Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 13, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Oligarchs and States Always Attempted to Obstruct Efforts to Expose Their Corruption

   We commend the administrator who consistently and adamantly defend the freedom of speech

2. GNU/Linux Exceeding 5% in Guadeloupe According to statCounter

   GNU/Linux "share" estimates in Guadeloupe

3. EPO People Power - Part XXXII - Little Hope That European Press Will Attempt to Expose Drug Abuse in Europe's Second-Largest Organisation

   What does this tell us about the press in Europe?

   New

4. GNU/Linux Exceeding 6% in Cape Verde

   Windows is measured as down sharply

5. When It Comes to Health, Slop is a Flop and It Kills People

   Chatbots will mostly die after many people die due to them

6. 2026 Has Begun Well for GNU/Linux Users (and for Us)

   A lot of the anti-Linux FUD we got accustomed to seeing some years ago became scarce

7. Links 12/01/2026: Vista 11 Exodus and Famicom/NES Game

   Links for the day

8. Links 12/01/2026: Twitter (X) Being Blocked in More Countries, PTAB Besieged by Cheeto Appointees (Bad Patents Getting Through)

   Links for the day

9. Links 12/01/2026: Brussels Plotting Exit From GAFAM (US), Carole Cadwalladr Explains "Peter Thiel's New Model Army"

   Links for the day

10. Scheduled Maintenance Between 15th of January and Days to Follow, Free Software Foundation (FSF) Looking to Add 43 More Members by 16th of January

    People who value Software Freedom should consider joining to support the FSF

11. Bracing for Microsoft Layoffs, Tired of Microsoft Lies, Microsoft Staff Wants Transparency, Not Face-Saving Coverup From Frank Shaw

    totally made up stock price

12. GNU/Linux Estimated at Around 5% in Montserrat

    another country where the "share" of GNU/Linux is now measured at 5%

13. Dr. Richard Stallman @ Georgia Tech Next Week

    More Than One Week From Now

14. Three most controversial Australian authors linked to St Paul's, Coburg

    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

15. Links 11/01/2026: Data Breaches and Recent (Early 2026) Political Developments

    Links for the day

16. Gemini Links 12/01/2026: Insomniacs After School and Boycotting Amazon

    Links for the day

17. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

18. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, January 11, 2026

    IRC logs for Sunday, January 11, 2026

19. Brett Wilson LLP 'Dropping' the LLP, Is This Rebranding?

    It's not a coincidence or a glitch, there was a formal change somewhere in the system

20. Can IBM Still Control the Narrative?

    We'll see what comes out through the grapevine later this week

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