Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Links 27/01/2026: Japan-China Feud Escalates Again, "Iran's Internet Blackout Persists"

   Links for the day

2. The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XIII - Is EPO Vice-President Steve Rowan in Cahoots With the "Alicante Mafia"?

   that deserves much media attention, political intervention, and condemnation

3. “Wikilaundering” Explained

   "London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires"

   New

4. Expect More XBox Layoffs Shortly

   As expected

5. Online 'Gathering' Held Today to Organise Industrial Actions in EPO, Strikes Will be Starting Shortly

   "Online Extraordinary General Meeting on Action Plan"

6. It's Not About What You Know, It's About Who You Know (and Stay Quiet About the Cocaine)

   This is not an organisation that exists to ensure laws are followed

7. FOSDEM 2026: democracy panel: FSFE uses women as stooges, gerrymander

   Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

8. Must Use Proprietary JavaScript to Submit Feedback to the European Commission About Moving From GAFAM to Free Software

   Nevertheless, go tell them why Software Freedom would benefit Europe's defence and economy

9. Distortion of the Facts About Mass Layoffs at IBM

   more layoffs are ahead

10. Gemini Links 27/01/2026: "Waiting Isn't a Waste", Posting from Lynx, and Bookmarks

    Links for the day

11. Links 27/01/2026: "Oracle Debt and TikTok Transition Troubles Vex the Ellison Media Empire", Richard Stallman Quoted on Copyrights

    Links for the day

12. Steven Field (Red Hat) Speaks of "Recent Layoff" (RA/Wave) in Red Hat

    IBM really doesn't like it when people talk about "RAs"

13. A Week Ago We Contacted the EPO's Stephen (Steve) Rowan About Cocainegate

    Tomorrow we'll write some more about Rowan

14. IBM Reports 'Results' Tomorrow, Expect More "RAs" (Mass Layoffs)

    they use words like "efficiency", "optimisation", "AI", "pivot", "modernisation" and so on

15. Earlier This Month Microsoft Lunduke Said in Public It Was Good That Renee Good Was Murdered, Now He Mocks or Demonises People for Saying the US is Unsafe

    Don't be easily conned by demagogues

16. Google News and "Linux" Slop

    Why won't Google be interested in tackling this issue? Instead Google has been trying to participate in this issue.

17. IBM Kills Red Hat in the Darkness

    What IBM does to Red Hat is malicious

18. IBM Red Hat's Goal Is Not Real Security (It Probably Never Was)

    Spies and trolls are very malicious people and sometimes they're the same thing

19. With Absurd Lies About Slop, Which Lacks Intelligence or Financial Potential, GAFAM and IBM Will Twist Mass Layoffs as 'Efficiency Drive' or 'AI Pivot'

    More layoffs are on the way

20. Animal Advocacy Works

    All it takes is effort and determination

21. EPO Strike This Week

    What has happened to Europe?

22. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

23. IRC Proceedings: Monday, January 26, 2026

    IRC logs for Monday, January 26, 2026

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