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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 13, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Using SLAPPs to Cover Up Sexual Abuse and Strangulation
    The exact same legal team of the Serial Strangler from Microsoft and Garrett already has a history fighting against "metoo"
  2. Adding the Voice of Writers to UK SLAPP Reform
    The journey to repair antiquated (monarchy era) laws will likely be long

    New

  3. Plunder at the Second-Largest Institution in Europe
    cuts, neglect, health problems, even early deaths
  4. Links 12/07/2025: Political Developments, Attack on Opposition, Climate Actions
    Links for the day
  5. Gemini Links 12/07/2025: Melodic Musings and Small Web July
    Links for the day
  6. Links 12/07/2025: Jail in China for Homoerotica, South Korea Discriminates Against Old Workers
    Links for the day
  7. If Only Everything Was Rewritten in Rust, We'd Have No More Security Issues?
    Nope.
  8. Links 12/07/2025: Birdwatching and Fake/Misleading Wall Street 'Valuation' Figures
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  9. Gemini Links 12/07/2025: How to Avoid Writing, Apps for Android
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  10. EPO Staff Committee on Harassment in the Workplace
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  11. EPO Takes More Money From Staff for Speculation (Pensions), Actuarial Study Explains the Impact
    "The key change in this year’s Actuarial Study, due to cascading the new “risk appetite” from the financial study, is a significant increase of the total pension contribution rate of 5.7 percentage points, up to a total of 37.8%. This is driven by an unprecedented decrease in the discount rate of 105 bps down to 2.2%."
  12. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  13. IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 11, 2025
    IRC logs for Friday, July 11, 2025
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