An associate reminds us that stock prices are based completely on fantasy mindsets or LARPing with real money as game counters. "Firing software engineers makes a tech firms stock prices rise ...

In 1993, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declared 3 May World Press Freedom Day, acting on a recommendation adopted by UNESCO's General Conference in 1991. This year will mark the 32nd ...

Microsoft's CEO is Hyping Up 'AI' (Plagiarism) to Distract From Falling Interest in It and Missed Expectations (Investors Run Out of Patience as Reality Does Not Meet or Match Early False Promises) ...

Based on this month's South American data from statCounter, not only did GNU/Linux rise to unprecedented highs (4% by ...

One more statistic of interest for today comes from statCounter, based on data it has from Africa: Pay careful attention to ...

Microsoft's CEO is Hyping Up 'AI' (Plagiarism) to Distract From Falling Interest in It and Missed Expectations (Investors Run Out of Patience as Reality Does Not Meet or Match Early False Promises) ...

"Microsoft, the world’s most valuable company, declared a profit of $4.5 billion in 1998; when the cost of options awarded that year, plus the change in the value of outstanding options, is deducted, ...

The passkeys, an associate reminds us, are vendor lock-in plus increased surveillance. Also revisit this article: US Government Already Bailing Out OpenAI/Microsoft With "Contracts", As Usual, Back ...

The curve is quite revealing. In China, in India, and in Asia in general Android (Linux) still gains. But China makes its own operating systems; statCounter does not detect them properly (or even ...

RMS is right about the US. He's also aware of the problem with UK libel law - a remnant of imperial times, just like D-notices, a "typically British fudge that has survived a century". * They're both ...

Microsoft's CEO is Hyping Up 'AI' (Plagiarism) to Distract From Falling Interest in It and Missed Expectations (Investors Run Out of Patience as Reality Does Not Meet or Match Early False Promises) ...

Having just covered Europe and its shift to GNU/Linux at the front end and the back end (to the point Microsoft feels as if it must urgently manipulate European media and to mindless spread obvious ...