Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 26, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Latest From 'analognowhere' Comic Strip Focuses on GAFAM Politics

   Joint kingship is still kingship

2. Court's Decision Misused in Attempt to Hide Transphobia (Censoring Perfectly Factual Articles About One's Own Words, Made in Public)

   the other party is trying to censor lots of articles

3. When Fake Security (Back Doors Disguised as 'Security') is Mandated Real Security (and Confidentiality) Becomes a Crime

   How can whistleblowers be properly protected from those whose abuses they expose?

4. European Monopolies Office (EPO) is Ignoring the Rule of Law, Appeals Committee (ApC) Ignored for the Dictator's Benefit

   Of course someone has already leaked that

   New

5. Gemini Links 25/11/2025: Dolmenwood Loot, Unplugged in Stockholm, and More

   Links for the day

6. Links 25/11/2025: Probably No Water on Mars, China Launches Shenzhou-22 Spacecraft Today

   Links for the day

7. IBM RAs (Layoffs) Likely Impacting Kyndryl, Not Just Red Hat (PIPs and Other "Last Day" Walkout Loopholes)

   expected RAs at IBM during or around the holidays

8. With Chat Control 2, Are GNU/Linux and BSDs Going to Get 'Banned'?

   Or how?

9. Twitter is a Catastrophe (Data Loss, Outdated Caching, Restoration From Backup, Bugs, or Whatever Else)

   The days of this site are numbered

10. Links 25/11/2025: Iberia Data Breach and Apple Layoffs

    Links for the day

11. Thank You, Richard Stallman

    Dr. Stallman is still in charge of GNU and he's in the FSF

12. Under IBM, Red Hat Seems to be Bribing or 'Schmoozing' Officials and Decision-Makers (Just Like at IBM and Microsoft)

    Welcome to the "higher echelons"

13. EPO "Cocainegate" Cannot be Memory-holed

    If you have more information about "Cocainegate", please get in touch with us

14. Being in Thorn on Microsoft's Side for 21.5 Years

    We were never 'soft' on Microsoft

15. IBM Microsoft

    We need to let other companies - or communities rather - bear the flag

16. Gemini Links 25/11/2025: Movable Types, Chat Control, and Stargazing Attempt

    Links for the day

17. Search for Sovereignty, Get Paid Spam From The Register MS

    So much for integrity in media

18. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

19. IRC Proceedings: Monday, November 24, 2025

    IRC logs for Monday, November 24, 2025

20. Arduino Loses Its Appeal Only a Month After Qualcomm Took Over

    Why Arduino "made an exit" we don't really know

21. Mass Layoffs at Apple, Just Like We Said Weeks Ago

    Now there are some more Apple layoffs

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