Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 30, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. RMS Was Right 35 Years Ago

   Stallman’s viewpoints have remained the same

2. Fedora is IBM and There's Hardly Any Community Left

   It's more like an onboarding mechanism for unpaid labour at (and for) IBM

   New

3. Gemini Links 29/01/2026: Naps, Letting Go, and Terribly Cold Weather

   Links for the day

4. Links 29/01/2026: Kennedy Center Officials Resigning and Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs

   Links for the day

5. Goodbyes to Red Hat and IBM

   PIPs let them do the same with less "wasted" on severance or with obscene narrative-shaping

6. The Need to Understand the Projection Tactics Against RMS

   There's an old and common saying (or "wisdom") about who's guilty when there's a fart in elevators (lifts)

7. Links 29/01/2026: Neocities Is Blocked by Microsoft, “Intellectual Freedom Centers” as the New "Intelligent Design"

   Links for the day

8. Microsoft XBox Dying Not Only as a Console, Reveals Microsoft

   Microsoft is trying to rebrand or repurpose the brand

9. Don't be Mistaken, Microsoft Boasts About Money That Does Not Exist and Revenue (Buying From Oneself!) Is Not Income

   the company's debt grew

10. IBM's Financial Performance in IBM's Own Words: Money Down, Debt Up Sharply

    IBM isn't a healthy company

11. In Dominica, GNU/Linux Has Risen to All-Time High in 2026

    a lot of America is moving to Free software this year

12. The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XV - EPO is on Strike Tomorrow, Lots to be Angry About (Except Money)

    We'll soon finish the series

13. Gemini Links 29/01/2026: "Lady Audley's Secret" and "The Value Of Our Fear" (Carney's Speech)

    Links for the day

14. Emmanuel Macron on Europe's GAFAM Addiction/Dependence: "There is No Such Thing as Happy Vassalage"

    Microsoft has long worked to prevent commodification

15. It's Official, Mass Layoffs at IBM Again (2026)

    In a matter of days we'll just see how much IBM's debt has grown

16. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

17. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

    IRC logs for Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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