Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 20, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. If You Don't Want "Linux" to Become "Windows", Then Follow GNU

   GAFAM isn't a friend of Linux; it's only a user in the same sense clients are "users" of a brothel

2. This is What the Slop Bubble Popping Can Look Like

   Maybe not an overnight collapse, but getting there gradually

3. More Confirmatory Rumours Regarding "Massive" Red Hat Layoffs

   Ecosystem and sales said to be targeted

4. Office Meetings Are Most Useful to the Least Productive Workers

   In my "office life" days I really didn't like meetings

5. Claim That the Board of Directors at IBM Isn't Happy With How the Company is Run

   IBM tries to project an image of strength to the whole world, especially to its clients

   New

6. Links 19/01/2026: National Broadcasters on World or Local Affairs Up to a Week Ago

   Links for the day

7. Gemini Links 19/01/2026: Game Boy and "The Lounge" (IRC) for the Elderly

   Links for the day

8. Slopfarms in Google News (at Least Three Today) With Fake 'Articles' About "Linux"

   Google itself is trying to promote its own slop ("Overview") at the expense of original and credible sources

9. Links 19/01/2026: ChatGPT’s Defects and The Guardian on Why So-called "AI Companies Will Fail"

   Links for the day

10. IBM Quiet About Its Plan for Red Hat Amid Accelerated Bluewashing

    Something is going on at Red Hat

11. The "Alicante Mafia" - Part V - It Seems Like Some People Are Already Leaving "The Mafia"

    they have a rough idea of what's coming

12. Microsoft Means War, Microsoft is on the Side of ICE

    Microsoft, people-ready

13. Proprietary UNIX is What We'll Have If IBM Red Hat Gets Its Way

    IBM Red Hat wants to control everything, even if that means killing everybody

14. Free Software in Times of Peace (and Times of War, Too)

    GAFAM and IBM are war companies

15. Founder of GNU/Linux (RMS) Speaks in US University (College) This Week

    The auditorium has very high capacity and this is his "college comeback" talk in the United States

16. LinuxSecurity and Linuxiac Are Still Slopfarms, Even Anthony Pell Does It

    We suppose waiting another month or another year won't change a thing

17. Links 18/01/2026: Legal Trouble for xAI, Climate Concerns, Data Breaches and More

    Links for the day

18. 'Vibe Coding', Chatbots, and Other Bots (e.g. "Agents" Disguised as "Superintelligence") Aren't Saving You Time

    False marketing, FOMO marketing tactics

19. Gemini Links 19/01/2026: Analog Cameras and Plucker in 2026, US Losing Acceptability in Europe

    Links for the day

20. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

21. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, January 18, 2026

    IRC logs for Sunday, January 18, 2026

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