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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 10, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Links 09/05/2026: "Grand Theft Oil Futures" and Mass Layoffs at Verizon

   Links for the day

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2. IBM's Kyndryl Holdings Inc Sank 70-75% in 'Value' in 10 Months, Will IBM Follow?

   Kyndryl Holdings Inc now has a debt considerably higher than this company is said to be 'worth'!

3. Belated Sovereignty: GNU/Linux in Iran Skyrockets to 6% Amid Armed Conflict

   unless they're truly in control of their networks, hardware and software, somebody else can control them

4. Microsoft XBox Staff Know They're in Trouble, They Try to Unionise Ahead of Mass Layoffs

   As the slang goes, it's going to be a "bloodbath"

5. Gemini Links 09/05/2026: Liberation, The Nocturnals, Rediscovering Internet Radio, and More

   Links for the day

6. Links 09/05/2026: Kremlin’s Biggest Day of the Year and FBI's Attack on the Media (to Save Face)

   Links for the day

7. Google is "Bullshit"

   Fix your slop, Google. It's broken.

8. SLAPP Censorship - Part 71 Out of 200: 5RB Barristers Made Tens of Thousands of Pounds by Changing From Plural to Singular for Microsoft's Graveley and Garrett

   Could not even get the client's name right

9. Gemini Links 09/05/2026: Inkscape "Copy Text Style" and NomadNet

   Links for the day

10. The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XVII - European Patent Office (EPO) Management Not Sharing Responsibility for Financial Resources

    For those who wonder, EPO strikes are still going on

11. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

12. IRC Proceedings: Friday, May 08, 2026

    IRC logs for Friday, May 08, 2026

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