Linux Besieged

Linux as a project and as a brand is being undermined by monopolies, whose so-called 'Linux' Foundation is more like an openwashing incubator

No Linux Foundation IRS Disclosures Since 2018

The publicly-available records or IRS information about the Linux Foundation is suspiciously behind; compared to other organisations with a "tax-exempt" status the Linux Foundation is one year behind already

While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer

The billionaire’s pandemic investments, like much of his work, remain a secret.

$25 Billion Pentagon Budget Boost Alone Could Fund Enough Vaccines for the World: Analysis

"Why is there more money for the military-industrial complex," asked one critic, "at the same time the U.S. is refusing to spend the $25 billion needed to make enough additional vaccines to vaccinate the world?"

Linux-Kernel: Rust-Entwicklung schreitet mit neuer Edition voran

Das Projekt zum Integrieren von Rust als Zweitsprache im Linux-Kernel setzt auf Rust 2021. Red Hat scheint inzwischen ebenfalls an der Einbindung interessiert.

New Corona Variants = More Deaths

Protest against mandates = more variants.

U.S. Vowed to Help Prevent New Variants by Closing Global Vaccine Gap, But Plan’s Funding Is Stalled

As the Biden administration faces increased pressure to address global vaccine inequity, USAID administrator Samantha Power announced a plan Monday for the United States to spend an additional $400 million to help increase vaccine access...

Over 200 newspapers now involved in quiet lawsuits vs. Google, Facebook

A small-town effort to take a stand against Big Tech has turned into a national movement.

U.S. says Nvidia-Arm deal harms market for networking, self-driving car chips - ET CIO

Last week, the regulator said it was suing to stop the deal in which Nvidia is vying to buy U.K.-based Arm from current owner Softbank Group Corp.

BAT and Vossius successful in heat-not-burn e-cigarette dispute in Mannheim - JUVE Patent

Win in Mannheim for British American Tobacco in the dispute against competitor Philip Morris over heat-not-burn e-cigarettes.

Continuing Vaccine Apartheid Could Herald "Wave After Wave of Variants"

While disastrous for the global poor, Omicron’s rise has been a major boon for top investors in Pfizer and Moderna.

Dems Urge DOJ Antitrust Probe Into $43 Billion Discovery-WarnerMedia Merger

"Giant corporations must not be allowed to stomp out competition, put up barriers to enter the market, and continue to exclude Latinos from the media industry," says Congressman Joaquin Castro, urging a DOJ probe into the proposed...

AT&T CEO Calls Congressional Letter Opposing Discovery-WarnerMedia Merger “Unfounded”

Thirty members of Congress expressed concerns over possible violations of antitrust laws with the proposed transaction.

Why Apple may be planning life after Arm

With Nvidia's Arm acquisition seemingly unlikely to succeed, what will Apple do?

How patent law supports the fight against climate change - Raconteur

Intellectual property agencies around the world want to back innovation that addresses climate change. Fast-tracking green technology patents is a key approach