Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 14, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. At Least 23 Days of EPO Strikes

   Why does the media not deem this newsworthy?

   New

2. IBM Agrees With Microsoft That Slop is Just for "Entertainment" and "at Your Own Risk"

   So what can IBM sell now?

3. Microsoft Windows "Market Share" in USA Down to 40% According to Government Sites or 31% Overall

   The world is changing, so do Americans

4. SLAPP Censorship - Part 45 Out of 200: Garrett and Graveley Cases Inherently the Same, Their Legal Team Can Barely Even Distinguish (Full Timeline)

   "million-dollar men"

5. Gemini Links 13/04/2026: Pronouns for an LLM, Fakecoins Promotion Piggybacking Iran, "Your Face is Now a Search Query"

   Links for the day

6. Links 13/04/2026: Higher Costs Hurt Both Rich and Poor Country, a "Landslide Win to Oust Orban"

   Links for the day

7. Tens of Thousands of Days of Strike at Europe's Second-Largest Institution, Nobody in the Media Has Mentioned It

   Since the "extraordinary general meeting"

8. SPAM That Mentions "AI" 16 Times (in "Security" Clothing, But Selling Back Doors), a Paid Placement in The Register MS

   This will doom the reputation of the publication, The Register MS

9. Links 13/04/2026: Impersonating ProPublica Reporter, More Attacks on the Press (Occupation With Little and No Compensation, Only High Risk)

   Links for the day

10. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

11. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 12, 2026

    IRC logs for Sunday, April 12, 2026

12. Gemini Links 13/04/2026: Freiburg, GUIX, and Announcing Satellite Antenna (SA)

    Links for the day

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