Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 03, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. IBM HR "Process is Similar to Raising Farm Animals"

   IBM "silent layoffs" won't stop

   New

2. Links 02/07/2026: China "Ethnic Unity" Law a Global Threat, "EU Imposes €3 Duty on Parcels From China"

   Links for the day

3. Japan's Share of GNU/Linux Has More Than Doubled

   GNU/Linux now sits around 3.5% compared to about 1% two years ago

4. 'Largest Single Layoff Event In Gaming History' or 'Largest Single Layoff Event In Microsoft History'?

   we need whistleblowers, not official or semi-official statements from Microsoft

5. Off-putting Terms or Behaviour That Keep Women Away From Areas of Technology (Not What IBM and GAFAM Tell Us)

   the use of language

6. Microsoft Windows "Goes South" in South America, GNU/Linux Popularity Soaring

   Brazil and its neighbours must have paid attention to what happened earlier this year in Venezuela

7. It's Not the Layoffs, It's the Debt

   PIPs and/or "silent layoffs" are about the companies flouting obligations to staff, reducing or eliminating the compensation packages

8. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Cutting Ribbons in Sintra While the EPO Burns

   Like the Roman Emperor Nero, Campinos fiddles in Sintra while the EPO burns

9. In Spain, GNU/Linux Now Measured at 5.5%

   Microsoft and Windows are generally shrinking

10. North America: GNU/Linux Leaps to 8% "Market Share"

    the trend is clear

11. statCounter: GNU/Linux Has Risen to All-Time High of 6% Worldwide (July 2026)

    GNU/Linux has massive gains

12. Not Tolerating Death Threats

    Death threads are a serious matter

13. Silent Layoffs, 'Happy' Layoffs, and 'Buyouts' (Pretending to Voluntarily Retire)

    We've been seeing lots of that at IBM and Microsoft

14. SLAPP Censorship - Part 125 Out of 200: Litigants in Person (LIPs) Handling American Lawfare Funded by Third Parties (About a Million Pounds for 100 Kilograms of Legal Papers)

    An appeal to the Court of Appeal can be justified at one point

15. Attacks on the Sites

    These are clearly censorship attempts

16. Links 02/07/2026: Microsoft May be Shutting Down 5+ Studios, Slop Got Too Expensive, "RAMpocalypse" Discussed

    Links for the day

17. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

18. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, July 01, 2026

    IRC logs for Wednesday, July 01, 2026

19. Gemini Links 02/07/2026: Kondo, Theological Thought, and X4

    Links for the day

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