Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 12, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Why Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Won't Work

   American companies don't follow laws, they work around them

2. Net Gain of 50 Gemini Capsules in Just One Month

   a big jump in just one month

3. Keeping Linux Reliable

   If Linux becomes a lot more reliable in the future, it'll be an "hey hi" miracle. If Linux becomes a lot less reliable in the future, we'll know why and who is responsible for it.

4. Cyber Show on the Fallacy of Salary/Ego as a Function of Wisdom in the Era of Pyramid Schemes (Cheating People Using Buzzwords and Complicit Media)

   "the remuneration fallacy and the role of reluctance as a negative feedback force."

   New

5. Earlier This Year Microsoft's Chief Liar Frank Shaw Lied About the Layoffs. Now He's Leaving.

   he's nowhere near retirement age

6. Gemini Links 11/09/2026: Small Things and "Hitching Your Wagon"

   Links for the day

7. Links 11/09/2026: Tristan Buckmaster Ripped Off by Slop, Social Control Media Spreads Hatred for Profit

   Links for the day

8. Animals Smarter Than Chatbots

   Quack quack goes the chatbot

9. IBM Isn't Reporting Layoffs, But It Removes Tens of Thousands of People From Its Workforce

   Red Hat and IBM already mark people for removal

10. "A Tale of Two Antónios" Will Resume Soon

    In November the site turns 20

11. Links 11/09/2026: Cyberattack in Berlin (Windows/Microsoft TCO) and Hype About Slop as 'Existential' Something; Scam Altman et al Caught Stealing/Plagiarising "Mathematical Breakthrough"

    Links for the day

12. Microsoft/GNOME 9/11

    Garrett and Graveley (Microsoft/GNOME) will have a lot to explain

13. 9/11 Was a National Event, Not an International Event

    They insist that back doors will "save lives"

14. Very Sloppy PR From a Dying IBM, Company in Disarray and in Need of Distractions

    IBM could really use distractions right now

15. What a Price-Fixing Cartel Can Look Like

    If your prices increase five-fold or ten-fold and so do your revenues/income, what does that tell us?

16. SLAPP Censorship - Part 178 Out of 200: Explaining to Your American Clients That Spending 130,000+ United States Dollars on a Single Hearing in Another Continent Means the UK's National Archives Will Retain in Perpetuity What Your Spouse or Girlfriend Said

    Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley should ask Garrett how much money he has lost so far

17. EPO's Local Staff Committee Munich Organises General Assembly Next Week, the Goal is to Oust the Corrupt President and Derail His Unlawful Agenda

    They're aiming to show Campinos the door

18. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

19. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, September 10, 2026

    IRC logs for Thursday, September 10, 2026

20. Latest IBM Gossip is, Over 25,000 People to be PIPed (by Year's End)

    That figure, 10%, is different from 15% (what we saw a lot). 10% is over 25,000 staff.

21. Solidarity at EPO

    "Many colleagues have made personal and professional sacrifices by participating in the ongoing strike and work-to-rule action"

22. Gemini Links 11/09/2026: Culture Stuck, Robot Symphony, and Back to Geminispace

    Links for the day

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