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Claim That Finance and HR at IBM Already Work on the Next Wave of IBM Layoffs, Media Silence Persists (update)

The media is still telling misleading nonsense about IBM layoffs (like some fantasy about 'rehiring' thousands for "AI")

The Register MS Does the "AI" Keyword Stuffing Because It Gets Paid to Do "AI" Keyword Stuffing

They are in effect profiting from legitimisation and promotion of a Ponzi scheme

Blogs to Read (or Even Binge on) When You Look for a Daring and Different Perspective

If you have free time and want to check out interesting old articles/posts, consider these people

Paying the Price for IBM's Leadership Buying Worthless Companies With Capital It Doesn't Have

For some people the last day at the company is Christmas Eve

When Malformed RSS or Atom Feeds Clog Up (or Even Crash) Programs

RSS readers are an excellent way to keep on top of news online

Publication Plans for the Coming Weeks

We've begun this week with many articles and plan to carry on until tomorrow

EPO People Power - Part XIV - EPO Management Living in Fantasy Land

wrongly assumes that any crime committed by the EPO will always be brushed aside

Secret Code is Undesirable

If someone wants you to use proprietary software, say no. Secret code is even worse.

Google News Still Has an LLM Slop Problem (With Slop Images Too), But Google Itself is a Pusher of Slop

If Google keeps shilling and selling slop as "AI", and moreover if people keep hating slop (there's growing awareness of this problem), then at the end Google will suffer greatly

Gemini Links 16/12/2025: Bingo Card and i586 in 2025

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Links 16/12/2025: Security and Conflict (No Territorial Concessions in Ukraine)

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With Half of December Over, FSF Two-Thirds of the Way Towards Funding Goal

If you can share some money this month, the FSF should be a priority

A Lot of People Don't Want "Smart" (Things That Spy, Stop Working, Cannot be Repaired Easily)

They also don't want slop disguised as "intelligence"

Links 16/12/2025: More GAFAM (Now Amazon) Layoffs and iRobot Chapter 11

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