Used iPhone Safari in 2011-12? You might qualify for Google bucks [Fri Dec 1 2017]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 1 December 2017 ***************************************************************** Used iPhone Safari in 2011-12? You might qualify for Google bucks Consumer rights group says firm owes 5.4 million Brit users after 'massive abuse of trust' ***************************************************************** Business * UK.gov admits Investigatory Powers Act illegal under EU law Cops to be stripped of powers to OK access to comms data in tweaks to Snooper's Charter * Oops: LinkedIn country subdomains SSL cert just expired Whew, networking is hard * Used iPhone Safari in 2011-12? You might qualify for Google bucks Consumer rights group says firm owes 5.4 million Brit users after 'massive abuse of trust' * Today is your last chance to pick up a piece of channel history M1 SCO car reg plate bidding reaches four figures * Microsoft to rebuild Redmond campus, including cricket pitch Elvis had Graceland. Will Microsoft have Gatesland? Data Centre * Core blimey: Dell dunks hyperconverged server lines in Skylake To the power of 14G * A day will come when Azure Active Directory 'classic' portal is killed. But it is not this day Microsoft extends end-of-life till January 8. Why? Uh, Microsoft * Nokia 'not currently' talking about nor arranging Juniper buy Note the 'currently' because something just made the Gin Palace's shares pop 20 per cent DevOps * From DevOps to No-Ops: El Reg chats serverless computing with NYT's CTO Or how to stop worrying about infrastructure and love lock-in Emergent Tech * Crown Prosecution Service is coming for crooks' cryptocurrency Brit prosecutors have a confiscation order and say 'more to follow' * What do Tensor Flow, Caffe and Torch have in common? Open CVEs Sooner or later, dependency hell creates a problem for everyone * Mozilla releases voice dataset and transcription engine Baidu's Deep Speech with TensorFlow under the covers Personal Tech * The plucky local Mom 'n’ Pop phone maker faces death Higher mobile prices benefit big brands * Win 10 creators update offers new reality opportunity AR and VR vie for attention * Want a new HDMI cable? No? Bad luck. You'll need one for HDMI 2.1 New spec hits 48Gbps and can carry 8K HDR videos * Dawn of The Planet of the Phablets in 2019 will see off smartphones Anything smaller than 5.5 inches just won't satisfy, especially in China Security * Stop us if you've heard this one: Russian hacker thrown in US slammer for $59m bank fraud More punishment on the menu for Roman Seleznev * Protecting your data from ransomware Wearing a couple of bullet-proof vests increases your chances of escaping unscathed * Google Chrome vows to carpet bomb meddling Windows antivirus tools Browser will block third-party software from mucking around with pages next year * Crypto-cash souk Coinbase forced to rat out its high rollers to probing US taxmen Broker claims 'partial victory' after caving to IRS demand * Lauri Love's US extradition appeal judges reserve decision Accused Brit hacker will have to wait to hear his fate * Uber hack: EU data protection bods launch taskforce Justice commissioner slams biz for 'irresponsible' behaviour Site News * What will drive our cars when the combustion engine dies? The road from hell is paved with dead gas stations Software * That 70s Show: Windows sprouts Sets and Timeline features Like HyperCard, but without the cards. Or hype * Ad-filtering fiend Eyeo: Morning has broken, like the first morning Everything's lovely, industry is being less obnoxious Science * Today in non-depressing news: Boffins build biggest quantum sims Each packed with 50-plus qubits, it's a stepping stone to next-gen computing. Possibly * Free whitepaper * Web threats: Challenges and solutions Web threats employ blended techniques, an explosion of variants, and targeted regional attacks. Learn how to to ensure security, regulatory compliance, and business continuity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, The Lightwell, 12-16 Laystall Street, London, EC1R 4PF, UK The Register and its contents are Copyright © Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: