Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 04, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Linux is Already Dominant (Android), Let's Make GNU/Linux Dominant in Desktops/Laptops as Well

   "Dr. Stallman recently warned everybody about Microsoft."

2. The Leaks Were Right: Mass Layoffs at Microsoft in May, Then Another Wave in June

   Just as we've been saying for over a month

   New

3. Slopwatch: Linux FUD From Slopfarms, Blaming Linux for Microsoft Issues; Even WebProNews Has Become a Slopfarm (Googlebombing "Linux" With Slop Images and Fake/Plagiarised Text)

   The Web is really getting bad; it's also overwhelmed by fake material or plagiarised material, wherein the plagiarism gets disguised/hidden by LLM sausage factories

4. Links 03/06/2025: Tiananmen Square Massacre Censorship and Growing Military Activities Around Taiwan

   Links for the day

5. The Loyalty to Microsoft and the Salaries From Microsoft (Funding SLAPPs Against Techrights and Tux Machines)

   Garrett always knows better. He knows everything best.

6. Windows Falls in Italy as GNU/Linux Jumps to 5%

   Italy knows a thing or two about digital autonomy

7. Nigeria is All Android and Google

   Windows down to almost nothing in Africa's largest population

8. Mass Layoffs at Microsoft (Second Wave) Not Limited to Redmond

   "More layoffs at Microsoft as axe falls in Washington and California"

9. Gemini Links 03/06/2025: Forth System and "Common Lisp is a Dumpster"

   Links for the day

10. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

11. IRC Proceedings: Monday, June 02, 2025

    IRC logs for Monday, June 02, 2025

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