Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 09, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. It's a Lot Easier to Participate in the Unethical System Than to Oppose Injustices in It

   Going after powerful and high-budget interests is never easy

   New

2. Slopwatch: LLM Sloppers in Google News, LinuxSecurity, and More

   they also perpetuate some falsehoods as the LLMs lack any comprehension

3. Links 08/08/2025: China King of Plastics and US Dictator Plans to Meet Russian Dictator

   Links for the day

4. Gemini Links 08/08/2025: Cracking a Family Member's Password and Overdose of Slop

   Links for the day

5. Red Hat's Latest Talent Hunt, Day Ahead of Mass Layoffs, is Yet Another Microsoft Executive

   Red Hat will apparently commence mass layoffs early this coming Monday

6. Links 08/08/2025: "Quit Facebook" and High Cost of Microsoft/Windows Shown Again ("BlackSuit")

   Links for the day

7. Good Morning, Readers of The Register MS

   Things The Register MS could (but does not) cover this morning

8. Why Gemini Protocol Has a Bright Future

   Maybe Gemini Protocol's promise becomes more appealing as the Web turns to slop and bloat

9. Microsofters Filed Two SLAPPs Against Us, Now They Cannot Keep Up With Judges' Orders

   For over 4 months already their facilitator in London has been under investigation by British authorities because of what's being done to my wife and I

10. Censorship Regarding Red Hat Layoffs

    Talk about this? They'd rather not.

11. Struggling to Cut Costs, Microsoft Continues Shutting Down and Cancelling Stuff This Month

    There are August layoffs at Microsoft

12. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

13. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 07, 2025

    IRC logs for Thursday, August 07, 2025

14. Fake 'Linux' Articles, Written by Bots to Take Traffic Away From Real Articles

    LLM slop helps replace information with junk or misinformation

15. When Google's Googlebombing of "Gemini" Was Not Enough; They Now Also Googlebomb "Gemini Space"?

    We know GAFAM not only worries about Gemini Protocol but also attempts to 'infiltrate' Geminispace

16. The Register MS Promotes Microsoft Slop, Assumes All Readers Use Microsoft Windows

    Microsoft really dominates the site

17. Gemini Links 08/08/2025: KDE/Qt Development and What's Missing From "Retro"

    Links for the day

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