Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 29, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. A Year Ago, Only a Few Weeks After We Countersued the 'Hulk Hogan of UEFI', Our Webhost Came Under Attack

   At the end of September 2024 our webhost received several threats

2. The Register - Kissing the hand that feeds it

   hired to manage the publication several people connected to Microsoft, including the new Editor in Chief

   New

3. Links 28/09/2025: Windows TCO, Security Breaches, and Deutsche Bahn Woes

   Links for the day

4. Datacentres Aren't Reliable for Backups

   bad practices cause immeasurable levels of permanent data losses each and every day

5. Links 28/09/2025: Science, Censorship, and Security Incidents/Advisories

   Links for the day

6. Gemini Links 28/09/2025: Golem and Cybertrucks

   Links for the day

7. Links 28/09/2025: Moldova Elections, LLM Slop Failing Again to Accomplish Anything

   Links for the day

8. Links 28/09/2025: Slop Does More Harm, Newly Released Epstein Estate Documents

   Links for the day

9. Links 28/09/2025: Fentanylware (TikTok) 'Going Private' (the Dictator's Media Allies) and UK Mirror Lays Off More Journalists

   Links for the day

10. If Only Someone Warned Us About This...

    Ubuntu is committing suicide with Rusty code

11. The Myths of "Linux" and of "Intelligence"

    As noted this morning

12. People Remembered GNU's Birthday (Which Helps Remind People It All Started in 1983, Not 1991)

    Have the FSF and GNU earned the respect they deserve?

13. Slopwatch: Ponzi Schemes Promoted by Media Companies, Linux Journal Turning Its 30-Year Reputation to Dust, and Serial Slopper Brian Fagioli Plagiarising, As Usual

    This bubble will end up very badly

14. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

15. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, September 27, 2025

    IRC logs for Saturday, September 27, 2025

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