Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 22, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Richard Stallman's Talk at Georgia Tech is Just 2 Days Away

   We're still curious to see how malicious people (or trolls) in social control media will try to slant his talk as "bad"

2. The "Alicante Mafia" - Part VII - The Industrial Actions Began Yesterday, Here's Why

   The "Alicante Mafia" might not last much longer

   New

3. Links 21/01/2026: "Snap Settles Lawsuit on Social Media Addiction" and Attempts in the US to Revive Software Patents

   Links for the day

4. Links 21/01/2026: Microsoft 'Open' 'Hey Hi' in More Trouble, US Has "Brown Shirts" Problem

   Links for the day

5. Yesterday Afternoon The Register MS Published Paid Microsoft SPAM Disguised as an Article About "AI PCs"

   The Register MS cannot help itself, can it? [...] Follow the money.

6. Microsoft's XBox is in Effect Dead Already, Now It's a Streaming and Advertising Platform

   Expect many layoffs soon

7. EPO's Web Site Misused for Propaganda About Illegal Kangaroo Courts to Distract From EPO Scandals and Judicial Crisis in Europe

   UPC is illegal and unconstitutional

8. Gemini Links 21/01/2026: Edible Circuits and "Sayonara HTTP"

   Links for the day

9. Over at Tux Machines...

   GNU/Linux news for the past day

10. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

    IRC logs for Tuesday, January 20, 2026

11. IBM Hides Its Own Destruction (and Red Hat's)

    It's like scenes out of '1984', which is what a now-famous advertisement from Apple compared IBM to

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