Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 06, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Dr. Richard Stallman in Ada Lovelace Lecture Series 20 Hours From Now in Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology (Rotkreuz)

   Well-connected and affluent corporations want everything to be controlled by them, ranging from culture to words and news

   New

2. Gemini Links 05/03/2026: Industrial Panettone, Cancel, and LLMs

   Links for the day

3. It's Not "AI", IBM is Collapsing Due to Financial Difficulties, "All Small Country Offices Will Close"

   IBM is in trouble. Insiders know it.

4. "AI Companies" Running Out of Money, GAFAM Layoffs Are Signs of Weakness, Not "AI Efficiency" or Novelty

   In the past, this term ("AI") had another meaning and connotation

5. Libel/Defamation Law Does Not Exist to Cover up Crimes

   The projection tactics are nothing new

6. Myanmar/Burma: Growing Acceptance of GNU/Linux, Big Losses for Windows

   GNU/Linux has come close to 5% there

7. Without IBM, Microsoft Would Not Have Taken Off. Both Companies Need to be 'Taken Down'.

   Maybe it's time to boycott IBM as well

8. 'Former' Red Hat Staff Upset That Techrights Covers IBM Accounting Problems

   Are we touching a sensitive subject at IBM?

9. Ubuntu is Controlled by a Youngster From the British Army (Background in Mass Surveillance), So One Can Expect Ubuntu to Not Respect Privacy

   "Canonical is aware of the legislation and is reviewing it internally with legal counsel"

10. IBM Hates Computer Freedom. This Means Red Hat Too is an Enemy of Software Freedom.

    A summary of Fedora's position when it comes to "attestation"

11. IBM Union Says Many IBM Layoffs in Europe, With Netherlands and Belgium Confirmed, Allegedly Italy Soon (200 Layoffs)

    IBM's demise will harm Red Hat and already harms Red Hat, according to whistleblowers

12. Microsoft and Microsoft's 'Open' 'AI' Seeking Bailout From the Pentagon Means Brand Erosion

    Microsoft and its offshoots growing more and more dependent on military ("defence"; "Department of War") budget

13. Another EPO Strike a Fortnight From Now, Local Staff Committee Munich (LSCMN) Shares 127-Page Document Explaining How Policies Impact EPO Staff

    The Office is circling down the drain

14. Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 3 Out of 200: A More In-Depth Breakdown

    presents the narrative in a less chronological and more logically coherent fashion

15. 2026 Seems Like (Potentially) the Last Year of Slop Drowning News Sites

    Sites that do so perish [...] It's getting hard to find slop in news sites which cover "Linux" because many gave up

16. Links 05/03/2026: New LexisNexis Data Breach Confirmed, "Goldman Sachs Head During Financial Crisis Says He “Smells” a Similar Crash Coming"

    Links for the day

17. "Silent Layoffs" or "Forever Layoffs" at IBM and Red Hat (After Bluewashing)

    Like every day (all day long) we can see people who leave IBM and say something that's based on a 'script'

18. Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Others Promoting String of RMS Talks, Starting Tomorrow in Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology

    Well done, FSF!

19. Links 05/03/2026: A Bet Against Substack, American Government Openly Hostile Towards Environment

    Links for the day

20. Gemini Links 05/03/2026: Greed and Sentiments Shifting Against Slop

    Links for the day

21. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

22. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, March 04, 2026

    IRC logs for Wednesday, March 04, 2026

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