Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 02, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Facebook's Debt Leaps to Over 51 Billion Dollars

   A lot of this is a bubble, aside from the bubble the media irresponsibly dubs "AI"

2. 3 Days Ago Over at Tux Machines...

   GNU/Linux news

3. Most of This Month Will Deal With EPO Scandals

   A timeline of sorts

4. Links 01/11/2025: Microsoft Distributes Malware Again, Radio Free Asia Shut Down by Dictator

   Links for the day

   New

5. Linux.com is Becoming Microsoft

   They took a once-reputable site with a vast audience and turned it into a pile of trash

6. Microsoft Lunduke: People Pointing Out I'm a Bigot is a Badge of Honour

   It's almost as if he openly admits being a troll and is proud of it

7. Oracle's Debt Continues Rising to All-Time Highs, The "Slop Bubble" is a Smokescreen for Larry Ellison

   wishful-thinking bubble waiting to implode completely

8. News on the Web is Becoming Rare, Shallow, and Difficult to Find

   To efficiently and rapidly find original and important news without underlying comprehension/understanding of the news (and its context) is a hard task

9. Slopwatch: Linux Journal, Serial Slopper, WebProNews, and More

   getting back into the habit

10. The Cocaine Patent Office - Part III: European Patent Office Officials Cannot Claim False Identification

    Corroborating with other sources is always desirable if possible. We shall do so later in this series.

11. Still Catching Up, Daily Links a Top Priority

    Readers who have additional information about the EPO can send it along to us

12. Links 01/11/2025: "Americans Are Defaulting on Car Loans at an Alarming Rate" While Many Left to Starve (SNAP)

    Links for the day

13. Gemini Links 01/11/2025: FIFO and Gemini Age Survey

    Links for the day

14. Why Does German Media Protect the EPO From Accountability for Cocaine?

    Can we trust such media to properly inform the public?

15. Links 01/11/2025: Microsoft Azure Goes Offline Again

    Links for the day

16. November is Here, Anniversary Party This Coming Friday

    Expect this site to return to its normal publication pace either by tomorrow or Monday

17. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

18. IRC Proceedings: Friday, October 31, 2025

    IRC logs for Friday, October 31, 2025

19. Gemini Links 01/11/2025: Synergetic Disinformation and Software Maintenance

    Links for the day

20. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 30, 2025

    IRC logs for Thursday, October 30, 2025

21. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

    IRC logs for Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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