Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 11, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. GNOME Foundation's Microsoft Developer Account

   "Lately they're teaming up with Mozilla to eliminate middle click paste - something which I use continuously."

2. Links 10/01/2026: "Abolish ICE or GTFO", Calls to Ban X/Twitter From Apple/Google App Stores (or Implement National Blocks) Over MElon Turning It Into Non-consensual Deepfake Porn Site

   Links for the day

3. EPO People Power - Part XXX - New Year Starts, Cocainegate Still Discussed a Lot, António Campinos Desperate for Distraction From It

   Why the sudden change or 'generosity'? [...] Actual cocaine addicts caused nervous breakdowns among sober people

4. IBM and Microsoft Hiding Layoffs in Similar, Overlapping Ways

   Performance Improvement Plans aplenty

   New

5. Monday, January 12, Red Hat Layoffs Allegedly Planned

   We'll update this post or follow up if or when we get more information

6. Slop Still Becoming Rare as Another Week Ends

   Generally speaking, calm and quiet is desirable, it's what we hope for (an absence of slop, a lack of need to keep abreast of it, ultimately)

7. Links 10/01/2026: Iran Offline, Venezuelans Decry Civilian Casualties

   Links for the day

8. GAFAM Wants War

   Go war! Go bailouts! Go debt! Go Wall Street!

9. GNU/Linux and Chromebooks Rose to Almost 10% in Haiti

   What's noteworthy is that this month GNU/Linux is measured at around 8% and ChromeOS at about 2%

10. 2026 Might be the Year Microsoft Replaces Layoffs With Mass Firings (No Severance Payments to Dismissed Staff)

    It's hard to "see" PIPs unless insiders blow the whistle

11. Links 10/01/2026: STV Layoffs (Scottish TV), “CBS Evening News” in Chaos (Culls and Censorship by the US Regime)

    Links for the day

12. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

13. IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 09, 2026

    IRC logs for Friday, January 09, 2026

14. Gemini Links 10/01/2026: Blackout, E-Waste, and Secondary Smartphone

    Links for the day

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