Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 11, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. SLAPP Censorship - Part 72 Out of 200: Microsoft's Graveley and Garrett Signed Documents That Hold Them Accountable to Truth and Liable for Lies

   Such collaborations are unsavoury and apparently unprofessional, too

   New

2. Codecs and Software Patents - Part V - A Reminder That GAFAM and the European Patent Office (Which Serves American Monopolists) Do Considerable Harm to the Commons and Culture

   some 'breaking' developments

3. Gemini Links 10/05/2026: Inkscape, Guix, and Alhena 5.5.8

   Links for the day

4. The "Alicante Mafia" at the European Patent Office (EPO) Experiments With New Methods for Crushing Industrial Actions

   Open letter to VP1 and the COO [...] What does this tell us about the status quo at the European Patent Office, Europe's second-largest institution?

5. The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XVIII - "The European Patent Office (EPO) has a zero-tolerance policy for fraud" (except when managers do it)

   The guidebook of the EPO says fraud is not to be tolerated, but who enforces or revisits such "Red Lines"?

6. Links 10/05/2026: Hantavirus Brings Back 'Contact Tracing' Surveillance, "Staple Food Prices Soar in Iran"

   Links for the day

7. Links 10/05/2026: Fake Suicide Notes and New EU Restrictions on Slop

   Links for the day

8. Over at Tux Machines...

   GNU/Linux news for the past day

9. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 09, 2026

   IRC logs for Saturday, May 09, 2026

10. Gemini Links 10/05/2026: Travelling to Van and "Dark Mode" as Passing Fad

    Links for the day

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