsoft Layoffs This Week (Discussed Online)

   later we can expect a lot of spin, even misinformation

4. Links 12/05/2025: Measles Rising and Taliban Outlaws Chess in Afghanistan

   Links for the day

5. Gemini Links 12/05/2025: Advice, Iorist Ethics, and Touchscreens

   Links for the day

6. The Finances of GAFAM Aren't as They Seem

   MICROSOFT FINANCIAL PYRAMID revisited

7. Links 12/05/2025: US Brain Drain and Reminder That "Microsoft's Lobbying Efforts Eclipsed Enron" (Fraud Coverup)

   Links for the day

8. The Enshittification of Royal Mail (Post Office/Postal Services) Continues

   Enshittification is a thing, not only in the digital realm

9. If the Gossip is True, Today Microsoft Has "Large M1 Meetings" to Discuss Almost 30,000 More Microsoft Layoffs in 2025

   the claim is that Microsoft is preparing to lay off 10% of its staff

10. Microsoft Has a Long and Proven History of Funding Meritless Lawsuits Against Rivals and Critics (It Always Backfires)

    It also looks like the solicitor used by two Microsofters to SLAPP us is being urgently replaced

11. Links 12/05/2025: Gardens and Kitchens

    Links for the day

12. Links 12/05/2025: Media Being Attacked (New Forms of Attack on the Press), Many Data Breaches

    Links for the day

13. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

14. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, May 11, 2025

    IRC logs for Sunday, May 11, 2025

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